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	<title>Lofts for Sale, Chicago Lofts, Condos for Sale Chicago, Lofts Chicago</title>
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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>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/03/208/</link>
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		<title>Chicago lofts, Short Sales, Foreclosures, FHA, and the $8000 Tax Credit</title>
		<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 not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/01/chicago-lofts-short-sales-foreclosures-fha-and-the-8000-tax-credit/</link>
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		<title>Overpricing your Chicago Loft&#8230; The Chain Reaction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many sellers make the mistake of trying to start high on pricing, hoping to sell their Chicago loft at the highest possible price, then assuming that they can lower the price down the road if the property does not sell. THIS IS A VERY INEFFECTIVE APPROACH. In fact, it’s highly counter-productive. Here’s why:
YOUR BEST SHOT AT A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/01/over-pricing-your-loft-the-chain-reaction/</link>
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		<title>Loft sellers reality check</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Loft Sellers Reality Check
Selling your Chicago loft or condo in any market takes a lot of work. Today’s market presents challenges not seen in decades. Yes, you will likely take less for your place than what you expected just a year or two ago. No, if you wait until next year the price will not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/01/loft-sellers-reality-check/</link>
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		<title>2010 Extended Home Buyers Credit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a great snapshotput together by the Illinois Association of Realtors. It sums up the extended home buyers tax credit. It&#8217;s good to see the credit moved beyond first time buyers! Long time owners can now get up to a $6500 credit as well. The first time buyer credit is still $8000.  Another welcomed aspect is the increased income limits- [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2010/01/extended-home-buyers-credit/</link>
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		<title>$8000 Tax Credit.. Must close by the end of November.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all known about this awesome tax credit for quite some time&#8230; and for those of you who are like me.. you work better under pressure, you&#8217;d rather wait until the last minute and then jump on it&#8230; NOW is the time to actively start your search for your home in order to guarantee closing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2009/08/8000-tax-credit-must-close-by-the-end-of-november/</link>
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		<title>Loft&#039;s in Edgewater? No way! 2 bed, 2 bath units for under $300K.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The South Loop knows Lofts, the West Loop knows Lofts, and every now and again we find some great Loft buildings and units scattered throughout Lincoln Park and Lakeview.. but Edgewater? Yes, it&#8217;s true. We&#8217;ve discovered a New construction concrete loft project that has 30 units left to sell.
The reason I mention this project is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2009/08/lofts-in-edgewater-no-way-2-bed-2-bath-units-for-under-300k/</link>
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		<title>Blog: 3 things you absolutely must do before putting in an offer!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Negotiation 101: The 3 things you absolutely must do before putting in an offer!
 
I’m often asked about how best to negotiate a great deal when purchasing a property. Of course there is no one single answer. There are however a few things you need to do prior to writing the offer. In fact, if done [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2009/07/blog-3-things-you-absolutely-must-do-before-putting-in-an-offer/</link>
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		<title>Buyers Blog: homework&#039;s back in vogue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First time buyers: Do your homework. Do your homework. Do your homework! Let the technology and tools of the home buying process work for you. By the time you get into the car with your buyers agent (ughh humm&#8230; your Loft Specialist @ LoftHunt:), you should have already looked at 100+ on-line properties. I&#8217;m not talking about the price and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2009/04/buyers-blog-homeworks-back-in-vogue/</link>
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		<title>Someone please call me this time next year&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To let me know the exact month and day the market “bottomed out”. I’m waiting to time it (JK:). This is, in every single aspect, the best time to BUY real estate in Chicago since the early 80’s. Yes- I realize what I just said. The real estate market in Chicago is DONE sliding. We are at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lofthunt.com/2009/04/someone-please-call-me-this-time-next-year/</link>
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