On Real Estate: Rockford agents receive top honors, foreclosures down from last year

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Two Rockford real estate agents were honored by the Rockford Area Realtors (RAR) Association for their accomplishments
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February 16, 2011 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Google to exit real estate listing market

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Internet giant Google announced last week it will leave the real estate market and retire the Google
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February 2, 2011 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Identifying common complaints against mortgage companies

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer While the economy shows some signs of improvement, the mortgage industry is still licking its wounds from
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January 19, 2011 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Outlook positive for commercial real estate

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer While some of 2011 will resemble much of 2010 on the commercial real estate front, several indicators
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January 5, 2011 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Homeownership still outpacing other investments, inflation

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Even in a market where distressed properties are common, homeownership continues to be a sound long-term investment.
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December 22, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Home sales down in November, Realtors feel national gloom

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer The number of area homes sold missed the 300 mark in November, making it the fifth month
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December 8, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Hope emerges for commercial real estate investors

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer As capital supplies continue to increase, commercial real estate investors are seeing a light at what has
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Choosing between first mortgage refinance or a home equity loan requires homework

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Whether to refinance into a first mortgage or to obtain an equity loan can be a challenging
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Fraud breeds fraud on foreclosure front

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer When mortgage lenders began to fall as far back as 2006, leading to an all-out banking implosion
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate> Online Exclusives | 1 Comment

On Real Estate: Turning to the real estate auction to move property

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Real estate auctions can allow homeowners better odds at selling property, especially in a soft market where
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September 29, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Working the short-sale market

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer With a plentiful number of foreclosures still on the market, many of which continue to remain idle,
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September 15, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Avoiding carpet-cleaning bait-and-switch scams

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer For many homeowners, the chore of cleaning carpet can be stressful, especially in areas subjected to considerable
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August 18, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: The benefits of home staging

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Selling homes often takes more work than it did a few years ago. Since the Internet has
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August 4, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Need still great for mortgage workout programs

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Although the real estate market is improving, hundreds of thousands of homeowners are unable to pull themselves
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: How to refinance an 80/20 combo loan

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer An 80/20 is a 100-percent financing program composed of a first mortgage (80 percent) and a second,
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: 2010: The real estate odyssey

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer It’s all but impossible to exactly predict the future. Even psychics are a bit cloudy as
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January 6, 2010 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Unemployment pounds commercial market

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer As unemployment rates inch higher, the need for commercial real estate continues to shrink. Property values
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December 23, 2009 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Downsizing not just for your parents anymore

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Gone for now are the days when retirees and empty-nesters were the largest groups of homeowners with
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December 9, 2009 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Foreclosures still driving housing market

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer While the initial wave of subprime foreclosures is largely behind us, another is proving to be a
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November 25, 2009 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Tax credit extended, expanded

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer It looks as though first-time home buyers won’t be the only sector to take advantage of a
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November 11, 2009 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: First-time buyers spark rebound

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer For the first time in three years, the Illinois real estate market has shown a year-over-year increase.
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October 28, 2009 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Tax credit deadline approaches, talks of extending credit swirl

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer As expected, millions of first-time home buyers jumped at the chance to purchase when the federal government
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October 14, 2009 | Also published in Home & Garden> On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Credit guidelines tighten, sales fall

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer Seeing a glimmer of light in a long and dark tunnel was evident in August as Realtors
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September 30, 2009 | Also published in Home & Garden> On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Assessed value vs. fair market value: what’s the difference?

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer It’s not a secret that the average homeowner may be a bit confused about the difference between
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September 16, 2009 | Also published in Home & Garden> On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real EstateHOPWA and the federal hoodwinking

In the midst of the most perilous financial times since the Great Depression, it pays to have HIV or full-blown
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August 5, 2009 | Also published in On Real Estate | Comments (0)

On Real Estate: Using bankruptcy to stop foreclosure

Most people facing foreclosure aren’t in the position to satisfy delinquent mortgage accounts and save their homes. Walking away and
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July 23, 2009 | Also published in Home & Garden> On Real Estate | 1 Comment




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