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	<title>Lofts for Sale, Chicago Lofts, Condos for Sale Chicago, Lofts Chicago &#187; Loft Buyers</title>
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		<title>Thinking of buying a “Raw” Chicago Loft?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[buying "raw" chicago lofts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We get a lot of calls about purchasing “raw” loft space. We truly wish there were more of these spaces available as we love them too. Many people are disappointed to find that they are so tough to find. There are TWO primary reasons why: Most of the lofts in Chicago were built in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THREE recent changes to buying distressed properties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:38:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The market has changed in a few keys ways over the past 6-9 months when it comes to buying distressed properties. Here are the key factors you need to know about: Listing agents are getting more savvy on how to list and sell short sales. As of a year ago, very few agents had experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips on buying distressed properties</title>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/12/tips-on-buying-distressed-properties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Loft Buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago short sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Distressed properties can be a great deal for a buyer. These transactions however often take a very different path than traditional home sales. For starters there are 2 primary types of distressed properties prevelent in today&#8217;s market: short sale and foreclosures/REO. In simple terms, a short sale is when a property owner owes more on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Buyers perfect storm?</title>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/10/buyers-perfect-storm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chicago lofts for sale]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please check out this re-posted article from the WSJ below. It’s just a few points on why it’s such a strong time to buy. This article aside, the interest rates alone are a very serious reason to consider purchasing right now. While rates are predicted to stay low for a few months, there are no guarantees. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Year to date sales up over 37% in Cook County</title>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/07/year-to-date-sales-up-over-37-in-cook-county/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Say it isn&#8217;t so! Well it is:) According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, the Cook County year to date sales in June of 2009 were 16,101 homes sold. That same figure through June of this year is 22,109 for whopping 37.7% increase in sales this year! Now don’t get too excited, we had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Multple Offer is Back</title>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/03/the-multple-offer-is-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is not a typo, or a re-tweet circa 2005. We&#8217;ve noticed an odd phenomenon this spring&#8230; multiple offers. There&#8217;s a trend developing here and it actually makes perfect sense. The formula is as simple as the perfect storm: the buyer pool is slowing increasing + buyers are tiring quickly of distressed properties and their associated problems + the number of desirable properties [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/03/208/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Loft Buyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago loft financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chicago lofts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective February 1, 2010, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) changed the condominium approval process, which may affect home buyers who are interested in using an FHA loan to purchase a condominium. These changes will speed up approvals in many cases. In addition, although some rules for property eligibility have been tightened up, others have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago lofts, Short Sales, Foreclosures, FHA, and the $8000 Tax Credit</title>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/01/chicago-lofts-short-sales-foreclosures-fha-and-the-8000-tax-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/01/chicago-lofts-short-sales-foreclosures-fha-and-the-8000-tax-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michaelhulett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking to purchase your new loft this spring there are  TWO things you need to be aware of: 1.) FHA spot approval ends this month. If you don&#8217;t have a case# by January 29th it&#8217;s no dice. See your lender for more info or contact our longtime lending partner Andrew Luett w/Wintrust Mortgage at ALuett@LuettMortgageGroup.com. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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