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@properties Raises $150K for Chicago Blackhawk, Duncan Keith’s ‘Keith Relief’ Foundation
Realtors with @properties helped fund a $150,000 donation…
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34. House Talk – Barrington Real Estate Market Rebound
We’re going to be taking a regular look…
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25. Check Out Today’s Barrington Open Houses
Feel like checking out some of the homes currently for sale in Barrington? Today’s a great day to do it. It’s a beautiful Sunday, the doors are open and the welcome mats are out this afternoon at 17 Barrington properties that are for sale and just waiting for new owners.
If you visit any of these homes today and would like more details like how long they’ve been on the market, whether there have been price reductions and what other homes are available that might suit your needs, I’m here to help……
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359. An Opportunity of Olympic Proportions
If you’re like me, you LOVE looking at properties for sale and considering the possibility of finding a new place to call home. Well, it’s springtime in Barrington and the weekend open house activity is heating up. There’s a great property that’s open in South Barrington this afternoon that’s only a few years old, has that open floor plan that everyone loves and is also a “sneeze away” from I-90, O’Hare Airport and downtown Chicago.
This home is conveniently close to EVERYTHING, so why not come check it out from 1-4PM TODAY, Saturday, March 26th. Take a drive by and pop inside if you want to see more. My mom, Suzanne Luby, will be the host and I promise she doesn’t bite … unless you color on the walls ;).…

352. Barrington House Talk – 2011 Market Realities
In “Barrington House Talk” last week, I opened things up for your questions. We received several great questions about the Barrington real estate market, and we’ll answer them all in the coming weeks here at 365Barrington.com. But today I’m going to tackle the question that’s most difficult because it’s a subject that can be tough to talk about.
Mike from North Barrington asks,
“What is the current Foreclosure rate in Barrington and how does that compare to the numbers nationally?”
It’s a great question, Mike. I’d like to say the numbers from MRED, our local MLS, are encouraging, but the data paints a different picture. The short sale and foreclosure statistics for Barrington are a real estate reality we have to know and face to help accelerate our local market recovery.…

345. Barrington House Talk – Real Estate Q & A
The first day of spring is next weekend on Sunday, March 20. YES! It’s coming. And so is the new inventory of homes to hit the spring market. If you’re planning on buying or selling a home this spring or if you’ve been kicking around the idea, now is the time to get serious. I’m going to try an experiment here at 365Barrington.com today. I’m making myself totally available to answer your real estate questions this week. Is there anything you want to know about the state of the local real estate market?
Are you curious about how current home sales in Barrington compare to other Chicagoland suburbs? Is there anything you’d like to know about what home buyers want most today? Would you like to know the latest market activity in a specific Barrington neighborhood? Whether you have questions about buying, selling or smart steps you can take to protect your investment, ask and you shall receive. Fill out this quick form and I will share the answers to your questions in my “Barrington House Talk” report next week on Friday, March 19, the day before we welcome spring.…
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338. Barrington House Talk – Do Open Houses Work?
Home sellers frequently ask us whether it’s worth…
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331. Barrington Open House HOT LIST for Sun. 2/27
It’s Friday and that means we’re talking real estate today at 365Barrington.com. I’m sharing a weekly list of Sunday open houses in Barrington along with a quick update about the 60010 real estate market.
I just took a look at the 2011 year-to-date residential real estate sales in Barrington and compared that to the same time period in 2010……
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FOR SALE – 316 S. Cook Street
Want a home that fits right in to…
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