Glen Carbon, IL Real Estate News

OPEN HOUSE: 202 Aspen Pt., Glen Carbon, IL Sunday, January 26, 1 to 3 NEW PRICE! For $214,000 this home has everything you need and want: three bedrooms,including a master suite with luxe tub and walk-in closet; cozy fireplace; two full baths; wood floors; vaulted ceiling, main floor laundry and ... 01/21/2014

Glen Carbon, IL: Homes for Heroes is Here (edit/delete) Real Savings for Teachers, First Responders, Military and Veterans Today This Memorial Day Weekend presents the perfect opportunity to announce that the Homes for Heroes real estate savings program has come to Glen Carbon, Illinois. Service... 05/23/2013

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... 08/12/2012

Glen Carbon Illinois Scarecrow Contest 2012 The crows may be scared, but most residents of Glen Carbon, Illinois are just charmed by the whimsical scarecrows that have started popping up throughout the village this fall. The third annual Scarecrow Contest is underway and you still have time to en... 09/08/2011

Glen Carbon Homecoming, June 17-18, 2011 It's time for the annual Glen Carbon Homecoming, Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18, 2011. The lively festival takes place along Main Street in Old Town Glen Carbon, opening Friday at 5 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m.  Festivities will end at midnight on bo... 06/13/2011

Glen Carbon Short Sale Successfully Closed by Nancy & Kristina at Goshen Realty Group If you're a homeowner facing possible foreclosure, please read this success story carefully. You do have options. Don't let the lender foreclose without first exploring a short sale of your property. In a short ... 02/11/2011

Yes, it's cold and snowy right now, but soon it will be warm here on the middle coast in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs. And that's why you'll want a home with a beauiful pool, but without the hassle that goes along with it. I have the solution. It's 3 Ginger Forest in the Ginger Creek neighborhood ... 02/08/2011

In real estate today, the homes that sell faster and for top current market value are those that are properly prepared -- both inside and outside. What do I mean by properly prepared? These days everyone has heard of "staging" and may understand some of the elements of the stager's art. They incl... 09/07/2010

Search Homes for Sale in Glen Carbon IL with Acreage, Land My territory in Southwestern Illinois is very close to the major metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri. We're a bi-state region. When I talk with friends on the Missouri side of metro St. Louis about their homes and how they decided w... 08/18/2010

The sweetest place on earth is located right here in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Sweeties, an adorable candy shop (and much more), is located in the Miner Square mall at the intersection of Glen Carbon Road (Main Street) and Glen Crossing Road in the heart of Glen Carbon. The historic mining village o... 08/17/2010

  Home sales started out weaker in Glen Carbon, Illinois in January 2010 year over year, but regained some pace to exceed 2009's closings in the month of February. By March, 2010 sales slipped below 2009 figures again, and in April -- as expected -- 2010 home sales spiked in Glen Carbon as the in... 08/15/2010

You've got to love the Huntington Place subdivision in Glen Carbon, Illinois. It's nicely located off Old Troy Road, tucked away yet close to shopping, dining and highway access for commuters. And, it's priced nicely for first-time home buyers. Click here to see a list of homes currently for sale... 07/30/2010

As you might guess from this Illinois village's name, Glen Carbon once was home to a thriving coal mining industry in the late 19th century through the early part of the 20th century. Before coal became king, the region was nicknamed the "Land of Goshen" by early settlers from Virginia who though... 07/16/2010

"Won't you be my neighbor?" That old song from Mr. Rogers could welcome you to the Ginger Creek subdivision in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Currently, several single-family homes, a townhouse and a villa are on the market in the Ginger Creek neighborhood. The single-family homes range in price from $13... 01/12/2010

Have you been looking for a home in the Glen Carbon Illinois subdivision of Timberwolfe? Click this link to see the available homes in Glen Carbon's Timberwolfe subdivision. Timberwolfe is conveniently located off Meridian Road near IL-157 close to shopping, dining and Southern Illinois Universit... 01/12/2010

There's a building boom underway in the popular Savannah Crossing neighborhood in Glen Carbon, Illinois. Four new construction homes and two re-sale homes are now on the market. They range in asking price from a low of $215,000 for a three-bedroom/two-bath, 2,100-square-foot ranch re-sale home to... 01/12/2010

Do you believe in listening to your gut? Feeling the vibes? Reading the runes? It's New Year's Day and my phone rang just after noon -- at 12:05 p.m. -- and guess who was on the line? An agent with a buyer who wants to see one of our listings in Glen Carbon, IL. Today. In two hours. I suppose I c... 01/01/2010

Year-to-date at the end of November 2009, 145 total homes have been sold in Glen Carbon, Illinois. (Source: SIRMLS closings.) Seventy-one homes are currently listed as actively for sale in Glen Carbon. Existing home sales accounted for 122 of the total homes sold in Glen Carbon to date in 2009 a... 12/02/2009

32 homes sold in Glen Carbon in September and October of '09.  4 of these homes were new construction with an average sales price of $194,317 and average days on the market of 152.  28 resale homes had an average sales price of $187,729 with 142 days on the market. Address/List Price/Sell Price 7... 11/12/2009

It can take weeks or even months to find out the closing price of a home in your Glen Carbon neighborhood by scouring the traditional media for sporadically published real estate sales items.  We humans are naturally curious, especially when closed comps will have an effect on the price we can se... 10/08/2009