by John Tsiaousis | Dec 29, 2015 | Chicago Real Estate
I was watching a video from the National Association of Realtors in which their Chief Economist Lawrence Yun talks about the effect of TRID on the national level (2:35 to 3:40 second mark). I decided to take a look at the effect of TRID in the Chicago real estate...
by John Tsiaousis | Dec 17, 2015 | Chicago Appraisal News, Chicago Real Estate, FHA Appraisals
The reason I write this appraisal blog is to provide valuable information about real estate appraisals and more importantly how it affects homeowners or would-be homeowners. This year saw many industry changes for real estate appraisal and chatter from appraisers was...
by John Tsiaousis | Jun 17, 2015 | Chicago Real Estate
Beginning August 1, 2015 lenders, realtors, buyers & sellers will face new rules which govern how mortgages will be handled. Under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act, new procedures and timelines will be implemented which could...