My clients know how hard I strive to make every one of their home showings count. I know that your time is valuable, so cutting down on prospects who are not genuinely interested in homes like yours will conserve your energy for showings likely to pay off. It’s why creating a Naperville virtual
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09/17/2013
Here’s the good news: Homes are selling faster today, with the National Association of Realtors® reporting that the sale of existing homes in July rose more than 17% from 2012. That, in sales results terminology, qualifies as a ‘spike!’ Better yet, homes are selling more quickly – TOM (Time on Ma
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09/16/2013
It can be a real forehead-smacker. Sometimes it’s only after Naperville homeowners finish preparing their properties for sale that it hits them how much they could have benefitted had they made those improvements earlier. Some of the improvements that appeal to today’s homebuyers make real poc
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09/13/2013
In today’s competitive residential market, success can sometimes come down to presentation: how well a home is staged. Something like 94% of homes that are well staged sell in just 29 days on average (this compared with the 145 days Stagedhomes.com found it took to sell an unstaged home). If yo
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09/12/2013
Whenever you hear that a neighbor’s house is on the market, the same question flashes through nearly every homeowner's mind: how much are they asking? That's because of the nature of residential markets: our own homes' real estate values (in fact, all Naperville real estate values) are connecte
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09/11/2013
A lease option (AKA “rent-to-own”) agreement is not the most common way to purchase a home, but for the right Naperville buyer and seller, it can sometimes be a solution that fills an otherwise unbridgeable gap. It's most commonly seen when a potential buyer needs time to repair credit damage at
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09/10/2013
If the Naperville’s baby boomers are echoing national demographics, they are either already enjoying retirement or are preparing for it. But for soon-to-be seniors, that word retirement has taken on some new connotations. Today’s seniors may be headed to a retirement with some major diffe
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09/09/2013
Have you ever driven by fantastic-looking homes one week, only to notice that they have lost their appeal only a few weeks later? Chances are such a nosedive in curb appeal could be due to an unrealistic approach to front yard landscaping. Especially as Naperville homes approach fall weathe
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09/06/2013
Please join us at an OPEN HOUSE for our NEW LISTING in Naperville!! Open house is on Sunday, September 8 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 30W181 Bruce Lane, Naperville - right off of Route 59. A tremendous opportunity to purchase an outstanding, updated, and well-maintained home in Naperville with a great
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09/06/2013
So — you’ve decided now is the time to sell your Naperville house. List it, see what happens… Maybe they never really were here, but one thing’s for sure: the days of simply planting a sign in the front yard and snapping a nice shot for the Naperville listing…those days are gone! So what comes n
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09/05/2013
