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Living in the heart of Chicago means buying a condominium or townhome, and these properties come with a number of advantages.
One advantage of condos is that they generally allow you to buy more home for less money. Because condos spread building costs over many residents, they usually sell for 20 to 30 percent less than a comparable detached home with the same amount of livable space. In urban areas, condo and townhomes are often within walking distance to many of the city’s diverse amenities. Condos also offer lower maintenance and more convenience than traditional homes. Repair costs are shared by all residents through homeowners’ association fees. Condos offer amenities such as swimming pools, exercise facilities or 24-hour security that individual homeowners often cannot afford.
Townhomes blend traditional detached homes and condominium living. With many of the same benefits of condos, townhomes also allow you to own the actual land your home sits on and afford at least a little green space. Townhomes can be either single or multi-storied, and are attached on one or both sides to other houses. In Chicago, townhomes vary in size and architectural styles that will appeal to every individual.
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For Sale By Owner >Finding Buyers
When a home owner tries to sell "By Owner", they commonly use two basic marketing techniques to advertise the property. They place a "For Sale" sign in the front yard and a classified ad in the local newspaper. When a seller lists their home with a professional real estate agent, however, a very sophisticated process is set in motion in order to facilitate the home sales transaction.
Real estate agents have a backlog of prospective buyers for the homes in their market. Through the Multiple Listing Service, the agent cooperates with other brokers in the area who will show your home to their prospective buyers. Professional real estate agents also combine direct mail, telephone calls, and specialized advertising techniques incorporating media such as the Internet, to reach the sales market. In this way we create activity on our listings that help them to sell quickly--and for the best price.
Who is "Fannie Mae" and why is she a big name in real estate?
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"Fannie Mae" is the real estate industry nickname for FNMA, or Federal National Mortgage Association, the stockholder-owned corporation that purchases mortgages from mortgage lenders.
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