lyn sims: Schaumburg Homes - What's on the market now?
- 06/10/10 08:48 AM
There is a large amount of inventory thruout the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago which include Schaumburg IL homes. Sellers are competing to make their home standout and enhance their marketability. Prices have held between 4 to 5% from the listing price over the recent months.
Here is a chart of the ACTIVE Single Family Schaumburg Homes by price range with the market times posted as 'average days on the market.'
There currently are 218 single family homes available for sale with an average market time of 188 days. The average list price is $395,207 and the highest listing price is $2,495,000 … (0 comments)
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lyn sims: Schaumburg IL Homes - Steal of a Deal $$ 3BR 2 car Garage $180,000
- 05/17/10 06:17 AM
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lyn sims: Schaumburg IL Real Estate Market - 1st Quarter 2010
- 04/23/10 05:29 AM
Schaumburg Housing Market - 1st Quarter 2010 What's up with the Chicago Northwest Suburban real estate market you ask? The impact on foreclosures in our market is substantial and their impact on prices since a buyer would obviously prefer to buy a foreclosure that had the same features as one being offered through a regular seller. It is also having an impact in opposite directions - again, foreclosure sales up and prices go down! As a consequence we have 'Two Levels of Pricing': distressed sales and traditional sales. Foreclosures and short-sales tend to carry prices as much as of 20 percent below … (2 comments)
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lyn sims: Upgrades Don't Always Add Value
- 04/16/10 07:58 AM
Not every dime you put into your house are you going to get out - there I've said it honestly. Some people think that for every nail, piece of putty and shingle they add to their purchase price and voila - your future sales price. This couldn't be further from the truth. This thinking is perpetuated by Lowes, Home Depot and a handful of others that are nothing more than in the business of selling you things.
In this market, conservative is the word. Granite counters are nice but can I get you an extra $10,000 at selling time? I … (4 comments)
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lyn sims: Sellers May Not Realize That......
- 04/16/10 01:05 AM
Sellers here's some good advice - there's a good amount of information that I've given for sellers preparing their house but there are some things that agents wish they could say to sellers in these instances! Dead animals adorning the walls (taxidermists), guns out to possibly show the sellers prowess. These things HAVE TO BE put away for your home to show in it's best light.
Throw in some humor like an agent from Texas, Greg Nino did and I'm sure I'll be making my point. Enjoy, and oh by the way, an above ground pool is nothing more than … (7 comments)
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lyn sims: Schaumburg IL Real Estate Market - December thru February 2010
- 03/26/10 03:38 AM
Schaumburg Housing Market - December '09, January and February 2010 What's up with the Illinois and Chicago Market real estate you ask? The impact on foreclosures in our market is substantial and their impact on prices since a buyer would obviously prefer to buy a foreclosure that had the same features as one being offered through a regular seller. It is also having an impact in opposite directions - again, foreclosure sales up and prices go down! As a consequence we have 'Two Levels of Pricing': distressed sales and traditional sales. Foreclosures and short-sales tend to carry prices as much as … (2 comments)
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lyn sims: Northwest Suburbs Housing Market February 2010
- 03/25/10 05:30 AM
I wouldn't break out your party hats: “We are encouraged by more signs of improvement in the Illinois housing market spurred by the tremendous buyer market conditions with sales increases for six months in a row statewide and eight months running in the Chicagoland nine-county region.” (IAR, 3/22/10)Is the Tax Credit Helping: Households aren’t leaping to take advantage of the housing opportunities they perceive in today’s market because they are still concerned about job prospects and the state of the economy and not because of any negative concerns about the housing market.Translation: People are not jumping after the tax credit like … (4 comments)
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lyn sims: Schaumburg IL - Earth Hour on March 27th
- 03/23/10 07:26 AM
Planning is under way in Illinois for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.On March 27, buildings will go dark from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. as nonessential lights are turned off.In Springfield, the State Capitol Dome and the Governor's Mansion will go dark. In Chicago, Navy Pier, Merchandise Mart and the Wrigley Building will be among the more than 200 buildings turning out exterior lights.Communities pledging to join include: Algonquin, Bolingbrook, Carol Stream, Deerfield, DeKalb, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Homer Glen, Lombard, Mount Prospect, Naperville, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Olympia Fields, Orland Park, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg and … (0 comments)
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lyn sims: Schaumburg IL - Recycling Event on April 24th, 2010
- 03/23/10 06:05 AM
The Village of Schaumburg and School District 54 have once again partnered to celebrate Earth Day and will be co-hosting a community-wide recycling event.Saturday, April 24 10am - 3pmSchool District 54 Parking Lot524 E. Schaumburg Road For information regarding this event or questions on disposal call 847.923.6644. This is a great event and a great place to bring your unwanted items like:Computer screensTV'sLaptopsComputer CPU'sPrintersCell PhonesDigital RecordersTape RecordersIt was very crowded last year but very orderly. You should have seen the pallets of stuff that was collected. See you there!
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lyn sims: Refinance That ARM? Don't follow the Herd Mentality - It May Be Adjusting To Under 3 Percent
- 03/10/10 12:22 AM
There has been such hype and 'nasty' news over adjustable rate mortgages but there could also be a positive side for your well worn wallet! What if your rate adjusts down to 3% or below? I don't know about you but dump your strategy to refinance! Check out your loan before you 'join the herd mentality' to refinance.
Do what is best for you with what is happening in today's market. This post is from a loan officer in the Houston Area, Tommy Xintaris, and he has many valid points.
Enjoy his thoughts on this topic.
If your mortgage is … (5 comments)
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lyn sims: Schaumburg Home Seller ~ About that number in your head ....
- 03/09/10 07:18 AM
Schaumburg Home Seller - do you have a price in mind for your home? Do you think it's accurate? Did you sneak a peak (TOTALLY INACCURATE) on Zillow because someone told you it was a good idea?
Misinformation abounds in real estate! What you need to do is call a local agent that knows your market thoroughly to give you the correct number to get your home sold!
This is a great post from Ruthmarie Hicks on the subject.
Whenever I go on a listing appointment, I generally find that the seller already has a “number in their head” about what … (3 comments)
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lyn sims: Schaumburg Dog & Cat Rescue holds Fundraiser from Lou Malnati's
- 03/05/10 04:34 AM
Almost Home Foundation Fund Raiser 3/31/2010 … (8 comments)
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lyn sims: Medinah Illinois - Who sells the most homes?
- 03/04/10 04:14 AM
RE/MAX is a third more effective than the next competing real estate company in Medinah for 2009! That's alot of real estate!
Looking to get your home sold in this tougher market? I'd love the get the job done!
Looking to buy a home and want someone experienced to help you avert the potential potholes?
Give me a call or email me so we can get started today!
Medinah IL Market Share 2009 … (0 comments)
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lyn sims: Elk Grove Village IL - Who sells the most houses in Elk Grove?
- 03/04/10 03:59 AM
RE/MAX is more effective than the next competing real estate company in Elk Grove Village for 2009! That's alot of real estate!
Looking to get your home sold in this tougher market? I'd love the get the job done!
Looking to buy a home and want someone experienced to help you avert the potential potholes?
Give me a call or email me so we can get started today!
Elk Grove IL Market Share 2009 … (0 comments)
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lyn sims: Hoffman Estates IL - Who sells the most homes?
- 03/04/10 03:34 AM
RE/MAX is almost three times as effective as the next competing real estate company in Hoffman Estates for 2009! That's alot of real estate! Looking to get your home sold in this tougher market? I'd love the get the job done!Looking to buy a home and want someone experienced to help you avert the potential potholes?Give me a call or email me so we can get started today!Hoffman Estates IL Real Estate Market Share 2009
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lyn sims: Schaumburg IL - Who sells the most homes in Schaumburg?
- 03/02/10 08:12 AM
RE/MAX is twice as effective than the next competing real estate company in Schaumburg for 2009! That's alot of real estate!
Looking to get your home sold in this tougher market? I'd love the get the job done!
Looking to buy a home and want someone experienced to help you avert the potential potholes?
Give me a call or email me so we can get started today!
Schaumburg IL Market Share for 2009 … (0 comments)
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lyn sims: Landlords - 50 Inexpensive Tips to Dramatically Increase the Value of Your Properties
- 02/26/10 02:52 AM
Landlords - You can bet that your investment property needs a little 'face lift'. Ever pretend you were the future tenant and stand at the front door? Here are a couple of suggestions to make your investment more appealing, get better tenants and get more rent!
Thanks for reading!
50 Inexpensive Tips to Dramatically Increase the Value of Your Properties
By Tai A. DeSa, Significa Corporation
Professional landlords and investors involved in property flipping should constantly seek to improve their property value while keeping costs low. Below is a list of 50 tips that we shared with our property investment club (the … (4 comments)
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lyn sims: HGTV Episodes about our area!
- 02/23/10 07:27 AM
HGTV Episodes about our area! Was pleasantly surprised to see our area of Hoffman Estates featured in one of the HGTV segments on 'My First Place' recently. I had recorded (TIVO'd?) two episodes to watch about staging and the one was about a popular area stager Julea Josephin which she transforms a room with one day's notice. Julea did a fabulous job. The other was about a first time home buyer that started out in Libertyville (20 miles north) and by the end of the program ended up in a ranch in Hoffman Estates! Hey, that's my area and what are you … (2 comments)
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lyn sims: Can you say fire Mr. SpongeBob?
- 02/23/10 12:12 AM
Can you say fire Mr. SpongeBob? How do you spell fire Mr. SpongeBob SquarePants? Are the owners of this house so unbelievably stupid that they have put a giant bag of foam rubber near the hot exhaust pipe of their water heater?
WHY YES!Can you spell stupid Mr. SpongeBob?Can you say 'poof' up in flames?
Just another day in the glamourous job of a Realtor©.
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lyn sims: Northwest Suburbs Housing Market for January 2010
- 02/17/10 03:03 AM
What's going on in the Illinois Housing Market in January 2010? First-time buyers - A survey shows first-time buyers purchased 43 percent of homes in December, down from 51 percent in November. Repeat buyers rose to 42 percent of transactions in December from 37 percent in November; the remaining sales were to investors. In the Illinois 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers: 51% of recent home buyers were first-time buyers, compared to 47% nationwide.Distressed homes - which accounted for 32 percent of sales in December, continue to downwardly distort the median price because they generally sell at a discount relative to … (2 comments)
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There is a large amount of inventory thruout the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago which include Schaumburg IL homes. Sellers are competing to make their home standout and enhance their marketability. Prices have held between 4 to 5% from the listing price over the recent months.
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