In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 1 132 $150,000 - $199,999 6 433 $200,000 - $249,999 12 526 $250,000 - $299,999 10 433 $300,000 - $349,999 17 297 $350,000 - $399,999 14 331 $400,000 - $449,999 6 273 $450,000 - $499,999 19 328 $500,000 - $549,999 5 314 $550,000 - $599,999 5 269 $600,000 - $699,999 29 278 $700,000 - $799,999 15 207 $800,000 -... 03/14/2011

A very close friend of mine and his wife delivered their second child yesterday.  The little girl died of complications just  81 minutes later.  When I received that message it was as  if someone kicked me square in the gut.  If I felt that bad, I can’t even imagine what the parents are going through.Last month I attended a funeral of a nineteen year old relative that died suddenly and is probably why I’m a little more teary eyed today. When travesties such as these happen a lot of questions come to mind.  Obviously the first question will always be why?  Is there something that could have been done to prevent this? Questions that we truly never get answers to.I have a question that we all need to answer.  If you only had 81 minutes to spend with a child that you loved what would you do... 03/03/2011

  Because the internet has made our businesses easier to find homes we as Realtors tend not to refer as much as we used to, at least within a twenty-five mile radius or so.  I myself have show homes that were at least a quarter tank of gas back and forth.  If you were following me on Twitter today, you would know that I was touring homes and posting a bit of a play by play of the homes I was in.  One of the homes made me go hmmm?  It was in a neighborhood that I had been in many times but really didn’t know the market, thus me touring.There is a neighborhood a couple of blocks away in the same town with a different school district. I got to thinking how many out of area Realtors have sold to out of area buyers in that neighborhood?  Did the buyers know that they were in a different sch... 03/01/2011

  Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is the number one office in Hinsdale.  The last six months we have sold over $80,000,000 worth of Real Estate in a time with much uncertainty.  The agents that are in my office every day are some of the hardest working people I’ve ever encountered.  When your thinking about Real Estate you should be thinking Coldwell Banker. 02/28/2011

  Today has been one of those eye opening experiences where you take the things you have been taught over and over and over again and say wow, I get it. I just started reading the Unemployed Millionaire by Matt Morris and doing just a few of the little things that he suggests, like making the best of your time by listening to self help cd’s instead of talk radio or music.  As he states in the book no rock star ever paid his bills.During the tornado that swept through my office at home Sunday night, I found a couple of cd’s that I received when I took a class on Integrity Selling.  The Speaker Ron Willingham states that one should work on establishing our emotional intelligence on a daily basis by reciting the three following phrases over and over while attempting to do one of these dai... 02/22/2011

If you are going to host a party you’re probably going to have a check list that looks something like this: Beef  and au jus Rolls Potato chips Soda Beer But did you notice what was missing from this list?   Hinsdale Median Sale Price Number of Homes Sold in 2010 Business Cards.                                                                                       Photo courtesy of Boston.comO.k. well maybe  you won’t have Hinsdale but you may want to know  the stats from your own town.Now I’m not telling you to go to a Super Bowl party tomorrow and have three appointments by half time, but I am suggesting that you be prepared if opportunity knocks. 02/05/2011

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 2 293 $150,000 - $199,999 5 429 $200,000 - $249,999 11 559 $250,000 - $299,999 10 562 $300,000 - $349,999 17 269 $350,000 - $399,999 17 313 $400,000 - $449,999 6 299 $450,000 - $499,999 16 350 $500,000 - $549,999 8 229 $550,000 - $599,999 6 217 $600,000 - $699,999 24 476 $700,000 - $799,999 17 280 $800,000 -... 01/22/2011

Let's Get to THe Bottom I read this and I am thrilled that we are starting to see other people thoughts on getting to the bottom. THe government needs to get out and we will settle down and start to climb. The sooner the better..... Buyers are not dumb and there are plenty of them out there just waiting to move. As the economy again sputters and potential buyers flee — July housing sales sank 26 percent from July 2009 — there is a growing sense of exhaustion with government intervention. Some economists and analysts are now urging a dose of shock therapy that would greatly shift the benefits to future homeowners: Let the housing market crash. When prices are lower, these experts argue, buyers will pour in, creating the elusive stability the government has spent billions upon billions tr... 09/07/2010

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 2 82 $150,000 - $199,999 7 136 $200,000 - $249,999 15 445 $250,000 - $299,999 16 434 $300,000 - $349,999 17 261 $350,000 - $399,999 22 289 $400,000 - $449,999 6 213 $450,000 - $499,999 11 438 $500,000 - $549,999 9 216 $550,000 - $599,999 14 151 $600,000 - $699,999 32 315 $700,000 - $799,999 18 242 $800,000 ... 08/23/2010

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale , IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. If you are contemplating a change in lifestyle, ie. a more luxurious home or the luxury of the amenities in a senior citizen development, I may be able to save you some money via discounts available to me. Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 3 199 $150,000 - $199,999 8 73 $200,000 - $249,999 14 489 $250,000 - $299,999 16 433 $300,000 - $349,9... 07/13/2010

Southeast Hinsdale, Homes that are Moving, Hinsdale, Du Page County, Il. The area in Hinsdale that is known as Southeast Hinsdale, is the top living area of the town according to the area residents. What exactly does that mean? Well I will try to explain. The area I am defining is approximately from Garfield street on the west to the Woodlands on the right, the northern boundary is from the train tracks to 55th stret on the south. This area is considered the most desirable place to buy in Hinsdale. The grade school is Oak School with he average class size is 10-12. This is kindergarten thur six  grade. The average lot size is double to the rest of the town with the largest lots. There are some that are 1 acre is size. Since the lots are larger so is the tax bill. Many of the homes are e... 05/10/2010

The Comforts of a Home   Photo via live like you blog   Nancy Lancaster was a great interior designer and here are a few of her simple rules to follow in establishing a room with comfort. THis is from the new book The Great Ladies Decorators.     "1. In restoring a house, one must first realize its period, feel its personality, and try to bring out its good points; 2. Decorating must be appropriate; 3. Scale is of prime importance, and I think that oversized scale is better than undersized scale; 4. In choosing a color, one must remember that it changes in different aspects; 5. Understatement is extremely important, and crossing too many t's and dotting too many i's makes a room look overdone and tiresome. One should create something that fires the imagination without overemphasis; 6. I... 05/03/2010

Foreclosures up 8%, Chicago, LaGrange, Hinsdale, DuPage County This is the newest report out from the Chicago Tribune. SO once again, the government needs to get out of this and let us do our jobs and hit the true botom of this market. We are not even there yet and the government is in the way, and has NOT given the people a solution to this mess.     From the Chicago Tribune: In January, nearly 6,000 Illinois homes became classified as real-estate owned, or bank-owned. That compares with 2,641 in January 2009. In February, it was nearly 5,000 properties, compared with nearly 3,000 homes in the same month a year ago. Last month, it was another 4,424 properties, compared with about 3,300 homes in March 2009. HAMP, detailed a year ago, was implemented to slow foreclosures. In the Chicago ... 04/16/2010

Spring time is in the air. There is nothing like waking up at 4a.m. with the windows open and the birds are just starting to call. It is that time of year finally. In the Chicago area this is so welcome due to the very long winter we had this past season. It has been over 96 days of unseasonable cold days.   I am trying to decide to save my money for new clothes or new changes for my house. All this wonderful weather has got me wanting to bust out my favorite shorts.Which is exactly what would happen if I tried to squeeze into them right now.Yeah...I seemed to have packed on another ten pounds this past Winter, and right now my Spring/Summer clothes are fitting just a liiiiiittle too closely for comfort.   So I am off trying to run everyday to shed these few pounds by the end of summer.... 04/15/2010

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. If you are contemplating a change in lifestyle, ie. a more luxurious home or the luxury of the amenities in a senior citizen development, I may be able to save you some money via discounts available to me.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 1 3 $150,000 - $199,999 3 346 $200,000 - $249,999 9 348 $250,000 - $299,999 22 217 $300,000 - $349,99... 06/12/2009

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In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. If you are contemplating a change in lifestyle, ie. a more luxurious home or the luxury of the amenities in a senior citizen development, I may be able to save you some money via discounts available to me.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt $150,000 - $199,999 3 326 $200,000 - $249,999 4 584 $250,000 - $299,999 28 275 $300,000 - $349,999 22 416 $350,000 - $39... 05/22/2009

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. If you are contemplating a change in lifestyle, ie. a more luxurious home or the luxury of the amenities in a senior citizen development, I may be able to save you some money via discounts available to me.                   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 1 105 $150,000 - $199,999 2 388 $200,000 - $249,999 7 429 $250,000 - $299,999 29 242 ... 03/31/2009

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. If you are contemplating a change in lifestyle, ie. a more luxurious home or the luxury of the amenities in a senior citizen development, I may be able to save you some money via discounts available to me.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 1 59 $150,000 - $199,999 1 651 $200,000 - $249,999 7 349 $250,000 - $299,999 23 231 $300,000 - $349,9... 02/13/2009

In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Hinsdale, IL  The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Should you have an interest in homes in a selected price range, send me your physical characteristics requirements. I will send complete details on those homes that meet your criteria. If you are contemplating a change in lifestyle, ie. a more luxurious home or the luxury of the amenities in a senior citizen development, I may be able to save you some money via discounts available to me.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $149,999 5 127 $150,000 - $199,999 1 631 $200,000 - $249,999 6 333 $250,000 - $299,999 24 252 $300,000 - $349,... 01/24/2009