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Real Estate Links

The World Wide Web -- it abounds with an incredible array of information, both good and not so good. The number of real estate-related Web sites alone would take a person many days to visit.

Below are just a few of the many fine sites that can help you determine your buying goals, help you manage the financial aspects of your future property, and help you adjust to a new neighborhood.

• PHH Home Mortgage
  Use the calculators to view your mortgage options (useful when you're determining how much house you can afford to buy, for example), get pre-approved (even before you have a property selected), sign up for rate watch monitors, and even apply online. This is my office's preferred in-house lender.
  

• Inman Real Estate News
  An excellent source for trends and happenings in real estate, including residential, commercial, and mortgage information.
  

• Chicago Tribune Homes
  Helpful sections for real estate information of all kinds, from tips on buying, selling, and renting, to listings of Chicagoland properties.
  

• Chicago Sun-Times Real Estate
  Helpful sections for real estate information of all kinds, from tips on buying, selling, and renting, to listings of Chicagoland properties.
  

• YoChicago.com
  The online version of the popular free monthly publication New Homes Magazine provides news for home buyers, excellent reviews and tours of Chicago neighborhoods, columnists offering expert advice on home-buying issues, and more.
  

• HomeStore.com
  Relocating information, resources for remodeling and home improvement, and more.
  

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