by Lauren Traficanto | Aug 30, 2024 | News + Information
Interior paint A fresh coat of paint has always been one of the most cost-effective ways to transform the look and feel of your home, and several sources note that it generates positive ROI. In other words, you’ll actually make money by painting your home before you...
by Lauren Traficanto | Aug 24, 2024 | News + Information
Play One quick way to make your way is to find your most popular neighborhood playground or park. And that’s pretty easy to do in Chicago: The city has 614 parks in its boundaries, with 8,800 acres of green space. There are at least 88 park districts in Cook County,...
by Lauren Traficanto | Aug 19, 2024 | News + Information
Buyer Brokerage Agreements Are Required Similar to how home sellers enter into a listing agreement that spells out their broker’s services and compensation, homebuyers will now enter into a buyer-broker agreement that will do the same. This agreement must be in place...
by Lauren Traficanto | Aug 13, 2024 | News + Information
This is a good thing because the agreement formalizes the relationship between the broker and homebuyer and protects both parties. It also brings increased transparency to that relationship by spelling out what services the broker will provide and the cost of those...
by Lauren Traficanto | Aug 9, 2024 | News + Information
According to Crain’s Chicago Business, local residential sales of $4 million or more were 8.3% ahead of last year’s pace and nearly 20% ahead of transaction volume in 2019. The 10 highest-priced sales from the first half of the year offer some intriguing information...