Lyn Sims on the Schaumburg Area
Schaumburg IL Homes and Real Estate - Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
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2010
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Really Lyn, how can I do this? I would prefer not to do any work, but still get top dollar for my home! Hello, reality check - please pinch yourself HARD. Buyers are looking for the best home, with the most updates, in the best area, for the lowest price. Now, where do you fit in? That's the qu...
10/18/2010
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Short Sales for Dummies! This is a great Short Sale Q & A from an agent in California, Debbie Lynn. She says it so well in her explanation that I thought I would repost it for your reading. This is a very complicated and confusing subject where there is so much INCORRECT information on the int...
10/17/2010
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Obviously this is MOLD. Bad mold that needs to be taken care of by a professional. Just wanted to show you how bad that it can really get. These are pictures from a home inspector in Tennessee - Mike Thornton. This stuff is no joke. You've Got Mold...Anybody who has ever dealt with bank owned...
10/17/2010
Cook County strikes again with it's usual financial bungling! "This past January 2010, Schaumburg Township Assessor John Lawson was informed by the Cook County Assessor’s Office that the 2010 second installment of the property tax bills may be delayed, as late as spring 2011. Shortly there after...
10/16/2010
Northwest Suburbs Housing Market September 2010 What's been happening you're wondering? When you're in the negative anything is a gain! Or another one is, anything above zero is a good thing. That's how I feel about the housing market in the Northwest Suburbs. All those talking heads telling ...
10/13/2010
How to describe this market for Bloomingdale Homes? Unbelievable!A now retired agent in my office used to say this to encompass every conceivable change or option and still stay positive! I'm going to loudly reiterate that phrase to update you on recent Bloomingdale Home sales. But really it's ...
10/12/2010
Does the Lender know you're doing an Office Exclusive on that REO? One reason that I use Google Alerts is to see what is coming on the market and what other agents are doing to advertise their listings. Keep a sharp eye on that competition! So while perusing the area alerts I happen to see a pr...
10/12/2010
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Chili's will donate to Almost Home Foundation an adoption and pet rescue in our area with the 'Dine & Donate' program for the month of November. Every Saturday at the Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates and Bloomingdale (Stratford) locations. See flyer below. Please print and feel free to distribu...
10/11/2010
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What does 22,000 square feet look like?Ms. Leona's sad story ~~"The Greenwich, Connecticut estate of the late hotel magnates Leona and Harry Helmsley has finally sold for $35 million.The property was originally listed in early 2008 for $125 million. It was most recently listed at a substantially ...
10/11/2010
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Mortgages Hit Lowest Levels Since 1950s Thirty-year fixed mortgages slipped to 4.27 percent this week, the lowest on record dating back to 1971, from 4.32 percent last week. A drop in interest on 15-year loans to 3.72 percent from 3.75 percent, meanwhile, was the lowest on records dating back to ...
10/10/2010
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Lyn Sims offers market observations, housing industry updates and real estate news about the surrounding communities near Schaumburg IL in the Chicago Northwest Suburbs.