by Tara Lubin | Jul 24, 2023 | Home Buyer Tips, Uncategorized
The US housing market is missing 320K home listings valued up to $256K. That is the affordable price range for middle-income buyers. Middle-income buyers can afford to buy 23% of the listings in the current market. Most affordable homes available for middle-income...
by Tara Lubin | Jul 9, 2021 | Evanston, Glenview IL, Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, North Shore Communities, Wilmette IL, Winnetka IL
June 2021 is a Seller’s market! The number of for sale listings for Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth and Glencoe was down 44% from one year earlier and up 5.3% from the previous month. The number of sold listings increased 77.2% year over year and increased 27%...
by Tara Lubin | Dec 6, 2020 | Home Buyer Tips, Evanston, Glenview IL, North Shore Chicago Events, North Shore Communities, Wilmette IL, Winnetka IL
First Steps to Home Ownership on the Chicago North Shore Things to Consider Before Buying a Home Check Your Credit – Your credit is crucial when applying for a loan; the better your score, the lower your interest rates will be. Be sure to check all three major...
by Tara Lubin | Nov 28, 2020 | Home Buyer Tips, Glenview IL, North Shore Communities, Wilmette IL
2021 Forecast – Buying a Home in a Competitive Real Estate Market. The 2021 North Shore Chicago Real Estate Forecast & 2020 Market Review: 2020 has been a year full of surprises and many challenges. Remarkably, residential real estate especially in suburban areas...
by Tara Lubin | Mar 21, 2019 | Home Buyer Tips, Uncategorized
Don’t go on a spending spree using credit if you are thinking about buying a home, or in the process of buying a new home. Your mortgage pre-approval is subject to a final evaluation of your financial situation. Every $100 you pay per month on a credit payment could...
by Tara Lubin | Dec 28, 2018 | Home Buyer Tips
Your First Step Toward Buying a Home When preparing to buy a home, the first thing many homebuyers do is look at the real estate ads in newspapers, magazines and listings on the Internet. Some potential buyers read how-to articles like this one. The next thing you...