When preparing to list a Chicago condo on the real estate market, condo sellers must be extremely attentive in ensuring that every last detail of their property gleams with perfection. Selling a condo in today’s market is extremely competitive, which means that no room can be ignored, no peeling wall left unpainted and no blemish [...]
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Is Renting an Alternative to Selling Your Chicago Condo?
In today’s real estate market, moving from one condo to another in a short period of time is often a financial impossibility. Oftentimes condo owners find themselves still owing too much on their current property to justify a move to another one. As a result of such circumstances, tons of newlyweds, new parents and empty-nesters [...]
Hey Chicago Condo Owners, be prepared for emergency building repairs – just in case
Many owners of Chicago condos are aware of the potential need for emergency repairs. Chicago is a city of tough weather, including long, brutal winters. Such things as roof repair and the like are common. However, some owners of Chicago real estate may not be aware that the Condominium Act allows the board of any condo [...]
Tips for Purchasing a Foreclosed Chicago Condo
With an abundance of foreclosed properties on the market in Chicago, there has never been a better time to find a great deal. Foreclosures and other bank-owned homes offer a an excellent opportunity to get discounted prices on every type of real estate, from million-dollar mansions to one-bedroom condo units. RealtyTrac/Trulia recently released a survey [...]
Improving Your Chicago Condo
The time has come again for all Chicagoans to retreat into their homes, apartments and condos, wrap blankets around themselves and sit idly, waiting for the cold weather to pass us by. There is one advantage, however, to being stuffed up inside your Chicago condo for an extended period of time—namely, it gives you the [...]
Renting Out Your Chicago Condo
The notion of letting a perfect stranger live in one’s beautiful Chicago condo for a few weeks at a time—especially a condo into which they have poured much time and energy—may seem outrageous to some. After all, once you hand over the keys to a renter, the wellbeing of your perfect sanctuary is entirely in [...]
Perks of Owning a Chicago Condo
At the current juncture in the real estate market, it might seem like a smart idea to stay put in your rented apartment until things get better. The prospect of purchasing a Chicago condo in which to live indefinitely might appear all too unnerving right now. But anyone holing up in their rented space, awaiting [...]
Selling Your Chicago Condo in Winter
The Chicago winter season is fast approaching, as any Chicagoan can tell by the rapidly declining outdoor temps. And while that means some Chicago condos will temporarily be taken off the market for a couple months, a smart seller knows the holiday season does not necessarily signal a moratorium on condo sales. Even though January [...]
Existing Chicago Home and Condo Sales Up in September
Buyer confidence is slowly beginning to recoup in Chicago and the rest of the Midwest, due to a recent deluge of good news in the real estate market in those areas. According to several newly released housing market analyses, home and condo sales have continued to rise steadily in the Chicago area. In the month [...]
Tips For Your Real Estate Search and Key Web Tools
Chicago condos for sale offer some of the best long-term investments the Midwest property market has to offer. Whether you’re looking for a four-bedroom condo overlooking Lake Michigan or a two-bedroom condo in the heart of the Gold Coast neighborhood, Chicago condos (and Chicago suburban condos) offer a wide variety of choices. Knowing where in [...]
