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Homes For Sale in Barrington IL – The Buying Landscape is Changing, How Do You Respond?

Homes For Sale in Barrington IL – The Buying Landscape is Changing, How Do You Respond?

By Corinne on February 18th, 2013
There are less homes for sale in Barrington Illinois than there have been in quite a while. This graph shows the decline over the last three years and it is quite noticeable. High inventories and low activity created a mindset in buyers of: zero urgency waiting for the near perfect home making low offers lying ... [Continue Reading]

Luxury Barrington Illinois Homes Sales – Climbing But Not Reaching The Peak in 2005

By Corinne on February 5th, 2013
Luxury home sales in the Barrington Illinois area have yet to reach the high sales year of 2005 when we had 37 homes above $1.5 Million sell. Of course we know home values have fallen but I thought it would be interesting to make a year over year comparison using the same minimum price. 2005 ... [Continue Reading]

Highest Priced Property Sale in Barrington Illinois January 2013

By Corinne on February 5th, 2013
January 2013 is off to a good start with homes sold in the luxury markets of Barrington and Inverness. The highest price home closed in January 2013 was: 222 Otis Rd, Barrington Hills, IL, 60010. View Larger Map This home was only on the market for 14 days before a contract was accepted. The asking ... [Continue Reading]
Prepare Your Barrington Hills Horse Property and Gallop To a Sale

Prepare Your Barrington Hills Horse Property and Gallop To a Sale

By Corinne on January 26th, 2013
If you have decided this year is the year to sell your Barrington Hills horse property some preparation now will assist in a quicker sale. Preparing Your Property I am assuming that we are talking about a home and land that has paddocks and barns etc. You’ll likely have heard very often that when it ... [Continue Reading]
Affordable Equestrian Properties in Barrington Illinois

Affordable Equestrian Properties in Barrington Illinois

By Corinne on January 24th, 2013
Barrington and Barrington Hills are known as the places to go to find equestrian property and yes some of the prices can be steep. However there are affordable options. Perhaps the size of house is not as important as the acreage you need for your horses. No need to look anywhere else, we’ve got all ... [Continue Reading]
How To Find The Barrington Hills Home For You.

How To Find The Barrington Hills Home For You.

By Corinne on January 11th, 2013
When you start a search for a new home, usually one of the first things you must do is select target geography locations. Once that is done it’s time to start looking for that perfect home. Generally if you have selected a town, village, neighborhood etc. it’s because they are known to have the type ... [Continue Reading]
Barrington Hills Home Sales 2012 – A Leap Year!

Barrington Hills Home Sales 2012 – A Leap Year!

By Corinne on January 9th, 2013
Barrington Hills home sales took quite the leap of faith in the real estate market in 2012. December saw only 2 closings but it was a stellar year with a total of 70 sales. Just compare that to the preceding 5 years and you’ll see what I mean. (3 sales were vacant lots). There were also some ... [Continue Reading]
Barrington Hills Real Estate Market Report – October 2012

Barrington Hills Real Estate Market Report – October 2012

By Corinne on November 19th, 2012
The Barrington Hills real estate market is comprised of single family homes most of which are located on 5 acre lots. There are a few horse properties that have a lot more acreage, and a few exceptions in Barrington Hills have much smaller lot sizes. Although known as the place to be if you have ... [Continue Reading]
The Best in Barrington Buyers Agents – What’s My Most Important Commodity?

The Best in Barrington Buyers Agents – What’s My Most Important Commodity?

By Corinne on September 19th, 2012
As a Realtor that is trying to build a business that focuses on the wants and needs of Barrington home buyers, I must place myself head and shoulders above the competition. My service must be better than the rest. What’s my most important commodity as a Barrington buyers agent? What do you think: Availability Market ... [Continue Reading]
Barrington – The Four Corners of Four Counties – How To Find Homes

Barrington – The Four Corners of Four Counties – How To Find Homes

By Corinne on September 10th, 2012
The entire Barrington area resides in not one but four counties. Most of the area is either Cook County or Lake County but there is a little in Kane County and a little in McHenry County. Why would this be important to you? Maybe not at all; maybe to try to keep close to your ... [Continue Reading]
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