Schaumburg Real EstateDennis Toomey continuously monitors local real estate statistics to keep his clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below, at the end of the page you will find Schaumburg real estate statistics for the last 12 months as of September 15, 2008.To find the value of your home with a free, over-the-net home evaluation, please visit: www.KnowYourHomeValue.com/active or use this link http://www.knowyourhomevalue.com/remaxil/modules/global/forms/marketevaluation.asp?&acc=32722&s=active If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood or would like more information about Schaumburg, please visit: www.GetYourRealEstateHere.com/active or use this link http://www.GetYourRealEstateHere.com/remaxil/modules/agent/agent.asp?p=findahome.asp&... 09/15/2008

Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understanding housing market in your area. If you need someone to help you find the perfect property, please call me at (630) 707-4734. I am more than happy to help. Greg Wilson 09/07/2008

Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understanding housing market in your area. If you need someone to help you find the perfect property, please call me at (630) 707-4734. I am more than happy to help. Greg Wilson   09/06/2008

Schaumburg Home Sales Average List Price and Sale Prices by subdivision in the Schaumburg area. Single Family HomesSearch Previous Sales Subdivision Sales Avg. List Avg. Sale Ratio Autumn Ridge 1 $524,500.00 $496,500.00 94.7 Brookstone 1 $319,900.00 $305,000.00 95.3 Cherry Hill 9 $299,933.33 $274,383.33 91.5 Churchill 1 $394,900.00 $365,000.00 92.4 Country Grove 2 $401,950.00 $391,000.00 97.3 Cutters Mill 2 $367,450.00 $342,000.00 93.1 Drumcastle 1 $289,701.00 $220,000.00 75.9 Georgetown 13 $233,296.15 $219,992.31 94.3 Heatherwood 2 $208,200.00 $199,500.00 95.8 Heritage 26 $332,155.27 $317,980.77 95.7 Kingsport Estates 1 $439,000.00 $400,000.00 91.1 Kingsport Village 4 $311,325.00 $298,125.00 95.8 Lakewood 12 $263,270.83 $251,358.33 95.5 Lancer Park 3 $344,266.67 $327,333.33 95.1 Lexin... 09/05/2008

What makes a Market Expert?  I’m sure to each of you reading this it would take a different answer.  The dictionary describes an expert as:  ‘having, involving, and displaying special skills or knowledge derived from training or experience.’  With that said, let’s begin talking about the Schaumburg IL Market Place of which I have been part of for the last 20+ years.  What is going on really?  This post started with trying to update the consumer with numbers that they can both understand and use with regard to area home sales.  With all the bad press that the real estate market is getting on the news and with the mortgage market changing almost every day, most people want to know what will happen now?  Since I don’t know the future market outcomes and how it can effect our marketplace, ... 09/04/2008

As of September 3, 2008 there are currently 216 homes for sale in Northbrook - ranging in price from $210,000 to  1.575 million dollars 73 Schaumburg homes closed during the past three months.That means there is about 9 months of inventory – given the current rate of absorption.As of September 3, 2008 there are currently 518 townhomes for sale in Schaumburg - ranging in price from $105,000 to  $559,000 dollars 137 Schaumburg townhomes/condos closed during the past three months.That means there is about 11 months of inventory – given the current rate of absorption. _____________________________________________________________________ As Exclusive Buyer Agents - we provide expert research and negotiation for home buyers and investors in the Chicago area. Unlike "buyer agents" - we are spe... 09/03/2008

HEY LISTEN UP!    Just wanted to tell you about a great place to choose a cat or dog as your next companion!  Please consider adoption before you talk with a breeder!  There are many people that either cannot afford their dog or cat because of bad financial times or they had to move and can no longer take their pet!  Please consider this first if you can and make a life better for a cat or dog that had no choice in being there!  I have recently adopted a puppy from Almost Home Foundation and the best form of compliment that I could pay to them is to give them more advertising!  HELP ADOPT A CAT OR DOG TODAY!  Almost Home Foundation rescues from other places and is a no kill facility.  In my instance, shots and neutering were included in the adoption fee!  So don't use the excuse of too ... 09/03/2008

The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Schaumburg, 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 74 162 $150,000 - $199,999 206 114 $200,000 - $249,999 174 142 $250,000 - $299,999 68 147 $300,0... 08/28/2008

Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understanding housing market in your area. If you need someone to help you find the perfect property, please call me at (630) 707-4734. I am more than happy to help. Greg Wilson 08/26/2008

First Time Home Buyers– what are they thinking?  As I go thru my email today thefamiliar Lowe’s real estate newsletter comes intoview.  “SurveyReveals Possible Disconnect in First-Time Home Buying Process”.  Hmm … really?   I’m curious asto what buyers are always thinking and read on as to what the surveyproduced.  I’d thought I would pass it along to youwith my comments about the market conditions.  It’sactually quite enlightening!“First-timehome buyers are primarily concerned with affordability when choosing anew home, but their expectationsmay be too high relative to their current financialbuying power, according to a recent Coldwell Banker® surveyconducted among its brokers.”“Whilenearly half of the Coldwell Banker broker respondents reported thataffordability was the No. 1 concern ... 08/26/2008

Gas is now over $4.00 a gallon so how can we save money getting to work everyday?   Take the Train - it could save you over $4000 a year.Schedules at www.metrarail.com - Milwaukee West Line link. Metra trains offer convenient daily service between Schaumburg and Elgin to the west, and downtown Chicago to the east.Annual savings using Metra totals over $4,000! Additionally, commuters benefit because taking the train helps reduce the carbon imprint by approximately 4.93 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Visit www.carboncounter.org to calculate your carbon footprint and find out ways to offset and reduce climate impacts. A side-by-side comparison of driving to work vs. taking the train to work each weekday from Schaumburg to downtown Chicago.          Metra                           ... 08/21/2008

A lot of my clients have been asking about the government tax credit for 1st time buyers so I decided to put a blog to answer all of the questions that people may have.  If you have further questions about buying or need an agent to help you start the search, please feel free to call me at 630 707 4734 or email me at chicagorealtynow@gmail.com All of this information is from the website: http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com       Who is eligible to claim the $7,500 tax credit? First time home buyers purchasing any kind of home—new or resale—are eligible for the tax credit. To qualify for the tax credit, a home purchase must occur on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009. For the purposes of the tax credit, the purchase date is the date when closing occurs. What is the definit... 08/21/2008

Schaumburg Real EstateDennis Toomey continuously monitors local real estate statistics to keep his clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends.  Below, at the end of the page you will find Schaumburg real estate statistics for the last 12 months as of August 20, 2008.To find the value of your home with a free, over-the-net home evaluation, please visit: www.KnowYourHomeValue.com/active or use this link http://www.knowyourhomevalue.com/remaxil/modules/global/forms/marketevaluation.asp?&acc=32722&s=active If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood or would like more information about Schaumburg, please visit: www.GetYourRealEstateHere.com/active or use this link http://www.GetYourRealEstateHere.com/remaxil/modules/agent/agent.asp?p=findahome.asp&pag... 08/20/2008

I've been going around a few properties with agent for sale signs.  Its been amusing to see mustaches and other marks on the agents picture.  So I thought I would write about it in my blog.  I personally don't have a picture on my sign for any of my listings.  I personally don't want to see my face every time I go by a property so I can image how other people feel.  When people ask me why I don't have my picture up, I usually reply that I'm not that vain to have my picture up all over the place.  I think the name GREG WILSON Realtor is good enough marketing for me on my sign.  I always hear that you should have your picture to have more exposure, but I wonder how many people see a benefit of putting up a picture.  A lot of the pictures are really outdated so no one will recogize them an... 08/18/2008

I met with a client to discuss listing his house on the market.  After going over the price of other properties, I wanted to give him some advice before listing the property that he should listen to.  If you don't fix the problems now, you'll pay for them in the end.  I had a few items that I'll let you know about if you're looking to list your property. 1)  Address all leaks in your house.  Around windows, toilets, tubs, ect.  If there are any signs of leaks, then it means trouble. 2)  Remove all the clutter.  If you can't walk into your own home, then someone wanting to buy it can't walk into it either. 3)  Repaint if the walls are messy.  Fix any problems or dents in the wall. 4)  Hire a cleaning crew to come in and clean the entire house throughly. These are just a few items for now... 08/18/2008

After showing some properties over the weekend, my clients fell in love with 1 particular property that had no information in the listing sheet.  So I wanted to figure out how to get more information quickly, so I went next door to the neighbor.  I introduced myself and my clients.  The neighbor invited us to sit on the patio and we proceeded to have a 30 minute conversation about schools, neighbors, the house.  Such good information that you can never get from the MLS.  The guy graduated from Michigan State in Chemical Engineering and what a BIG coincedence, my client also graduated from Michigan State in Chemical Engineering.  So there was an instant bond with both couples.  The neighbor said he had daughters that were baby sitting age for their 2 year old.  This was just getting grea... 08/18/2008

As a real estate agent, it really pays to be organized when going out for showings.  I always print out an itenary of the schedule, map out the directions, and bring along reports about the property.  I have 3 copies, 1 for me, 1 for the husband, and 1 for the wife if she wants one.  So here's a few tips that I personally like to do for every showing.  If you have any other suggestions, then please let me know. 1)  Create an itenary of the showing schedule in the order of the properties you will be visiting.  Inlcude the property address, the status of the property(vacant/occupied), locking system such as Surpra, ActiveKey, Sentrilock, combo, agent name and phone number, showing phone number.  Assume there will always be an issue so you need to have those phone numbers to call in case y... 08/18/2008

Sunday afternoon I had showings down in the Oswego area.  I managed to burn through 7 showings for my clients.  They were very happy with the results.  They had to bring their 2 year old along so it actually turned out pretty good.  I had to make a few more stops like at McDonalds but I did manage to see 7 properties.  The thing that will always surprise me is how a builder can build a nice looking home and put lenolium through out the house instead of wood flooring. 08/18/2008

Are you buying, selling, or just curious about the real estate market? Check out my weekly market report on the local housing market. Don't make the mistake of not understanding market conditions when buying or selling a home. Take a look and the report for the current market and start understanding housing market in your area. If you need someone to help you find the perfect property, please call me at (630) 707-4734. I am more than happy to help. Greg Wilson 08/16/2008

St. Peter Lutheran School 208 E Schaumburg Rd Schaumburg, IL 60194 Map (847) 885-7636 St. John Lutheran Church and Preschool 1800 S Rodenburg Rd Schaumburg, IL 60193 Map (847) 524-9746 Schaumburg Christian School 200 N Roselle Rd Schaumburg, IL 60194 Map (847) 885-3230 St. Hubert Elementary School 255 Flagstaff Ln Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Map (847) 885-7702 St. Walter School 201 W Maple Ave Roselle, IL 60172 Map (630) 529-1721 Trinity Lutheran School                                                                  Link to all Private Schools in Illinois by Town 405 Rush St Roselle, IL 60172 Map (630) 894-3263   St. Coletta School (No Website Link) 1883 Hicks Rd Rolling Meadows IL 60008 (847)358-2549   St. Colette School 3900 Pheasant Dr.Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Map (847) 392-4098  Qu... 08/14/2008