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River Forest

River Forest not as expensive as you might think

Thumbnail image for River Forest not as expensive as you might think November 20, 2009

Today’s Chicago Tribune had a good article on the near western suburb of River Forest, “River Forest: Standing the test of time“. With an average price of River Forest homes for sale in the low $800Ks, many people might not think that they could afford an average home there. Yet, as the chart below shows, [...]

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Looking Beyond a Badly Staged Home

June 3, 2008

About a month ago I showed a house in River Forest to a couple. The house was nicely rehabbed, but the home staging detracted from rather than enhancing the look of the home.
The furniture and accessories used to stage the home weren’t of the caliber one would expect for a home priced at just under [...]

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Chicago Area Whole Foods Map

December 26, 2007

My partner’s brother’s family is visiting this week and they’re big fans of Whole Foods. For those of you not familiar with Whole Foods, it’s a grocery store chain which sells high quality natural and organic products. For you Whole Foods Fans out there relocating to the Chicago area, I thought I’d create a map [...]

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