Your home or condo, provided you own it, is probably the biggest source of equity in your personal finance portfolio aside from stocks or investments. With the cost of so many basic life necessities going up such as fuel, food and health care, it may be tempting to refinance to lower your monthly payments in […]
Windows are one of the main focal points of any condo or house. Not only do they serve to frame the owner’s view of the world outside, but they also give a glimpse into the mini world inside a home. Most http://www.bestchicagocondos.com/new-construction-condos/index.html and single family homes will come with some sort of basic window treatments. […]
So you’ve just moved into your new Chicago condo and have a great patio, balcony or terrace just waiting to be used. As long as your building permits it, the summer tradition of barbecuing may be high on your list of things to do this summer. A lot of Chicago real estate, including some of […]
With record amounts of rain in many parts of the nation this year, the topic of flood insurance has gained a lot of attention. Flooding occurred in areas where it hadn’t before, or at least not in decades. Not every homeowner has flood insurance and the worst time to realize that you should have it […]
“What’s your color?”
According to experts in fields ranging from therapists to dietary specialists, that might be a more perceptive question to ask on a first date, rather than the tired, “What’s your sign?” Color preference or aversion tells a lot about a person, and can be used to boost your mood, make your home more […]
So you’ve decided to sell your house or condo. It’s one of the biggest decisions you’ll make, and everyone who has ever sold real estate knows that it can be time consuming, confusing and sometimes more difficult than you ever thought possible. Of course you could get lucky and have the perfect home […]
In a year when a record 5,900 new condos are scheduled to be completed, a home owner who is trying to sell faces a huge amount of competition. With so many pre-construction condos, renovated lofts and scores of single family homes available, buyers have the luxury of taking their time to pick from a seemingly […]
With an apparent over supply of new condos on the market, both from last year’s inventory and new units coming online this summer, it sometimes seems as though developers are offering more incentives than ever. Everything from kitchen upgrades to the often used free parking lure has been heavily advertised with most developments. At first […]
The green building trend in construction grew out of a concern for the environment and as an effort to reduce the negative impact of everything from carbon emissions to conserving natural resources. Southern California was where the first green buildings sprouted up, and it spread east from there. The U.S. Green Building Council, which is […]
The recent real estate market turmoil has caused both developers and potential buyers to rethink plans and be more cautious. For developers, some projects have been either put on hold or scrapped completely while focusing on selling units in buildings already under construction. For buyers it has meant taking a second and sometimes a third […]