Vote Early, Vote Often in Madison County, IL. I know, make your own joke. This IS the state of Illinois. But seriously, folks. Madison County is opening early voting for the primary and you can take advantage of the convenient system from Oct. 22 through Nov. 3. After all, you don't want a sched
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10/20/2012
Nancy, can I decorate for Halloween while my home is for sale? That's recent question from one of my Edwardsville, IL sellers. My answer? It depends on what you mean by "decorate." If your idea of seasonal decor is this... ...then I am going to have to say, "NO!" You are seriously compromising
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10/19/2012
Real Estate Market Update for Edwardsville IL The numbers are in for September 2012, so here's a quick look at how things are going in the local housing market in Edwardsville. The current average price for sold homes is $250,397. That's a 23.7 percent increase over September 2011. Good news -- p
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10/17/2012
Homes for Sale in Edwardsville's Ebbets Field Neighborhood. With street names like Koufax, Piazza, Hershiser and Drysdale, this is clearly a subdivision with a passion for America's pastime -- baseball. Whether you're a ball fan or not, you will fall in love with the luxury homes in this convenie
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09/21/2012
Illinois home sales in the second quarter of 2012 were up 23.7 percent over 2011. That's the latest in a 14-month string of sales increases in the state. Can you say, "Housing downturn is over?" I can. I've been busier since last September than any time since before the recession, and both bu
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09/21/2012
EDISON’S IN EDWARDSVILLE: Bowling, Arcade Games and So Much More If you haven’t been to Edison’s yet, you’re missing the hip, new hangout in Edwardsville. Located along IL-157 about a mile from I-270, the 30,000-square-foot Edison’s offers the latest in bowling themes and technology (think nightc
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09/10/2012
Here's a quick look at what's going on right now in the Glen Carbon, IL real estate market. In July 2012, the average Glen Carbon house sold for $218,798, an increase of 4.02 percent over July 2011. The list-to-sell ratio in Glen Carbon (the measure of how much a property sold for versus its cur
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08/12/2012
Tell Me Where It Hurts. Right, I'm a Realtor, not a doctor. But if the thought of buying a new home hurts, I can help stop the agony. You see, my goal is to make the process of buying a new home as painless as possible. When I work with buyers, we spend a lot of time talking up front about thei
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07/15/2012
My blogging colleague Greg Nino from Texas has a few words of wisdom that I want to share with all of my clients, friends and potential clients in Southwestern Illinois. If you're selling and also planning to buy, get that lender pre-approval right now. You don't want the same kind of nasty sur
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06/23/2012
