With plenty of resales and foreclosed homes still on the market, it can be easy to forget that building a new-construction home in Chicago...
Many of today’s buyers are first-timers who will face the challenges of a home’s upkeep for the very first time. The sales staff at...
Syndicated columnist David Myers warns a reader against buying into a development with dilapidated common areas and immediately running for a spot on the...
Wells Fargo and Bank of America have tightened their standards for FHA-backed loans, says Bloomberg. Both banks now require applicants to have FICO scores...
Halloween’s long gone, but the horror stories keep on coming. In the past day buyers have complained under our YouTube videos and in NewHomeNotebook...
Last fall, Joe Zekas talked to Daniel Chookaszian of American Street Mortgage about one of the most misunderstood types of mortgage loans on the...
How much do you know about the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act? If you made a deposit for a new-construction condo in 2006...
In this segment from our wide-ranging discussion about home inspections and common home safety issues, Tom Corbett of Tomacor points out several electrical deficiencies...
You know to keep an eye out for termite damage as you shop for a home, but what exactly should you look for besides...
Contrary to popular belief, Chicago does have termites, and the damage they cause isn’t just “an old house phenomenon,” says home inspector Tom Corbett....
Owners and buyers take notice: Siemens AG has recalled 2.2 million circuit breakers over a fire risk. The breakers have date codes from June...
While I’m on the subjects of 2650 North Lakeview and Redfin data, I might as well point out the following. You see this Google...
Joe Zekas writes regularly about North Shore homes at the Homeward Bound – North Shore blog at ChicagoNow. There, he recently posted the following:...
This weekend Joe Z. pointed out the pettiness of minuscule price cuts, which have no purpose except to bump homes up to the top...
In the second half of their interview with Joe Zekas, Neno and Shivam, two new homeowners at 235 Van Buren, talk about the upside...
For a while now I’ve been interested in talking with an agent about open houses. Not for any property in particular, but about the...
Here’s some advice from a local lender to buyers who are already thinking ahead to home furnishings and a ride to park in the...
One of the best ways to learn about a home you’re interested in buying is talking to the neighbors. Rob bought at the new...
So many of today’s buyers start their home searches online, and look to websites like ours, Cribchatter, and in some cities, Curbed, to get...
First off, remember that you’re going to be working with someone in hardship, someone who’s probably going through a very hard time emotionally. You...
