Palatine Illinois Short Sales - 609 N Deer Run, 60067 - Another Successful Sale Closed Today. - 01/30/09 06:05 PM
After receiving an offer on this property back in September, I am pleased to say that the buyers stuck with us for the entire 4 months it took this deal to close. I thanked them personally at the closing today, because we dodged the Sheriff's sale back in early January, and the cash sale was closed today for $150,000.
For those who think short sales are a breeze, I can tell you I spent a lot of hours on the phone, as did the buyers agent, and my short sale manager, thank the Lord for him! I honestly consider every single … (0 comments)

Kildeer Illinois - Homes for sale and sold by Subdivision - The Sanctuary Club- New Construction Homes by Jacobs Homes - Sanctuary Club Drive. - 01/29/09 03:00 PM
The Sanctuary Club is a new subdivision in Kildeer. All homes will have views of Kemper Lakes Golf Greens, Fairways or the Lake.
There are several floor plans to choose from with square footage of approx 2600 to 4300 square feet, and either 3 or 4 bedroom homes. They have some properties ready to move into, or customize one just for you.
If you are looking for new construction in Kildeer, let me show you around these and other homes, the choices are the best there have ever been!
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Tips for Sellers in Barrington, Kildeer, Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove, Lake County Illinois. To Stay or Be Away for Showings? - 01/29/09 02:22 PM
Have you ever wondered whether you could do a better job of selling the home if you remained present for showings? After all you know the home inside out, you have lived there for a number of years, so who better to be available to answer questions? The short answer is stay away! Buyers like to be able to:
Walk freely through the home, often times making several passes of key areas like the kitchen or master bedroom.
Open every single closet door and look inside.
Ask questions of their Realtor.
Take their time.
Discuss points amongst themselves.
If you are … (0 comments)

Tips for Sellers in Barrington, Kildeer, Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove, Lake County Illinois. Carpets Need to be Clean! Hire a Carpet Cleaning Service. - 01/29/09 01:41 PM
This is the first in a series of tips for sellers. I will link this blog to following tips for sellers so you may view them all at your leisure.
One of the most expensive items in your home is your flooring. If you have hardwood floors or ceramic tiles, laminate or even vinyl, then keeping them clean is not really difficult at all. Carpets however are another issue. Consider all the things that end up in your carpets: Dust, pet dander and fur, dirt from your feet, spills, pet stains, the list goes on and on. Yet think how often … (0 comments)

Kildeer Illinois - Homes for sale and sold by Subdivision - Beacon Hill - 01/27/09 06:27 PM
Beacon Hill in Kildeer is a subdivision established in 1993 to 1994 and is a Landmark Homes planned unit development of 85 homes. It is located also on the east side of Quentin Rd, north of Route 22. Homes are situated on approx. 1/3rd acre lots.
There is only 1 home for sale on Beacon Hill at time of writing for $649000.
Sales in 2008 & 2009 to date.
23253 Chesapeake sold for $605000 in January 2009.23309 Providence sold in February 2008 for $660000.
Average marketing times only 26 days!
Schools for Beacon Hill are Long Grove and Stevenson, districts 96 … (0 comments)

Kildeer Illinois - Homes for sale and sold by Subdivision - The Ponds of Kildeer. - 01/27/09 05:59 PM
The Ponds of Kildeer in Illinois is located on the East side of Quentin Rd, south of Cuba Rd. Established in 1996 it is a planned unit development of just 85 lots with single family homes situated on about a half acre each.
There are currently 4 homes for sale on this subdivision. one is being sold as a short sale (Lender receiving less than owed on the mortgage due to financial hardship) Another is temporarily off the market - reason unknown. The two others are for sale at $899,900 (also listed as a short sale) and $999,999 respectively, the first … (0 comments)

Thinking of Selling Your Barrington Home? Don't hide it all in the closet! - 01/25/09 05:01 PM
So you need or want to sell your home. Did you know that closet space is premium real estate? Buyers want to see lots of closets and they want to see neatly organized closets.
So before you start tidying your home and throwing all your clutter in the closet, consider what your buyers are going to think. If they open all your closets and find them stuffed full of kitchen equipment, overloaded with blankets, absolutely loaded with clothes, there is one thing and one thing only that is going to run through their minds.

THIS HOUSE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH … (0 comments)

Sellers - Barrington IL Homes For Sale - Dealing With Pets While Your Home is For Sale - 01/25/09 04:14 PM
Gone are the days when pets were in few households. 50% of households are now likely to have one or more pets. Commonly this will be dogs and cats, but we also fine rabbits, ferrets, birds and other small animals. Animals that are living in cages do not generally cause much of an issue, but cats and dogs need more thought when putting your home up for sale. Only you the seller can decide how to deal with pets but here are some thoughts and experiences for you to consider.
Some buyers are allergic to pets. Therefore if you have pets … (0 comments)

Barrington Illinois - Rental Homes Available - 01/22/09 10:59 AM
Barrington Illinois has a large area of real estate, over 75 square miles of it and therefore there is a fair amount of real estate available for rent.
If you want to search for a Barrington rental property, Click Here.
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Contact Corinne Guest and Jonathan Guest, of Royal Property Investments LLC Licensed Realtors® in Illinois, 847-381-6328 for real estate services in Barrington Illinois and the northwestern suburbs.
Our specialties are as follows:
Jonathan specializes on the selling side of residential homes, commercial real estate sales and leasing.Corinne specializes in working with buyer clients, divorce clients for selling and buying.
Call us today at 847-381-6328. Contact us … (0 comments)

Barrington Illinois - Buying a Home - Radon - The New Disclosure - 01/19/09 04:59 PM
If you are in the market to buy a home, it is likely it has been some time since you last did so. You may well remember that the seller of a home has to complete disclosures about the home. The ones we use today are:
Residential real property disclosure report, lead based paint disclosure, mold disclosure (this is not a required disclosure). There is now a new required disclosure, The Disclosure of Information on Radon Hazards. All sellers are required to complete this new disclosure. So what is Radon?
Radon is a gas found under ground and is a naturally … (0 comments)

Barrington Illinois - Finding The Perfect Golf Community in Lake County Illinois or McHenry County Illinois - 01/19/09 03:18 PM
Barrington Illinois - Finding The Perfect Golf Community in Lake County Illinois or McHenry County Illinois
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Eviction. Helping out a client. Hainesville IL Rental Homes. - 01/06/09 09:36 AM
Back in August 2008 I represented an owner who wanted to rent her home in Hainesvile. Sadly the tenant never paid a dime beyond the deposit. As my client lives out of town I have been helping her, and on Thursday I will be representing her at the eviction which was granted last month.
No I am not getting paid for this but it is certainly a learning experience.
Hopefully next time we will get an honest tenant.
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Fox River Grove Illinois - Real Estate Office - Company with Full Service Realtors and Broker. - 01/02/09 05:11 PM
We have moved back to Barrington but still service Fox River Grove.
Until now Fox River Grove Illinois has not had a fully active, full service real estate company to serve their needs. Previously clients in Fox River Grove have had to engage the services of full service brokerages in either Barrington or Cary as the closest offices.
We are pleased to announce that our new location in Fox Glen, which is located off Route 22, west of Kelsey Road, positions us perfectly to serve both the existing residents of Fox River Grove as well as those looking to move into … (1 comments)

Retail Unit Available in Barrington Illinois - or Office with Main Street Frontage - 60010 - 01/02/09 03:35 PM
Are you looking for a low cost solution to a retail store in Barrington Illinois? Or perhaps a small office with great visibility. I know of a unit just available on Route 14 which is 800 square feet, main level, customer parking in front. The unit has carpet throughout, has a single bathroom, small storage area and the main unit is divided into main area and a conference type room.
Would suit a variety of purposes without a huge monthly expense. Rent about $1200 gross, you pay utilities and whatever phone lines you need. Contact Corinne for more details.
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Short Sales - Illinois - Data Summary - 2008 - 01/02/09 03:06 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. Or was it?
In my previous blogs I summarized short sale data for the following cities:
Barrington
Inverness
Lake Zurich
Kildeer
Long Grove
Hawthorn Woods
Fox River Grove
Cary
Palatine
Contrary to popular belief the percentage of home sales that resulted in short sales, either by bank owned or otherwise; in these areas do not make up a high proportion of our home sales. In fact not one town had a percentage higher than 1. This is well below the national average. With foreclosures alone nationwide at 2% or more, we in the … (2 comments)

Short Sales - Palatine - Illinois 60067 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 02:58 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in Palatine 60067
185 Single Family Homes Sold
242 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 185 single family sales only 8 were a short sales. 5 were bank owned the other 3 were owner occupied.
The price range of the sales was $182,500 to $580,000
Attached Home Stats
Out of the 242 attached homes, 17 were short sales, 13 of which were bank owned.
The price range of the sales was $92,000 to $375,000
In summary
In total this represented less than 1 percent … (0 comments)

Short Sales - Palatine - Illinois 60074 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 02:46 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in Palatine 60074
82 Single Family Homes Sold
186 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 82 single family sales only 2 were a short sales. Both were owner occupied.
The price range of the sales was $210,000 to $440,000
Attached Home Stats
Out of the 186 attached homes, 23 were short sales, 16 of which were bank owned.
The price range of the sales was $54,000 to $185,000
In summary
In total this represented less than 1 percent of the homes sold.
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Short Sales - Inverness- Illinois 60067 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 02:29 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in Inverness
40 Single Family Homes Sold
18 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 40 single family sales only 1 was a short sale. It was a bank owned home.
The price was $405,000.
Attached Home Stats
No short sales.
In summary
In total this represented less than a half percent of the home sales.
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Short Sales - Cary- Illinois 60013 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 02:10 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in the entire 60013 zip code there were:
212 Single Family Homes Sold
40 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 212 single family sales 20 were short sales. Out of those 12 were bank owned properties that accepted less than was owed to them, the other 8 were owner occupied and the bank agreed to accept less than owned to facilitate the sale.
The price range for all these short sales was $120,000 to $480,000.
Attached Home Stats
Of the 40 homes sold, 3 … (0 comments)

Short Sales - Fox River Grove- Illinois 60021 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 01:57 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in the entire 60021 zip code there were:
40 Single Family Homes Sold
17 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 40 single family sales 5 were short sales. Out of those 3 were bank owned properties that accepted less than was owed to them, the other 2 were owner occupied and the bank agreed to accept less than owned to facilitate the sale.
The price range for all these short sales was $100,000 to $290,000.
Attached Home Stats
There were no short sales of … (0 comments)

Short Sales - Lake Zurich - Hawthorn Woods - Long Grove - Kildeer - Illinois 60047 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 01:46 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in the entire 60047 zip code there were:
352 Single Family Homes Sold
38 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 352 single family sales 16 were short sales. Out of those 9 were bank owned properties that accepted less than was owed to them, the other 7 were owner occupied and the bank agreed to accept less than owned to facilitate the sale.
The price range for all these short sales was $156,000 to $1,595,000.
Attached Home Stats
Out of the 38 attached home … (0 comments)

Short Sales - Barrington Illinois 60010 - Home Sale Data for 2008 - 01/02/09 01:35 PM
2008 was definitely the year of short sales. During 2008 in the entire 60010 zip code there were:
310 Single Family Homes Sold
61 Attached homes sold. i.e. condos and town homes/duplexes.
Single Family Stats
Out of 310 single family sales 15 were short sales. Out of those 6 were bank owned properties that accepted less than was owed to them, the other 9 were owner occupied and the bank agreed to accept less than owned to facilitate the sale.
The price range for all these short sales was $165,000 to $1,600,000.
Attached Home Stats
Out of the 61 attached home … (1 comments)

 
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