Move UP to Naperville Blog #2

There was an interesting story in the Chicago Tribune this past week.It seems that more elderly seniors are returning to the Chicagoland area. And, less seniors are moving south.34,000 seniors over the age of 85, returned to the Chicagoland Metro area this past year, while only 17,000 left for wa...

 "Construction of single-family homes will probably decline for a third straight year in 2008, according to the latest monthly forecast from the National Association of Realtors.   Housing starts are expected to drop 20.6% in 2007..."  This information is courtesy of our economists at the Nationa...

We were having an online discussion and one of the newer agents asked us what we respond when asked:How's the market?There's any number of answers. Some of us were trained many years ago by Tommy Hopkins to say: Unbelievable! And, that word could cover a multiple of sins.Some of us will respond, ...

"There is no real decline in homes being built from these guys. But there are huge declines and cancellations of orders," says Jim Cramer, speaking of national builders: Lennar, Toll Brothers, Pulte, Horton and K&B.Yes, I heard that there was over 37% cancellations of builder sales contracts. And...

We have some really busy streets that run thorough our city.Route 59 which is at the western edge of town and travels north and south is a major, commercial road just touching The Fox Valley Mall.Ogden Avenue is another commercial street, meandering its way south-west and north-east. Every car de...

And, what can I say about Media?Back in 1972, when we lived on Long Island, New York, I worked for the "old" United Press International. As far as I know, they were one of first companies to install a computer system. We had training on those IBM machines. Learning how to type, edit, correct and ...

We live in a pretty moderate climate.The last big earthquake was in 1812...so that's almost 200 years ago. The last big, bad blizzard was in January, 1967. The last nasty, destructive tornado was down in Plainfield in the '90's. The last 500-year flood was in 1995. The last dustbowl drought was b...

My broker and I were talking the other day.He asked how many agents I thought were in our MLS. Last I looked there were 50,000 agents. He tells me that today there are 53,000 agents. Wow!Then we look at stats. Based on that figure, the "average" agent sold 3.5 homes. Getting as bad as California ...

If you've followed the story...buyer and seller finally agree on price.Buyer has the inspection done and it reveals that the side windows in the living room are both rotted and the seals are gone. It will cost approximately $1000 to replace.Seller says NO! Buyer is getting tired of the seller's "...

Just been too busy to remind you about this fun event.That is, until I saw my first hot air balloon of 2007...floating above my home!The city of Lisle has its annual hot air balloon fest around the 4th of July holidays. And, if you live nearby, there's a chance of seeing the balloons between 6 an...