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Evanston Real Estate, North Shore Real Estate
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2012
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It's been against the law to use a hand-held cell phone in your car for a couple of years now. Evanston, Illinois, the city I live in, was one of the early adopters of that type of law, figuring it's way too distracting, resulting in too many accidents and fatalities. Evanston's always been a pr...
08/29/2012
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The Republican convention was televised yesterday, into our living room. I found myself listening to a larger than life Chris Christie extolling the virtues of the Rublican Party, and "oh by the way"... some guy named Mitt. I make no secret about the fact that I am not a Republican... although I...
08/29/2012
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One of our local lenders was telling us this morning, that the government is now asking for almost all monies to be sourced. What does that mean? Well, when you're looking to borrow money, they typically look back at your bank statements at least three months. And during those three months they...
08/27/2012
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If you've ever wondered about the veracity of the media news that you hear, over the weekend, the mainstream media, including ABC News, believe it or not, announced the death of: 1) 82 year old astronaut Lance Armstrong 2) 82 year old astronaut Neil Young (believe it or not, this one was ABC News...
08/27/2012
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As I age, I come across many instances where I can say "an era has passed", but in this case... it's really true. The first man to ever step foot on the lunar surface has died. He'd undergone surgery on his heart on August 8th, and while he survived the surgery, he passed away today due to compl...
08/25/2012
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Just came from the car wash... it's a lovely day, bright, sunny, and I haven't had the car washed in a coon's age, so I figured it was time. I go to a local hand-wash, where I have a 10-pass card, so I might as well get it washed... after all, I've already paid for it, haven't I? I pull into the ...
08/24/2012
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In today's day and age almost everyone owns a cell phone. Certainly those of us in the real estate biz-nass own one. Due to an aging demographic in our industry, many of those who own cell phones have a difficult time hearing the ringer. I'm certainly guilty of that. There have been many occa...
08/21/2012
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I've had a few recent calls, from consumers, who've found me online. They're not really sure where, online, they've found me... as they pay very little attention to what website they end up on. "I don't know... I was just online searching for Realtors, and your name popped up over and over agai...
08/20/2012
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"The Sentrilock code to view that property, Mr. Realtor, is 123456, and you now have confirmation to show the property tomorrow between 12:00 and 1:00" "Thank you" responds Realtor Bhad, and he hangs up using his Bluetooth device in his car. Bhad immediately, picks up his smart phone and emails h...
08/16/2012
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There have been a handful of posts, lately, that have gone to that dark place. I know, I know, it's an election year, and we're bound to end up in that dark place every now and then. When folk start talking religion, politics, gun control, immigration or more, the flames are bound to fly. So, wh...
08/15/2012
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