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Glenview Real Estate Market Report for March 2013 The Glenview Real Estate Market is looking up according to the Chicagoland housing market report. As of March of 2013 the there are 143 detached homes on the market with an average market time of 225 days. The Glenview area has about a 3 month … [Read more...]
Morton Grove Real Estate March 2013 Reports are Here! The Morton Grove Real Estate Market is consistent and steady according to the Chicagoland housing market report. As of March of 2013 the there are 71 detached homes on the market with an average market time of 215 days. The Morton Grove … [Read more...]
National home sales are at a three year high. After climbing steadily for the past three months, November's Pending Home Sales Index rose 1.7 percent to 106.4. This is the highest the Index has reached since April 2010, when the deadline for the home buyer tax credit was approaching. But November's … [Read more...]
5 Signs that Now is a Good Time to Buy Homes are spending less time on the market. A year ago, the median time it took a house to sell was 96 days. Now the median time has been shortened to just 71 days. A shortage of inventory, an increase in demand, and those ever-favorable mortgage rates are … [Read more...]
What Happens To My Taxes If We Go Over the Fiscal Cliff? If you've been paying any attention to the news, you doubtless know that the United States is rapidly approaching a "fiscal cliff." This is the date that various tax cuts and benefits enacted over the past 11 years are set to expire. That … [Read more...]
The Mortgage Bankers Association's seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity fell 1.2 percent in the first week of October. The index measures mortgage applications for both home purchases and refinancing; the former rose, while the latter dropped. Refinancing applications fell 2 … [Read more...]
Many people have failed to notice that the real estate market is starting to show surprising signs of strength. The latest piece of good news has come from a report by RealtyTrac, an internet company that specializes in the foreclosure market. According to their most recent numbers, year-over-year … [Read more...]
If you've been watching the housing market's long-term slump, you've probably wondered if it's time to pick up an investment property. Here are the things you need to check before you make that commitment: Read More... MLS Search -See what properties are renting for and what you can … [Read more...]
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