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Evanston Real Estate, North Shore Real Estate
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2015
So, today was perfect weather. It's really the first day when the weather was nice enough to put the top down on my new ride, and take it on the open road.So I got up early, had the car washed, stopped by Starbucks, picked up a tall latté, (one sweet-and-low), and hit the Green Bay Trail heading...
07/30/2015
So many of my stories find their inspiration at lunch. One would think that I spend a heckuva lotta time at lunch.I was eating with several other Realtors from my office, and we were sharing war stories. Some of them are damn funny. Well, they become funny after the fact... whilst you're in th...
07/29/2015
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and they're baaaack!In the last 30 days, I've seen the return to multiple offers. So many of the offers I've written in recent days have ended up in multiple offers. Winning some, losing some... Causing pricing to go higher and higher.It's downright annoying, as the buyer's agent. I don't parti...
07/27/2015
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A former listing of mine was a sleeper. It was a cute cottage looking home, on a quiet tree-lined street, with lots of young families and young children running from yard to yard.It was a small, yet idyllic setting. The house was nothing special, it wasn't a north shore mansion, it didn't have ...
07/22/2015
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With the migration of Active Rain from indpendent, to Zillow to Trulia and back, there's been a heap of unrest on the platform.And with that unrest comes a lot of noise, as one would expect. Some complaints, some questions, lots of concerns as to what the future might hold.But in addition to th...
07/22/2015
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I've abandoned the Trulia Question and Answer area, and this is one of the reasons why. This is one of the most recent "questions"... (it's not really a question, it's spam).That statement is laughable (it really did make me laugh out loud). I mean, c'mon... Paypal doesn't even pay interest. ...
07/20/2015
We've had such bad weather in the greater Chicagoland area, much of this season.And with the heavy thunderstorms, flooding, hailstorms, tornadoes, lightning, record heat, forest fires etc... it seems that they break into television programming almost everynight to bring us some update on somethin...
07/20/2015
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So why don't we split the difference?Not an uncommon question, when in the final stages of a negotiation.The odd part of this quest was that it came from the buyer's agent, and she was asking me to throw money into the deal. She wanted to split the gap with me.I am not planning on living in the ...
07/20/2015
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That good bottle of wine.It's been calling you from the wine rack.Pull it out... it's a nice Cabernet. Remove the cork, gently, and let it breath.Serve it with a lovely Beef Stroganoff, or beef bourguignon. Julia Child's recipe is wonderful.Candles are optional, but don't serve it on paper pla...
07/19/2015
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Chicago's weather is never predictable, other than to say that it's unpredictable.If you don't like the weather, here in Chicagoland, wait a few minutes... it'll change. I think that's what's printed on a banner over the front door of the Mayor's office. Er, maybe not.So, today, I have a full d...
07/17/2015
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