Sold – Luxury Home at Beacon Hill Drive in Spring Creek, South Barrington by Corinne Guest, owner of the Homes in South Barrington web site. Patience is a virtue. I am fortunate to be blessed with this virtue. When it comes to luxury home buyers patience on the part of the REALTOR® is required. Commitment to the REALTOR® on the part of the buyer makes for a fabulous relationship, especially when it does take time to find that perfect dream house. So today I thank my clients for sticking with me from start to end, for trusting me every step of the way and I congratulate you on getting the home of your dreams. It really is a stunning home. Are you looking to buy a luxury home in South Barrington. Are you finding your REALTOR is getting irritated that you have not bought a house yet. Are y... 03/24/2013

  The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Barrington, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.      Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties. 03/07/2013

Barrington Meadows, Barrington, Illinois About Barrington Meadows Barrington Meadows is a single family home subdivision. Barrington Meadows is located in Barrington, Illinois north of Lake Cook Road and east of Northwest Highway. Average taxes in Barrington Meadows $5,943 Average association fees in Barrington Meadows $0 Average home size in Barrington Meadows 2,434 ft2 Average lot size in Barrington Meadows 0.25 acres Average year built in Barrington Meadows 1959 Homes for sale in Barrington Meadows Address Beds Baths Built Price 256 Sharon Dr. 3 2.1 1959 $325,000 Sales Summary for Barrington Meadows  (Feb 27, 2012 - Feb 26, 2013) # of Sales Average Days on Market Average List Average Sale Ratio% 6 161 $438,200 $378,333 86.3% Recent home sales in Barrington Meadows Address Beds Baths... 02/26/2013

What is an internet lead and how do you become one? So you want to buy a house. You go online and start your search. You find so many web site choices, many of which are advertising portals not brokers, real estate office web sites or lead generation sites buying space at the top, or even like me you happen to be a single REALTOR® up at the top in the results for whatever your search was. Data tells us you are going to visit many of the sites and on multiple occasions. There's nothing wrong with that, we all do it regardless of what we want or need.  It's called research. Somewhere along the way you'll want to start viewing home information, photos, maps, whatever you need to be able to make informed decisions about which communities to consider.  Then it stops. Your access to future li... 02/20/2013

Timberlake Estates, Barrington, Illinois About Timberlake Estates Timberlake Estates is a single family home subdivision. Timberlake Estates is located in Barrington, Illinois off of Timberlake Drive west of Rand Road. Average taxes in Timberlake Estates $14,459 Average association fees in Timberlake Estates $205 ($125 - $285) Average home size in Timberlake Estates 5,061 ft2 Average lot size in Timberlake Estates 1.50 acres Average year built in Timberlake Estates 1988 Homes for sale in Timberlake Estates Address Beds Baths Built Price 426 Greenwood Ln. 4 3.1 1965 $849,000 461 Lakeshore Dr. 3 3.1 2010 $1,289,000 Sales Summary for Timberlake Estates  (Feb 13, 2012 - Feb 12, 2013) # of Sales Average Days on Market Average List Average Sale Ratio% 6 122 $352,400 $308,000 87.4% Recent hom... 02/12/2013

The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Barrington, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.         Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt Less than $49,999 1 8 $50,000 - $99,999 3 155 $100,000 - $149,999 11 134 $150,000 - $199,999 21 292 $200,000 - $249,999 16 205 $250,000 - $299,999 12 145 $300,000 - $349,999 11 345 $350,000 - $399,999 22 154 $400,000 - $449,999 12 413 $450,000 - $499,999 8 401 $500,000 - $549,999 12 342 $550,000 - $599,999 21 278 $600,000 - $699,999 32 450 $700,000 - $... 02/09/2013

Heritage Oaks, Barrington, Illinois About Heritage Oaks Heritage Oaks is a single family home subdivision built in the early 1990's. Heritage Oaks is located in Barrington, Illinois on Heritage Oaks Road which is west of Kelsey Road and south of Main Street. Average taxes in Heritage Oaks $0 Average association fees in Heritage Oaks $0 Average home size in Heritage Oaks 0 ft2 Average lot size in Heritage Oaks 0.00 acres Average year built in Heritage Oaks 0 Homes for sale in Heritage Oaks None Sales Summary for Heritage Oaks  (Jan 29, 2012 - Jan 28, 2013) # of Sales Average Days on Market Average List Average Sale Ratio% 6 141 $735,583 $674,167 91.7% Recent home sales in Heritage Oaks Address Beds Baths Sold 28449 W. Heritage Oaks Rd. 4 3.2 $615,000 28415 W. Heritage Oaks Rd. 4 3.2 $76... 01/28/2013

If you have decided this year is the year to sell your Barrington Hills horse property some preparation now will assist in a quicker sale. Preparing Your Property I am assuming that we are talking about a home and land that has paddocks and barns etc. You'll likely have heard very often that when it comes to selling, your home needs to the best it can possibly be. That doesn't mean a complete redo and upgrade, it just means the best YOU can do. So if all you want to do is make it tidy and uncluttered than that's what you should do. The same is true for your equestrian facilities no matter how big or small they are. Consider: Make sure all your fencing is solid. Repair as needed so the buyer can see you are maintaining your property well. And don't forget to trim the grass on the outside... 01/26/2013

The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Barrington Hills, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.   Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt $100,000 - $149,999 1 334 $300,000 - $349,999 2 325 $350,000 - $399,999 1 205 $400,000 - $449,999 2 1340 $500,000 - $549,999 2 536 $550,000 - $599,999 6 203 $600,000 - $699,999 4 1034 $700,000 - $799,999 7 673 $800,000 - $899,999 3 194 $900,000 - $999,999 6 381 $1,000,000 - $1,999,999 21 512 $2,000,000 - $2,999,999 9 429 $3,000,000 - $3,999,999 2 307 $... 01/24/2013

Having reviewed sales in the other villages it's time to look at the biggest Barrington community, that of Barrington itself. Hopeful the trend shown in other villages will hold true for the community that has the most sales per year.  It's funny how I ended up doing this one last, and it's taken 23 days to get to it because real estate seems to be quite busy right now. Is that because we have had so little snow, or that it's actually been quite mild (except for the last few days which were brrrrr frigid). Or is it because the active market we saw last year is just the start of a strong recovery. You can review all my 2012 year end market reports below. More Barrington Market Reports Barrington Hills Lake Barrington North Barrington South Barrington Inverness Deer Park Now let's look at... 01/24/2013

Townhome & Condo Stats for Barrington, Illinois Currently for Sale   For Sale Avg. List Min. Max Avg. Days All 23 $181,639 $84,900 $369,000 187 1 bedroom 1 $115,000 $115,000 $115,000 351 2 bedrooms 19 $171,805 $84,900 $369,000 200 3 bedrooms 2 $216,950 $159,000 $274,900 76 4 bedrooms 1 $364,500 $364,500 $364,500 9 View All Townhomes & Condos For Sale in Barrington Sale Averages - By Month   Sales Avg. List Avg. Sale Ratio% Avg. Days Dec 2012 4 $160,350 $136,500 85.4% 141 Nov 2012 1 $135,000 $135,000 100.0% 44 Oct 2012 5 $233,240 $205,700 85.8% 180 Sep 2012 5 $192,240 $169,680 86.3% 193 Aug 2012 5 $171,074 $143,690 82.9% 213 Jul 2012 3 $107,083 $91,000 87.2% 168 Jun 2012 3 $231,667 $200,833 87.3% 225 May 2012 2 $116,875 $77,750 68.5% 187 Apr 2012 5 $186,340 $159,400 80.4% 142 View Recent... 01/22/2013

Single Family Home Stats for Barrington, Illinois Currently for Sale   For Sale Avg. List Min. Max Avg. Days All 129 $629,751 $94,900 $3,335,900 188 1 bedroom 1 $849,000 $849,000 $849,000 151 2 bedrooms 11 $213,847 $105,000 $358,721 170 3 bedrooms 31 $389,548 $99,500 $1,289,000 204 4 bedrooms 62 $597,079 $94,900 $2,400,000 172 5 bedrooms 24 $1,205,904 $350,000 $3,335,900 220 View All Single Family Homes For Sale in Barrington Sale Averages - By Month   Sales Avg. List Avg. Sale Ratio% Avg. Days Dec 2012 10 $593,593 $514,170 86.2% 182 Nov 2012 13 $440,623 $392,427 89.0% 123 Oct 2012 26 $517,973 $433,798 87.8% 151 Sep 2012 19 $426,329 $392,513 95.9% 163 Aug 2012 27 $554,014 $492,304 89.1% 160 Jul 2012 20 $398,160 $365,630 91.6% 120 Jun 2012 30 $459,367 $417,487 90.0% 123 May 2012 19 $534,... 01/22/2013

South Barrington Homes sold in December - 3. That may not sound many but South Barrington is a small village; a review of the year 2012 compared to previous years will give us a better idea of how buoyant the market is becoming, especially as South Barrington homes account for a lot of our higher priced transactions. The following chart shows sales each year since 2007. There's quite a difference in 2010 and 2011 compared to 2007/8/9 but no doubt in my mind 2012 shows we have turned the corner. There are currently 10 homes in South Barrington with contracts and 5 of those are dated 2013.  That leaves only 41 homes available in South Barrington. If 2012 saw 56 sales, that equals 4.67 sales per month so we have 8-9 months of inventory. Simply the inventory could all be absorbed before the... 01/21/2013

  The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Barrington, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.     Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt $50,000 - $99,999 6 202 $100,000 - $149,999 8 169 $150,000 - $199,999 22 290 $200,000 - $249,999 15 228 $250,000 - $299,999 14 210 $300,000 - $349,999 13 238 $350,000 - $399,999 21 242 $400,000 - $449,999 15 412 $450,000 - $499,999 11 177 $500,000 - $549,999 15 486 $550,000 - $599,999 20 210 $600,000 - $699,999 25 508 $700,000 - $799,999 30 501 $800,000 -... 01/16/2013

  The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Barrington, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.     Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties.   Active Listings List Price Range # Listings Avg. Days on Mkt $50,000 - $99,999 4 190 $100,000 - $149,999 11 249 $150,000 - $199,999 18 307 $200,000 - $249,999 16 205 $250,000 - $299,999 16 285 $300,000 - $349,999 18 244 $350,000 - $399,999 20 335 $400,000 - $449,999 12 219 $450,000 - $499,999 13 314 $500,000 - $549,999 17 442 $550,000 - $599,999 24 222 $600,000 - $699,999 34 486 $700,000 - $799,999 35 442 $800,000... 12/08/2012

Those of you who know me know I am not a coffee drinker, but I often take my clients to Starbucks when we need to chat about houses we saw or sign a contract ready to submit. Yesterday I had been showing a client homes in Inverness and both my client and I had to head north to go home. So we stopped in at Starbucks on Route 14 just south of Lake Cook Rd. I never order coffee, sometimes tea although I have never had a really good cup in Starbucks, they don't really cater to us British tea drinkers. I decided as it was pretty chilly in the 20's yesterday morning with a nippy little wind, I would have hot chocolate. I love hot chocolate and Starbucks make a very yummy cup. I was ahead of my clients car so parked up and went inside, and placed my order. As my hot chocolate was being made I ... 11/24/2012

  The table below lists all of the single family detached and single family attached homes currently on the market in Barrrington, IL The data lists available homes by price range with average time on market in each range.   Included in this list are many Foreclosures and Short Sale properties. Contact us for information on how we may assist you in seeing these properties. 11/23/2012

Time for me to get a move on with the rest of my monthly market reports and this is the turn of Barrington real estate. Any home whether attached or detached that does not fall under another village name will be included here. Whether it's a village town home or a single family home sale in unincorporated Barrington, I am grouping them all within this market report. I must point out that sometimes the correct Barrington area is not reported on a listing and so those are also included in my data and also in the listings that follow at the end of the post. I doubt it would make much difference to the data other than numbers sold. Barrington Real Estate Sales October 1st Thru 31st. There were 26 single family homes sold during the month. That makes a total of 194 for this year from January... 11/23/2012

The Barrington Hills real estate market is comprised of single family homes most of which are located on 5 acre lots. There are a few horse properties that have a lot more acreage, and a few exceptions in Barrington Hills have much smaller lot sizes. Although known as the place to be if you have or want horses, there are plenty of homes on these 5 acre lots that do not. For peace and tranquility, and if you want space and trees, zoning for horses, Barrington Hills real estate is the place to start your property search.  Barrington Hills does have some planned unit developments but for the most part, due to the nature of the landscape and size of lots, Barrington Hills properties are more individual in type. We are always happy to let you know how much a home sold for, but only after it ... 11/19/2012

It's a strange sensation. I don't think I have ever been as busy as this as late in the season. With less than 3 weeks until Thanksgiving, albeit a little early in the month this year, I have noticed a decline in new buyer contacts but I have buyers that are ready to select their new home now and to try to close by the end of the year. The best way to look at the current activity to see how many homes closed in October, so without further ado, let's take a look. Remember this report is for the entire Barrington area. In other words anything with a zip code of 60010. First forgive me. Why? Because this is the first ever chart I have created using my new Apple IMAC and so I am going through a steep learning curve with a lot of programs and all at once. (I'll explain what I am showing here... 11/05/2012