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Nov. 23, 2009(Crain's) — Chicago-area home sales jumped by a third in October compared to a year ago, according to the Illinois Assn. of Realtors, with the group citing lower home prices, low mortgage rates and the federal tax credit for first-time buyers as reasons for the spike.CHICAGO-AREA SALESBelow is a
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... as the weather turns By: Alan May, Coldwell Banker Evanston Realtor, North Shore Realtor (Evanston Real Estate, Evanston, IL)
Okay all. As the weather begins to turn toward Winter, here in the Midwest, I thought it might be an appropriate time to remind agents how to view/show their homes during the colder months. A few reminders of things that are important to note during the winter months.
As the Listing
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It's that time of the year again; time to set our clocks back an hour, return to standard time, and "gain" an extra hour. That means this Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 am, Daylight Saving Time officially ends until its return on the second Sunday in March, 2010.Since 2007, Daylight
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$400,000
Foreclosure sold as is with nodisclosures by seller. New construction, buyer responsible for obtaining occupancy permit from the City of Evanston
There are some building code violations to correct tht are the responsility of buyer. Marketable title free of mechanics liens delivered at closing.
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Customer Appreciation Day By: Alan May, Coldwell Banker Evanston Realtor, North Shore Realtor (Evanston Real Estate, Evanston, IL)
Last weekend, Coldwell Banker co-sponsored Customer Appreciation Day.
We had the participation of most of the vendors and stores on western Central street, and had a lovey turnout. The new Restaurant Bonsai was handing out samples of their fare, (they're not even open yet, so it was a nice preview) their
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Did it rain on our parade?
It did not! We had a small break in the weather last night, as Coldwell Banker and PHH Mortgage sponsored our offices' Summer Night-Out, at Ravinia. It rained earlier in the day, and as such, we arranged for a tent (provided by UBS). The
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As part of our Evanston Fourth of July Parade this past Saturday, one of the participants was an organization called the South Shore Drill Team.
The South Shore Drill Team is a perennial favourite, here in Evanston, and the Chicago area in general. In fact, they're so popular, that the
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Saturday, was pretty much eclipsed by the 4th of July Parade, and subsequent fireworks, here in Evanston.
We attended the parade, and got rained upon. But the rain didn't dampen our spirits. We thoroughly enjoyed our 120 entries in the parade. We hooted, and hollered at our favourites.
And then
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For those who were unable... (or too afraid to get wet) to attend yesterday's Evanston Fourth of July Parade... we had a great time. I had great seats (right in front of Coldwell Banker @ 2929 Central Street, right here in Evanston)... unfortunately, that means that many of the photos that
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I would call this Wordless Wednesday... but it's clearly not. It's more like "speechless" Wednesday.
Here, in Evanston, IL, we have a fabulous 4th of July Parade. (I'll post more about that, after it's occurred).
It's a home-spun, silly, irreverent, romp through town, and there are typically over 100 entries
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I am often asked by buyers and agents “How Long will it take to get an answer from the Bank” on a short sale?
This is a difficult question because each bank is different.
Currently, I am going for a new record for the longest Short Sale. On July 7, 2009
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All appliances require proper maintenance in order for them to work safely and efficiently. Unfortunately, too many people take their clothes dryers for granted; fill it with wet laundry, set the dial, turn it on and remove dry clothes 30 - 45 minutes later.
I recently got a call from
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pomp and circumstance By: Alan May, Coldwell Banker Evanston Realtor, North Shore Realtor (Evanston Real Estate, Evanston, IL)
Today, my son-in-law Chris joins ranks with 799 (or so) other students, and graduates from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University with an MBA from one of the most prestigious MBA programs in the country. (I'm sure Chris would correct me here, and say THE most prestigious
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I was invited to be a guest speaker at a First Time Home Buyer Seminar and was given a list of topics to discuss.
As I prepared for this seminar, I thought about how I wanted to present material to a group of first time home buyers and what would be
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Hey, folks!
Tough news is all over the Internet these days, it seems! But this story will bring a tear, and make you smile!
It happened last Tuesday, June 2nd.
Pizza Driver Stephen Walker of Papa John's Pizza was delivering pizza to to an apartment building on the South Side of
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One misty moisty morning, When cloudy was the weather, I chanced to meet an old man, Clothed all in leather. He began to compliment And I began to grin. How do you do? And how do you do? And how do you do again?
a bit misty... and foggy here today
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I've got your gun! By: Alan May, Coldwell Banker Evanston Realtor, North Shore Realtor (Evanston Real Estate, Evanston, IL)
Just came back from reviewing the latest (earliest??) in the Star Trek series at the Evanston Century Theatre. (I didn't really see it for myself... I saw it so that I could review it for my readers... oh, how I suffer for my art).
It did not disappoint. Nonstop action... James
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When I thought about writing an article that would try to describe how we got ourselves into this financial mess I thought about the analogy of going off to college with a clean load of laundry.
Imagine the real estate market 30 years ago.
Back then, if you wanted to buy
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Since we are in full swing of the Spring Housing Market I thought I would write about the Health of the Market as it relates to one community where I work.
As of today’s date, there are 300 active single family homes for sale in the city
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The Short Sale review process begins with ordering the Broker Price Opinion (BPO).
A BPO is nothing more than comparing “Apples to Apples” (Single Family to Single Family, Condo’s to Condo’s and Multi-family to Multi-family) and coming up with a “Current Market Value” for the Subject Property.
Three (3)
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Today was the opening of the Illinois Holocaust Museum, and even though it's been raining pretty steadily on and off all day, they are anticipating a crown in attendance of approximately 10,000 people for the opening
The Illinois Holocaust Museum was built at a cost of approximately $45 million, and
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Earth Day is Wednesday of next week. I wanted to publish this prior to Earth Day, so that you'd have ample time to digest the information. Earth Day is a great idea, one day a year, to think about the impact that the human race is having on the planet, and
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PLOrk By: Alan May, Coldwell Banker Evanston Realtor, North Shore Realtor (Evanston Real Estate, Evanston, IL)
Seven geeky guys leaning in closely over their laptops, studying the glow of their LCD screens might not seem to be an unusual occurance and any local coffee shop these days. But in this case, we're talking about Musicians, and they're practicing onstage at the Newberry Library in downtown Chicago for
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Information comes directly from the MLS.
The number of homes in pre-foreclosure or foreclosure appears to be the focus of most people these days and for a number of reasons.
First, the shear number of homes in foreclosure is growing everyday.
In Cook County 20% of all active listings
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According to Realty Tracs February 2009 report on Foreclosures.
Illinois is listed as the 7th largest in terms of the number of home foreclosures.
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Question: how can I buy land that has been foreclosed on for not paying property taxes?
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