Slater Law Group, LLC.

Slater Law Group, LLC. Real estate law and legal advice for Chicago and Northern Illinois.

James Slater is an attorney and licensed real estate broker who represents buyers and sellers of houses and condominiums at all stages of residential real estate transactions, from the negotiation of contracts and agreements to closing. I review and prepare all documents that are required to complete a real estate deal, including the purchase contract, deed, mortgage, note and other financing instruments.

Will 2023 be a repeat of 2008? No, according to the National Association of Realtors.
12/24/2022

Will 2023 be a repeat of 2008? No, according to the National Association of Realtors.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun draws the distinctions between today’s real estate market and that of more than a decade ago.

Do your Buyers want to write the Sellers a "love letter"? Why that may be a very bad idea.
08/23/2021

Do your Buyers want to write the Sellers a "love letter"? Why that may be a very bad idea.

Homebuyers across the country enclose love letters with their offers but concern is growing that these very personal pitches violate fair housing laws

What's old is new again. Multiple generations of families buying homes together.
07/12/2021

What's old is new again. Multiple generations of families buying homes together.

Before the pandemic, the Crafts family was scattered: three generations, in three houses, in three different states, with close to zero chance of living together. Ellen Scherer Crafts and Trevor Crafts lived with their 5-year-old daughter, Riley, in Studio City, California; Jackie Chirico, Ellen’s...

Tips for millennial homebuyers from a millennial agent.
07/10/2021

Tips for millennial homebuyers from a millennial agent.

Jeremy Mateo bought his $560,000 one-bedroom condo in Hawaii in March 2020. He offers 3 tips to young buyers navigating the Covid housing market.

Have below-average credit but still want to buy in this market? It can be done.
06/14/2021

Have below-average credit but still want to buy in this market? It can be done.

A low credit score won't keep you from buying a home. But you'll have to act fast in today's hot market. Keep reading to learn how to be prepared to buy a home quickly with below-average credit.

Good news for Sellers? Prices are going up.Bad news for Buyers? Appraisals aren't.
06/11/2021

Good news for Sellers? Prices are going up.
Bad news for Buyers? Appraisals aren't.

Homebuyers lucky enough to win a bidding war for a property are increasingly running headlong into appraisals that don’t match — or even come close to — the agreed sales price, leaving them with limited ways to close the sale.

Will this housing boom lead to another bust? No, and here's why.
05/10/2021

Will this housing boom lead to another bust? No, and here's why.

Liar loans are long gone. So are shady lending practices. And a new demographic waves are boosting demand.

Post-pandemic, Chicagoland buyers are looking for more space and more land.
05/06/2021

Post-pandemic, Chicagoland buyers are looking for more space and more land.

The Chicagoland luxury market was among the “most robust and diverse high-end property markets in the United States," according to a new report by Coldwell Banker.

Pocket listings are on the rise. See the pros and cons.
05/03/2021

Pocket listings are on the rise. See the pros and cons.

Pocket listings are used across price ranges, and are gaining traction in this hot market.

No surprise, the Chicago residential housing market is hot.
04/26/2021

No surprise, the Chicago residential housing market is hot.

The median sale price of a home in Chicago was $275,000, a 1.5% increase month over month and a 12.7% increase over last year.

Finally! Goose Island may become a residential destination.
04/23/2021

Finally! Goose Island may become a residential destination.

Onni Group’s proposal is called a "shot in the arm" with up to 2,650 homes at a longtime industrial district.

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