My October Real Estate Update

October 2008 "The highest compliment a client can give me is to trust me with a referral, this is how I build my business!" If you have a friend or family member looking to buy or sell a home please pass their name and number along to me and I will give them the same great service I give to all of my clients! I can also help people find a Realtor nationwide! Copyright © 2008 Realty Times All Rights Reserved.

Five Key Areas to Pay Attention to When Buying a Home Looking for a new home can be exciting and frustrating. You can help alleviate the frustration by paying close attention to five key areas of the homes you're considering buying; it may save you money in the long run. Don Walker is an inspector and owner of Ace Home Inspections. He says there are five areas in homes that he frequently reports problems with. They are electrical, foundation, plumbing, the attic, and landscaping. Electrical. Walker says sometimes homeowners assume with newer homes that all will work just fine but that's often Mortgage Rates U.S. averages as of September 25, 2008: 30 yr. fixed: 6.09% 15 yr. fixed: 5.77% 1 yr. adj: 5.16% <!-- <B>30 yr. jumbo: 6.98%</B>--> View current rates not the case. "I inspected a brand new house-four years old but the electrical was all done incorrectly," says Walker. Having a complete home inspection will help to rule out any problems and CONTINUED >>> Wondering What Your Home Is Worth? Let me show you. Deploy A Strategic Assault On Your Mortgage Application Today's volatile housing market demands that home buyers take an exacting, almost surgical approach to completing a mortgage application in order to speed the paperwork through the narrowed arteries of the home loan pipeline. Profusely sweating the details of a mortgage application gives lenders fewer reasons to reject your quest for the American Dream. And the need for speed is crucial if you want to beat today's realty market clock which frequently resets itself. The real estate market's mortgage credit squeeze tightens one day then eases the next. So there's no room for vagueness or foot dragging when completing a mortgage application. Here are your marching orders. Tighter underwriting regulations, fewer mortgage options, appraisers trying to keep tabs on value changes, and several recent federal interventions to help cure the housing hangover this year alone, are all conditions that reflect the CONTINUED >>> Too Much To Store And Too Little Space Do you have too much to store and too little space? If you're like many homeowners, finding enough storage space can be a challenge. Thankfully, remodeling professionals can help you create new ways to tuck away your family's treasures in a resourceful and sophisticated way, according to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Finding storage solutions doesn't always mean undertaking a major remodel. Sometimes it's about using the square footage you already have. Remodelers can help you plan and reallocate storage to accommodate your family's changing lifestyle. Getting creative with storage can improve daily living and boost the resale value of your home. Look in Unusual Spaces Veteran remodeler Don Van Cura, CR, CLC, CKBR, and owner of Chicago-based Don Van Cura Construction, recently won a regional CotY Award for a clever storage solution he designed for stashing canned goods under a kitchen staircase. "I'm a space freak and I don't believe that any part of the house should be wasted," he explains. "Almost every section of home has a void in it that can be made into storage -- and the older the house, the more nooks and crannies you CONTINUED >>> Thinking of Selling? Contact me! If you are thinking of selling, please contact me for a professional opinion on the current market value of your home and to learn about my very successful marketing plan for sellers! I understand the value of the internet in selling a home! How Can Debra Kukulski Help You? If you are seeking a top, experienced professional who will listen, coach and help you work through your transaction so that you can relax and enjoy the fun and rewarding part of buying/selling, call Debra directly at 847-516-6760 or visit her excellent website for real estate, area, community, and school information. You can also search over 120,000 listings from her website: http://www.McHenryCountyProperties.com. Ask her about her exclusive 'Sellers Marketing Plan' which includes extensive internet exposure for your home, or her 'Preferred Buyers Program', where you will recieve daily notifications of new listings from ALL of the offices that match YOUR criteria and a private, password protected, interactive web site that is updated daily for you AND has all of the details and pictures! (Trust me, you will LOVE this!) View Recent Market Conditions! Daily News and Advice <!-- <BR> --> Read about the events shaping the Real Estate market today, find current interest rates, or browse the extensive library of advice and how-to articles written by some of the top experts in Real Estate. Updated each weekday. More Articles September Round Up: Mortgage Rates Up Finding Discounted Homes For Sale Ten Fall Maintenance Tips Understanding Your Electrical System Can Help You Spot Problem Areas

We are still experiencing a Real Estate Buyer's Market in beautiful Northern Illinois.

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