Posts

Start the day early. Get things done without interruption. Respond to emails.  Do your to-do list, beginning with what you need to accomplish the first two or three hours of the day. Throw in some exercise. Time block the day. Set aside time for research, contacting clients and prospects, cold calling for new leads, meetings […]

Info That Hits Us Where We Live In home building, the overall upward trend remains, as April Housing Starts were 10.5% ahead of a year ago, at a 1.287 million annual rate. Single-family starts were up 0.1% for the month, though overall starts declined 3.7%. Single-family permits were up 0.9% in April, which bodes well for […]

Info That Hits Us Where We Live Americans’ confidence in the housing market reached an all-time high in April’s Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index. The share of Americans who say now is a good time to sell also hit a record high, so more listings should come to market. Rates have moved little, which Freddie […]

Here are seven key steps to follow if your home suffers a major loss.

Info That Hits Us Where We Live Heading north for the second month in a row, Pending Home Sales posted a 0.4% gain in March. Tight inventories in many markets kept this measure of contracts signed on existing homes down from a year ago. Are homes really less affordable? The latest First American Real House […]

Info That Hits Us Where We Live The first good news was that Existing Home Sales rose 1.1% in March to a 5.60 million annual rate. Yeah, they were down a tick from March 2017, but that month had the second highest sales pace last year. Then, March New Home Sales also surprised to the upside, […]

Here’s your monthly Chicago Metro housing stats video. Please feel free to share. And think of us with any client financing needs!

Housing Starts were up 1.9% in March, at a 1.319 million annual rate. Yes, the gain was all from the volatile multi-family sector, but single-family starts are up 5.2% the past year and keep driving trend growth.

Buying a home? In addition to the new 2018 tax laws, these other financial considerations could affect your total cost.

Fannie Mae's latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index reports more people say now is a good time to buy--and more also say now is a good time to sell. Happy Spring!