The 2009 Real Estate Market for South Barrington was very comparable to both 2008 and 2007. South Barrington Illinois is home to both single family homes, luxury homes and some new construction. Here are the statistics. Single Family Homes Sold - 37 Single Family Homes sold on average in 260 days. Single Family Homes sold at  89% of the final list price - 85% of the original list price. The average sale price in South Barrington was $980,000. Lowest sale price was $370,000 which was a short sale and highest $3,000,000. The was only 1 short sale and 1 foreclosure sale. The chart below gives a breakdown by bedroom count. If you are thinking of selling your South Barrington home this year - attention to pricing is still key as is exposure of your home on the internet so as many buyers and ... 01/07/2010

Barrington IL Real Estate - Your Barrington Illinois Buyers Agent Writes Your Offer To Purchase - Page Four If you are Buying Barrington IL Real Estate - as your Barrington Illinois Buyers Agent I will be writing your offer. Page four deals with Insurance and Condo/Common Interests but you might want to do a quick re-cap, please follow the links below. Buying Barrington Illinois Real Estate - Is Your Barrington IL Realtor Fully Explaining The Purchase Contract then Page one dealt with the property you wish to make an offer and how much you want to pay. Page two dealt with closing date and possession, disclosures, attorney review. Page three talked about inspections and mortgage contingencies. Property Insurance. Can you imagine what it would be like to find the home of your dreams, pay ... 01/06/2010

Buyers Agents Barrington Illinois - Consider Hiring a Buyer Specialist Realtor or Broker when Buying Barrington IL Real Estate Is a Barrington Buyer Specialist Agent Better for You when buying a new home in Barrington Illinois?   Are you in the market to buy a home this comming year in the Barrington Illinois area? Perhaps you will be relocating from another state and have identified Barrington IL as your target market. Maybe you've had enough of busy Chicago city life and want to come out to the green countryside style of the Barrington area. Are the schools bringing you here? Whatever the reason consider hiring a buyer agent specialist to be your Realtor. Any agent can represent you as a buyer but many of them have listing homes as their primary and preferred function. Is a Buyer Agen... 12/31/2009

Are those Power Lines going to affect the sale or purchase of a home in Barrington Hills? First let me tell you I cannot give you the answer about how living near power lines will or will not affect your health or your children's health. I am not a Doctor or a Scientist. There are however plenty of articles online some of which talk about: Alzheimer's disease Cancer Children and Leukemia How Much EMF is Too Much How Close is Too Close I have to assume that the closer you are to them, if there are side effects then you will be more prone to those side effects. Here is a link to the most interesting article I found http://www.emwatch.com/PowerLines.htm It also has links to other articles published about living near power lines. Barrington Hills has power lines running north south on the w... 12/29/2009

If you are Buying Barrington IL Real Estate - as your Barrington Illinois Buyers Agent I will be writing your offer. Page three deals with inspections and mortgages. If you missed my introduction read it here: Buying Barrington Illinois Real Estate - Is Your Barrington IL Realtor Fully Explaining The Purchase Contract then Page one dealt with the property you wish to make an offer and how much you want to pay. Page two dealt with closing date and possession, disclosures, attorney review. Page three will address professional inspections with notices and mortgage contingencies. As the buyer you can have an inspection of the home you want to buy - you pay for it. As your Barrington Buyers Agent I cannot insist that you have one but I strongly recommend it. You should also consider Radon, L... 12/29/2009

The Northern Cardinal is the State Bird of Illinois. A sign that winter has arrived is the brilliant crimson red of The Cardinal.  It's not that they only visit at winter - more that he becomes obvious. In fact they live here year round. The male is red - the female brown with a red breast. In the summer they are not as noticeable as they can hide in the trees and bushes amongst the leaves like all the other birds. Seen below is a male bird helping himself the the seeds dropped by birds above him on the birdfeeder in my back yard today. The photo is a little dull as every time I used flash he moved. So I opted to use natural light - I was also inside the house as I knew the minute I opened the door he would go. They are timid little birds.                             You can see the sno... 12/28/2009

Unless you have a snow clearing service, getting your car from the garage to the street can present challenges. For those in light weight sports cars, it’s probably time to hang up the keys until more favorable weather appears. For those with AWD (all wheel drive) or 4x4 capabilities the necessity to clear the driveway is typically only limited by either the depth of snow vs. ground clearance of the vehicle or the willingness to experience “off-roading”. Fortunately for those whose vehicles don’t fit into either of the preceding categories there are still a few options. Hibernate in your Barrington residence until spring arrives. After all, it’s only 3 months away. A well stocked  basement should see you through. The home theater, in-door pool, sauna room and games room should keep the ... 12/24/2009

Not All Sprinkler Systems Are For Your Grass. Residential fire protection systems - these typically comprise of smoke detectors and an alarm bell that may be connected to a security system and remote monitoring. For new construction the installation of an internal water based sprinkler system has become a code requirement for many of the Barrington Illinois Villages. These systems are designed to give the occupants more time to escape from the building. The systems are very similar to those seen in offices and commercial building. Sprinkler heads are generally mounted in the ceiling and are connected through a powerful electric pump to a large tank of water.  In single family homes the tank is usually located in the basement and requires the pump to push the water through the system. In... 12/24/2009

Barrington IL Real Estate - Homes Sold Market Data Report - Year 2009 As we near the end of 2009 I am putting the final touches to many of my market reports but with only a few closings likely to occur for Barrington IL Real Estate by the end of the year I am posting this one a little ahead of time. Sales of detached homes in the Barrington IL Real Estate market have averaged about 220 days on market with not a lot of variation. Sales of attached homes - condos and townhomes - in the Barrington IL Real Estate market have averaged just a little less at 215 days on market. November only saw 1 closing of a townhome causing that month to look good as the home sold in just 28 days. So how many homes did sell in 2009? Attached homes in Barrington IL - 60 homes sold Detached homes in Barringto... 12/21/2009

If you are Buying Barrington IL Real Estate - as your Barrington Illinois Buyers Agent I will be writing your offer. Page two deals with closing, disclosures and Attorney review. If you missed my introduction read it here: Buying Barrington Illinois Real Estate - Is Your Barrington IL Realtor Fully Explaining The Purchase Contract then Page one dealt with the property you wish to make an offer and how much you want to pay. Page 2 of our purchase contract first deals with closing and then possession of the home you want to buy. The first thing to decide is a closing date you would like. We must factor in how long it will take to: Secure your mortgage or gain access to your funds Weekend, holidays or other days when it would be very inconvenient for you - family vacation etc. Sale and clo... 12/20/2009

Barrington Homes - Protecting Your Basement -  Backing Up Your Sump Pump Basements - full or partial - large or small - finishined or not - are all useful and often main living space areas in any home - but only as long as they remain dry! Homeowners spend tens of thousands of dollars on finishing a basement - or entrust the space to store valuables, yet they often overlook the investment in a back-up for their sump pump. Why do you need a back-up? Simply put, when the power goes out or if the pumps fails you loose the ability of your sump to pump out excess water that gathers around the foundations. Unless your home already has a back-up generator then it’s time to give serious consideration to a sump back-up system.   These systems comprise of a pump, a charger, a float trigger switch... 12/19/2009

If you are Buying Barrington IL Real Estate - as your Barrington Illinois Buyers Agent I will be writing your offer. Let's start with Page one. If you missed my introduction read it here: Buying Barrington Illinois Real Estate - Is Your Barrington IL Realtor Fully Explaining The Purchase Contract Paragraph 1 shown below is where we will write your name/s. If we do not know the sellers name we commonly put OOR which is Owner of Record. Paragraph 2 is the property information. We enter the lot size, the address including county and PIN - Property Identification Number. If the property has assigned parking this will also be entered i.e. if buying a condo it may have an assigned parking space number. The real estate is not just the address. It includes the land below and the sky above, anyt... 12/14/2009

Are you buying Real Estate in Barrington Illinois? As your Barrington IL Realtor I am here to fully explain the purchase contract. A purchase contract is used to make an offer on any residential Barrington Illinois real estate you want to buy and it is 15 pages long. Ugh I hear you say - maybe so, but you must take the time to go through it and understand it before you sign. It is a legal document and not to be taken lightly. Some of it will not apply to you - so we are not talking hours - 30 minutes should be enough unless you have lots of questions. I am going to go through the contract in stages here on this blog in a series of articles - hopefully making it seem less of an arduous task. Let's get to basics for you. The contracts that any Barrington IL Realtor will use are provided b... 12/14/2009

As a real estate agent in Barrington Illinois and a resident of the Barrington area, I help people decide which Barrington Village is right for them. If you have decided that South Barrington Illinois is the village for you I can help you search all South Barrington Homes for sale until you find the perfect piece of South Barrington Illinois real estate. If you need more information this article will give you a little insight into South Barrington IL.  Of course if you have questions - feel free to call me or leave a comment here and I'll get back to you quickly. South Barrington Illinois is located in Cook County IL and has a land area of about 6.5 square miles- it was incorporated as a village in 1960. There were about 1200 residential homes in the year 2000 with on average 30 new pro... 12/11/2009

One of the first gated communities to be built in South Barrington is The Glen, which 20 years on has a few vacant lots yet to be built on. Many of the homes here were built by Harris Builders in the late 1980's and are similar in styling and size. The average home here is a 4 bedroom, 3 plus bathroom home with brick or stone exterior on a 1 plus acre lot. Full basements, some are walk-out and back up to Lake Adalyn itself. Residents are allowed to swim in the lake or use non gas powered boats. Of course the Canadian geese like to call it home too! Sales in The Glen South Barrington 2008: 12 Blanchard Circle, Sold for $1,140,000 at 89% of asking price in 112 days. 20 Wescott Drive, Sold for $1,240,000 at 92% of asking price in 92 days. 8 Gregory Lane, a 1.27 acres vacant lot sold for $6... 12/10/2009

Bridlewood of South Barrington Illinois is a subdivision of 19 homes built in the late 1980's. Since 2005 there have only been 2 re-sales in Bridlewood. Homes are typically 4 bedrooms 3 or more bathrooms on 1 or 2 acre lots. Street names for Bridlewood in South Barrington Illinois are: Bridlewood Trail Squire Court Foxshire Court There are currently no Homes for sale in Bridlewood South Barrington in the Barrington IL MLS - A search of the foreclosure records found no properties in pre-foreclosure. There are no foreclosure listings or short sales in Bridlewood - South Barrington Illinois. Not sure where Bridlewood of South Barrington is? From the junction of Barrington Rd and Algonquin Rd go west about 200 yards and Bridlewood entrance is on your left before Penny Rd. Bridlewood of Sout... 12/10/2009

The Coves in South Barrington Illinois is a fabulous subdivision of homes situated around an 85 acre lake as you can see in the photo below. The two lakes in this subdivision are South Lake of The Coves (shown) and Lake of The Coves and they are reservoirs. Home to ducks and geese and other birds there is also an island in the middle. Many of the homes in The Coves have water frontage, so if you are looking for waterfront real estate in Barrington - The Coves has the largest selection of homes around a lake. Real estate in The Coves of South Barrington is varied with most homes built in the 1970's and 1980's and a few in the 1990's - You'll find ranch homes, 2 story homes, contemporary homes, luxury homes - many with waterfront but not all - Brick is a common exterior product but not al... 12/03/2009

Cutters Run is a subdivision of  56 luxury single family homes in South Barrington IL and is divided with 19 homes in North Cutters Run and 37 homes in South Cutters Run. Most homes were built in the 1990's with one or two newer homes. Lot sizes are typical for South Barrington Illinois, being between 1 and 2 acres. There is just one small lake between Cutters Run North and Cutters Run South so a few properties have a waterfront feature. Cutters Run South Barrington IL can be found off Bartlett Rd south of Palatine Road opposite the final phase of The Woods of South Barrington. Visit my web site for more about Real Estate In Barrington You might be forgiven for thinking this is an equine property community based on the entry signs and street names but it is not. For that you'll need to ... 12/02/2009

Spring Creek is a subdivision of 34 luxury homes in South Barrington Illinois - properties were built in the early 1990's with a few as young as 1 or 2 years old. Access is from either W Penny Road or Bartlett Road within easy reach of Higgins Rd and I 90 for commuting and The Arboretum at South Barrington IL for shopping. Lot sizes for homes on Spring Creek are very typical in size for South Barrington Luxury Homes ranging from 1 to 2 acres - there are 5 small lakes.   Spring Creek South Barrington Property Features: Typically you will expect to find: Brick & Stone Exteriors Two story luxury homes 4 to 5 Bedrooms 4 or more Bathrooms Multiple Fireplaces 5000 to 10000 square feet Full Basements -  Some walk-out 3 or more garages - either side load or enclosed courtyard Established Landsc... 12/01/2009

As a real estate agent in Barrington Illinois with Barrington Realty Company and a resident of the Barrington area, I help people find their perfect home in one of the villages that make up the Barrington area. I hope this will give you an insight into the area, yet I know you'll have plenty of questions before you relocate to Barrington IL, so feel free to leave a comment and I'll get an answer for you, or just call me. Barrington IL encompasses over 90 square miles of real estate with a population of about 40,000. Residents live in - The Village of Barrington - Barrington Hills - Lake Barrington - Lake Barrington Shores - North Barrington - South Barrington - Deer Park - Tower Lakes - Inverness. Whether you are moving out to the suburbs from Chicago or relocating to Barrington IL - Th... 11/28/2009