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Don't miss your opportunity to get first choice of homesites at Fairfield Ridge in Plainfield, Illinois! The grand opening of this new Plainfield community is almost here…and as a VIP, you are invited to see it all before anyone else. Join us to tour the professionally decorated model and discov...
08/27/2014
"Do you think you can find us another house just like the house we should have written an offer on, but didn't? And the next evening the bank accepted an offer? You know, the house that matched our criteria EXACT and it was in the location we loved and the price range we wanted to spend? The hous...
05/10/2012
EXCELLENT POST by Holly Weatherwax--Your Realtor® in Northern VA of Momentum Realty,LLC. There are so many pit-falls in listing and trying to sell your home on your own. The safety aspect should be the most important - letting total strangers in your home walking around. There are so many other r...
05/09/2012
Eighteen single family homes sold in Joliet IL during April 30 - May 4, 2012. Of the 18, 5 were short sales and 5 were foreclosures. Sold prices ranged from $28,000 - $170,000. Average market time was 147 days. Sold properties closed averaging 89.42% of the final list price which is a 10.58% diff...
05/07/2012
I had a listing with the nicest couple. Original owners and just wonderful, wonderful people. The house was perfect and so well-maintained. I listed it last July. We had a lot of showings but not one offer. I could tell my sellers were getting anxious. They always wanted to know the exact feedbac...
05/07/2012
Re-blogging this great post from The Christiansen Team of RE/MAX Home Connection in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  I always ask my buyers to find a sitter. I ask "Who else is coming to view homes with you?" and if they tell me their kids, I ask the ages. If too young, I tell them it will be a nightmare to...
05/07/2012
At a yard sale over the weekend I bought two books: The Book of Useless Information" and "The Best Book of Useless information Ever." These books are AWESOME and very entertaining! I got to a section that read "The average buyer views 8 homes before purchasing a home." Now this book was published...
05/06/2012
I am a huge fan of Real Estate Agent and Mogul Barbara Corcoran. Barbara is a Real Estate Contributor on NBC's Today show and the wonderful addition to ABC's Shark Tank. Per Barbara: "BUYERS DECIDE WITHIN 8 SECONDS WHETHER THEY ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR HOME." I'm not surprised by this at all. It's ...
05/06/2012
Hollywood actor Gary Sinise is helping promote a summer concert in suburban Chicago that will benefit veterans. The "Forest Gump" star helped kickoff ticket sales for "Rockin' for the Troops" on Thursday at the Navistar headquarters in Lisle. The concert is planned for July 21 in nearby Weaton. S...
05/03/2012
If you are looking for authentic mexican food in the Plainfield area, come to Front Street Cantina located at 15120 South Des Plaines Street downtown Plainfield. Lunch specials range from $6.75 to $7.50 while the dinner menu offers everything from Carne Asada to Pedro Pollo to Chile Relleno. Kids...
04/27/2012
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