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Barrington

$16M foreclosure lawsuit in Barrington Hills

June 17, 2009

Even Chicago’s wealthiest aren’t immune to foreclosures! Today ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com reported that Amcore Bank has filed a foreclosure lawsuit for almost $16M on a 400 acre estate and horse farm in Barrington Hills. The couple who own the estate bought it for $19.3 million in December 2006 making it the most expensive Chicago Metro Area home [...]

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Save Time Looking at Homes For Sale by Using Satellite Map Views

March 11, 2009

One of the best tools to use when looking at homes for sale online is the satellite map view. Satellite maps show you what surrounds the property.
The house on the left in this “birds-eye view” is a house in Barrington some of my buyers wanted to see until I reminded them to take a peek [...]

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Barrington House Sale Prices Drop 27% 4th Qtr. 2008!

January 14, 2009

Last night I reviewed market statistics for house sales in Barrington. A friend of mine who owns a house in Barrington is wondering if she should sell her home now.
The median sale price# for houses in Barrington for the last quarter of 2008 dropped 27% from the same period a year earlier from $642,500 to [...]

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Barrington Median Sale Price Down, But Sales Double Above $2M

October 14, 2008

Yesterday I showed houses in Barrington. The drive to one home took us past some of Barrington’s horse farms. The scenery was beautiful especially with the leaves now turning!
The market view for Barrington home buyers depends on what end of the market you look at. When comparing the median sale price for Barrington houses for [...]

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Egg Harbor Cafe Good Indicator of Higher Suburban Real Estate Prices

February 15, 2007

After a photo shoot for a new listing this morning, I took a friend out to lunch for her birthday in Barrington. Being an affluent suburb, Barrington has a lot of nice restaurants.
She picked the local Egg Harbor Cafe shown left. Egg Harbor Cafe is a chain of 12 restaurants serving breakfast and lunch. [...]

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6 Bedrooms & 4+ Baths???

July 14, 2006

I just had to stop and take pictures while driving to meet a client in the Barrington Area a couple of days ago. The humble abode shown is certainly not your typical Barrington property. However, I was especially struck by the for sale by owner sign in front of it. 6 bedrooms & 4+ baths??? [...]

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The Barringtons

July 7, 2006

Yesterday I worked on a market analysis for a home in Lake Barrington which is one of the 6 towns in the Barrington Area. Below are average sale prices1 over the past year for 3 and 4 bedroom houses in those towns. Waterfront homes are excluded. What I find most interesting is that all of [...]

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A Home Staging Dilema

June 22, 2006

Last night I started a marketing analysis for a 2 bedroom house in Lake Barrington. The house could either be a great starter home or weekend getaway. It’s a short walk up the road to the Fox River where the property owner has rights to dock a boat.
My dilemma is what home staging suggestions to [...]

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2005 3 Bedroom House Average Sale Prices – Park Ridge out to Barrington

February 25, 2006

Below is a data map of 2005 average sale prices for 3 bedroom houses in Park Ridge, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Palatine, and the Barrington area. The darker the green, the higher the price. Park Ridge had the highest average sale price of the group at $501,893. Neighboring Des Plaines has the lowest [...]

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Deer Park and Barrington Area Showings

January 2, 2006

I spent part of today showing houses priced between $500K and $700K in Deer Park, Barrington and Barrington Hills to an executive relocating here for a position in the northwest suburbs.
A home I showed in Deer Park is on a lot just under 1 acre which is considered small by Deer Park standards! Typically, [...]

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