Bertha Muralles Real Estate Broker

11/17/2025

11/12/2025

https://www.housingwire.com/articles/how-much-would-a-50-year-mortgage-cost/

Trump’s 50-year mortgage proposal could be a tough sell due to higher interest costs and regulatory limits under current Dodd-Frank rules.

01/11/2023

I’m taking a totally unofficial survey here.

I’ve been in Real Estate since 2004 and have seen all the ups and downs in the market.

Purely out of curiosity, I’d love to hear what your take is with this year’s market.

Do you think homes will continue to appreciate in value?

Do you think home values will decline?

01/09/2023

Happy Monday!

May your week be full of joy, fun, laughter and tons of wonderful opportunities for growth in your personal and professional lives. Make it a fabulous one!! 🤗💕

08/19/2022

Congratulations to the Gutierrez familia!

I was honored to work with this family. First time home buyers starting on their home ownership journey. It took a few tríes to finally be the “winning bid”. A little challenging at times but at the end, well worth the ups and downs. The Gutierrez family found a beautiful home to call their own.

08/18/2022

Congratulations to this awesome lady on the purchase of her new home!!

She saw two houses, offered on one of them and got it! She knew exactly what she was looking for.

Wishing her lots of great times in her new home 🤗

05/13/2022

In this competitive market, being well informed helps!

With a limited number of homes for sale today and so many buyers looking to make a purchase before mortgage rates rise further, bidding wars are common. According to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), nationwide, homes are getting an average of 4.8 offers per sale. He...

05/02/2022

Homeownership has become a major element in achieving the American Dream. A recent report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) finds that over 86% of buyers agree homeownership is still the American Dream.

04/30/2022

Chicago is #9! It's important to keep in mind they are specifically referencing the downtown Chicago market.

Just a couple weeks ago I showed a couple of homes to past clients in the River North and Streeterville neighborhoods. There was an abundance of condos for sale! I could have sent them hundreds of homes for sale in their price range and even when we started to narrow it down I was still able to send them 89 available condo units. I haven't sent anybody 89 listings in at least a couple years!

All this being said, out in the Western Suburbs we are still lacking inventory and still obtaining multiple offers on properties. Not quite as many multiple offers as we were a year ago. I would say the quantity is roughly cut in half but that's still not too shabby when you consider at one point we were receiving 40 to 100 offers on a property. Believe it or not once upon a time two or three offers was amazing!

Overall is it a great time if you always dreamed about city living? Yes, it seems like a really great time!

Is the market softening in the suburbs, Yes! Is it still a good time to sell? Absolutely! Multiple offers are still strong!

Is it a bubble? I don't think we're necessarily in a bubble but I definitely think we're due for a correction. How severe that correction will be is hard to say. What I do know is that whether or not you're currently buying a home right now depends more on your situation than anything else. Markets fluctuate and real estate is typically a long-term investment.

If somebody comes to me and says they're going to stay for a year or two in a new home, yes maybe you wouldn't buy now. However, if this is something you can see yourself in for the next 7 to 10 years, if it increases the quality of your life (priceless), you're able to convert to an investment property later or the purchase is lower than renting ( very likely, rents skyrocketed) you should definitely be buying! If I've learned nothing else in 18 years of real estate