Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Brittani from Romeoville asks for tips on selling her home quickly. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Annette from Lincolnwood asks which home appraisal is more accurate: The appraisal she and her husband got initially as part of their divorce, or the much lower one paid for by her husband. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Nathaniel from River North asks why his parents’ North Barrington home—with its beautiful grounds, new roof, and new central air system—is not selling. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Veronica from West Loop asks which real estate website she should use when shopping for a home. Rodkin explains the pros and cons of a few different ones. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Ellen from Old Irving Park asks why people who are interested in buying homes are allowing their contracts to dry up. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Todd from Naperville asks about doing a refinance to “claw back” the equity in a home. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Larry, a commercial real estate executive, asks if the number of new businesses—restaurants, coffee shops, and more—in Logan Square would affect how quickly the neighborhood recovers from the recession. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Lois asks if it’s common for someone to repeatedly lose out to other potential homebuyers offering greater down payments. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Joey from Beverly asks if he should stop paying the mortgage when he puts his house on the market in order to recover the home's value. Read more
Readers ask questions, and our real estate expert answers. This week, a reader named Susan from the Northwest Side asks if the cash offer she received for her mother’s home—from a buyer who wants to tear it down and build new—is the best she can get. Read more
