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Make Sure Your Online Posts Don't Open the Door to Your Chicago Home

October 22nd, 2009 1:39 pm
Thieves are gaining entry through your social networks - so exercise care! Identity theft is easy when your posts provide way too much information to the types of people you don't want to know. So be careful.

Requested Showings, Unreturned Phone Calls and Stress Relief

October 14th, 2009 11:20 am
Chicago real estate professional Tom McCarey still hasn't heard back from some Chicago realtors more than 12 hours after making requests to see places his clients want to see.

Enough Rope - The Clothesline and the Chicago Real Estate Market

October 11th, 2009 10:22 am
A Richmond realtor credited her inability to sell a home and its subsequent foreclosure in a New York Times article to clothes hanging next door. Please! Sales relate to price and the overall condition of the market and consumer confidence.

Painted Faces and Staged Homes in Chicago Real Estate Market

October 5th, 2009 11:17 am
Tom McCarey and The Real Estate Lounge Chicago provide a brief blog post about a kid's party with face painting. The parallel to the Chicago real estate market? Read for yourself.

Chicago's Heavy Hitters in Copenhagen for 2016 Olympics Bid

October 1st, 2009 7:04 pm
The betting line favors Chicago in its bid to host the 2016 Olympics. With Oprah, Michelle Obama and a last-minute showing by President Barack Obama let's hope the odds are accurate!

Chicago Brokerage Splurge to Merge or Purge - The Dust Gets Also Rises

September 15th, 2009 2:52 pm
Chicago real estate pro Tom McCarey takes a brief glimpse at the tumult in the Chicago real estate market as multiple brokerage purchases have occurred in 2009.

Labor of Love - Showing Places on a Holiday

September 7th, 2009 4:08 pm
Chicago real estate pro Tom McCarey found assistance at today's showing of his home in the East Village from his two and four year old sons. Charming and engaged with a Disney movie, the boys helped gain a full-priced offer.

Hey Mac - Working the Chicago Real Estate Market with a New Computer

September 5th, 2009 11:47 pm
Tagged with: chicago, estate, lounge, mac, mccarey, pc, real
The pc crashed, again, so this time I did something new and joined the ranks of the very happy Mac users.

Wand Waves - Floors Decrease - Pending Sales Up - Lincoln Park Luxury Condo

July 23rd, 2009 2:25 pm
Lincoln Park luxury condo project reduced in size as reported in Crain's Chicago Business and commented on by insightful Chicago real estate pro Tom McCarey of The Real Estate Lounge Chicago.

A Real Chicago Walk

July 22nd, 2009 8:28 pm
Chicago real estate pro Tom McCarey and his family acted like they were on their Roman holiday as they walked to and from the grocer for an organic evening meal that they carried home in reusable bags. A nice respite from the market.

A New Chicago Listing - The Work Begins After the Ink Dries

July 16th, 2009 2:13 pm
Tom McCarey and his team at The Real Estate Lounge Chicago work hard to get listings and work harder once the listing is in. Promoting the listing, getting it before search engines, figuring out where and how to position it. No small feat, but the pay off

An Early Day Because of A Chicago Rain

July 15th, 2009 5:21 am
Chicago real estate pro Tom McCarey was woken by the rain and entered the maelstrom to rescue patio furniture dampened by the storm. None the worse for wear I enter the remainder of my day ready for what may come.