Archive for October, 2009

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Check Your Favorite Neighborhood for Flooding

Today is a great day to swing by any homes or neighborhoods you’re interested in.  Check to see where water collects and what kind of flood mitigation is in place.

If you already have a home under contract and are waiting to close, I suggest trying to get into see the home to check for water [...]

Comments Off Laura on Oct 30th 2009

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Fall Scenes in Barrington

1 Comment Laura on Oct 23rd 2009

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Home Values in Palatine’s Reseda Neighborhood Remain Strong

One of my favorite areas of Palatine is Reseda. The streets are lined with oaks and maples, and the homeowners prune and polish their homes and yards. Many of the houses are all brick; others are brick and cedar mixes. Besides providing a nice place to live, this kind of subdivision tends to perform [...]

Comments Off Laura on Oct 22nd 2009

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Make A Difference Day, This Saturday!

Make A Difference Day is October 24. Here are two EASY ways to make a difference in people’s lives in the Palatine-Barrington area and abroad.
Hands of Hope, based in Barrington and staffed by local volunteers, is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting poverty in Africa. They have just posted their 2010 wish list for the annual Barrington Garden Walk & [...]

1 Comment Laura on Oct 21st 2009

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Trying to Connect? Try a Virtual Homeowner’s Group

Jeff and I have lived in our neighborhood for two years, and we’re finally starting to feel well-connected and “at home” in our subdivision. I wish we could have gotten to know everyone faster, but it’s hard when you’re coming and going, working and busy.
Last week, we thought of a way to get everyone together. [...]

1 Comment Laura on Oct 19th 2009

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Beautiful New Listing in Barrington Hills

Maybe this is the place for you!

Our office just listed this beauty. It is over 14,000 square feet and is located on fourteen acres of gorgeous rolling woods and prairie in Barrington Hills. The home is off of Sutton, south of Lake Cook Road in one of my favorite areas to photograph. Horse Farms and [...]

Comments Off Laura on Oct 19th 2009

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Open House in Palatine

This is a great house.  I showed it a few years ago, and my clients wrote an offer on it.  Unfortunately, just as we were submitting our offer, the home sold to the couple who lives there now.
The home was well sought after, and it sold for full price at $534,886. Today the home is [...]

Comments Off Laura on Oct 17th 2009

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Another Dark, Muddy Day in Chicagoland

Maybe this will brighten your spirits a little. It’s not exactly real estate related, but consider it another file under the “random musings” category. Enjoy.

2 Comments Laura on Oct 15th 2009

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Palatine & Barrington: 2009 Pricing, Quarter 1 & 2

Did you buy a home in Palatine or Barrington this year?  Well, if you did, you probably got a great deal.
Quarter One 2009,  Average Price Change

60067                                  -23%
60010                                  -13%
Quarter Two 2009,  Average Price Change
60067            [...]

Comments Off Laura on Oct 7th 2009