Chitownproperty

Sale ain’t over till it’s closed — chicagotribune.com
You already knew that technically, your house wasn’t sold until you left the closing table and handed over the keys. But if you did sell your home in the past few years, you probably closed the deal mentally as soon as the buyer signed the contract.
Not so [...]

It’s still buyer vs. seller — chicagotribune.com
The Trib’s feature real estate story this week points out something that’s painfully obvious to those of you trying to sell your homes right now: the buyers are in control, and not just by having a large selection. Buyers know that some sellers are desperate to move, and [...]

Most housing markets are less overvalued - CNN/Money
Analysts from National City Corp bank say that the home valuations–the difference between what a home should cost and its actual price–are at their lowest in four years. That isn’t to say that home prices have stopped declining, but now, even in a market like Chicago that [...]