by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jan 21, 2014 | Real Estate
When the economy tanked and the housing market collapsed, neighborhoods and towns that are considered affluent or wealthy saw a high number of homes go into foreclosure. When the economy started to recover, though, a lot of those same homes stayed vacant, since home...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jan 14, 2014 | Vacant Property
The damage done to vacant homes can range from minimal surface damage to extremely expensive vandalism that requires a lot of time to repair. There are some types of damage that, if you leave a vacant property unsecured, you can practically expect to happen in this...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jan 7, 2014 | Vacant Property
It’s no secret that winter is not the most prosperous time for the real estate market Unfortunately, with homes and other buildings sitting unsold and uninhabited, the risk for break-ins is even higher in the cold weather. People who do not have a home to live in may...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Dec 31, 2013 | Chicago, Real Estate
A report from CoreLogic detailing the latest national foreclosure statistics has shown that Chicagoland’s foreclosure inventory has decreased 31 percent since October 2012. The numbers show slow but steady progress, but that doesn’t mean Chicago is off the hook just...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Dec 24, 2013 | Real Estate, Vacant Property
When a homeowner puts their house on the market, the goal is naturally to seek the most amount of money they can get for the property. In an ideal housing market, the seller would find an interested party quickly and sell the house at an agreeable price....