What the New Housing Law Means for Home Buyers, Sellers, and the Real Estate Market

What the New Housing Law Means for Home Buyers, Sellers, and the Real Estate Market

The biggest federal housing legislation in more than three decades is now officially law. Known as the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the bipartisan legislation includes dozens of provisions designed to increase housing supply, improve affordability, modernize financing, and reduce barriers to building new homes. It became law after Congress passed it with broad bipartisan support and the ...

8 Home Repairs You Can Skip Before Selling (and the Few You Shouldn't)

8 Home Repairs You Can Skip Before Selling (and the Few You Shouldn't)

One of the questions we hear most often from sellers is: "What should I fix before I list?" The answer surprises most people. In my 25 years working with home sellers, We've watched too many spen ...

The Biggest Mistakes Lockport, IL Home Sellers Make

The Biggest Mistakes Lockport, IL Home Sellers Make

The Lockport homes that sit on the market for 90 days, require two or three price reductions, and eventually sell below initial expectations almost always share the same handful of root causes. These ...

Cash Offer vs. Listing Your Lockport, IL Home

Cash Offer vs. Listing Your Lockport, IL Home

Cash home buyer postcards, mailers, and digital ads have become a fixture in the southwest Chicago suburban market, including Lockport. The pitch is consistent: fast closing, no showings, sell as-is. ...

First-Time Homebuyers Are Still Buying Homes — Here's What Today's Market Is Telling Us

First-Time Homebuyers Are Still Buying Homes — Here's What Today's Market Is Telling Us

For years, rising mortgage rates and record-high home prices have led many people to believe first-time homebuyers have disappeared from the housing market. The reality is more encouraging. **Short a ...