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Best and worst markets for conservative investors
- An updated Local Market Monitor, Inc. report has revealed the best and worst markets for conservative residential real-estate investors, according to a Wall Street Journal item. The report omits towns with fewer than 200,000 residents ...
Foreclosure freezes happening across U.S.
- In Connecticut, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal ordered Oct. 2 that a freeze on all foreclosures by all banks for 60 days, according to the Washington Post. However, Connecticut is far from the only one taking ...
Real estate news
- Foreign aid: The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill July 30 (by a vote of 402-11 ) that encourages foreign investment in U.S. real estate by doubling the amount of foreign dollars that can ...
Agent David Shallow talks the market and LGBTs
- "The gay real estate market in the Chicagoland area is very diverse culturally, ethnically and geographically," said David Shallow on his realtor profile at gayrealtynet.com. Navigating the real estate market can be a daunting task and ...
Albert Gaskin: A groundbreaking real estate agent
- At the heart of Albert Gaskin's life was a love story, one that began more than 41 years ago on the corner of Clark and Division. There, in a bar called Sam's, on Feb. 1, 1969, two young Chicagoans forged a ...
Chicago spot among best lesser-known beach buys
- During the sweltering days of summer, everyone who can do so seems to make tracks for the nearest beach. But when the rush is on to hit the sand and surf, world-renowned coastal hotspots tend to ...
The 10 worst real estate markets
- DailyFinance.com has listed the 10 worst real estate markets in the United States. Among other things, unemployment and foreclosure rates are considered. Real estate research/consulting firm First American CoreLogic has stated that more than 11 ...
Real estate news
- We are the CHUMP-ions: Lucid Realty, Inc. has introduced CHUMP, a real estate service targeted to Chicagoland home buyers and sellers, according to PRWeb.com. CHUMP (Catering to Highly Unsophisticated and Misguided People ) lets clients ...
Hansberry, Brooks houses are landmarks
- Chicago's city council voted Feb. 10 to designate the Lorraine Hansberry House, 6140 S. Rhodes, and the Gwendolyn Brooks House, 7428 S. Evans, official landmarks, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Hansberry was a playwright who penned ...
Exclusive Buyer's Agents/Brokers:Who They Are & Why You Might Use One
- by Jeff Hammerberg Real estate agents often wear many hats, and their roles and responsibilities can sometimes shift back and forth between the buyer and the seller in a so-called 'dual agency' capacity. The 'dual' ...
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Joint Tenancy on your Deed: Simple Fix or Pending Disaster???
- by Jay Gleason You have been with your partner for a number of years now. You have both lived in your residence for almost that same time. It is your home—both of yours, as far as you both are concerned. ...
Home & Design: 2004 Real Estate in Chicago
- The Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR) , in conjunction with the Real Estate Center at DePaul University, held its 2004 Economic Forecast Summit answering one of the most important questions of the industry, 'What will ...
Chris Pagano: Estate of Mind
- BY ANDREW DAVIS With the real estate market booming these days, you know that lots of agents are pretty successful nowadays ... and few are more successful than agent extraordinare Chris Pagano. The personable (and single) ...
CULTURAL WASTELAND
- When our landlords asked if my lover and I knew any "nice people" looking to rent an apartment because one of their properties had just become vacant, we were more than flattered. We considered it a ...
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