<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Patrick Torres Homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[(312) 459-6449 | patricktorres@atproperties.com | Chicago, IL | Patrick is a dedicated real estate professional with more than 25 years of experience ]]></description><link>https://www.patricktorreshomes.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:01:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.patricktorreshomes.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Get to Know Your Realtor: A Few Questions With Patrick Torres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most of what you read here is about the market — pricing, offers, neighborhoods, timing. This one's a little different. A few quick questions, a few honest answers, so you know a bit more about who you'd actually be working with. Q: It's a Saturday morning and you have no open houses or showings. How are you spending it?  I have a free Saturday morning and I'm not working?! You know what my favorite thing to do is — I love going to breakfast. So, I'd definitely go out to breakfast, for sure....]]></description><link>https://www.patricktorreshomes.com/post/get-to-know-your-realtor-a-few-questions-with-patrick-torres</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa2fd2e7f7369fb3bd0a6b9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73a3b9_5a8f62fccc404540ba356aa258329bb0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_514,h_280,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Torres</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Old Town Chicago Listing Sold in Under 5 Hours: Inside a Listing That Didn't Wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[This Old Town Chicago listing didn't sit on the market — it was under contract in under five hours. Here's what made it happen so fast, and what it means if you're thinking about selling.]]></description><link>https://www.patricktorreshomes.com/post/old-town-chicago-listing-sold-in-under-5-hours</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa2f8da320a0c351281bea9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:53:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73a3b9_d05f22fc7c564973a1ba51170d269a17~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_656,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Torres</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cash vs. Financing: What Every Chicago Seller Should Know Before Accepting an Offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brad Rasof and Patrick Torres discuss cash offers vs. financing. If you're selling a home, there's a good chance you've heard the conventional wisdom: cash offers are better than financed offers. No lender. No financing contingency. Fewer opportunities for the deal to hit a snag. And there's truth to that. Cash can make a transaction simpler and give a seller more certainty. But treating every cash offer as automatically better can also mean overlooking a very strong buyer. I got into this...]]></description><link>https://www.patricktorreshomes.com/post/cash-vs-financing-what-every-chicago-seller-should-know-before-accepting-an-offer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aa1d60965014d409c16ebb9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:12:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73a3b9_c083867f94694d148b906e82b97aebb4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_652,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Patrick Torres</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>