Apartments.com is a comprehensive site that allows users to search for apartments with several options to narrow down their selections.  As one of the nations leaders in apartment searches Apartments.com has always utilized the most high end technology to support the ever growing needs of their users.

On January 9, 2007 Apartments.com, a Chicago based company, announced that through partnering with Smarter Agent (mobile technology company), they would release the Nation’s 1st GPS Apartment Seach Application for WAP and mobile devices.  This is evolutionary in terms of how users can now search for their new Chicago apartment.

Now, those seeking a Chicago apartment will be able to use their mobile/wireless device and not only search for an Apartment, but literally, with the GPS capabilities, navigate and pinpoint the exact location of the apartments they find.  The primary functionalities of the site will remain in tact as well, providing users the ability to set appointments to view the aparmtent, they can see multiple images posted and also access the rental costs.

This is a big move on the part of Apartments.com and hopefully will be very useful as it is an insightful and brilliant use of new technology.

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It has been said that the Chicago real estate market, like many others is coming to a halt, i.e., is so slow that it has quickly become a strictly buyers market.  On the contrary, the real estate market in Chicago at least, has found revival through industrious movements on part of the realtors.

Many home buyers can not only look forward to great interest rates on mortgages but they can also find that several real estate companies such as RE/MAX and ZipRealty are offering cash back incentives at closing.

Now what this means is that the commission of 20% typically issued to the realtor in many cases will be offered like a rebate at the closing of purchase.  The only thing is that home buyers must look at the cash back offer being made, based on the property listing price, closing cost, and which real estate agent they are working with.  One team is offering a great value of 10% cash back even when you work with your own agent as long as the purchase goes through their real estate company.  This company is the Kombrink Team at RE/Max.  They work out of Geneva Illinois and list several options for home buyers throughout the Chicagoland and surrounding suburban areas.

So if you were wary of jumping into the market to purchase a home, now the incentives are greater, the rates are still low and the purchase price on homes has come down considerably.

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