Dan Hellweg, Real Estate Broker

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Starting up one of my 2026 reading goals! And yummy stew!

11/25/2025

Love them? Hate them? Want to flip them over? I wonder what the "after hour crowds" will do! 😬

11/11/2025

Shocking numbers! However, not surpising!
59 40 the new 6 7? Nahhh...

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween!
When you're taking all your little ones out tonight for Trick or Treating, two things to remember. First---safety. Second---look at all the beautiful homes for sale that you could possibly be decorating next year if you owned one! 😍

10/15/2024

So you're thinking about buying a garden unit? Learn a few things from my many showings, my experience having lived in them in the past, and from me being the President of my HOA.

Chicago garden units can make for a great home or a nightmare. Unless you've lived in one, there is a lot that goes into deciding if it's a good decision for...

10/08/2024

Lunch break litter pickup in Buena Park. Kenmore from Irving Park to Buena Park Circle.

09/13/2024

Not all home searches are fun all the time. Ups and downs teach us a lot about ourselves and what we are really looking for.

The world we live in isn't always what it seems. Often, it's actually filled with beauty, delight, and love. We tend to fill our minds with the opposite so that's all we see. Being a Realtor can allow one to see potential even in darkness.

09/07/2023

Check out our new listing at 111 E Chestnut St Unit 21F located in Streeterville and right by Gold Coast! Best of both worlds! DM me for more info!

07/18/2023

Zen moment at the Be Realty office.
Thinking about buying or selling? I invite you to meet me here and learn why decisions are never made with emotion and why you're always in control. I'm just your guide!

06/30/2023

Love being by everything but not really right on top of it all? That's the dream! But no need to dream any longer because here's that house! You have a ton of great stuff to do on nearby Southport, easy access to Wrigley, and if school district is on your list as well, you're in the Blaine school district!

Come by Sunday, July 2 from 11am-1pm. Or contact me for a private showing!

05/30/2023

Ever experience the phenomena called "Phantom Price Increasing" while buying a home? If you have, you may not have known the name since I just coined it for this post! It's when a home becomes more expensive for a buyer but the seller didn't increase the price. So how does that happen? Check out my article on what makes the cost of the home increase when no one touched the actual price of the home!

Buying a home can be tricky especially if prices are changing while looking. Taxes, insurance, and other items have an impact on the price.

03/13/2023

Market Report Monday out of Northcenter! Also, a few thoughts on Silicon Valley Bank!

Welcome to Northcenter, one of Chicago's beautiful neighborhoods! We talk about the area and market overall. We also talk about the recent Silicon Valley Ban...