Move UP to Naperville Blog #2

The midwest celebrated AR's first birthday today with Matt Heaton and his lovely wife, in Oak Brook, Illinois.There were probably 35 members at the party. Lucky  and his wife came from Davenport, Iowa; and Lola and her husband, Clement, came from the western part of Michigan. I think the rest of ...

We have radon in this area. And, what is radon? It's a colorless, odorless gas that comes up from underground rivers, cavities or old mines. As I understand it, it's due to the natural decay of matter. And I expect that the complete explanation may get too scientific for me.Radon has been linked ...

Ok...here's the scenario: Condo Seller, listed at $151,500, a nice 2 bedroom, 2 bath, first floor unit with a courtyard view.Condo Buyer, pre-approved to $160,000, who wants a nice, updated 2 bedroom unit. Currently, there are approximately 8 other units on the market, priced from $140,000 to $15...

I'm always amazed at the emails that I get. This was in my inbox this morning. Eileen, You showed my listing at (deleted address), Aurora on 4/21/2007.I have recently reduced the price on this listing from $250,000 to $249,900 and thought you may want to bring your buyers back for another look. Y...

Our multiple listing recently increased the number of photos that we may upload to nine.Now, that's a nice number as it permits pictures of the front and back of the house; the living and dining room; the kitchen and dinette; the family room; the master bedroom and perhaps a finished basement.So,...

From a marketing stand point one of the most important parts of selling a home is putting together a detailed, correct MLS info sheet. You know, the one that goes to the agents.Yesterday, as I was trying to set up showings I ran across so many goofs and omissions that I wondered if I had entered ...

The building above is what remains of Eola, a small farm community just west of Naperville. It is now part of Aurora, Illinois. And, the post office is no more. In fact, if you look closely you'll see a FOR SALE sign in the window. I remember when there was a sign on the building that said: EOLAI...

Immaculate, newer home 3 bedroom 2-story home has cathedral ceiling in family room; plus fireplace; wood floors in the living and dining room; ceramic tile in the foyer, kitchen and dinette. Full unfinished basement; attached 2 car garage. Also SSA district.             Call Eileen Landau        ...

Ladies, you'll understand. Sometime last fall I packed a box of summer "tank" tops. I thought I knew where they were. I've been searching the house for a week and I still can't find them.So...I went to our nearby outlet mall...which, although it's called 'CHICAGO' Premium Outlets, it's really in ...

Today's Naperville Sun reported an increase in foreclosure properties in Naperville. ( Read the complete story: http://tinyurl.com/2b9eux ) The threat of foreclosure affected 57 percent more Naperville families in 2006 than it did in 2005, according to a recent report by the National Training and...