Law Office of Michael P. Bradt

03/24/2025

Last week, I participated in a panel about the new 8.0 real estate contract and how some of the changes to the contract affect real estate lawyers and brokers. Call me nerdy if you will, but it was a fun time!

Featured Attorney PanelPeter Fitzgerald - Partner at Angelina and Herrick www.ah-lawyers.com/William Lohman - Head of Real Estate Law @ Castle Law www.castle...

11/12/2024

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04/16/2020

For those folks buying homes during our current situation, here is some useful information about what occurs at your closing.

There is a fair amount of confusion about what happens before and at the closing of your residential real estate deal. This might help answer some of your qu...

01/02/2019

Good news for a select few Cook County home owners.

Thousands of Cook County homeowners are set to get a few hundred dollars back in property taxes they overpaid to the county in the coming weeks, Treasurer Maria Pappas said.

04/12/2018

I gave the website a bit of a facelift to make it more easily navigable on mobile devices and to give Mark Z. some new code to scour and catalog. Check it out!

04/19/2017

You may be entitled to tax exemptions on your home. This means that the amount of your home's assessed value will be reduced if you qualify for the exemption, and your property taxes will be reduced accordingly.

You may be entitled to tax exemptions on your home. This means that the amount of your home’s assessed value will be reduced if you qualify for the exemption, and your property taxes will be …

04/13/2017

Figuring out how to take title to your new home is confusing. You have questions. I have answers.

There are a few different ways for you to take title in your new home. Communicate with your lender, if you have one, and be sure that the way you wish to take title is in accordance with the terms…

07/27/2016

Beware this scam.

I Recently Bought a Home. Do I Need a Copy of My Deed from “Records Recovery Services”? Posted on July 27, 2016 by admin If you’ve recently purchased a home and some sort of “records services” company sends you a letter offering to get you a copy of your deed for a “nominal” fee, DON’T DO IT. It’s a...

07/11/2016

What Happens at a Real Estate Closing? Posted on June 23, 2016 by admin There is a fair amount of confusion about what happens before and at the closing of your residential real estate deal. In general, your closing will take place at the office of the title company which is issuing a title commitme...

07/11/2016

Closing Costs: The Basics Posted on July 11, 2016July 11, 2016 by admin If only we knew when we signed a contract what that beautiful single-family home was actually going to cost us in real dollars. This table should give you some idea of what those additional pesky closing costs are. Don’t hesitat...