This is the new Palatine Train Station. I took this photo last summer (2009). I know the “new” station isn’t all that new anymore, but I can still remember the old one, so I always think of this one as new. I love how Downtown Palatine is evolving. I expect it will continue to get [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Friend and fellow blogger, Robert Darrow, just wrote an interesting article on the spring market for this year. The tax credit and uncertainty about how long interest rates will stay low make timing critical for 2010. Check it out.
Timing When to Buy or Sell: Calendar of Important Events
Comments Off Laura on Jan 21st 2010
Well, for all the hype about the real estate market starting early this year, we’re not seeing much activity yet. Sure, a bunch of ugly, scary, roughed-up foreclosed homes hit the market early in January, but not much else has arrived yet.
My bets are on the post-Superbowl sellers. I think a lot of homeowners are [...]
Comments Off Laura on Jan 21st 2010
Filed under buyers, random, sellers
The Truth About Window Treatments
One of the biggest mistakes sellers can make in staging their home is leaving up old-school, heavy drapery. Fancy, expensive, over-the-top fabric window treatments are slowly going extinct.
What’s hot now is sleek and subtle, light-breathing looks. Plantation blinds, Roman shades, or whispy fabrics provide a more updated look. Moreover, they allow more light in. You [...]
Comments Off Laura on Jan 12th 2010
*from U.S. News and World Report . . .
Here is an excerpt from Luke Mullin’s report.
1. Prices to Bottom
2. Mortgage Delinquencies Up
3. Foreclosures Move Upstream
4. Mortgage Rates to Rise
5. Buyer’s Market Remains
6. Modification Plan Could be Modified
7. FHA Lending Standards May Increase
8. Tax Credit Available Through June [home must be under contract by April 30 [...]
2 Comments Laura on Jan 3rd 2010
