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Elmhurst

Sharing Driveways in Elmhurst

February 22, 2008

Recently I showed 3 houses in Elmhurst. I’m sure it was just a coincidence, but all 3 houses had a shared driveway! Shown left is the shared driveway for the last house I showed, the Tudor on the right.
If you decide to buy a house with a shared driveway, there are a few items to [...]

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Metra Express Trains

May 10, 2007

So you have a job in the Loop, but you’re looking to buy a home in the suburbs. You figure out how far out from Chicago you’ll have to live to be able to afford the amount of home you want – generally the farther out, the more home you get for the money. Then [...]

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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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