Walking into Moe Joe's Cajun & Caribbean Cuisine is definitely a place you want to visit if you enjoy New Orleans! The food is incredible and it is a fun atmosphere. Some menu items: Jambalaya - Gumbo - Calamari Creole - Southern Fried Green Pepper Rings, Southern Fried Crawfish Tails, Alligator Fricassee, Southern Fried Frog's Legs - Blackened Catfish Food is awesome like I said.. but don't go there if you are on your lunch or in any type of hurry! My husband I went there tonight and were seated and ordered our food and an appetizer at 4:59 (I know this because my son had just texted me). Our appetizer of fried sweet potato fries came at 5:31! A half hour for an appetizer and the place was not busy. 15 minutes later we got our meals - nothing special that would require a long time to c... 09/04/2010

23017 Eider Drive Plainfield, IL 60585 5 bedrooms, 4full baths, 1half bath, with finished walk out basement Asking $450,000   CHECK OUT THE VIRTUAL TOUR!!   Excellent home with great features in Farmstone Ridge!! Award Winning Plainfield Schools... Beautiful brick front was built in 2005. 4/5 bed. 4.5 baths, finished walk out bsmt on park-like area w/ extra special sunsets thrown in. 9' ceilings on 1st floor and 2-story entry. A spacious kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counters, cherry cabinets, recessed lighting and a huge walk-in pantry. The generous family room with fireplace and built-in cherry cabinetry. A large master bedroom and terrific walk-in master closet. Plus a Jack & Jill bath and a private bath in the other bedroom. That's 3 full baths on the second floor... 09/04/2010

Seventeen homes were sold during the week of August 16-20, 2010. Of the 17 homes, one was a foreclosure and 2 were short sales. Prices ranged from $137,000 to $446,000. The average market time was 70 days. For all your home selling and home buying needs, please call LaNita Cates with REMAX Realty of Joliet. As a 15 year resident of Plainfield, I can help you from beginning to end. Call me at 630-341-1545 or email lanitacates.com. To sign up to view homes, visit www.lanitacates.com 08/24/2010

If you are thinking of selling your current home, please call LaNita Cates with REMAX Realty of Joliet. As a resident of Plainfield for 15 years, I know the area extremely well and can guide you with pricing your home. My marketing is outstanding and one of the best in the area. Open houses, print, internet are just the beginning. Call LaNita Cates with REMAX Realty of Joliet at 630-341-1545 08/24/2010

Yesterday, a report on the status of Obama mortgage-aid program stated that 1/2 of the people receiving government sponsored mortgage relief have dropped out of the program.  More than 2.3 million homes have been repossessed since 2007.  2010 is on pace for almost 1 million more foreclosures.  Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, expects up to 1.5 million foreclosures and short sales in 2011.  This will continue to put downward pressure on home prices with another 5% in losses expected by spring 2011.  In Plainfield, Illinois, 359 of 1352 homes for sale as of 8/24/10 were catagorized as short sale, preforeclosure or REO homes.  This represents 26.6% of the market.  Further,  buyers continue to take advantage of below market as evidenced by 40% of sales in the past month wer... 08/24/2010

Countless times buyers just want to jump in the car with a Realtor and look and look and look at any and all houses that they "know" they can afford. But can you really? Knowing your buying power before looking is the smartest thing a buyer can do when shopping for a home. You need to know how much a lender will loan you and at what terms. Based on the buying power the lender tells you, you need to know the TOTAL monthly payment including taxes and insurance and if you are comfortable with that payment. For example - I had a homebuyer that came to me and said they wanted to look in the $220,000 - $250,000 price range. After making them understand that they had to know if they could get a loan for that amount, they agreed to talk to my lender. The lender came back and said they were prea... 08/21/2010

Plainfield Illinois residents mark your calendars as the Plainfield Library welcomes Fox News Meteorologist, Amy Freeze to the Village Hall on Friday, August 27th at 10:00 a.m. and a second presentation at 1:00 p.m.  Amy has taken part in the 20th Anniversary of the Plainfield Tornado program which is dedicated as a remembrance to what happened August 28th of 1990 as well as an education tool to help for future tornado emergency preparedness.  For more information please visit:  http://www.plainfield-il.org/news/villagenews.php. Friday's presentation by Amy will include a special preview of the show and a question and answer period. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the library at 815.327.2515 or by emailing Tina Beaird at tbeaird@plainfield.lib.il.us.  About Amy Free... 08/20/2010

Hidden River is located off of Route 59 in Plainfield just South of Renwick Road. In the past 6 months, only 1 home has closed in Hidden River: 16400 S. Hidden River Circle sold for $239,900. Listed at $239,900 it rec'd a contract in 2 days and was a bank owned property. There are only 3 active homes listed in Hidden River: 16414 Hidden River for $339,9009 24629 Sleep Hollow Lane for $289,900 16302 Riverwood Drive for $240,500 For all your home buying and selling needs, call LaNita Cates with REMAX Realty of Joliet.  As a resident of Plainfield for 15 years, I can assist you in the Will County area. Call 630-341-1545 or visit www.lanitacates.com 08/18/2010

The following Wesmere subdivision homes closed in Plainfield IL in the month of July 2010: 1711 Heritage Pointe Dr. closed for $176,000. 2312 Willow Lakes Dr. closed for $189,000. 2212 Candlewood Dr. closed for $192,000. 1914 Chestnut Grove closed for $195,000. The house at 1711 Heritage Pointe Dr. is BEAUTIFUL!  The new buyers are LUCKY! I had shown it many times when it was a foreclosure, but the investor that bought it made it shine like a model home!  It was top notch when this rehab investor got done with it. AND… actually, the listing at 2212 Candlewood Dr. was my listing, and it is beautiful too! The new owners are going to love their new home as much as my clients did.  It sold really quickly because these sellers were really smart about pricing their home correctly.  They liste... 08/15/2010

 "Nobody Sells More Homes than RE/MAX" 539 listings were sold between January 1 - June 20, 2010 in Plainfield. Of those 539, these are the offices and percentages that sold: RE/MAX (142 listings) - 26.3% Coldwell Bankder (91 listings) - 16.9% Baird & Warner (35 listings) - 6.5% Century 21 (34 listings) - 6.3% Realty Executives (17 listings) - 3.2% This combines the "sold" attached and detached residential listings of all office locations and independing offices of each multi-office or franchise organization identified. For all your home buying and home selling needs, contact LaNita Cates with REMAX of Joliet. Call 630-341-1545 or visit www.lanitacates.com 08/10/2010

There are currently 37 single family homes listed as foreclosures on the MLS in Plainfield: 119th Street - $54,900 - 3 bed, 1.2 bath McClellan St - $104,900 - 2 bed, 1 bath Hemingway Ct. - $115,900 - 2 bed, 1 bath Dalewood Ct. - $122,900 - 2 bed, 2.1 bath Ivy Lane - $125,900 - 4 bed, 2 bath Cedar Lakes Ct. - $138,400 - 3 bed, 2.1 bath Ames Court - $142,800 - 3 bed, 1.1 bath Lockport Road - $145,000 - 4 bed, 2 bath Meadowbrook St. - $146,000 - 3 bed, 1.1 bath Juneau Drive - $149,900 - 3 bed, 1.1 bath Union Pl - $154,000 - 3 bed, 2 bath Main St - $154,900 - 3 bed, 1.1 bath Winger Drive - $155,000 - 3 bed, 2 bath Sierra Highlands Drive - $157,937 - 4 bed, 2.1 bath Reflection Ct. - $159,000 - 3 bed, 1.1 bath Elizabeth Drive - $159,900 - 3 bed, 2.1 bath Silver Ridge Dr. - $162,500 - 4 bed, 2... 08/08/2010

Six homes in Plainfield sold during the first week of August: 2346 Woodhill Court - $138,500 - 42 days market time 1711 Cascade Ridge Drive - $155,000 (F) - 33 days market time 1902 Larkspur Drive - $213,000 - 188 days market time 12259 Heggs Road - $219,000 (F) - 27 days market time 15936 Hometown Drive - $343,000 (S) - 266 days market time 13252 Lake Mary Drive - $475,000 (F) - 131 days market time LaNita Cates has been a resident of Plainfield for 15 years. For all your home buying and home selling needs in the Plainfield area, please call LaNita at 630-341-1545 or visit www.lanitacates.com. REMAX Realty of Joliet 08/08/2010

Handymen are hard to come by in Plainfield IL.  Good ones anyway... so I'm going to share my secret.  My neighbor was having a new door installed on his house last month, so I stopped over to ask the workers for a business card since we are in the market for a new set of storm doors as well. Actually I have a long list of things we are in the market for... but that day it was the door that caught my eye.  When he was finished at my neighbors house he stopped over to discuss some of the things we were looking to have done.  One of those projects was to have the crown moulding that we'd had sitting in our garage for 3 years installed.  Not only did he do an amazing job of installing it, he also picture framed all of the windows in our living room and dining room.  The quality of his craft... 08/04/2010

The lowest priced home sale in any town is a benchmark. It's the starting line in a marathon of options for buyers... and the finish line of all possibility for sellers.  The highest priced home sale in any town has the same effect.  It's the glass ceiling for sellers.  The dreaded "closed comp" speech.  We've all given it.  We've all dreaded it.  We all know it's true.  Now, more than ever. As much as I would love to see my sellers get the most money for their home, I know that no amount of marketing, no amount of praying, no amount of wishing, will speak to an appraiser any other way.  The appraisers job is to protect the lender involved in the risk of lending money against real estate in a declining market.  They are being pretty stingy with their values... but that's a good thing in... 07/28/2010

Plainfield IL Short Sale and Foreclosure Homes For Sale Snapshot for 7/28/10 Currently, there are 1397 homes for sale in Plainfield, Illinois according to MLS data.  In the past month, 93 homes were sold with a median sales price of $189,000.  The average sales price was slightly higher at $218,000.  List prices for both median and average sales prices were approximately $10,000.  Average market time is 193 days, but is likely higher as MREDLLC does not use total days on market, but only listing market time. Of these homes for sale in Plainfield, 364 are distressed homes.  This calculates out to 26% of the real estate market in Plainfield is short sale and foreclosed homes.   Another interesting statistic is that 41 of the 93 closings were short sales and foreclosed homes (44%).  These ... 07/28/2010

Plainfield Fest is back! Starting on Friday, July 16 at 4:00pm until midnight. On Saturday, July 17 the festival opens at 10:00am and closes at midnight. On Sunday, July 18th the fest starts at noon and will end at 6:00pm! Sunday is awesome with Wrist Band Day - ride all the carnival rides for just $22 (no inflatables/rock wall). For all you home buying and home selling needs, call LaNita Cates with REMAX. As a 14 year resident of Plainfield, I can help you with all your real estate needs. Call me at 630-341-1545 or visit www.lanitacates.com 07/15/2010

5004 Syracuse Ct. | Plainfield IL 5004 Syracuse Ct., Plainfield, IL 60586 View Map This townhome is GORGEOUS! Wood floors, GIGANTIC LOFT, 2 car garage, 2nd floor laundry... seconds from shopping, dining and expressways. Shopping is literally within walking distance! Immaculate condition, just move right in. Neutral decor, cozy patio, master bathroom bedroom... this one has it all! NO SHORT SALE HERE!!! :o) Details Asking Price: $139,000 MLS: 07577551 Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2.5 # of Floors: 2 HOA/Maintenance Fees: 128 Garage Size: 2 Subdivision: Hampton Glen Year Built: 2005 Contact Info Julie Ferenzi Realtor Main 708-452-0021 Cell 630-673-6233 Dir 630-673-6233 Email | Website All information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. 07/13/2010

Who doesn't love a good carnival with tons of carnie food, fun rides and lots of activities? Plainfield's Annual Summer Fest is approaching this coming weekend. Starting on Friday, July 16 at 4:00pm until midnight. On Saturday, July 17 the festival opens at 10:00am and closes at midnight. On Sunday, July 18th the fest starts at noon and will end at 6:00pm! Sunday is Wrist Band Day - ride all the carnival rides for just $22 (no inflatables/rock wall). For all you home buying and home selling needs, call LaNita Cates with REMAX. As a 14 year resident of Plainfield, I can help you with all your real estate needs. Call me at 630-341-1545 or visit www.lanitacates.com 07/10/2010

Tonight is the annual Plainfield IL fireworks display for 2010 at Plainfield Central just off of Beggs St. and Rt. 59.  Fireworks start at dusk and it's quite a display! (think 9:30) If you are looking for a great place to park, you might consider Renwick Park on Renwick Rd.  There is tons of open space in the fields for blankets and chairs, just make sure to get there early... AND bring the bug spray! Summer is tons of fun in Plainfield IL!  Don't miss the fireworks tonight!  Happy 4th of July! Julie Ferenzi | Realtor®Plainfield IL Homes for Sale630-673-6233     07/03/2010

BEAUTIFUL 2-STORY HOME IN SUBDIVISION WITH NO ASSOCIATION FEE! NEW HARDWOOD FLOOR THRU ENTIRE FIRST FLOOR. MSTR BDRM W/TWO WALK IN CLOSETS AND PRIVATE BATH. BEDROOMS ARE SUPER-SIZE. SKYLIGHTS IN BOTH BATHROOMS. ALL APPLIANCES STAY. FINISHED BASEMENT W/CUSTOM WET BAR AND 4TH BEDROOM. HUGE FENCED YARD AND GARAGE IS AN EXTRA 3 FT DEEP. CONCRETE DRIVEWAY. EXCLUDE CURTAINS AND DINING ROOM CHANDELIER. SHORT SALE PRICED AT $179,900 CALL LANITA CATES AT REMAX OF JOLIET 630-341-1545 OR VISIT LANITACATES@YAHOO.COM 06/24/2010