Nothing says you have arrived when you are able to purchase or sell a Million Dollar or more home especially in the far western suburbs. Currently there are 67 active homes in the Million Plus price range in Naperville, IL, Money Magazines perennial top places to live. With only one month left
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11/30/2014
Lyn Sims blog hits it on the nail. When a Realtor or agent asks you if you have been pre-approved instead of being upset that someone would dare not believe you when you say "I can afford it" be glad that you are dealing with a professional that wants to make sure that you will not end up with d
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11/26/2014
River towns in the Fox Valley and I-88 corridor are seeing lower inventory levels than at any time during the last 7 years. 2014 has been an interesting year with fewer sales in most of the towns that I currently looked at. Will this trend finish the year? With less than a month left in 2014 w
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11/24/2014
I was originally going to write a blog about the subdivision where the most homes have sold from in the village of Oswego, IL. As I pulled up the market information from my local MLS - MRED, I was surprised to see that out of 398 homes that have been sold since 10/30/14 almost 100 did not have t
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11/24/2014
With inventory levels lower than normal in Montgomery, Oswego, Yorkville IL and surrounding areas, the competition to obtain listings can be very heated. Sometimes listing agents will "buy" the listing by offering sellers a listing price that is not supported by recent comparables. To real es
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11/23/2014
Looking to test the waters before making a buying decision? If you are looking to rent in the Montgomery, Oswego or Yorkville IL area you have a variety of options and price points. Although rents have increased dramatically due to supply and demand its a great way to test a location before mak
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11/16/2014
It's an early winter in the Chicagoland area and as a light dusting of snow covers the area my thoughts go to what a home of your own means to the majority of people. In my 20's and for a few years of my 30's I was a renter. I hated having to rent but at that time I was under the misconception
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11/16/2014
