I have lived in Lakeview Estates for over 15 years and have watched as Oswego and the surrounding communities in Kendall County have grown by leaps and bounds during the "hey day" of real estate in the early 2000's. Lakeview Estates and Lakeview Estates West were built in the mid-90's by Proper
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09/16/2014
Short sales,the bane of any real estate agent's existence. Since they became a normal part of the real estate market, I have been processing the majority of my own short sales. I have used attorneys/lawyers in the past but have found that they really don't have any buy in. Those that I have ha
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09/15/2014
Being in the real estate business for over 20 years you think you have heard, seen or been through all most every possible scenario when selling a home. You have your usual unexpected surprises that are part of the usual transactions - sudden divorce between homeowners, lack of documentation dur
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09/14/2014
Straddling the Fox River, this small river town has a variety of housing stock and is enjoying solid price appreciation YTD over 2013. With a 2013 estimated population 19, 129, Montgomery has slowed in growth but remains a great location for those that need to be close to major highways (Rt. 47,
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09/14/2014
Naperville IL has been on top lists as a "top place to raise a family" for many years. With its strong downtown, close location to I-88 technical corridor and a median household income of $108K from 2008-2012, its a preferred suburb for many people. Highly rated schools, a expansive restaurant
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09/13/2014
The city of lights is enjoying an 8.20% price appreciation year to date as we go into the traditional "slow" market time of fall and winter. With only 69 active listings under $100,000 one of the few affordable housing areas may not be as affordable if the trend continues. With only 541 active
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09/13/2014
With summer coming to an abrupt end what does the Oswego single family detached market look like compared to other communities? Currently we have 217 active single family detached homes available for sale. Out of these 217, fifteen are "New" listings - on the market in the last 7 days, there a
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09/12/2014
I woke up this morning to 48 degree temperatures! I thought my IPhone was broken! It's September 11th, not November! I had felt a slight change in the wind last night as I headed home from a late evening showing...a taste of fall but I was not prepared for the sudden shift in temperature at al
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09/12/2014
Like most large corporations, reputation is important so the latest position is a social media director/manager or a similar title. I imagine the responsibilities would include monitoring the internet for any mentions of the company and possible adverse comments about its process and procedures.
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09/10/2014
It's been a long road for a short sale that I have been trying to get to the closing table. It was fraught with unexpected delays caused by a variety of reasons - undisclosed BK by homeowner - BPO that was higher than market values and the typical delays that have become typical in short sale pr
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09/08/2014
