Ed Pluchar with Real People Realty Podcast

Hiring a buyer’s agent is smart for many reasons. For one thing, you don’t have to pay them. Want to sell your home?Get a FREE home value report Want to buy a home?Search all homes for sale When you’re getting ready to buy a house, you might be tempted to go it alone without the help of an agent. However, navigating the waters of the transaction by yourself can be extremely difficult.Most people employ buyer’s agents when they purchase a home. The biggest and most obvious benefit is that

Traditional sales are by far the most common type of home sale. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know about the benefits of short sales and foreclosures, however. Want to sell your home?Get a FREE home value report Want to buy a home?Search all homes for sale I get questions all the time about traditional sales, foreclosure sales, and short sales. A lot of buyers are under the impression that they each follow a similar script, but that’s not true at all. Each type of sale is different and has

Need to buy your next at the same time you sell your current home? We have a few tips that will help you find the best approach for your situation. Want to sell your home?Get a FREE home value report Want to buy a home?Search all homes for sale If you need to buy and sell a house at the same time, it can be a tricky situation. We've put together a five-part tip sheet for you to use if you find yourself in this situation and today, I wanted to go into detail about two of these important

If you’re in the market to buy a home, you need a pre-approval. There are a number of reasons why, including the fact that the seller probably won’t accept your offer without one. Want to sell your home?Get a FREE home value report Want to buy a home?Search all homes for sale When you’re out looking for a home to buy, the best thing you can do is find and hire a good Realtor whom you like and trust. It’s the single most important step to take. After that, the next most important thing

Today I’m going over a market analysis for New Lenox to show you what trends are happening with local real estate. Want to sell your home?Get a FREE home value report Want to buy a home?Search all homes for sale What’s going on with New Lenox real estate? To start, is the New Lenox market in a buyer’s market or seller’s market? We figure that out by looking at the number of homes on the market compared to the six-month purchasing pattern. In New Lenox, there have been 199 homes sold over the