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A few days ago,  there was a featured Active Rain blog by Amy Jones which discussed a realtor who put the words “Google It” as the directions to a listed property.  Most of the comments were about how “lazy” the agent was.  “Lazy”  seems like a very polite way to describe this listing agent.   Th...
04/16/2011
Mark Twain might have said that “the report of the death of the American Dream is highly exaggerated” In a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center between March 15-29, it was found that 81% of Americans agree that home ownership is the best long term investment that a person can make.  Of this ...
04/15/2011
Writing an Offer (lesson 3)When you are writing an offer for a property in Winnetka, Glencoe, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield or Evanston, and  if you want that offer to be seriously considered by the seller...DO NOT THROW  A RANDOM NUMBER AGAINST THE WALL TO SEE IF IT STICKS.  Yes, the asking p...
04/11/2011
"Neither rain nor sleet nor heat nor gloom stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds” *   Every Tuesday morning, almost without fail, we tour the broker open houses in our primary market areas. This would include Winnetka, Glencoe, Wilmette, Kenilworth and Evanston....
04/08/2011
Writing a Contract...Lesson 2   Every Offer Should Imply That it is Your Best and FinalWhen negotiating an offer on the North Shore, whether it is your first offer or the eleventh round of counteroffers, it should be presented in a manner that suggests that this is your best and final offer. Othe...
04/02/2011
Attention Buyers...and Their Agents:When sending a mortgage pre-approval letter (or a proof of funds letter) along with an offer to purchase a property in Winnetka, Wilmette, Glenview, Evanston, Kenilworth, Northfield  or Glencoe, always make sure that your lender writes a specific pre-approval l...
04/02/2011
Centuries from now, archaeologists will be able to carbon date us.  They’ll also be able to determine our politics, and many other personality traits. Yes, it’s true, but we’ll get back to that later.Real estate agents spend a whole lot of time in their cars.  When we’re touring broker open house...
03/31/2011
Last week was one of the most difficult weeks of our career. We moved our licenses to a new office. We started our real estate career with our former broker. They’re a wonderful firm. The oldest independent firm in our market. They’re still family owned. Fifth generation. They were on the front e...
02/15/2011
Not too long ago, an agent in my office suggested a listing strategy which makes a lot of sense.  She tells her North Shore listing clients to emotionally relinquish ownership of their homes as soon as they make the decision to put it on the market.  This is not always an easy task to accomplish....
02/03/2011
For those of you who have been closely following our complaints about the media overblowing the possibility of a major storm hitting the Chicago area...   WE WERE WRONG!!! We are in the midst of a genuine blizzard.  At this moment, Wednesday at 9:30 am, the official Chicago (O’Hare Field) total i...
02/02/2011
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