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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.


A Compliment Received and Google Page One for “chicago real estate”

An unexpected phone call leads to a new client and a wonderful compliment as T McCarey applies the golden rule to work in the Chicago real estate market.


Finding a Real Cup of Coffee in Chicago, but not a Working Outlet

So the lances have been drawn and the steeds mounted as the coffee battles are being waged.
In billboards and full-page ads in income-deprived dailies like the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times we are witness to the skirmishes as grinding teeth of corporate titans have been supplanted by grinding coffee and lots of lattes [...]


The Pleasant Truth About Kindness, by The Real Estate Lounge Chicago

Want to get even? Expect to get even sicker, was the advice that I once got. And it’s true. Better to view life through the prism of a child. As my son Jackson does. Simple and to the point and perfectly kind. As when he told us the gift he wanted to get Julia for her 4th birthday.


As You Seek, So Shall You Find (Your New Chicago Home)

Going online to find your new home in Chicago? You’ve got plenty of company. But as you are inundated with emails from brokerages where you’ve registered, be sure to view your real estate purchase through the prism that you should have the best possible advocate on your side when it comes to a realtor. The Real Estate Lounge Chicago gives a few tips of what skills a good Realtor possesses.