Author: Kelsey Shaw Chicago
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Owning a Home: Tips for First Time Home Buyers
Buying your first home can be confusing and overwhelming, but it doesn’t need to be. Educating yourself about the real estate market and staying informed on the latest trends and tips for buying a home can make the process smooth and seamless. Before you embark on your home search, remember that a little research can go a…
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5 Positives Heading Into the 2023 Spring Market
By now you know that 2022 was no walk in the park for the real estate market. Rising mortgage rates, falling stocks and high inflation gave buyers and sellers the blues and brought the doom-and-gloomers out of the woodwork. But the housing bears may be a little too downbeat heading into 2023 given a number…
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Quick Tip: A hedge against inflation
From the grocery store to your energy bills, inflation has become a reality of everyday life. And while June’s inflation reading of 9.1% – a 40-year high – has caused many people to reexamine their budgets, hard assets like real estate are still very much in favor because they offer protection against rising prices. Here…
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How Home Buyers Can Navigate Inventory Challenges
Whether you’re in the process of buying or selling a home, or just keep up with real estate news, you’ve probably heard about the lack of inventory in housing markets throughout the country. While fewer properties on the market means increased competition for buyers, there are still ways for home shoppers to navigate inventory challenges and have…
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Search the Private Market & More with Zenlist!
Buyers in search of a new home this spring are benefitting from Zenlist, a new technology that offers access to the most complete and up-to-date database of homes in the Chicagoland marketplace. Zenlist is a gamechanger for how buyers and their agents work together to successfully conduct home searches, especially in today’s very competitive, low-inventory market.…