We are kicking off 2025 strong with over 20 new market analyses and 32 closings currently on the calendar! We are looking forward to a very productive year for our clients, providing expertise and experience in helping them navigate today’s real estate market.
Front Row: Renee Zetlin, Mike Rooney, Maureen Rooney, Kathy Quaid, Jane Hootman
Back Row: Brian Quaid, Kim Jurgonski, Mack Quaid, Michelle Duffy
If you are thinking of buying or selling, give us a call to get started! With over 25 years of experience, our Team of experts can help you achieve your real estate goals!
The Quaid and Rooney Team
Quaidandrooney.com
office@quaidandrooney.com
630.790.5904
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Join Quaid and Rooney at this year’s annual Infant Welfare Housewalk. This year marks the 40th year of this fabulous tradition brought to you by the Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare Society, providing a vital connection between families and children in need and our community. As a Diamond Sponsor for this year’s event, we will be hosting at two of the fabulous homes along the way. We hope to see you there!
Maureen Rooney and Kathy Quaid at last year’s 39th House Walk
Founded in 1926, the Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare Society is a non-profit, philanthropic organization with a focus on community service and fundraising efforts to help improve the lives of those in need in Glen Ellyn and the surrounding communities.
This year’s Housewalk takes place on Friday, May 2nd from 10:00am-2:00pm and 4:00pm – 8:00pm. The last tour begins 15 minutes prior to closing of each session. Tickets are $65 and you can follow this link to purchase.
The real estate market is ever changing! Right now, we are witnessing unprecedented listing to sold times. Below is a list of 12 Quaid and Rooney listings that have sold and/or gone under contract the first weekend on the market just this year – sometimes even before going live!
249 Hillside Ave, Glen Ellyn
444 Cottage Ave, Glen Ellyn
880 Sheehan Ave, Glen Ellyn
76 N Broadview Ave, Lombard
5804 Primrose Ave, Lisle
290 Maple Ln, Glen Ellyn
4841 Prospect Ave, Downers Grove
0N709 Woodlawn St, Wheaton
1730 Chesterfield Ave, Glen Ellyn
546 Taylor Ave, Glen Ellyn
246 Taylor Ave, Glen Ellyn
0S610 Cleveland St, Winfield
Not only are homes selling in record times, they are also selling for top dollar! Call us today to schedule a complimentary market analysis to see what you could get for your home in 2025!
Quaid and Rooney | 630.790.5904
Whether it’s your first time buying a home or it’s been a while since your last purchase, here’s a quick look at a typical home purchase process:
PHASE 1 – ONBOARDING
Meeting your buyer agent is one of the most important steps in the process. You will discuss your needs/wants and review the home search process. Your agent will help you get pre-approved for a mortgage.
PHASE 2 – HOME SEARCH
Your agent will set up automated home searches that you will be able to review and schedule appointments to visit. Your Quaid and Rooney agent is experienced in the home search process and will be able to guide you along the way and help you decide when to make an offer.
PHASE 3 – NEGOTIATIONS
Once you have decided to make an offer, you will consult with your Quaid and Rooney agent and your agent will negotiate in your best interests along with you and the seller’s agent or directly with the seller. Once the negotiations are complete, your offer is accepted and you start closing preparations.
PHASE 4 – ATTORNEY REVIEW AND INSPECTION PERIOD
Your real estate contract will be forwarded to your attorney for a review and approval. While your attorney is reviewing the contract you will be conducting a home inspection. Your Quaid and Rooney agent along with your attorney will negotiate any repairs that come up during the home inspection.
PHASE 5 – MORTGAGE CONTINGENCY – IF NEEDED
If you are financing your home purchase you will be working with a mortgage lender. Once a contract has been executed between you and the seller, the contract will be forwarded to your lender. While inspections and attorney review are taking place, your lender will be completing the final steps in the approval process which will require regular communication with you. Once you complete the attorney review process the lender will order an appraisal of the property and the final step is the lender’s “clear to close”
PHASE 6 – CLOSING!
Once you have the “clear to close” then its time for the attorneys to schedule the closing! Your Quaid and Rooney agent will attend a final walk-through of the home to confirm that everything is in order according to the contract. You will then attend the closing, sign your name about 100 times 😊 and then receive the keys to your new home!
Our team of agents here at Quaid and Rooney are here to help you with every step of the home buying process. We have a team of experienced agents skilled in negotiating and ready to work for you! Give us a call today to get started on your home buying process!
Quaid and Rooney | 630.790.5904 | office@quaidandrooney.com
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Our team is top-notch! This is our chance to introduce a member of our incredible team that help make Quaid and Rooney one we are proud of. Feel free to reach out and say hello!
Kathy Quaid
Owner & Broker | (630) 400-2980 | kathy@quaidandrooney.com
Kathy lives by the motto “Do what you love and love what you do, and everything just falls into place!” After graduating from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in business marketing and a minor in psychology, Kathy spent the next 20 years working in sales and consulting before entering the world of real estate in 2004. Kathy’s education and impressive career in sales has helped her excel at negotiating deals and supporting all the emotions that come along with real estate transactions.
Kathy’s passion for real estate and working with people, combined with the dynamic elements that make up a real estate transaction, are what energizes her. In 2010, Kathy co-founded Quaid & Rooney with her business partner, Maureen Rooney, and since then, they have been innovating the real estate experience for their clients in Chicago and the western suburbs.
Always an optimist looking for the “diamond in the rough,” Kathy saw potential in her own home. She and her family embarked on a full-scale home renovation, one that gave her first-hand experience and knowledge that she shares with her clients and the agents on her team. Notably, Kathy appeared on HGTV’s “Designed to Sell Chicago” as the real estate expert.
Over the years, Kathy has built an arsenal of 5-star service providers who provide quality support to her clients. Kathy feels that when it comes to her clients, she is not only a real estate agent, but also their consultant, advisor, negotiator and coordinator. Her favorite part of a transaction is knowing that her clients get to move on to the next chapter of their lives and she was able to help make that dream come true.
The QR Code | Quaid and Rooney Monthly Newsletter - February - 2025 Edition
