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Mount Prospect, IL Real Estate News

By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
In the past I used this sentence more than ones: "This home is sold and that one is under contract."   If you are waiting for a deal that will not exceed X amount of money in that particular subdivision or a condominium building you just may wait forever.  Many home buyers are taking advantage of the lowest mortgage rate in the last 50 years opportunity, and some of them even lost the bid on a home they liked.  Here are some real scenarios that occurred in April 2012:  condominium in Chicago was sold for higher than its listing price.  there are many properties that receive multiple offers.  two unites were sold in front of a buyer while waiting for a lower price. In that particular building, the best deal is far gone. I receive many leads from lead generating sites asking if the home t...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
After a few successful short sales, I decided to go a step further and get certified, to be a better resource for my clients.  There are no equal samples to give. All of them are different: different banks, different type of home, different hardship and the list goes on.  I personally had a short sale listing that needed more patience than usual and usually you need to be very patient. The buyer may not be patient. For some reason the bank my ask for this and that. In this instance the list goes on.  The 5th buyer may buy one property after 3 years on the market, when the previous 4 hopeful buyers were unsuccessful for a number of different reasons. In other situations, a buyer may have a quick closing as it would be a regular home sale.  I had clients in the past few months that short ...
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By David Spencer, Show Me real estate in Kansas City
(Keller Williams Northland)
The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Mt. Prospect, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.   Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties. Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $49,999 4 101 $50,000 - $99,999 39 211 $100,000 - $149,999 43 219 $150,000 - $199,999 40 312 $200,000 - $249,999 41 227 $250,000 - $299,999 50 247 $300,000 - $349,999 38 197 $350,000 - $399,999 22 135 $400,000 - $449,999 7 84 $450,000 - $499,999 4 255 $500,000 - $549,999 1 8 $550,000 - $599,999 4 43 $600,000 - $699,999 1 390 $700,000 - $799,999 2 63...
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By David Spencer, Show Me real estate in Kansas City
(Keller Williams Northland)
The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Mt. Prospect, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.   Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties.   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 $49,999 3 98 $50,000 - $99,999 38 253 $100,000 - $149,999 43 252 $150,000 - $199,999 39 354 $200,000 - $249,999 41 254 $250,000 - $299,999 52 245 $300,000 - $349,99...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Mount Prospect Real Estate Trends 2011 On my NorthOfChicago.com real estate blog we can find different types of market analysis for Mount Prospect, IL and other areas in Chicago northwest suburbs.  This particular chart below is showing sold homes in Mount Prospect by price range with the average market time. There were 435 homes sold in Mt. Prospect in 2011.  The links under the image will take you to market statistics for past 5 years and to the charts that compare Traditional sale, short sales and REO properties that were sold in 2011.   Mount Prospect Real Estate Market Trends 2007 - 2011 Mount Prospect Home Sale - Traditional, REO, and Short Sale numbers   Visit and choose to subscribe to my North Of Chicago real estate and other stuff blog for real estate market updates of Mount P...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Mount Prospect Home Sale - Traditional, REO and Short Sale Numbers Two snapshots below are showing real estate trends for the past 3 years in Mount Prospect, IL and are comparing sold properties by the type of sale.  The first chart is showing traditional sales, REO (foreclosures) and Short Sales for detached single family homes in Mt. Prospect, IL. As we see, the volume of the sales are a bit lower. We had a big drop in short sales.  35 homes were sold as a short sale in 2009  compared to 20 short sales in 2011. Some short sale homes turned to foreclosed homes and the number grew accordingly. The second chart is showing the numbers of attached single family homes. The numbers are for condos and townhouses in Mount Prospect, IL. We can see the volume of short sales and REO for attached ...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Your Mount Prospect Real Estate Blogger Being addicted to learning about SEO is not that bad.You get some more calls and consequently more business.   The bad thing would be the calls for your broker, because you have higher rankings and sometimes the call is not business related. Or some calls that would offer you services to achieve what I have already achieved. We all know it is not that easy to be on page one. For some it's not easy to admit when they make mistakes.  I admit. I made a big mistake with climbing on Google, but now my Homes By Haris is climbing slowly and gaining the lost ground. My domain has aged. One of my mistakes was being all over the map, not being consistent on Mount Prospect area. I read many ideas and listened to many good suggestions.  The great news is that...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Are you looking for a home in Mount Prospect with a fireplace? Currently there are 21 attached single family homes on the market in Mount Prospect.Only one is a condo and the rest are townhouses. The most affordable attached single family home with a fireplace is $120,000 and the highest priced one is $449,000. Of course the number is higher when it comes to houses. 89 detached single family homes are on the market in Mt. Prospect starting at $199,000 all the way to 1,895,000.   According to U.S. Fire Administration there are more than one-third of Americans use fireplaces, wood stoves and other fuel-fired appliances as primary heat sources in their homes. Unfortunately, many people are unaware of the fire risks when heating with wood and solid fuels. Safety Tips: Have your chimney or w...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
The snapshot below is showing real estate trends for the past 5 years in Mount Prospect, IL compiled from MLS.  The current average listing price in Mount Prospect is $245,340. Slightly higher compared to the average sold price at the end of 2010. As I type, the average market time is 258 days and there are more than 100 homes available from $200,000 - $400,000 price range. If you are thinking of buying a home in Mount Prospect, don't wait, as you can see there were 435 homes sold in 2011 compared to 422 in 2009. There were 8 homes sold in the price range from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The highest single family home in Mt. Prospect was sold for $917,323 while the most affordable was $26,000.  Currently there are 79 properties under contract.          Visit and choose to subscribe to my No...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Do you need a daily dose of Mount Prospect's Facebook news feed?  You came to the right place. Here are the links to get your daily feed on what is going on in Mount Prospcet, IL. Once you are on the page, like it and you are all set for the news, events and more!  Village of Mount Prospect on Facebook. Experiance Mount Prospect on Facebook. Mount Prospect Downtown Merchants' Associacion on Facebook. Mount Prospect School District 57 Mount Prospect Historical Society   If you are just starting out or (hopefully not) overly addicted to social media, these are the links to follow that will bring you Mount Prospect Happenings that otherwise could be missed.   To became a friend of local Realtor® Haris click below or like my Facebook page ;)     If you are thinking of buying or selling in M...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
So many times I was looking to have a scanner nearby while visiting with a client. They might have an old Fax that would need to be sent to an e-fax and I would hope that the copy is legible. Often with the scanner in my home office, when I scan, the documents are too large, so large that i can't even attach them to the email if there are more than 10 pages. If I try to re size it the quality is gone. Now I have a scanner that fits inside my briefcase and hopefully will impress a few clients. Sure I could wait to get to the office, but why wait? Now we can sign, scan and email a legible PDF file in no time at all. Here is a link to all reviews from Google product search for Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300 - 600 dpi x 600 dpi - Document scanner There are some minor cons which do not impact my use...
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By David Spencer, Show Me real estate in Kansas City
(Keller Williams Northland)
In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Mt. Prospect IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range. Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sales. 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 $49,999 7 92 $50,000 - $99,999 42 346 $100,000 - $149,999 38 256 $150,000 - $199,999 46 333 $200,000 - $249,999 55 276 $250,000 - $299,999 49 269 $300,000 - $349,999 32 246 $350,000 - $399,999 23 186 $400,000 - $449,999 9 394 $450,000 - $499,999 5 217 $50...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
My clients were happy to see me with my new lens.  Tamron is 10-24mm and it's an ultra wide angle lens that is perfect for my full time real estate job.       It was great to see the final result! With small bathrooms, I would always miss something. Maybe I would capture half of the shower or most of the sink.          How big is this room?     What about now?   Of course I'll get better with taking these shots. Need an agent with all the gadgets for his work?   If you are thinking of buying or selling in Mount Prospect, feel free to contact me for any real estate needs you may have. No obligation comparable market analysis is available if you are thinking of selling your home. Getting ready to buy? I'll send you current listings on the market with correct listing status (the listing co...
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By David Spencer, Show Me real estate in Kansas City
(Keller Williams Northland)
In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Mt. Prospect, 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 $49,999 3 168 $50,000 - $99,999 40 317 $100,000 - $149,999 48 254 $150,000 - $199,999 53 301 $200,000 - $249,999 62 244 $250,000 - $299,999 59 233 $300,000 - $349,999 52 167 $350,000 - $399,999 21 121 $400,000 - $449,999 14 334 $450,000 - $499,999 4 185 $500,000 - $549,999 1 57 $550,000 - $599,999 3 148 $600,000...
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By Marco Amidei
(RE/MAX Suburban )
  Birch Manor - Birch Manor is a condo community built in the mid 1960's. Birch Manor is located in Mount Prospect, Illinois on Dempster Road between Elmhurst and Busse Road. Birch Manor consists of 8 building with 36 units each. Condos vary from 1,100 square feet for 1 bedroom to 1,500 square feet for 2 bedroom units. Amenities include tennis court, playground, basketball and volleyball courts. Bluett - Bluett is a single family home neighborhood built in the mid 1950's. Bluett is located in Mount Prospect, Illinois on Central. Boulder Point - Boulder Point is a single family home neighborhood built in the 1960's. Boulder Point located in Mount Prospect, Illinois on Kensington Road East of Wolf Road. Brickman Manor - Brickman Manor is a single family home neighborhood built in the late...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Here are the real estate trends that I compiled from MLS that will give you an idea what to expect if we would buy or sell a home in Mount Prospect. The numbers below are only for the homes sold in the month of August in the past 3 years. Left numbers are for condos and townhouses and the right ones for single family homes in Mt. Prospect. The average price of sold properties in Aug 2011 were slightly higher compared to 2010. This next chart is showing how many units were sold in months of August for the past three years. In total there were 48 sold homes in 2009, 39 in 2010 and already 33 in 2011 with 4 months left.  Follow this link to find more blog posts about Mount Prospect Real Estate Trends. If you are thinking of buying or selling in Mount Prospect, feel free to contact me for a...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Mount Prospect, IL Real Estate Trends The pie chart below is showing the percentage of sold homes that were short sale, REO (foreclosed) and regular sale homes. In Mount Prospect, IL  detached single family homes show that 25% of the sales were foreclosures and short sales, while the number of those sales with townhomes and condos is much higher. The national average for the first quarter is 39% for REO's or foreclosures.     If you are thinking of buying or selling in Mount Prospect, feel free to contact me for any real estate needs you may have. No obligation comparable market analysis is available if you are thinking of selling your home. Getting ready to buy? I'll send you current listings on the market with correct listing status (the listing could be already sold!). Many buyers ar...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
Is this condo FHA approved in Mount Prospect, IL ? Maybe,  let's check it here. It's not easy to find FHA approved condos in the MLS. We can find the subdivision from the search results that we got.  Now we know which condos in Mount Prospect are FHA approved. Some agents are doing a great job when marketing the home. They do capitalize FHA approved. As I mention, some. We can see Cinnamon Cove, Colony Country, Hunt Club, Golf Grove, Twelve Oak At The River West on the snap shot that I took from the HUD's website. Sure we would hope that more condominiums would be approved by FHA but there are some guidelines to be followed. One of the would be that the no more than 20% of the condos can be rented. Today FHA requires only 3.5 % down payment for the approved condos.   I made a category o...
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By Haris Dedic, Glenview Real Estate - Chicago North Shore
(Villager Realty 847-878-2588)
There are some great homes available on the market in Mount Prospect, IL. Here are the real estate trends that I compiled from MLS that could give us an idea what to expect if we would buy or sell your condominium or a townhome in Mount Prospect. Currently there are 183 attached single family homes available in Mt. Prospect. There were 181 condos and townhouses sold year to date with an average sold price of $240,010.  As I type, the average price of the condos and townhomes in Mount Prospect, IL is $267,627. The average market time is 180 days.  Currently there are 40 attached single family homes under contract. In the $100,000 ~ $200,000 price range there are 61 attached single family homes on the market. A great time to buy in this area.   If you have questions or need  any help with...
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By David Spencer, Show Me real estate in Kansas City
(Keller Williams Northland)
In the table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Mt. Prospect, 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 81 273 $150,000 - $199,999 57 282 $200,000 - $249,999 58 201 $250,000 - $299,999 70 259 $300,000 - $349,999 32 197 $350,000 - $399,999 30 202 $400,000 - $449,999 10 223 $450,000 - $499,999 9 235 $500,000 - $549,999 5 267 $550,000 - $599,999 2 98 $600,000 - $699,999 4 190 $700,000 - $799,999 2 211 $800,00...
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