Howard and Susan Meyers's Blog

Dog PeopleBoth Susan and I have always been dog people.  We both grew up with dogs. Dogs have always been an important part of our lives.In fact, dogs are what first brought us together. When I was a graduate student I was the proud owner of a male golden retriever...Bubba.  I lived in a house wi...

The Incredible Shrinking InventoryThere are many home buyers out there today.  The know what they want...and they’re not finding it.In the North Shore market, there has been a reduction in inventory of single family homes since Labor Day of 2011.  Of course, we have seen the seasonal increases, p...

Is Now the Time To Sell?As we move into the historically quiet holiday period, many homeowners who are contemplating selling their homes now are holding off until the traditionally stronger spring market.  While the number of potential buyers will in all likelihood be greater in the spring, there...

Lance Armstrong...Is it Just Me?I am outraged by Lance Armstrong. Here is a guy who is a world revered celebrity.  He started a wonderful charity that has brought great attention and money to a very neccesary cause.  He is a testicular cancer survivor. He has earned millions and millions of dolla...

I’m Just trying to Make an AppointmentMost of the real estate firms in Winnetka and across the North Shore market utilize a centralized showing service to set up appointments. Up until a few years ago, if I wanted to make an appointment to show a property, all I had to do was either call the list...

We’ve lived on the North Shore since the early 80’s.  First in Evanston for five years.  Then on to Winnetka for a long, long time beginning in the mid 80’s.  We lived in several houses in Winnetka.  We bought older homes that needed “loving care” and we renovated, rehabbed and added on, before s...

...And You Thought The Inventory Was Small Now?It seems to be a universal problem.  There is very little fresh inventory in most residential markets. This is particularly true in Winnetka, Wilmette, Evanston and Glencoe. We’ve heard all kinds of reasons why: Homeowners who have been holding on th...

Is America No Longer a Land of Do-It-Your-Selfers? There is a very interesting essay by Louis Uchitelle in the Sunday New York Times entitled “A Nation That’s Losing  It’s Toolbox”  http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/business/what-happened-to-the-craftsmanship-spirit-essay.html?_r=1&hpw Is America...

The Low Hanging Fruit Has Been Picked From The Vine As is the case in much of the country, the Winnetka, Wilmette, Glencoe and Kenilworth markets are experiencing a very small inventory of fresh, well-priced, new listings.  We are seeing competitively priced properties in move-in condition, selli...

The Worm Has Turned     It’s been a long wait.  There have been many “fits and starts”.  We thought it might have happened several times over the past several years, only to be disappointed.  This time it seems to be the real thing.    Of course, I’m talking about a residential real estate recove...