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Glenview house sale prices drop the least in the middle of the market

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The average sale price for Glenview houses sold during the past year compared to those sold during the previous year is down over 24%. Part of why the average price is down can be attributed to more sales of 2 bedroom or less houses and less sales of 5 bedroom or larger houses.
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Northbrook’s Northbrook Court has Top Brands & Service

January 22, 2009

Want a home near a mall with top name brands and the level of service you expect from them? Then consider, Northbrook, IL or its neighboring suburbs of Highland Park, Glencoe, Wheeling, Deerfield, and Glenview. Northbrook’s Northbrook Court is home to numerous top brands including Tommy Bahama’s, Crate and Barrel, Ralph Lauren, Cole [...]

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How NOT to Stage Your Home: Disgusting Shower Floor

May 5, 2007

I showed a house in Glenview today that had great curb appeal and showed well until my buyer and I reached the master bath. The photo shown left is a close-up of one of the corners of the shower floor. ICK!!!
The mass of hair is bad enough, but the accumulation of crud between the [...]

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Character Counts in Glenview, IL

March 11, 2007

Yesterday I showed homes for sale in Glenview, Niles, Park Ridge, and Arlington Heights. While in downtown Glenview I noticed the Character Counts banners shown left.
Character Counts is a youth ethics initiative which promotes what it calls The Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. The national program is administered [...]

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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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4 Bedroom House Prices in the North Shore

May 1, 2006

Saturday I was back in the North Shore showing 4 bedroom houses in Northbrook, Wilmette, and Highland Park. Here’s a visual representation so you can see how the average sale price for 4 bedroom houses in this area in the period 04/01/2005 to 03/31/2006 compares by suburb. The darker the green, the higher the average [...]

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