Seems every time I get excited about something there is another something that comes around the corner and ruins my fun. Within the past few weeks we have been on somewhat of a roller coaster trying to make sense and see what passes to help home buyers within the Stimulus bill. Well, we did pretty [...]
25
Feb
Just read in the Westmont Progress that parts of Westmont are going to have a new garbage pick up day. Anyone in Westmont South of 63rd and East of Cass will now have their pick up on Friday instead of Tuesday.
The change goes into effect the week of March 16th. Some popular streets in [...]
21
Feb
Let’s take a look at Lisle, IL from January 2007-January 2009. We will be looking at Median Sale Price, Days on Market, Months Supply of Inventory and the # of units For Sale, Sold, Under Contract and New to the market.
The Median Sale Price for Lisle in January 2009 was $315,000. Actually that is exactly [...]
20
Feb
It’s February. It’s cold outside. The bit holidays are behind us and the fun summer and spring events are still a few months away. So we should all just stay indoors and watch TV, right? Wrong. I say we get out and participate. Winter events in the early part of the year may not be [...]
19
Feb
Let’s take a look at how Downers Grove, IL has done in the month of January from 2007 through 2009. We’ll look at Median Sale Price, Days on Market, Months Supply of Inventory and finally # of Active, Sold, Under Contract and New.
The Median Sale Price for January 2009 was $300,000. That number is down [...]
18
Feb
Putting in a new deck? New fence? Mailbox? Shrub, bush or other landscaping? What are your responsibilities when it comes to any outdoor project you may be interested in? Many people think that the company you hire is going to take care of everything. Well, when it comes to underground utility wires you may want [...]
17
Feb
Okay. Updating my update on the First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit. Here is a closer look at the new and improved First Time Buyer Credit as we have seen it passed as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or the Stimulus as played on TV:
The $7,500 credit (that was to be paid [...]
16
Feb
I was introduced to this new online tool that could really help buyers organize the properties they find online. At first I was skeptical on its value but I did sign up and I did play around with it and IT IS COOL!! It’s called “Dwellicious.”
Basically it is a bookmarking site for all of the [...]
13
Feb
Here are the Average vs. Median single family home prices for Naperville, IL in 2008:
I will break down the exact prices, the number of units for each month that were sold and how close median and average were for any given month.
The Average price for January 2008 in Naperville was $495K and the Median price [...]
12
Feb
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE OFFICIAL UPDATE ON THE NEW & IMPROVED FIRST TIME HOME BUYER CREDIT.
A couple of days ago I posted an article regarding the $7,500 tax credit available to first time home buyers that was passed last July. Well, over the past few weeks there has been a lot of talk about [...]