How To Have A Successful Yard Sale - 05/30/09 06:48 PM
With prime yard-sale season coming up I thought this article offered some good tips. 
Via Sharon Tara New Hampshire Home Stager (Sharon Tara Transformations):
If you, or a real estate client of yours, are in need of a yard sale to reduce some of that clutter, here are some of my tried and true tips to make your sale a successful one.
First, some advice on writing your ad:
Place an ad in your local paper.  You can also advertise on Craig's List.
Highlight items of interest.  (collections or collectables, furniture, antiques, appliances, tools, jewelry, baby items and toys, books, records...)
Multi-Family sales or "first time" sales … (0 comments)

What Does Jim Cramer Say About Buying a House? - 05/27/09 08:46 PM
  Every week Time Magazine runs a feature called "10 Questions" and last week the                 questions were asked of Jim Cramer, former hedge-fund manager and host of television's Mad Money.  Here is the question and answer:
Q:  Is it safe to start reinvesting a small portion back in stocks again, or are we better off investing in real estate?
A:  I think that real estate is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because there are no competetive buyers.  Mortgage rates are the lowest in my life.  Affordability is the best in my life.  Clearly, real estate is much better than stocks right now. 
Touche!  Jim … (1 comments)

Lincoln & Elm in Winnetka - A Whole New Look (Maybe) - 05/06/09 04:54 PM
The controversial mixed-use project proposed by New Trier Partners to rebuilt the old Fell Building and property along Elm Street was approved by the Winnetka Village Council.
 Crain's News Release reported:The Winnetka Village Council last week approved a 167,835-square-foot retail and residential development at the site of the former Fell Co. clothing store in the affluent north suburb's downtown. Construction of the $50-million project won't begin until at least 2010, as developer New Trier Partners LLC still needs financing. The plan for the one-acre site, near Lincoln Avenue and Elm Street, east of Green Bay Road, consists of retail space and 31 … (0 comments)

April Closed Sales in Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, and Glencoe - 05/04/09 02:59 PM
April was another nasty-weather month and I wonder how much it affected the sales of homes.  Certainly, the Spring Housing Market has gotten off to a slow start.   Here are some closed sale stats for the month: 
Winnetka:  2 closed sales
       265 Poplar $740,000
       331 Linden  $1,250,000
Wilmette:     10 closed sales
       3123 Wilmette  $380,000
       2149 Washington   $421,000
       3217 Greenleaf   $530,000
       807 Forest    $650,000
       305 16th   $655,000
       119 Sterling    $690,000
       2147 Thornwood    $750,000
       1501 Washington    $767,000
       222 Woodbine    $983,500
       905 Osage    $1,400,000
Kenilworth:  1 Closed Sale
       206 Cumberland    $2,256,250
Glencoe:  7 Closed … (0 comments)

 
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