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␣ Home sales down 19.5% after 10 months in a row of sales increases ␣ Median price down -19.8% ␣ Year-to-date sales remain up by 25.0 percent January through July 2010 with 12,397
sales compared to 9,915 home sales for the same period in 2009. ␣ The year-to-date median sales price for the city of Chicago is down 6.1 percent to
$215,000 from $229,000 for 2009.
Forecast – U of I REAL
␣ Forecasts for sales for the next there months (Aug/Sept/Oct) indicate a continuation of the July experience with declines in the 14-38% range statewide and 13-24% for Chicagoland.
␣ The “hangover” from the expiration of the tax credit in April may extend into fall. Prices continue their downward trend, down 4-7% statewide and 4-8% in the Chicago region.
␣ The expectation has to be that the slowing of the national economy will affect Illinois’ growth prospects over the remaining months of the year.

Phil Buoscio, is a broker with Better Living Realty he leads the sales team “Phil Buoscio Team” and specializes in short sales in Chicago Illinois. Chicago Loan Modification Help can be referred to you. We don’t do loan modifications ourselves but we work with those who do.
We know Chicago Short Sales. I am a Chicago Short Sale Realtor. Chicagoland Short Sale Realtor. Chicago IL Short Sales. Chicago Realtor. We do business in Pilsen. McKinley Park. Bridgeport. Wicker Park. West Town. Ukranian Village. Lincoln Park. Near North. River North. East Village. Logan Square. Uptown. Edison Park. Portage Park. Hermosa. Lincoln Park, South Loop, West Loop. Bronzeville. Hyde Park. Kenwood. Oak Park. Brookfield. Cicero. Berwyn. Evanston. LaGrange. LaGrange Park. Riverside. We sell condos, single family homes, lots, land, multi units, two flats, three flats, etc.

Financial Troubles are rocking the Italian Sports Hall of fame. I pulled up and went in recently and put some money in the jar there… trying to help… but I hope someone really big steps in.
Maybe Mario can donate his ice sales for a few weeks or something.. one gives and the other gets you know.
My Grandfather Angelo Buoscio migrated from Italy and ended up on Taylor before he swung down to the 10th ward and dug ditches near the stell mills in the Hegewisch area.
He would be upset to see that he non profit group holding the hall of fame is hurting. The organization it seems is regrouping to keep the association alive. It would be a big blow to the Taylor street area to see such a collection of history in one place gone… poof to the economic downturn.
I hope someone out there with the ability can stop in and drop off more than a few bucks in the jar.

I was walking Bowie(our business’ mascot and my do) who I often bring to work with me and she stumbled upon some buzzing … I admit I was reading the trib for free on my iphone (why they give it all away I’m not sure) and I looked up and wow… she had beez all over her.
It seems she led me past the “Caution Bees At Work ” sign.. at 21st and Sangamon…
How cool .. I drove by and didn’t realize they were actually raising bees here. Well it turns out that Pilsen resident Donna Oppolo has beed raising beees for five years and started her own club called the Pilsen Beekeepers Association. There are a few colonies in Pilsen from what I read about her and one is one the top of Simone’s nightclub (sweet beer) at 18th / carpenter and the other is at this location at Sangamon. This grup meets at the formerly Pilen Cafe building by Nightwood on 21st and Halsted right up the block form us… if your into them check them out online.

If you are looking to buy or sell in Pilsen.. .well… you couldn’t talk to anyone more qualified, statistically than myself. I have been the top selling agent in the lower west side in the last 7 years… and understand the subtle issues of the challenging market right now.

So if your looking for a Broker.. a real pro… who’s personally closed 90 million.. and if you want someone who is born and raised here and personally and has a opinion and will lay it out for you and not be a pushover? We should interview each other.

Send me an e-mail at myrealtorphil@gmail.com. I will contact you for a free consultation. When we talk, I will explain how the buying and/or selling process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (312) 953-6725.

If your a short seller or know anyone in that position.. please hook us up.. I’m good at that too. Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.
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Thanks for reading this, I love what I do and hope to serve you too… Phil Buoscio.

Phil is a Real Estate Agent at Better Living Realty – Buoscio Brokerage, I

Phil Buoscio, is a broker with Better Living Realty he leads the sales team “Phil Buoscio Team” and specializes in short sales in Chicago Illinois. Chicago Loan Modification Help can be referred to you. We don’t do loan modifications ourselves but we work with those who do.
We know Chicago Short Sales. I am a Chicago Short Sale Realtor. Chicagoland Short Sale Realtor. Chicago IL Short Sales. Chicago Realtor. We do business in Pilsen. McKinley Park. Bridgeport. Wicker Park. West Town. Ukranian Village. Lincoln Park. Near North. River North. East Village. Logan Square. Uptown. Edison Park. Portage Park. Hermosa. Lincoln Park, South Loop, West Loop. Bronzeville. Hyde Park. Kenwood. Oak Park. Brookfield. Cicero. Berwyn. Evanston. LaGrange. LaGrange Park. Riverside. We sell condos, single family homes, lots, land, multi units, two flats, three flats, etc.

You bought ‘cuz you loved the scene….
The busy Randolph and Fulton market area.. which is lovely for it’s dichotomy of grungy fish smelling trucks backing up and blocking streets against hi-end galleries or shops… love it.. essential Chicago fix is gotten on a mid-day bike ride through here(highly recommended).
Here was this wonderful loft with ceilings you could bounced ideas around and enjoy the west setting son after work with a chardonnay chilled in your hand on your deck… but you didn’t plan on the long walk to the el… or to be clad to the bus for that long.. cuz you were banking on all the Realtors’ chatting up the probability of the el stop going in.
So if you bought a condo.. like a few I know counting on that Morgan street el stop of the green line materializing.. you bet wrong. But don’t worry you’ll meet more people walking and stay in shape walking to the further el stop east. The Morgan station (at 1000 west) was to be the first of a few stations between Clinton and Ashland.. to cover the rich creamy filling of the n’hood between.
Danny Davis says the station will be built… but don’t take that to the bank. Official said it would be open in 2012.. but now bets are off for it to be soon with the funding crisis in all directions.

Do you want to buy a condo. Do you want someone who is born and raised here and personally closed 90 million and has a opinion and will lay it out for you and not be a pushover?

Send me an e-mail at myrealtorphil@gmail.com. I will contact you for a free consultation. When we talk, I will explain how the buying and/or selling process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (312) 953-6725.

If your a short seller or know anyone in that position.. please hook us up.. I’m good at that too. Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.
Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this, I love what I do and hope to serve you too… Phil Buoscio.

Phil is a Real Estate Agent at Better Living Realty – Buoscio Brokerage, Inc..

Phone: (312) 953-6725. myrealtorphil@gmail.com.

Yeah… it sat there and sat there.. .and sat there… and we all drove by thinking what the hell is going on.. this is Daley land and they can’t get the CPD to get this thing done.. what happened to the 11th ward sting?

Well it’s finally open… and the Pols were falling over themselves to get credit for some green space and a cool open hole in the ground that I knew was never there til I went and check it out. Yes, a real open deep quarry like in the movies.. city right there in brideport. If you have not seen it you’ll be amazed… it’s behind that big hill on Halsted.. back behind it.

It was the only quarry within the city limts and later became… yes, you guessed it… a landfill!! It was then filled with tons of garbage. So there are wonderful things under that big mound. The 35 foot of garbage provides views though.. and there’s grass on top now.

If your looking at buying a home near this quarry… and taking advantage of the orange line, the 55 on ramp and the cool aura of Bridgeport.. .I know the area very well.
Send me an e-mail at myrealtorphil@gmail.com. I will contact you for a free consultation. When we talk, I will explain how the buying process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (312) 953-6725.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Oh yeah.. .and if your thinking about a loan modification? Our Chicago Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this, Phil Buoscio.

Phil is a Real Estate Agent at Better Living Realty – Buoscio Brokerage, Inc..

Phone: (312) 953-6725. myrealtorphil@gmail.com.

Flooding in late July caused the pool in Bally’s and alot of the main level to flood.

So I love Bridgeport. I sure wish they would get a starbucks so I didn’t have to get on the expressway at 31st without a fresh cup in hand… of my specific joe… and I think the housing values would go up 1% if Alderman you know who would put a little effort on getting that Starbucks and the Ramova Theatre fixed up– I have visions of another Music Box type or Davis type theatre I can trip to on Friday nights. How long can Alderman Balcer walk by the Ramova and not call Daley up and get some darn money to fix the place up??!! I mean they both grew up there – with 750 million sitting around in banks with extra tif balances as of this August (according to the Reader article) can’t they find a few million for the home ‘hood? !!
You have to wonder.

Other than the cool Zhou brothers cafe that I am digging… another cool thing going on in Bridgeport is the farmers market at 35th and Wallace… the day I was there there was alot of fresh produce and cheese and flowers. I saw flyers around Chinatown for this fest.. but there were not alot of people there just when I stopped by with the dog to walk through and get some strawberries.

Last year I guess the market was held on Sundays… but the city switched it to Saturdays due to parking ussues. Of course the area has a ban when my prized White Sox are home kicking some butt but the games don’t start unti six usually.. so the drivers to the market are not impacted by this.

BY THE WAY THERE ARE AMAZING DEALS IN BRIDGEPORT RIGHT NOW. GOTO MY WEBSITE TO FIND SOME!!!

Send me an e-mail at myrealtorphil@gmail.com. I will contact you for a free consultation. When we talk, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can call me at (312) 953-6725.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Thinking about a loan modification? Our Chicago Loan Modification Kit has the instructions you will need to get a loan modification approved with your lender. Click here to request a copy.

Thanks for reading this, Phil Buoscio.

Phil is a Real Estate Agent at Better Living Realty – Buoscio Brokerage, Inc..

Phone: (312) 953-6725. myrealtorphil@gmail.com.

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If you look at the online town hall you will see that 2nd ward Alderman Fioretti is angling for a Mayoral run? All the power to him I think. He’s a thinker and a guy of action. I’m intrigued with him. And I have to say that I’m a little jealous of the 2nd ward residents.. they have a independent minded leader..

If you want to see his online town hall…click here he will keep it online until he’s out of office… ouch… that takes guts.. .what if he messes up…

University Village Parents have gained some leverage. With lost mobility and equity in reverse there are serious investments being made in trying to grow families in the city. Chicago Public schools and their ward leaders are getting pushed to add a new neighborhood school near… or expand the Andrew Jackson magnet program … Current wisdom is that Smyth… a school with “lower income” residents nearby will receive a revap – a fix and facelift. But the desire is to push for Andrew Jackson expansion.

Both Alderman of the 25h(Solis) and 2nd(Fioretti) have recommended… and requested of Chicago Public Schools CEO Ron Huberman expand the Andrew Jackson Language Academy to address claims of a poor choice in neighborhood schools by some residents in areas of the 2nd and 25th wards.

The Alderman wrote a letter.. standing together on this issue… Beyond reopening Jefferson, which closed two years ago, and expanding the Jackson program, Solis and Fioretti requested that CPS redraw the Jackson service boundary to match Smyth’s in hopes of accommodating “neighborhood children who are currently underserved by neighborhood schools.”

Changing maps will include homes in the UIC South Campus Development, which is currently outside Jackson’s proximity zone, they said. Doing so would create more seats for families south of the Eisenhower i290 — which is Little Italy, University Village and East Pilsen.

Fioretti and Solis stand together on the issue, which affects residents living in Solis’ ward and those in Fioretti’s ward living near Smyth.

Chicago IL – Most people think that a short sale will be the kiss of death to their credit. That is the one big advantage of a short sale over a foreclosure. Anything and everything bad on your credit can be fixed. It’s called the dispute process.

Discover how other sellers successfully did a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

In my opinion, many lenders incorrectly report credit on consumers all the time. What if the consumer doesn’t understand how the process works? The consumers suffers unjustly! Just like the banks can work the system for their benefit, you can work the system to your benefit.

The information here is about how to dispute alleged errors. The law says correct but negative information should stay on your report. But, it is completely legal to challenge anything on your credit report.

It does not cost you, the consumer, any money to dispute something. In fact, if the Credit Bureau doesn’t follow the federally required procedure to process your claim, they can be liable for up to $1,000.

Here is how to process works.

First, order a copy of your credit report. I prefer the printed version. That way you can read through the entire report and make notes. You can highlight all the things that need to be fixed.

Next, rank those items by priority. The ones that are doing the most damage should be disputed first. Here are some common items that negatively affect your credit: Foreclosure, Loan Default, Late Payments, Collections, Repossession, and Bankruptcy.

A Short Sale will show up on your credit as a Late Payment and/or “Settled for less than full amount.” This is still much better for your credit rating than a foreclosure. As far as disputes, it is much easier to legally challenge.

After that, you will want to dispute the items. Send all your disputes by certified mail. That way you have proof of when you sent the dispute. Then, you wait for the dispute process to be completed. Tomorrow, I will give more examples of how to dispute a questionable item.

Do you want to short sale your property and never pay the bank another penny? I can help you do that. Call me at (312) 953-6725 for a free consultation. When you call, I will explain how the process works in detail and answer any questions you may have. Or, if you prefer, you can e-mail me at myrealtorphil@gmail.com.

Discover how other sellers successfully completed a short sale and request a free consultation by clicking here.

Remember to visit my short sale blog often for updates and news www.Chicago-ShortSaleBlog.com

Thanks for reading this, Phil Buoscio.

Phil is a Real Estate Agent at Better Living Realty – Buoscio Brokerage, Inc..

Phone: (312) 953-6725. myrealtorphil@gmail.com.

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