Price: $499,000 FIZBER.com ID 14068739 Single Family with 5 bed, 3.5 bath, in 12864 Arboretum Drive Belvidere, IL, 61008 http://www.fizber.com/14068739/ 12864 Arboretum Drive - For Sale By Owner Property Details: Type: Single Family Address: 12864 Arboretum Drive, Belvidere, IL, 61008 Sq footage: 3500.0 Floors: n/a Bathrooms: 3.5 Bedrooms: 5 Year built: 2003 View full property details and seller's contacts. View more Illinois homes for sale. Homes for Sale by Owner. Description: True 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath home built in 2003. Largest lot in subdivision of upscale homes. Backyard lined with towering 65 foot high trees. Lowest tax rate in area(6.0%%%%). Best public schools in area. Rural setting but close to everything! Easy access to I 90. Situated on desirable parkette off the main road. ... 01/28/2010

This home was on the market for 8 months.  Staged and under contract in 3 weeks!                     Beautiful home with a spacious kitchen.  That sounds like a good thing, right?  However, because the kitchen was so large (not all shown in photo) it felt cold and sterile when it was vacant.  Staging allowed the potential buyers to visualize themselves working and living in the space. Contact Michele Hess at Simply Staged Inc. for more information.  (815)979-3027 Simply Staged Inc. serves Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  Visit us at our website simplystagedinc.com 06/07/2008

Belvidere IL home on the market for four months.  Staged and under contract in two weeks!  (Received two offers the first week after being staged)                 The home is in great condition, upgrades have been made, priced right, and excellent location.  So why weren't the offers coming in?  It was hard for prospective buyers to visualize the space.  Staging provided the "homey" feel that allowed buyers to picture themselves living in the space. Contact Michele Hess at Simply Staged Inc. for more information.  (815)979-3027     Simply Staged Inc. serves the Rockford, IL and the Stateline area.  Visit us at simplystagedinc.com 06/07/2008

                                Every Day We THANK GOD for our soldier: SSG Brandon S McCall                                  Who Has Survived 2 Tours of Iraq and though he has lost many                               of his cherished comrades; he has been spared..we THANK GOD! and                                        WE THANK EVERY SOLDIER & HIS/HER FAMILY this                                                           MEMORIAL DAY of 2008                                                                                                    A National Moment of Remembrance On Memorial Day                                                That poem about where "poppies blow"                                                And, "the crosses, row on row"                                           ... 05/27/2008

Well, here's the newest experience for my Brokers Book O' Events!  We all know how lendors/underwriters must do their final verification of employment in the few days surrounding our buyers closing date. Being the good little Broker that I am; I am sure to cover this part of the process in our initial interview, and again after our offer was accepted and we entered our 30 day road to close. Back in the fall of 2007 I met this delightful woman who found me from my real estate yard sign sitting on a property just around the corner from hers. Our friendship began that day when she told me all about her "ex" and the fact that he has inhabited their marital home for the past year while she and their 9 year old twin sons lived in a tiny apartment.  He was a stubborn, egoic man to say the leas... 05/13/2008

Belvidere is located in north central Illinois and is 75 miles from downtown Chicago on Routes 20, 76 and the Northern Illinois Toll road, with the Kishwaukee River (one of Illinois' few Class A rivers) dividing the town.  Belvidere is an industrial community surrounded by prosperous farms.  It is the County Seat with an estimated 2006 county population of over 52,000. Our altitude is 800 feet above sea level, average temperatures are: 73 degrees F in the summer; 24 degrees F in the winter, and the average rainfall is 33.3 inches.           Electricity is supplied to the city by Commonwealth Edison Company, with headquarters at Rockford, Illinois.   Over 22,522 megawatts of power are available.  Belvidere is serviced from a 138 K.V. Loop system.   Rates are available upon request from o... 07/11/2007

The new Sweetery Company in down town Belvidere is a busy buzzing place with not just the little people visiting. The old fashioned colorful candy and ice cream store has something to offer for everyone. Midge McCaffrey (shown in the photo) and her husband are the proud owners of the Sweetery which has now been opened for a few weeks. It is located at 105 Buchanan Street and can be reached at (815) 544-3969. The store is also offering catering for your sweeter side of life and holds birthday parties. Needless to say it is a popular place. It is open seven days a week and will have longer and extended hours as of Memorial Day weekend. 07/09/2007