August 4, 2008
Chicago Pricing Data at Home-Buying Class August 13th
Next Wednesday August 13th, you’re invited to a home-buying class from Redfin. We have these every month or so as part of our Red Carpet Event, and we usually put down some pizza and beer at the same time.
The class is designed as a no-fluff, data-driven look at the local market and how to buy. Here’s the agenda:
- Where to look online: The best sites for zoning, pricing, crime, tax records, divorce records, shools, neighborhoods, mortgages.
- When to buy: Price-to-rent ratios, Case-Schiller indices
- What you can afford: New lending rules, e-preapprovals & rate-shopping.
- Where to look: Current MLS data on closing-vs-list-prices by neighborhood.
- How to hire an agent: 9 questions to ask first.
- What to look for on a tour: A 20-point checklist.
- When to play hard to get: 7 signals that the seller’s ready to deal.
- How the game has changed: Auctions, bank-owned listings, short sales.
You can read about our last event here: Home-brews and data prove popular in Chicago.
