Wicker Park
Patience Pays Dividends – Hosting a Child’s B-day Party and Finding Chicago Real Estate
One of the best things about “Plan B” is when you don’t have to use it. A week ago we hosted a puppet show and though the forecast was wet and the skies gray, plan b was not needed. Good thing, too, since we didn’t really have a plan b. Our patience paid off. Just as the patience of my clients did the same day as we worked out a deal for newly listed home.
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 Little Off the Top” – 3 New Prices for Chicago Condos for Sale
Surprised by my three-year-old’s request for a haircut, Chicago real estate professional Thomas McCarey muses upon the necessity of “taking a little off the top” in certain circumstances, including in response to the Chicago real estate market.
Early Voting in Chicago
Chicagoans have the chance to vote early. It makes sense because doing so ensures you don’t run the risk of the short window of opportunity closing on November 4th before you have a chance to participate in this election of change. The full list of locations is provide here by Chicago real estate professional Tom McCarey.
The Big Truth about Jumbo Loans in Chicago Real Estate Market
“Chicago isn’t considered a “high cost” real estate market? Tell that to home buyers looking in any of the neighborhoods where I concentrate my business,” says Chicago real estate professional Tom McCarey. HUD didn’t classify Chicago as “high cost,” costing the city and its home buyers the opportunity to have access to more jumbo loan providers. The result? Higher interest rates and fewer options.
