Archive for December, 2009

Filed under palatine, random

Inverness Under Snow

I took this picture near the Inverness golf course. I was on my way to an open house last year on Dewey, and the whole area was covered with snow (not a great day for an open house, btw!). I couldn’t help but imagine what Inverness was like back when the Macintosh’s settled the area. [...]

Comments Off Laura on Dec 18th 2009

Filed under barrington, palatine, random

Remember Summer?

I was going to write a post about my outrageously high property tax bill from this fall, but I decided to think about summer instead. It really is beautiful around here just about any time of year, but summer is especially nice.

Here is the beach in Lake Barrington Shores. I keep trying to get my [...]

Comments Off Laura on Dec 15th 2009

Filed under buyers, market stats

From Business Week, December 8

“If You Don’t Buy a House Now,
You’re Stupid or Broke“
It’s all about interest rates. If you do the math, you’ll see that Marc Roth makes a strong argument.

Comments Off Laura on Dec 11th 2009