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Chicago Real Estate: Is It Overheating?
By Nick Anderson
Chicago real estate is one of the greatest success stories of the recent
boom in property prices. With low, low mortgage rates for Chicago home
(http://www.bestchicagomortgage.com/mortgage-calc.html) mortgage
loans, demand for real estate is going through the roof as people rush to
snap up great homes on the beautiful Chicago lakefront, as well as in
Chicago's many attractive suburbs.
More than eight million people now reside in the Windy City. One of the few
Midwest cities in the last decade to increase in population, Chicago may be
well on its way to satiation. There are so few homes available that folks
who want to buy Chicago real estate are getting in ahead of the crowd by
purchasing pre-construction. Many pre-construction opportunities are
available in Chicago real estate.
Chicago Suburbs Real Estate Pre-Construction
In the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills, 17 different pre-construction
properties are available. You can, for example, purchase a 2600 square
foot 3 bedroom, 2 bath townhouse for $347,700.
While it's too early in the construction process to offer a photo, many
features and details are now available online. Each of the townhouses in
the development will have a full basement and an eat-in kitchen with doors
leading out to the patio. The very larger master suite (20x19) has a walk-in
closet and bath. This unit is being built to be handicapped accessible as
well.
Another of the many Chicago
(http://www.chicagorealestatereport.com/chicago-real-estate.html) real
estate finds available for sale in the pre-construction phase is a smaller
town home, 1800 square feet, with an asking price of $247,700. This 3
bedroom, 2 1/2 bath unit will be ready in December and will include
spacious bedrooms (the two smallest are still 14x10), a basement and
granite counter tops with stainless steel sinks in its 13x11 kitchen. The
townhouse community provides free parking for its community member
owners.
Researching Chicago Real Estate Online
Along with Chicago real estate listings and pre-construction properties,
online real estate sites such as Chicago (http://www.chicago-home-for-
sale.com/types-of-chicago-area-homes.html) Homes for Sale offer some
additional features that could be very helpful to potential buyers, especially
those relocating from outside the Chicago area. From this site you can
indicate the neighborhood you want to investigate and ask for information
on all aspects of Chicago real estate in the designated area.
With Chicago real estate being as glutted as it is, many may be tempted to
say the market is overheating. But you can still find real value in the
Chicago real estate market by keeping an eye out for undervalued
properties and hidden pre-construction homes that very well might prove to
be exactly what you're looking for.
About the Author
Nick Anderson is a nationally syndicated columnist reporting from MyChicagoIl.US
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