Weatherstone Executive Town Homes by Dartmoor - Inverness Illinois Real Estate For Sale
Located on the corner of Dundee Rd and Barrington Rd in Inverness Illinois is a townhome community built by Dartmoor Homes that offers large townhomes with sizes from 2426 to 3872 square feet of main level living space. Building began in 2005 and only 1 or 2 builder units remain.
There are 103 homes here on 29 acres of rolling landscaped property on Stone Canyon Circle, Fieldstone Ct and Bridgestone Ct. Each unit has a 2 car garage and with no maintenance, these homes make a great alternative choice to single family homes if you are looking for sizeable accomodation.
The largest unit which has 3872 square feet is called the Danbury and features include a first floor master suite, 2 story great room, 2 further upstairs bedrooms, a loft, and some units have walk out basements.
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Recent Sales in Weatherstone Inverness:
825 Stone Canyon Circle, a Haverford model with 3320 square feet of living space, sold in July 2009 for $560,000.
703 Fieldstone Ct, a Danbury model with 3872 square feet of living space, sold in May 2009 for $625,000.
Available Units:
There are 10 available units today with prices ranging from $499,900 to $1,099,000. 2 units are builder close-outs and 2 units are being sold as short sales.
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Stop The Commercial Retail Development in Barrington - Deer Park - Kildeer - Lake Zurich
If you drive up and down Route 12 you are probably wondering if the retail development is ever going to stop. The village of Barrington does not have much new development due to the limitations in potential areas to use. The Route 12 corridor though seems to be a non stop area of new strip malls or larger areas of retail.
If I think back 5 years ago, the Deer Park Shopping Mall provided a different type of shopping experience with specialty stores, restaurants, and a theater. All in all I think it has been a huge success. Recently Deer Park has had new units built at the back of the mall. Across the street Kildeer has some stores.
Go a little further north and there was a new mini mall built for Best Buy and others, go even farther north and there is another one with Office Depot - already closed down, Aldi and some others. Go south and there is a sign showing another Kildeer strip mall to be built.
Seriously folks this is insane. Just drive up Route 12 from Palataine to Lake Zurich and count the number of units that are empty. We never needed all this new development in the first place and that is as clear as day when you see what has happened. Some units were never occupied, others only lasted a year or 2. Add to that the existing older units, many of which are also now empty.
Barrington does have empty units available indicating businesses have closed. The shops at Flint Creek have not yet been fully occupied.
It is going to be a very long time before we spend as much as we used to before the recession and so NO MORE retail development, it clearly is not required.
What about office space? Plenty of that around as well. Office development not nearly as bad but there are many buildings that have space for lease. What gets me is that most owners do not appear to be offering incentives to rent their space, so it just sits empty.
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Barrington Hills Luxury Properties - New Construction - Peraino Circle - Horses Allowed
Are you looking for country style living in the heart of Barrington Hills, on 5 acres or more, with a luxury custom built home? Well here it is. Peraino Circle. Located off Ridge Road just north of Lake Cook Road is this new developement in Barrington Hills of luxury homes. It is country living at it's best and you can bring your horse friends too. It is less than a 5 minute drive to the center of Barrington for shopping or the Metra train to Chicago, even less to the elementary or high school.
There are 24 lots here for homes, some of which have ready built homes but most are available for you to pick your perfect lot and have the home of your dreams built. There are interior and exterior lots, some have trees others are more open. Examples are shown below.
There are 3 homes currently available in Peraino Circle, 2 are ready built with beautiful finishes throughout, the other is an example property to give you an idea of what can be accomplished here. There is one vacant lot available as a re-sale, the others are available from the developer.
Prices? Not for the faint of heart!
Peraino Circle Barrington Hills is not your average subdivision, the homes and location are truly magnificent. Homes are available from $2 million and up and a vacant lot at $995,000 tells you this subdivision is going to represent the epitome of luxury in Barrington Hills real estate and properties, and yet with 24 home sites there will be a community spirit here. The two pictures below are homes for sale at $3.7 million and $2.4 million respectfully.
If you are in the market for a luxury home, desire new construction in Barrington Hills, give me a call. Or click the following link to search for all luxury homes in Barrington Hills and Barrington areas in Illinois.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Barrington Hills Luxury Properties - New Construction - Peraino Circle - Horses Allowed
Barrington Hills Illinois - Equestrian Homes and Properties - A Serene Place To Call Home
If you drive around Barrington Hills as regularly as I do, you are bound at some time to follow or be passed by horses and horse trailers. Barrington Hills is the place for Equestrian homes and land in the northwest suburbs of Chicago Illinois and if you visit you will truly believe you are in the middle of the countryside!
Some property owners are here becuase they have horses and need the land for pasturing, others are here because of the amount of land they can buy with a property. A typical lot size is 5 acres but you can get more or less. Some of the farms here have 600+ acres with thoroughbred breeding facilities, other smaller establishments offer boarding and riding lessons. Barrington Hills has numerous riding trails running throughout the area.
If you are looking for a property in Barrington Hills, whether for you, your horses or both, it is a serene place to call home.
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South Barrington Illinois Luxury Homes - Eastings Mere - Exclusive 18 Home Development on Eastings Way
Eastings Mere is located off Route 62 just south of the Palatine Road junction in South Barrington. It is a single street, Eastings Way, which wraps itself around a lake and has been extensively planted with trees.
There are 18 homes in Eastings Mere, a South Barrington subdivision. Homes were built in 1988 to about 1999 and are typically brick homes with 4 bedrooms and sizes from 3500 square feet to 7000. Homes are situated on 1 to 2 acre lots. There is one victorian style home in Eastings Mere. There are no available homes for sale here today. The last sale was in 2007.
Eastings Way properties are typical of the type of home you can find in South Barrington with higher end and luxury homes and 1 acre minimum lots. As you can see above there is a sizeable lake in the center and 10 of the homes have a lake front location. Eastings Mere has set itself apart by the quantity of trees and the uniform manor in which they were planted 20 or so years ago. Eastings Way is tree lined and in the distance you can see a home sheltered by numerous Weeping Willow trees, again uniformly planted. The effect is one of tidyness and beauty.
Today was a cloudy and dull fall day not doing this part of South Barrington justice. Review South Barrington Illinois home sales data for 2009 to date.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. South Barrington Illinois Luxury Homes - Eastings Mere - Exclusive 18 Home Development on Eastings Way.
Barrington Homes - Lake Zurich Homes - Palatine Homes - Northern Illinois Real Estate Market - Are We Moving?
We have passed the third complete quarter of 2009 and things are looking good. I often hear the terms: "Nothing is selling" or It's Not Getting any Better" So what better way to show that homes are selling, and our market is showing sings of recovery, than to plot three large areas in Cook and Lake County Illinois and see not only how many homes are selling but whether the trend is up, down or sideways.
The following chart shows homes sales in 3 areas.
- Barrington Homes - Everything in zip code 60010
- Palatine Homes - Everything in zip code 60067
- Lake Zurich area homes - Everything in zip code 60047
By comparing 3 areas we can see the trend is that homes are selling and sales are on the rise. Each area is following a very similar trend.We typically expect sales to increase once the winter weather has passed, and yes we also expect a decline once the weather gets colder. So far the indication for all 3 areas is good.
If you would like to know if your zip code or area is selling, just send a quick email to me and I'll plot your zip.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Barrington Homes - Lake Zurich Homes - Palatine Homes - Northern Illinois Real Estate Market - Are We Moving?
Barrington Illinois Short Sales - Tips for Sellers - Advertising The ListingIn my first short sale blog this month we talked about
Pricing Your Short Sale Listing in Barrington IL.
Now we are going to move on to advertising the home once listed and some things you should consider.
By their very nature short sales are to Realtors a more difficult property to sell and one that has a lower chance of success, even if priced well. One might consider that properties listing in the higher points may become even more difficult. Here are the reasons why.- No purchase of a short sale is likely to be considered if it is contingent upon another sale. This just adds another level of delay to a sale.
- Low ball offers may be all that you will get.
- Buyers can get impatient with waiting for responses from banks and decide to pull out and move on to another property.
- Buyers may not want earnest money tied up for a long period of time. 3 to 4 months is not uncommon.
- Sellers may not have allowed sufficient time to get a buyer and have the deal approved. i.e. 2 months before foreclosure is not adequate time.
- Sellers may not be honest with their listing agent about all that is involved.
- Higher priced homes are more likely to appeal to less buyers, simply the buyer pool shrinks as the price goes up.
- Sometimes the lender just will not approve the short sale, even though the price is market value, all the paperwork is in order. This may seem crazy but it is still happening, and we have no answer as to why!
Consider these points from the perspective of a Realtor. If the Realtor is less likely to get paid, are they more likely or less likely to invest money in advertising your home. Obviously the most logical answer to this question is going to be less. If you decide to list your home as a short sale with me here is what I promise you.- Your property will receive the same advertising it would as if it were not a short sale.
- Your property will be advertisied on a web site specific to Barrington, as well as many blogs, other web sites and portals, as well as classified sites like Craigslist.
So why how and why do I do this.- How - Simply because all my advertising venues are already set up and paid for on an annual basis. This saves me money and means I do not have to cherry pick which listings to spend advertising dollars on, in other words which ones are more or less deserving. My advertising consists of 100% online advertising. You'll know from the minute we start advertising your home that I am not going to treat it like a waste of effort. Yor home will be advertisied on the MLS, web sites, classifieds, blogs, portals as well as real estate sites, all of which are viewed by buyers everyday.
- Why - You hired a Realtor to advertise and find a buyer for your home and that is what I shall do. The MLS will attract buyers with their own Realtors and my online advertising will find buyers for me to bring to the home. It is not in my interest to just add the property to the MLS and hope, and it certainly is not in your best interest.
Some of My Online Advertising for Barrington IL Short Sales
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The next short sale tip will cover dual ageny and short sale listings.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Barrington Illinois Short Sales - Tips for Sellers - Advertising The Listing
Corinne Guest
Broker/Owner
Royal Advocate Realty
Barrington, IL, 60010.
Cell: 847-363-3686
Direct Fax: 847-381-1413
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Inverness Illinois Real Estate and Home Sales - Market Data 2009
The first chart shows the average marketing tine for homes sold in Inverness Illinois. In April there were no sales of either townhomes or single family homes. Both single family homes and townhomes see peaks and troughs. This is caused by the lack of sales, so when only one closing occurs in a month the marketing time for only one property counts. When we see more sales it gets evened out more.
The following chart is showing the list price to sales price ratios for both detached and attached homes in Inverness Illinois. Sales price to list price ratios are in the low 90% on average. This is a little lower than in the Barrington area where the mid 90% is being achieved.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Inverness Illinois Real Estate and Home Sales - Market Data 2009
Lake Barrington Real Estate- Lake Barrington Shores Real Estate- Market Data Report 2009
The first chart shows the average marketing tine for homes sold in Lake Barrington and Lake Barrington Shores real estate. With only 34 sales in the year to date if we have a month where there are no or few sales it can skew the chart a little and make it appear as I say "random". An example of this is March where there was only 1 attached unit sold and it took 638 days to sell. Some months had no sales at all.
The most consistent pattern here is detached homes which no marketing times above 200 days. Hopefully we will begin to see a downward trend although with the coming winter months things may slow down as we expect.
The following chart is showing the list price to sales price ratios for both detached and attached homes in Lake Barrington and Lake Barrington Shores. With the exeption of March and May it appears that once homes are priced right, the average list to sale ratio falles in the mid 90's. This is what we expect. Many home owners have had to make price redutions to get to that price right point. February, April and July had no sales of detached homes.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Lake Barrington - Lake Barrington Shores - Market Data Report 2009
If like me you mow your own yard, then it is time to put the mowers away for another year. This year has not been one of week in week out lawn mowing. Typically we have a very active spring when the grass goes wild, followed by a dry summer when the grass goes brown and dry, followed by a more active fall when the rain gets it going again. This year we do not seem to have had as much fall rain, add to that the unseasonal cool temperatures for October and the grass has all but shut down. If it grows any more I don't think it will be much, and we decided following last weekends cut to put the tractor away for the winter.
Here are a few tips if you have a tractor.
- Before storing, clean as much of the dead grass off the cutting deck and blades as you can.
- Your tractor can be stored outside in the yard, under your deck or in the garage.
- If storing out in the elements I highly recommend you wrap it up in a tarp.
- Be aware if your tractor is outside it is likely to be home to a mouse or similar hibernating animal. If so don't be surprised to find all that dead grass is back!
- Remove the battery to store. This should be stored inside but do not put it on the concrete floor of your garage. Come spring your battery will be completely drained.
- We store ours in our basement on a plastic storage rack.
Our tractor has been stored, so if the weather suddenly turns warm and the grass grows again I guess we will have to unwrap it! 2 acres would be a lot to do with the hand mower, although it would be a great work out. Tractors can last a very long time if taken care of. We bought ours in 1997, and it is still going strong.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Fall has Arrived in Barrington Illinois - Time To Put The Lawn Mowers Away
The first chart is showing the marketing times for home sales in Barrington Hills for 2009 to date. With only 21 sales to date this iot is difficult to reach any real conclusions about market trends in Barrington Hills alone.
The next chart reveals the sales price to asking price percentage. Again it is difficult to see trends with so few sales in 9 months. Barrington Hills currently has 114 active real estate listings with many older homes available at the lower end of the pricing, and if you have $2 and half million or more to spend there is a choice of 34 homes to choose from with prices up to $17 million. Most of the upper price homes are new construction.
Search for your piece of Barrington Hills by clicking the link below and contact Corinne Guest on 847-363-3686 if you have any questions.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Barrington Hills Illinois Real Estate & Homes - Sales & Market Data - Year to Date
 | Pricing - If you have reached the conclusion and decision that you need to try to sell your home and have to try for a short sale, pricing is a key factor for success. It is a little bit of a balancing act and you will need to play the balancing game, but if you do not give pricing the right considerations then your short sale is going to fail. |
Pricing High - I wonder about those short sale listings I have seen in Barrington Illinois that were priced way above market value. Did they really want to sell or were they posturing to the lender saying they were trying to sell as a short sale and the house was listed for sale with a Realtor. An example of that very situation occured on my subdivision. The house was listed as a short sale at far above market value, almost $200,000 above which represented about a 25% disparity. Of course it never sold and ended up in foreclosure. Did they get bad advice, inexperiened non local pricing advice, or was it deliberate so they could stay in the house as long as possible. Clearly trying for a short sale and over pricing the house meant the attempt was going to fail.
Pricing Low - Perhaps you are thinking the best way for a quick buyer is to price considerably below market value, get a quick buyer to make an offer, wait on the lenders approval, close and you are out. Sounds great but here are some reminders.
1st. Your lender or lenders are going to get what is known as a Broker Price Opinion once they receive an offer. Simply they will request a local agent to visit the property, take photos most often just the exterior, and provide a comparative analysis of the home based on local sales of similar homes. They are trying to find out what the house should sell for. If your offer is too low then it will be countered by the lender even if you accepted it. Remember they are taking a loss and need to minimize the loss as much as they can.
2nd. This is more critical to you. It does not matter what the property sells for, your lender can still hold you to repay the unpaid loan amount. So why on earth would you want to agree to any price. The lower it goes the more you may have to pay back. Now I am not saying this is automatic. Your lender may or may not agree to a discharge of the deficit. That is something we try to negotiate for you in any short sale situation but it is not an automatic right.
Pricing Right - By now you should realize that the hurdles we will meet with a short sale can be overcome by pricing your home at or just below market value.
The other consideration is not to delay. Short sales are not quick, they can take a long time. With the longer than average market times of 220 plus days for Barrington, add to that the time it takes to get a response from a lender of 2 to 6 months and you'll it can take almost a year in some cases. If you live in denial about your situation, you close off your options.
How do you achieve a succesful short sale. Simple, make sure you hire a local Barrington Realtor that has local knowledge of the housing market and knowledge of short sales. |  |
The next short sale tip will cover advertising short sale listings.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Barrington Illinois Short Sales - Realtors - Tips For Sellers - Pricing Right
The Village of Barrington Illinois and the Different Types of Properties. Our village dates back to the 1800's and there are still homes in the area that are as old as this. Some of our victorian style homes have been extremely well cared for.
Today The Village of Barrington is changing. There are homes that are being torn down and new larger homes built on the lots. Typically the homes being torn down are the smaller ones, not those larger Victorian beauties. This regeneration has slowed down over the last few years due to the market conditions and there are a number of newly built homes available for sale as short sales. This is sad but a great opportunity to buy a new home in the village at a good price if that is what you care for. The home below was newly built 3 years ago using the existing foundation. The builder kept the village colonial style of the home so it fits with the surroundings.
I wonder how long it will take for our village to look completely different. In fact I don't think it ever will. Well cared for homes that were built a long time ago can last for hundreds of years. It would be sad to think that all the older victorian homes and craftsman style homes would all disappear and be replaced with new and so I for one hope it never happens.
Barrington Village Amenities. The village is popular for buyers for many reasons. We have a Metra line stop in the village for a direct commute to Chicago. If you live in the village it is not too far to walk to the station. The Barrington Library is located in the village off Route 14 just north of Lake Cook Rd. In the center there is a Jewel Osco grocery store but you'll also find restaurants, cafes, specialty shops, banks, a theater and schools.
Homes and Roads. Some of the older village homes are located on Route 59 which runs through the village and at rush hours and lunch time the traffic is solid. Add to that the Metra line and freight train line and it can all but seize up. So consider when looking at some of the village homes for sale whether you love the home enough to deal with the busy road, or look for a home that is set back a few blocks.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Barrington Illinois Village Homes - Our Village is Slowing Changing
The first chart is showing the marketing times for home sales in North Barrington for 2009 to date.
The next chart reveals the sales price to asking price percentage. As you can see North Barrington homes are selling on average for about 93% of the final list price. This is close to what we would expect to see in a good market which averages about 95%.
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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. North Barrington Illinois Real Estate & Homes - Sales & Market Data - Year to Date