http://evanstonilrealestate.com Professional real estate services to buyers and sellers in the greater Evanston Illinois area. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:06:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The fourth quarter and year end sales statistics are now available for both Single Family and Attached Single Family Sales in Evanston, IL. Fourth Quarter Single Family Homes: A total of 58 homes closed in the fourth quarter. This is 12 more homes than were reported in 2007. It took  a longer ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/278/evanston-fourth-quarter-and-year-end-sales-figures/ During the past 12 months 13,750 new visitors have visited this real estate blog and I am happy to report we now have reached a new milestone of 25,000 visitors. I want to thank all of those who have visited the site this year and hope you will visit us ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/277/real-estate-blog-hits-25000-visitors/ I just finished reading an article in the December 2008 issue of Realtor magazine "Making Dollars (and Sense) or Investing in a Downturn" and had to write this blog as my response. The article begins by saying it is a Great Time to Buy Real Estate for the following reasons- ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/276/making-dollars-and-sense-out-of-realtor-magazine/ http://evanstonilrealestate.com/275/its-time-for-a-turkey-joke/ Honesty- " Honesty is he best policy". If you honestly do not know how you got in your current situation or how to get out thats ok because that is why I started the Help Program because many of us are in the same situation and it sometimes takes a ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/273/are-you-ready-for-some-help/ As a follow up to the Chicago Crains Report ranking Illinois as the 9th Highest in terms of foreclosures I decided to see how my primary market in Evanston is doing in relation to the State. I decided to see how many Single Family Homes and Attached Family homes are ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/272/short-sales-an-bank-owned-by-the-numbers/ According to a new report from Chicago Crain 12,681 homeowners in Illinois have received a foreclosure-notice last month. This represents one (1) foreclosure notice for every 410 homeowner. According to Realty Track figures, Illinois is ranked as the ninth (9) highest among other states. Other states in the top 10 ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/271/chicago-crains-lists-illinois-as-9th-highest-in-foreclosures/  Some things don't mind being upside down like Bats Monkeys and Sloths While other things don't like it like Homes and People Are you Upside Down with Your Mortgage? Do You Owe More than what Your Home is Worth? Why Be Upside Down when You Can Be Back On Your Feet? A "Short Sale" is Better than a " ... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/270/270/  Because they hate looking like Martians... Because they Hate to wear silly tights and capes...    Because they hate being in a position of authority... Because they hate magic... Because they hate vampires... Because all they want is to be loved. This last picture is my dog Bailey... http://evanstonilrealestate.com/258/why-pets-hate-halloween/ It was the perfect day to drive around town and look at Halloween Decorations in Evanston!! http://evanstonilrealestate.com/256/happy-halloween-from-evanston-il/