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Seeing The Equity in Your Home as a Game Changer

by Erica Minchella | Jan 4, 2021

SEEING EQUITY IN YOUR HOME AS A GAME CHANGER Erica Crohn Minchella www.ecminchellalaw.com I spent the greater part of 2008 to 2015 defending foreclosures and working through short sales. It has forever skewed my view of what a mortgage should be. I am sure that...

The Real Estate Market Through the Eyes of an Economist

by Molly Heyen | Apr 22, 2020

The other day I was listening to a webinar presented by Alan Nevin, Director of Market Research at Xpera Group and instructor at UC San Diego Extension since 1980. He also holds multiple master’s degrees in statistics, economics and real estate from Stanford. I...

“Working over the seller” is NOT the point!

by Kristin Marsden | Nov 26, 2019

Most people who buy a new home have it inspected by a licensed, independent inspector…as well they should! You would never buy a car without test driving it, why would you ever consider buying a home without an inspection? We can all agree that a home inspection is...

C’mon…the IL State Standards Don’t Require That?: What’s True and What’s False About Home Inspections

by Kristin Marsden | Aug 7, 2019

Home Inspectors must attend over 100 hours of live inspections before they can obtain their license. False. Home inspectors are only required to attend FIVE “INSPECTION EVENTS”. This often entails attending 5 live inspections with another (licensed) inspector....

Common Real Estate Issues – How Your Attorney Can Help!

by Sarah Donnellan | Mar 19, 2019

Although a buyer and seller typically negotiate a majority of the terms of a real estate transaction prior to executing a contract, once the parties have both signed on the dotted line the attorney review process begins, which can often lead to further discussions and...