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Housing expert sees a return to pricing realism
Jeanine McShea has seen plenty of ups and downs in residential real estate since she began her career 25 years ago. McShea, who was...
Get the full story >>Dempster cuts price again on home near Wrigley
Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster has once again lowered the asking price of one of his homes near Wrigley Field, this time to $1.8 million...
Get the full story >>The art and psychology of home staging
Andrea Angott has a Ph.D. in psychology and generally spends her days studying how consumers make decisions about their health care at...
Get the full story >>Ex-Bear takes big loss on Mettawa house
Former Chicago Bears offensive tackle John Tait has taken a major loss on...
Get the full story >>The new ins and outs of corporate relocation
Back in the "Mad Men" era, I had two high-achieving uncles who regularly earned promotions in the mega-corporation that employed them both.
Get the full story >>Patience paying off in short sale
Banks have worked to streamline the process, and offers are getting responses in 60 to 90 days in some cases.
Get the full story >>Knowing when to sell home is tricky business
Given the level of economic uncertainty these days, even falling home prices and a 30-year fixed mortgage rate well under 4.5 percent aren't...
Get the full story >>How to sell your home fast
Our neighbors recently put their home on the market. They received an excellent offer within 24 hours of listing the property and got more...
Get the full story >>U.S. looks outside the box to stem housing glut
With the real estate market continuing to drag down the economy, federal officials are seeking ideas from investors and others about ways to...
Get the full story >>Open-house strategies that work
Sellers often think of open houses as opportunity time. They expose a listing to buyers who might not otherwise see it.
Get the full story >>Pricing a home to sell
During the housing boom, many real estate agents found it extraordinarily tough, if not impossible, to come up with even ballpark asking...
Get the full story >>Foreclosure activity falls, but for how long?
In its latest report, RealtyTrac announced that foreclosure activity fell on a year-over-year basis in 84 percent of metro areas with at...
Get the full story >>Selling a home: The new realities
I've been hearing lately from homeowners who are preparing to list their homes for sale. They know the market isn't great, but they've...
Get the full story >>How reliable are home-listing websites?
In the old days, if you were looking for a new place to live, you picked up the newspaper, looked at the real estate classifieds, put on...
Get the full story >>The realities of unloading a time share
Q: I recently read your suggestions on how to get rid of a time share. You suggested attempting to give your time share back to the...
Get the full story >>Surviving a short sale: An insider's view
Chris Willette became a short-sale expert the hard way: He did his own.
Get the full story >>What you should know about selling on your own
If you think the greatest question of all eternity is "what is the meaning of life?" then you haven't been in the real estate market lately.
Get the full story >>Kitchen design with resale in mind
Used to be when you designed a kitchen, you did it to please yourself. Like it or not, now someone else needs to buy in.
Get the full story >>Summer tips to heat up your condo sale
Too many condominiums for sale. Prospective buyers are on vacation. Mortgage money is hard to get. Don't let those pesky realities prevent...
Get the full story >>Ex-Bear takes a big hit on home sale
Former Chicago Bears offensive tackle John St. Clair has just taken a major...
Get the full story >>Taking the fear out of foreclosure
People fear foreclosure almost as much as they fear death. But unlike death, foreclosure can be prevented.
Get the full story >>Sinking values prompting homeowners to consider strategic default as best option
As more people do the math, they may decide to walk away from their mortgage, even if it ruins their credit.
Get the full story >>The art of readying your home for sale
In today's super-competitive real estate market, any little edge to help potential buyers envision themselves in the house you're trying...
Get the full story >>Delaying repairs can haunt owners when it's time to sell
Buyers don't expect roofs in need of replacement and major plumbing and electrical issues. They want those fixed, or there's no sale.
Get the full story >>Chicago condo prices see price gains but more needed
Sales prices of condominiums within the city of Chicago recorded a third month of year-over-year improvement in May, a small positive sign...
Get the full story >>Numbers add up to bad quarter for housing
The absence of federal homebuyer tax credits meant an almost double-digit decline in Chicago-area existing-home sales during the first...
Get the full story >>Home values continue downward churn
March home prices in the Chicago area and nationally sank to lows not seen since the housing bubble burst, and the widely watched S&P;/...
Get the full story >>Practice these safe showing habits
As crime victims go, real estate agents don't hold a candle to taxi drivers, who suffer the highest rate of homicide of any particular...
Get the full story >>They did what to that house?!
You've heard of McMansions, but what about Frankenhouses?
Get the full story >>By ZIP code: Little growth in home prices
At best, Chicago-area home prices are bouncing along the bottom or getting less bad as the depreciation rate slows. At worst, they...
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