Navigating Chicago’s northwest suburban real estate market

Navigating Chicago’s northwest suburban real estate market

Chicago's northwest suburban real estate market has been hot recently, with a limited number of homes for sale and many of them becoming involved [...]
Affordable homes by Ryland, furnished by Brook Furniture Rental

Affordable homes by Ryland, furnished by Brook Furniture Rental

The Village of Gilberts, in Kane County, has been one of the fastest-growing communities in the Chicagoland area, nearly quintupling its populatio [...]
Come with me to Sleepy Hollow

Come with me to Sleepy Hollow

To find quality living in the country, while still only a short drive from anything you desire, you need only look to Sleepy Hollow ... All in all [...]
An idyllic Fox Lake home on 5 lakefront acres

An idyllic Fox Lake home on 5 lakefront acres

After 20 years of renting large beachfront homes for an annual family gathering, I've become a tough critic of the vacation home genre. The one yo [...]
They’re pouring foundations in Volo, Pingree Grove, Montgomery and Wauconda

They’re pouring foundations in Volo, Pingree Grove, Montgomery and Wauconda

The Tribune brings news that homebuilders are active again in the far-flung burbs. The familiar sights and sounds of homebuilding are getting e [...]
An Inverness country retreat on nearly 2 acres

An Inverness country retreat on nearly 2 acres

The home at 222 Bradwell Road in Inverness has a classic split-level floor plan with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, a family room, an office, and 3 fireplac [...]
John Hall’s free lot promotion goes national (and so does Yo)

John Hall’s free lot promotion goes national (and so does Yo)

We got a kick out of seeing this Associated Press video on homebuilder John Hall Jr and his recent decision to waive the lot fees for three homes [...]
John Hall Homes waives lot fees for three wooded sites at Tall Oaks in Elgin

John Hall Homes waives lot fees for three wooded sites at Tall Oaks in Elgin

In a move to stimulate sales at its Tall Oaks community in Elgin, John Hall Homes will waive the lot fees for three custom-built single-family hom [...]
Retro marketing – the flat panel returns

Retro marketing – the flat panel returns

A couple of years ago it seemed that every new home developer was offering a flat-panel TV with every new home sale. The offer became so common th [...]
A drive through West Elgin with John Hall Jr

A drive through West Elgin with John Hall Jr

If your work takes you to Chicago's northwest suburbs and you're considering a move further out you might be interested in West Elgin. West Elgin's [...]
Fox Business: Signs of life in Elgin

Fox Business: Signs of life in Elgin

According to Fox Business, you need travel no further than Elgin to find positive signs in the housing market. Last week the network featured a segm [...]
Suburban showcase: Kirk Homes subdivisions in Woodstock and Lakemoor

Suburban showcase: Kirk Homes subdivisions in Woodstock and Lakemoor

The Tribune reports this morning on the liquidation of suburban home builder Kirk Homes, which had attempted and failed to reorganize under Chapter [...]
Joe and Jordan drive Woodland Green in Fox Lake

Joe and Jordan drive Woodland Green in Fox Lake

One of the first subdivisions Joe and Jordan Zekas drove through for their NewHomeNotebook suburban video series was Woodland Green, Remington Homes [...]
A Volo vista at Symphony Meadows

A Volo vista at Symphony Meadows

If you're not a Hollywood car buff, you've probably never heard of Volo, Illinois, much less visited it. Volo was first incorporated as a village i [...]
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