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Money Smart “Home Buying Workshops” and Law at the Library “Buying and Selling a Home” lectures will provide Chicagoans with the information they need to make informed decisions when purchasing or selling their homes. These programs will help people avoid common home buying mistakes and provide information about the home buying process.

Offered by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Money Smart is a series of financial literacy programs offered to help Chicagoans understand the business of money, gain control of their finances and overall wealth management. Law at the Library is a free monthly lecture series focusing on today’s hot and timely legal topics. Presented by the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Public Library, each Law at the Library program features a presentation by an experienced attorney followed by a brief question and answer session.

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Our Thrifty Reporter Howard Wolinsky really went to town today in his package of stories about homebuyers using firms like BuySide and RedFin that will rebate thousands of dollars in fees if you manage a lot of the investigative work on the purchase yourself. It's not for everyone, but for some this could be just the ticket!

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If you are buying thes edays or trading up or down, now is a good time to buy. A slow seller's market means great deals for buyers, and we write about some of them in today's Homelife in Let's make deal.

What do you think of the deals out there?

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Today, our Real Estate cover story is “Holiday Home Deals.�? End of the year close-outs and the slowdown in sales means lots of deals for homebuyers. Builders and developers are offering incentives.

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