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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What kind of kleptomania is this? I currently have a condo listed near a very nice forest preserve and walking path. Very wooded for our area and tucked away. The 'blunder dog' and I often go to this forest preserve on the walking trails and she gets to 'pretend scuba dive' in the pond area. O...
08/31/2010
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I'm not sure how to classify this post. Ramdom thoughts on getting older? Customer service? The day was going so well until I went to get a mandatory eye exam for bifocal contact lenses. Yep, it's the newest craze if you haven't tried them. Hope you have better results because I swear that I...
08/30/2010
Professional journalists latest trick against the public ..... That's right real estate readers, the cat's out of the bag as they say about professional journalists and their scam. What scam you say? The fact that they write at considerable length about real estate sales and actually do none. ...
08/29/2010
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276 Days on the Market ...... Is not uncommon now in our Schaumburg IL housing market. We Realtors© have all kinds of ways and tricks to disguise it but sometimes that's the time that it takes. In today's market things are taking longer to sell and unfortunately the economic signs are pointing ...
08/28/2010
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Introducing m.lynsims.net! Now your real estate search and favorite properties can go wherever you and your phone go!(Click on 'The Who' and hear the original 'Goin' Mobile') THE MAGNIFICIENT 7 FEATURES OF MY NEW MOBILE SEARCH ~~~ Search the full MLS anywhere anytime including access to propert...
08/28/2010
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Offer too low? Sellers do you feel insulted? You shouldn't as this post mentions the buyer probably would not have taken the time to write up an offer if they really weren't intrested. This is great advice. I just received an offer but I refuse to counter ............ Have you ever been involved...
08/28/2010
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Tall Ships Chicago 2010 Visited the Tall Ships at Navy Pier and the weather was spectacular! Not a cloud in the sky and 72 degrees when we set sail. We took the 'Red Witch' out for an hours sail to see how it felt to be on a vintage sailing ship. A few passengers got to hoist the sails going ou...
08/27/2010
Schaumburg's very own Awaking Muse is part of the Metropolitan Planning Council's "Secret Corner of Chicagoland" photo contest. With 25 entries up for consideration, here's your chance to vote. One vote per person is allowed through Friday, September 10. A fan favorite will be selected through o...
08/26/2010
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There is a great thought behind this post besides 'remove the clutter Mr. Seller'. Most homes I see on the market truly need a 'Make Under' as mentioned here. Excellent advice from Tessa Skeens in Texas. Happened to be home when Oprah was on this afternoon. The topic was Makeunders. Women who ne...
08/24/2010
Just went through my main website and updated the Closing Costs per State put out every year from Bankrate. What I saw was shocking! In the State of IL there was a 36% increase over 2009.The average costs in 2010 are now $3505 which was an increase of a whopping $876 per buyer! The super sleuth...
08/24/2010
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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.