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Relocating to Chicago – The Northwest Suburbs of Chicago – Palatine Illinois

By Corinne on April 10th, 2012
Relocating to Chicago – The Northwest Suburbs of Chicago – Palatine Illinois
Relocating to Chicago may not mean you’ll be living in the city, many families choose the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago as home.  Welcome  to the Northwest Suburb of Palatine. Home to over 65,000 residents, Palatine is one of the larger suburbs in northwest Chicago-land area and one of the communities we sell homes in. Palatine ... [Continue Reading]

Homes For Sale in Palatine IL – Why Buy Short Sales?

By Corinne on February 28th, 2012
Homes For Sale in Palatine IL – Why Buy Short Sales?
There are over 500 homes for sale in Palatine IL, in fact today as I write this post there are 525 single family homes, condos and town-homes. How many of those are short sale listings and should you buy them? As of today 142 of the listings are short sale listings. That’s 27%. Searching Homes ... [Continue Reading]

When Should I List My Palatine Home For Sale ?

By Corinne on February 20th, 2012
When Should I List My Palatine Home For Sale ?
When should I list my Palatine home for sale Corinne? This is a common question and one that certainly is asked at this time of year more than any other time. So is there a definitive answer ? Well the answer is of course no. I have talked about this before but want to think about the question from ... [Continue Reading]

Palatine Homes – A Steady Sales Pace in a Mild Winter

By Corinne on February 16th, 2012
Palatine Homes – A Steady Sales Pace in a Mild Winter
Palatine homes are showing a steady sales pace with just a small decline compared to  January 2011. I don’t think there is anything to be alarmed about it’s stilll much better than in previous years. Lets take a quick look at how many Palatine homes sold in January for the last 4 years. Palatine homes ... [Continue Reading]

Hiring A Palatine Realtor to be Your Buyers Agent

By Corinne on February 14th, 2012
Hiring A Palatine Realtor to be Your Buyers Agent
Palatine Realtor – an agent or broker that can list homes for sale on behalf of a seller, can help buyers purchase homes and are permitted with written directive to do both on one single property. We are going to look at which is best for a buyer, a listing agent, a buyers agent or ... [Continue Reading]

Palatine Real Estate Market – Condos & Townhomes – Year End Conclusion

By Corinne on January 8th, 2012
Palatine Real Estate Market – Condos & Townhomes – Year End Conclusion
My year end review of real estate sales for 2011 is under way, you can read about single family homes; this post is a quick similar summary of Palatine condo and town homes sales. In other words attached properties that rarely have land, mostly common areas. You know there is always an exception to a ... [Continue Reading]

Palatine Real Estate Market – Single Family Homes – Year End Conclusion

By Corinne on January 8th, 2012
Palatine Real Estate Market – Single Family Homes – Year End Conclusion
Palatine real estate is local. The only thing relevant to Palatine real estate is Palatine. What happens in Schaumburg, Cook County, Illionois or the USA is irrelevant. Reading the major media headlines is dangerous when it comes to real estate. They focus so much on what’s going on in the whole country. Palatine real estate could be better, could be worse, one ... [Continue Reading]

First Time Buyers – Compromising On Your First Palatine Home

By Corinne on January 7th, 2012
First Time Buyers – Compromising On Your First Palatine Home
Really? Already! Gesh you’ve just got your pre-approval, you know what you can afford and what you are comfortable paying, you’ve got a fabulous idea in your mind about the home you want to buy and here I am telling you to compromise! Let’s peddle back a little. The pre-approval tells you what priced home ... [Continue Reading]

First Time Buyers In Palatine – You’re Pre-Approved!

By Corinne on January 7th, 2012
Hot on the heels of my last post about why 2012 appears to be a great year if you want to buy your first home, I thought I would turn this into a series to help Palatine first time buyers understand the entire home buying process. I know many of you won’t have the time to attend ... [Continue Reading]

Palatine First Time Buyers – 2012 Could Be A Great Year To Buy Your Home

By Corinne on January 7th, 2012
Attention Palatine first time buyers, mortgage interest rates are at an all time low. As I write this post today, December 23rd 2011 the 30 year fixed mortgage rate hovers under 4%. Believe me when I tell you that is a very low interest rate. No doubt it will go up and down a little but ... [Continue Reading]
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