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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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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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2 Bedroom or Less Condo Average Sale Prices in the Wheaton & Glen Ellyn Area

May 5, 2006

Yesterday I showed 2 bedroom condos in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn. The map below shows the relative average sale price for 2 bedroom or less condos in these suburbs and their neighbors for the past 12 months based on data from the Multiple Listing System of Northern Illinois (MLSNI). The darker the green, the higher [...]

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Chicago and Suburban Buyer Property Transfer Taxes

February 28, 2006

Trying to decide whether to buy a home in the city of Chicago or in a suburb? One fact that tips the scales slightly in favor of the suburbs is the city of Chicago’s real estate transfer tax for buyers. Buyers in the city must pay $7.50 per $1000 paid. That means buyers of a [...]

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