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A Muddled Tale Among Sales (and not) in Chicago Real Estate
When is a deal not a deal? When one side refuses to do what they say they will do and won’t execute the contract. That’s what happened a few weeks ago when my clients reached a deal to buy a West Bucktown home and the sellers dilly dallied long enough to result in another offer that preempted ours.
White Noise, Common sense and The Chicago Real Estate Market
White noise. It’s there. And there. And over there. It’s the radio playing in my 4-Runner as I veer down Lake Shore Drive to show listings of The Real Estate Lounge Chicago. It’s the music seeping out of my laptop from the “scrobbler” at Last FM or random selections at Pandora or selected singles at [...]
A Call from a Pig and an Extended School Break in Chicago
A mix of imagination and pragmatics, we decided to keep Jackson out of school the week following a two-week break in the face of the unknown. With Swine Flu rising to the state of pandemic, such a course of action seemed well-reasoned. Meanwhile, the Chicago real estate market is more active than it’s been in more than a year.
An Imagined Cricket Visits Amid the Din of a “Wicked” Busy Saturday
Was it my imagination that a cricket visited me to tell me that a blog is today’s version of a campfire where we gain warmth as we tell stories in our own voices and speaking our own truth? Whether imagined or not the cricket dispensed undeniable truth, saying that folks online who speak with scripts written by others will find themselves lost and lonely as educated consumers will turn away and seek those who speak the truth.
A Meeting With New Clients Who are Buying a Home in Chicago
Last summer I met a couple at a Bucktown open house. Between then and now they saved some money, got married, and neared the end of their rental lease. And now they are ready to jump into the Chicago real estate market. And after meeting for 90 minutes last Saturday, we are ready to do it together to find the best Chicago real estate with The Real Estate Lounge Chicago.
