From the category archives:
Market Activity
May 6, 2010
At the end of March, the Illinois senate voted to lift the residency requirement for Chicago Public School teachers. Formerly, teachers and other school employees who worked in the CPS system also had to own Chicago real estate within the city limits unless granted a waiver by the Board of Education. Similarly, [...]
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May 5, 2010
Our Chicago real estate agents have been closely tracking the market for homes for sale in Chicago since the 2008 slump — we stay up-to-date on market trends in order to find the best investment opportunities for our clients. Over the past year, we’ve watched the market for homes for sale [...]
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April 16, 2010
This article in Chicago suburban news source The Daily Herald has illuminated many of the trends we’ve been talking about lately here on the Jameson Blog. Although the Chicago real estate market is certainly looking better now for buyers, sellers and agents alike than when the bottom fell out in 2008, current [...]
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March 30, 2010
Finding a buyer for a condo for sale in Chicago in what is undoubtedly a buyer’s market can be a challenging prospect. As the deadline for using the Federal Housing Tax Credit draws near, what can you offer first-time home buyers who might be looking to take advantage of it? How can [...]
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March 16, 2010
Usually when you think of first time home buyers, a picture of a young couple getting ready to start a family might be what comes to mind. They are switching from renting to owning because they are settling down or starting a life together, and they need to make sensible investments. [...]
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March 9, 2010
We’ve discussed previously on our blog about the rising number of foreclosures in Chicago and across the state.
Now, according to this article from BankForeclosuresSale.com, the focus of the rising number of foreclosures in Chicago isn’t centered in the city anymore — the suburbs are presenting high numbers of foreclosures, too: [...]
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