Lyn Sims on the Schaumburg Area

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Schaumburg IL Homes and Real Estate - Northwest Suburbs of Chicago

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2010 

Towne Place  is a fairly large community built by Lexington Builders located northeast of the intersection of Schaumburg and Barrington Roads behind the Kohls and Lowe’s Shopping Center.   A great mix of open areas, landscaping and recreation are available here.  There are two pools and clubhouse...
01/16/2010
  This is an important post to sellers and showing their homes. Sellers are very accomodating when it comes to showing their homes and are expected to 'disappear' for a showing without much notice BUT .... never let in a stranger that has just come up to your door to show your home! This post giv...
01/16/2010
  How to pick a Realtor?  That's a tough subject (ouija boards, psychics don't seem to work) which I'll try to illustrate with some humor from an agent, Greg Nino that sells in Texas.  Some interesting perspectives that might make you smile. You should interview your agent, both as a buyer or a s...
01/13/2010
  Ahhh, the great debate over the Holidays. What really happened (according to your family & Uncle Jim) to the banking industry!  Most of the time the stories and ideas were straight out of a good novel! Ahhh, mortgage intrigue! I've included this post for my readers from a loan officer in CA, El...
01/12/2010
This is the 'Months Supply of Inventory' for Roselle IL Single Family Homes for 2009. This number is also called the 'Conversion Rate' or the 'Absorption Rate' which is how long and how much inventory is on the market in that particular town. Obviously, the higher the rate, the longer the market ...
01/11/2010
Housing Overhang, Shadow Inventory and you! The attached two articles are about the best information that I have seen recently on the coming 'Shadow Inventory' or the 'Housing Overhang'.  Ahhh, yes, a new buzz word - Housing Overhang.  I think that we should be prepared for some of this informati...
01/11/2010
Who said that giving your home a little 'face lift' had to cost alot of money?  This is great advice on how to freshen up your house with a little bedding, paint, or a faucet or two!  Who says you only have to do these great things when you sell your home?  How about do them NOW and then enjoy i...
01/10/2010
This is another post in my series 'Does anything ever happen around here (Chicago area) on TV?  This is a stager from our area, Julea Joseph, that will be on HGTV on Tuesday, January 12th. Please be sure to tune it if you can.  I'm an absolute believer in staging and am hoping this positive trend...
01/10/2010
Elk Grove Village Illinois Median Home Prices The graph displayed below is the median home prices in Elk Grove Village from June 2007 to December 2009.  The median price is the point at which half of all homes are sold for more and half are sold for less.   It gives you an idea of what prices pro...
01/09/2010
This is a great idea for the start of the New Year! Get that junk out of your trunk - and your desk - those closets and anywhere else you 'chipmunks' have stored stuff that you don't need! Me, well ahhhh, yes, I'm just as guilty and will start Monday (no really) to tackle all those papers and fi...
01/09/2010
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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.