April was an active month for real estate in the Barrington area and as the expected start of a typical spring market here in the Midwest I wanted to take a look at trends this month. Some of our homes are selling in record time. The median price range here in Barrington always has the ... [Continue Reading]
Time for me to get a move on with the rest of my monthly market reports and this is the turn of Barrington real estate. Any home whether attached or detached that does not fall under another village name will be included here. Whether it’s a village town home or a single family home sale ... [Continue Reading]
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 South Barrington real estate market is comprised of single family homes and luxury properties in small planned unit developments with plenty of small lakes providing waterfront choices. South Barrington also has gated communities the largest being The Glen, the most expensive being Hidden Lakes. If you would like to know about home sales in your ... [Continue Reading]
It’s a strange sensation. I don’t think I have ever been as busy as this as late in the season. With less than 3 weeks until Thanksgiving, albeit a little early in the month this year, I have noticed a decline in new buyer contacts but I have buyers that are ready to select their ... [Continue Reading]
With temps in the 93f range and a heat index of 96f, to say summers end here in Barrington seems somewhat ridiculous. However August is the last of the full summer months, even though fall does not start until September 22nd. It’s also two thirds of the way through the year, so what better time ... [Continue Reading]
There’s conflicting news about whether the real estate market is climbing off the bottom, it certainly appears to have been revived but is that short lived? Statements about multiple offers make sellers happy and buyers jumpy. Because the information is published nationwide it can lead to confusion, but I think as a general observation it’s ... [Continue Reading]
April. Really! We’ve already had spring break, Easter, Daylight Savings, the strangest weather ever for winter and even spring is bringing some extremes. How on earth did we get here so fast! Oh and that reminds me, on Earth Day my youngest son will be 21. How did that time fly THAT fast. Maybe it’s ... [Continue Reading]
It has certainly turned cooler in the last few days, I am sure many of you like me are enjoying the fresh air. If you haven’t turned off the A/C do it now, open up the windows and breathe. I have my windows open at night, it’s so refreshing and I sleep a lot better ... [Continue Reading]
Over the last couple of weeks I have reported year end market reports for South Barrington, Barrington Hills, North Barrington, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, Lake Barrington Shores, Wynstone in North Barrington. Now I want to let you all know the data for the enire area encompassing all Barrington Homes Sold in 2010 compared to 2009. ... [Continue Reading]




