Wow…what a year. Between the Caterpillar relocation announcement of their headquarters in 2017, to the roll out of the Caterpillar Market Stability Program, there have been a lot of changes. Ok-let’s get caught up on things. The overall inventory of homes for sale is down, which is a good thing for sellers, not so great […]
Top 10 Questions/Misunderstandings about the Caterpillar Market Stability Program
10. How does the 3% buyer incentive work? If it is a cash transaction, and a loan is not involved, then Caterpillar can directly pay the 3% incentive to the buyer. However if a loan is involved then there are certain lending guidelines that must be taken into consideration. As such, a buyer can […]
Some Real Data Behind the Caterpillar Market Stability Program….
We’re getting a lot of emails and calls asking questions about the homes the program, what kind of homes, where are the homes, etc so we thought we would break it down a little for everyone. As of today, there are 86 homes listed in the MLS as relo homes offering incentives. I just went […]
Corporate Relocation Homes with Buyer Incentives in the Peoria area. How to find them. (Updated and Revised)
Untitled_03052018_140648********Updated….as in….BIG TIME UPDATE!!!!!******** –As of today, March 1st 2018, the program I describe below has been updated to include now all qualified Caterpillar relocation homes priced selling at $200,000 and above (it used to be $300, 000 and above) will now be eligible for a trade in option if you have a home to […]
What’s going on in Dunlap??? Year end recap
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” —-Mark Monge aka Charles Dickens Ok, so maybe I didn’t say that quote, but if I were to talk about the Dunlap market in 2017, it would have started as the worst of times, and it’s ending on a positive note. The […]
The Dunlap market….has a pulse…and it’s getting stronger.
For the first 5 months of this year, the Dunlap market (defined here by the homes that are within the Dunlap school district-not just those having a Dunlap mailing address) have seen a dramatic increase in the number of homes for sale, due in large part to the reorganization of the local corporate structure and […]
Aerial video of 2222 W. Chatsford Court, in the Rollingbrook subdivision of Dunlap
While this home has a Peoria address and a 61615 zip code-don’t let it fool you. While it is located in the city of Peoria, it is in the Dunlap school district. In fact, about 90% of the homes in the Dunlap school district reside within the city of Peoria, but many have a Peoria, […]
Visual flyover of Peoria Heights popular spots!
This is a little video we put together to highlight a wonderful home we have for sale at 1525 Moneta in Peoria Heights. We also thought it would be interesting to point out all of the great attributes this town has to offer that are all within walking distance of this home.
Testing out a new aerial feature
Click here to see a new feature I’m testing out that shows a 360 aerial view of properties -from 300 feet up!
I’ve never been more proud to be part this organization-Jim Maloof Realtors
All my life I’ve been involved in the Peoria area real estate scene in one way or another, either as a son of a husband/wife real estate team, or as the husband in a husband/wife real estate team. But tonight I really felt that I became part of a family real estate team. Two days ago I […]
