LaNita's Blog
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2012
I'm posting this as public because I want it to be on my public post so buyers know what not to do. Here's the story: I rec'd an email about a week about from Steve saying he wants to buy a townhome in Plainfield. I emailed him back and he forwarded his preapproval letter so I set him up on a sea...
01/29/2012
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Roger & Annette relocated from Ohio to the Aurora area for a job.... LaNita is the reason Wife and I finally got our dream house. LaNita listened to what we were looking for, narrowed down the thousands of choices to a manageable level, and helped us sort through the bad. Then she got to work sch...
01/26/2012
Newly opened La Dolce Vita in Plainfield! This is a must-try Italian restaurant! The staff is awesome and the decor is up-scale. The linguini con scampi e broccoli was to die for and the wine list is fabulous! This is a great restaurant and a great addition to Plainfield! I wouldn't call it "kid-...
01/18/2012
166 condos and townhomes were sold in 2011 in Joliet IL. Of the 166, 56 were foreclosures and 25 were short sales (85 were traditional sales). Average market time was 182 days with the minimum market time 4 days and the maximum days on the market 988 days! Average list price was $112,225 with ave...
01/18/2012
71 single family homes sold during December 2011 in Joliet, Illinois. Of the 71 homes, 33 were foreclosures and 13 were short sales. Average market time was 157 days with the minimum being 1 day and the maximum days on the market being 751 days. The minimum listing and selling price was $10,000. ...
01/16/2012
During the month of December, 2011, 73 single family homes sold in Plainfield IL. Of the 73, 13 were short sales and 25 were short sales. The average market time was 188 with the minimum being 1 day and the maximum 1,239 days. The minimum home sold for $73,000 and the maximum sold for $495,000. T...
01/16/2012
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Yep - you read it correctly! Last week I attended my home inspection with my buyer and the home inspector made a comment about the sump pump. We discussed it and my buyer knows he will replace it as soon as he moves in. The day after the home inspection, the listing agent emailed me how the inspe...
01/16/2012
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Did anyone read about the 53 year old woman who was jailed last week for 6 days for not paying a $480 city fine for having a messy yard? Per the woman, Linda Ruggles, she didn't have the money to pay the fine OR fix her messy yard. She is a photographer and she said business has slowed and she is...
01/16/2012
Per Realtor.com magazine (January 13, 2012), Illinois is included in the 10 states with the highest foreclosure rates. 1. Nevada: 6 percent (1 in 16 housing units received at least one foreclosure filing in 2011) 2. Arizona: 4.14 percent (or 1 in 24) 3. California: 3.19 percent (or 1 in 31) 4. Ge...
01/16/2012
For a brief time in the early '90s, the supergroup Damn Yankees enjoyed a considerable amount of success on the arena rock circuit. Comprised of guitarist Ted Nugent, Styx's Tommy Shaw, Night Ranger's Jack Blades, and drummer Michael Cartellone, Damn Yankees arrived during the final moments of po...
01/12/2012
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