Visions Realty Newsletter Realty Bytes Apri l 2016

Fresh on the Market! + Who are Today’s Home Buyers? 1

2

Out of Commission: The Lighter Side of Real Estate 3

An Easy Spring Cleaning Checklist

Jane Austen

“There is nothing like staying at home

for real comfort.”

ON THE MARKET! Realty Bytes

Bd Agent Address Price Ba Mls 09156935 | Linda Walleck | 24885 W Forest Dr Lake Villa | $109,900 | DE | 3 | 1

09155398 | Jaki Harding | 4039 W Jackson Blvd Chicago | $149,900 | MU | 7 |

09154693 | Jaki Harding | 4209 W Maypole Chicago | $169,900 | MU | 6 |

09169472 | Kathy Schoreder | 360 Promontory Ln #A Wauconda | $180,000 | AT | 2 | 2/0

09173324 | Jaki Harding | 1316 W Fargo #508 Chicago | $249,000 | AT | 2 | 1/1

09154204 | Debbie Mueller | 23 Rushmore Rd Fox Lake | $276,900 | DE | 4 | 4/0

09172000 | Nora Tovella | 837 W Munroe Circle Des Plaines | $324,999 | DE | 3 | 3/0

09169741 | Michelle Wendell | 86 E Harbor Lake Zurich | $350,000 | DE | 3 | 2/1

09169096 | Michelle Dorfman | 26191 N Lakeland Dr Lake Barrington | $370,000 | DE | 4 | 2/2

09159370 | Jean Carlson | 2613 Rolling Oaks Rd Spring Grove | $389,900 | DE | 3 | 2/2

09164768 | Barb Heinzel | 58 W Maple Ave Barrington | $459,900 | DE | 4 | 3/1

09155852 | Barb Heinzel | 514 N Oaklawn Ave Elmhurst | $500,000 | DE | 5 | 3/0

09171693 | Debbie Mueller | 405 Hypoint Dr Deer Park | $534,000 | DE | 4 | 2/1

09170420 | Michelle Dorfman | 315 Harper Dr Algonquin | $575,000 | DE | 4 | 4/1

09161898 | Stephen Kohuth | 20270 N Rand Rd Palatine | $2,750,000 | VL | |

09170479 | Michel Dougherty | 602 E Algonquin Rd #109 Arlington Heights | $1,100 | RN | 1 | 1/0

09173219 | Paula Nierman | 3506 Southport Dr Island Lake | $1,350 | RN | 3 | 1/1

09176227 | Mary Tolford | 251 Charlotte Court Cary | $251,000 | AT | 3 | 3/1

09177135 | Mary Tolford | 631 Fairway View Dr Algonquin | $350,000 | DE | 4 | 3/1

09181040 | Cooper Raynor | 124 W Hillside Barrington | $725,000 | DE | 4 | 3/1

16% ARE

SINGLE

FEMALES

BUYING

A HOME

10 WEEKS

THE AVER AGE

HOUSE HUNT

T AKES

9% ARE

SINGLE

MALES

BUYING

A HOME

WHO ARE TODAY’S HOME BUYERS ?

Silent Generation—10%

Average Age: 73

Household Income: $63,600

Size of Home: 1,800 sqft

Median Price: $190,100

GEN Y—32%

Average Age: 29

Household Income: $76,900

Size of Home: 1,720 sqft

Median Price: $189,000

Gen X—27%

Average Age: 41

Household income: $104,600

Size of Home: 2,100 sqft

Median Price $250,000

Younger Boomers—16%

Average Age: 54

Household Income: $96,600

Size of Home: 1,890 sqft

Median Price: $216,000

Older Boomers—15%

Average Age: 64

Household Income: $76,400

Size of Home: 1,800 sqft

Median Price: $215,000

Realty Bytes

I think I have an urge to get up and clean the house. Wait...no. False alarm.

The Lighter Side of Real Estate

Realty Bytes

MOVING TIP

OF THE MONTH:

Wrap cuterly trays in

plastic. Then, just

unwrap the tray

at your new home

and place it in the

drawer as-is.

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