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What is the best way to figure out how much my house is worth? Should I hire an appraiser? Are any of the valuation websites accurate?
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AgentAnswers(SM) invites prospective Chicagoland home buyers and sellers to send us general real estate questions via email or Twitter, which we’ll post here (minus contact information) for local agents to respond to via comments. Notable responses are also featured in our Twitter feed.

REALTORS®, simply subscribe to this blog or follow us on Twitter (see right-hand column) to monitor new questions.

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There are 4, maybe 5, homes for sale on my street. 3 of them have been on the market for nearly a year. Would it be a waste of time for me to list our home right now?

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AgentAnswers(SM) invites prospective Chicagoland home buyers and sellers to send us general real estate questions via email or Twitter. We post questions on this blog (minus contact information) for local agents to respond to via comments. Notable responses are also featured in our Twitter feed.

REALTORS®, you don’t need to join AgentsCompared.com to participate. Just subscribe to this blog or follow us on Twitter (see right-hand column) to monitor new questions.

Check out previous AgentAnswers(SM) Q&As by clicking on the “Blog Categories” dropdown in the right-hand column and selecting “AgentAnswers”.

What is the best way to figure out how much my house is worth? Should I hire an appraiser? Is there one website that’s better than the others?
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AgentAnswers(SM) invites prospective Chicagoland home buyers and sellers to send us general real estate questions via email or Twitter. We post questions on this blog (minus contact information) for local agents to respond to via comments. Notable responses are also featured in our Twitter feed.

REALTORS®, you don’t need to join AgentsCompared.com to participate. Just subscribe to this blog or follow us on Twitter (see right-hand column) to monitor new questions.

Check out previous AgentAnswers(SM) Q&As by clicking on the “Blog Categories” dropdown in the right-hand column and selecting “AgentAnswers”.

We’d like to check out foreclosed homes, but not short sales. What’s the best site for that? Do those homes show up in an MLS? Should we hire an agent to help us with the process? Do they charge for that?

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AgentAnswers(SM) invites prospective Chicagoland home buyers and sellers to submit general real estate questions to us by email or Twitter. We post questions on this blog (minus contact information) for local agents to respond to via comments. Notable responses are also featured in our Twitter feed.

Realtors® don’t need to join AgentsCompared.com to participate. Just subscribe to this blog or follow us on Twitter (see right-hand column) to monitor new questions.

Want to check out previous AgentAnswers(SM) questions and responses? Go to the “Blog Categories” dropdown in the right-hand column and select “AgentAnswers”.

If we sell our home any time soon, it will have to be a short sale. Will this harm our credit scores? Make it harder to get a mortgage on a new home? Should we maybe walk away and startover??

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AgentAnswers(SM) offers prospective Chicagoland home buyers and sellers a free, anonymous way to get general answers to their real estate questions from local Realtors(R). Consumers submit inquiries to us via Twitter or email, which we post here at the AgentsCompared.com blog. Area real estate agents can then respond by commenting on the post.

Realtors(R) do not need to be registered with AgentsCompared.com to participate in AgentAnswers(SM). Just subscribe to this blog or our Twitter feed (see right hand column) to keep up with new questions as they are posted.

Want to check out previous AgentAnswers(SM) questions and responses? Go to the “Blog Categories” dropdown in the right hand column and select “AgentAnswers”.

Do I have to be a first time home buyer (never ever bought real estate before) in order to get the federal tax credit I’ve read about? Any other restrictions I need to know? I’m looking in Chicago.

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AgentAnswers(SM) offers prospective Chicagoland home buyers and sellers a free, anonymous way to get general answers to their real estate questions from local Realtors(R). Consumers submit inquiries to us via Twitter or email, which we post here at the AgentsCompared.com blog. Area real estate agents can then respond by commenting on the post.

Realtors(R) do not need to be registered with AgentsCompared.com to participate in AgentAnswers(SM). Just subscribe to this blog or our Twitter feed (see right hand column) to keep up with new questions as they are posted.

Want to check out previous AgentAnswers(SM) questions and responses? Go to the “Blog Categories” dropdown in the right hand column and select “AgentAnswers”.