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Real estate and community news for Chicago's North Shore suburbs of Winnetka,Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield, and Glencoe.

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  • Kenilworth Now Accepting Items for Recycling on Nov 19, 2009

    Kenilworth Now Accepting Items for Recycling - The Village Hall in Kenilworth is now accepting certain items for recycling.  Old cell phones, digital cameras, DVDs, MP3 players, print cartridges and laptop computers can all be brought in to the...

  • Winnetka's Original Log Home - the Schmidt-Burnham House on Nov 16, 2009

    Winnetka's Original Log Home - the Schmidt-Burnham Log house is thought to be Winnetka's oldest home.  Some fine homes are still standing that were built as early as the 1890s, but this simple design was built by the earliest settlers in the vic...

  • 8 Myths of Staging to Sell - Busted. on Nov 9, 2009

    I have been couseling home sellers to stage their homes since before the word "staging" became in vogue.  The difference a professional eye can make to your  home is amazing.  And it in no way reflects on your decor - it's just the sim...

  • Comparing present homebuyer tax credit to extended version on Nov 8, 2009

    Here is a great chart that explains the differences between the new housing credit and the original plan.Via Jim Lee, Knoxville Tennessee RealtorĀ® (Realty Executives Associates):Below is a chart prepared by the National Association of REALTORS ®...

  • Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield October Home Sales on Nov 8, 2009

    Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield October Home Sales - homes sales are down for the month of October compared to September and August.  But that's not unusual, given the usual end of the year slowdown.  Prices continue to dip and h...

  • Wiley Coyotes in Winnetka and North Shore Suburbs on Oct 31, 2009

    After reading about the tragic death of a young folk singer in Canada from an attack by two coyotes, I am reminded that these wild animals should be treated with caution and never, ever fed.  These amazing animals have been thriving in our urban...

  • Winnetka & North Shore Suburbs - Cook County Tax Bills Have Arrived on Oct 30, 2009

    Every buyer I have ever worked with has asked me to explain the Cook County system of property tax assessment.  Explain?  How could I adequately do this when the Civic Federation  says this on their blog: "The Cook County property tax...