The Wexler Group Podcast

We went to a Chicago Fire game a few weeks ago expecting nothing more than a fun night out, and we left thinking about real estate. The new stadium rising on the Chicago River, and the surprising company putting its name on it, became a lesson in how development signals where a market is headed. In our latest video, I break down what a new stadium really does to the surrounding area, and the simple habit of watching development that helps you make a smart move in Chicagoland. Watch the video before you plan your next buy or sell.

A seller came to us with a house on about five acres and a hard deadline: close by November 15th, cash. We ran the numbers and made the offer, and they were happy. Then, four days before closing, a retail buyer showed up with a number that changed everything. In this video, we share the phone call we made next, and why it meant walking away from our own deal. Watch our video to see what the win-win actually looked like.

A beautiful townhome, priced right, showing well, wonderful owners, and it still sat unsold for six months with another agent. Nothing about it made sense, until we went back and found the one small thing everyone had missed. In our latest video, we share the overlooked detail that had been quietly scaring off buyers, and how fixing it sold the home in just four days. Watch our video to see what nobody thought to check.

Picking the right house is the part most people worry about when they move to Chicagoland, but it's rarely what trips them up. The real struggles almost always come from three things nobody thinks to sort out first. In our latest video, we break those matters down and explain what we tell every client to handle before they even start looking at homes. Watch the video to make your next move your best one yet.

After 40 years of selling homes, we get asked the same handful of questions again and again, so we decided to have some fun and answer them rapid-fire, yes or no. Should you sell as-is? Trust that online estimate? Accept the very first offer? In this video, we run through the nine questions sellers ask us most and give you a straight, honest answer to each one, with the real reasoning a four-decade track record has taught us. Watch our video to see where you might be getting advice that's costing you money.

Everyone has a theory about the housing market right now, and most of them end with waiting for rates to drop. But after 40 years in the same Chicagoland market, we're seeing things this summer we've never seen before. In this video, we walk through why people feel locked in, why this market can't really crash, what's actually fair about today's prices, and the one question that should drive your decision more than any rate or headline. Watch our video to see whether now is the right time to move.

Back in 2024, a major lawsuit over how agents get paid made headlines everywhere, and most of them caused more confusion than answers. You've probably heard that sellers no longer pay the buyer's agent, but the reality is more nuanced than that. In our latest video, we explain in plain language what actually changed, what stayed the same, and how buyer-agent compensation really works now. Watch our video before you start your next move.

If you're getting ready to sell your home and thinking about upgrades, there's a good chance you're about to spend money in the wrong places. A $50,000 kitchen renovation might only add $15,000 to $20,000 in resale value, and that's just one example of how the math surprises homeowners. In this video, we break down which home improvement projects actually pay off before you sell, which ones to skip, and how to find contractors you can trust to do the work right. Watch our video to see where your money actually goes the furthest.

When a lowball offer comes in on your home, your first instinct might be to take it personally. After 40 years of negotiating real estate deals, we've learned that how you respond matters far more than how you feel about the number. In this video, we share the exact approach we use to coach our sellers through lowball offers and why the outcome almost always comes down to one thing most sellers get wrong. Watch our video to see what that one thing is.

What happens when you find the perfect home, but yours hasn't sold yet? It's one of the most stressful situations in real estate, and a lot of people assume they're stuck waiting. In this video, we walk you through five real strategies we use to help our clients buy their next home before their current one sells, including one that recently turned our buyer into a cash offer. Watch our video to see which option fits your situation.