North and Northwest Suburbs including Buffalo Grove, Libertyville, Long Grove, Vernon Hills, and Palatine Real Estate
Buffalo Grove, Libertyville, Long Grove, Vernon Hills and Palatine Illinois Real Estate
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2010
Buffalo Grove, Long Grove and Vernon Hills Distressed Properties This past year I received the CDPE*Certified Distress Property Expert* Designation. I am now a member of this group and am learning everyday about the new governing laws for Short Sales. There are some really good things coming down...
01/31/2010
Buffalo Grove Real Estate 501Arborgate.com We have great new property listed in Strathmore of Buffalo Grove. This home is located in the Stevenson High School District, Twin Grove Junior High School and Ivy Hall Elementary School. This ranch home has been Updated recently and has a great locatio...
01/30/2010
The past 12 months Coldwell Banker and Remax have been neck in neck for the Market Share housing market in Vernon Hills. It is with great pride that I show the flow chart below that features the Top Vernon Hills Real Estate Companies. Most sellers today will interview more then one company when d...
01/28/2010
One of the main questions that a seller will ask an agent when looking to put their home up for sale in Long Grove is how much commission do you charge to sell our home? This is individual per agent and company. What do you get for the money you pay to sell your home in Long Grove? The old rule o...
01/27/2010
Coldwell Banker had a great year in 2009 based on the enclosed graph below. We had 155 closed transactions which is 18.5% of the Market Share in Buffalo Grove We closed $42,846,000.00 in sales volume in Buffalo Grove Our closest competitors which included two offices combined had 116 sold transac...
01/26/2010
Every agent needs to have a strategy when listing a home. We walk into your home with strategy on the mind and marketing to back it up. Listed below are just a few of the websites that we take advantage of when listing your home. Not only do we use Coldwell Banker as an avenue for great adverti...
01/25/2010
I got some great news this week. I placed 3rd in the Northwest region for Coldwell Banker this year and that was pretty exciting for me as I have only been here since April. Not only was my placement in the region a great surprise to me, but being the number one agent in the Buffalo Grove Coldwe...
01/24/2010
I have been writing recently about the housing market and how the market is down which is not new to anyone. Because the housing market is down pricing your home right is what is going to sell your home. This is important for both buyers and sellers. Real estate agents are getting bad reputations...
01/22/2010
Vernon Hills Real Estate has been affected by this down housing market, but the numbers aren't as bad as other surrounding areas. Everyone seems to be coming to terms with how selling your home today will affect your pocketbook. The Wagner appraisal report below that is pulled from the MLS shows ...
01/21/2010
This past year had been very challenging for owners of Long Grove and the surrounding towns. The chart on this page is from Wagner Appraisals and the numbers are taken from our Multiple Listing Service. The monthly supply of homes in Long Grove, Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods and Kildeer has decreas...
01/20/2010
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