Cecilia Kleiner's Blog

Posted on 10/22/2024
Home Maintenance Tasks for First-Time Home Buyers
Buying your first home is exciting. You’re eating dinner in your dining room and sitting in a chair in your backyard. But along with the pride of ownership, there are also plenty of new responsibilities to tackle, particularly when it comes to maintenance. While first-time homeowners probably already know they’ll have to mow the lawn and replace lightbulbs...
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Posted on 10/20/2024
What’s Your Condo Personality?
If you’ve been thinking about jumping into the Chicago condominium market for a while, now might be the perfect time to start looking. Mortgage interest rates have fallen significantly over the past year, and while city condos are selling quickly – with an average market time of about one month for sold units, year to date – there’s...
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Posted on 10/20/2024
Des Plaines, IL Real Estate Market Update 10/20/2024
Click here to view Des Plaines, IL blog post which has information on the constantly changing market...
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Posted on 10/18/2024
Affy Tapple Factory in Niles
The other day we stopped in the Affy Tapple factory in Niles. Affy Tapple, the creator of The Original Caramel Apple, is a Chicago and Midwest tradition since 1948. The first Affy Tapple was created by the Kastrup family. According to history, this was the first caramel apple created in the United States-which is why our tagline is...
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Posted on 10/18/2024
Why Did More People Decide To Sell Their Homes Recently?
Homeowners typically slow down their moving plans as the summer months wrap up, and as a result, fewer homes are listed for sale in the fall. It’s a predictable, seasonal trend in real estate. But this year, mortgage rates came down at the same time the number of homes on the market usually starts to decline. So, what...
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Posted on 10/18/2024
The Benefits of Using Your Equity To Make a Bigger Down Payment
Did you know? Homeowners are often able to put more money down when they buy their next home. That’s because, once they sell, they can use the equity they have in their current house toward their next down payment. And it’s why as home equity reaches a new height, the median down payment has too. According to the...
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Posted on 10/17/2024
Why an Agent Is Essential When Buying a Newly Built Home
For some buyers, there’s a misconception that newly built homes aren’t made to last or fall short of the quality you can find in older homes. Unfortunately, this is turning some buyers away from what may be one of their best options in today’s housing market. As resale inventory remains limited and the price spread between new and...
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Posted on 10/16/2024
Understanding your homeowners insurance: Catastrophe coverage
Risk, peril and hazard are all terms used in homeowners...
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Posted on 10/15/2024
Fall/Winter 2024 Market Update: Chicago
It’s been a challenging few years for home buyers in the Second City. Echoing activity in many markets around the U.S., high interest rates, a lack of inventory and rising home prices have left many would-be Chicago-area home buyers on the sidelines. The problem has only been exacerbated by potential sellers who have been reluctant to walk away...
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Posted on 10/15/2024
Glenview, IL Real Estate Market Update 10/15/2024
Click here to view Glenview, IL blog post which has information on the constantly changing market...
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Posted on 10/14/2024
Why a Condo Could Be Your Perfect First Home
If you’re looking to break into homeownership but the price of single-family homes has you second-guessing, you might want to consider a condominium (condo) or townhome. These types of homes often come with a lower barrier to entry – and that can help you start to build equity and enjoy the benefits of owning a home sooner. Since...
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Posted on 10/11/2024
Chicagoland’s Most Haunted Places
Though Chicago is widely known as happy, welcoming city, it has also seen its share of macabre events, from the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre to The Eastland Disaster to the Great Fire. Many believe those events and others still haunt the city…possibly in more ways than one. In fact, Chicago just might be the perfect place to explore...
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