Moving first, selling second
It may seem counterintuitive, but moving before you sell your house could be your best option. Here are the reasons why: Convenience. It’s terribly inconvenient to live in your home while it’s on the market. Not only do you...Read More »
ILLINOIS SELLING SUCCESS STORY:
Three weeks to a sale
Have headlines and horror stories convinced you that it is impossible to sell your house right now? Times have changed and the market is competitive, but with a savvy real estate agent and the right price, a...Read More »
25 May 2010
Doris Bettin has been retired for more than a decade, but her life is every bit as full as it was when she was working and raising three children with her husband.
Bettin worked as the director of...
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25 May 2010
The number of people living at Sedgebrook has increased so much that the community now has not only one but two full-time physicians working on-site.
“Over 150 new residents moved to the campus in 2009, a demonstration of...
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Golf season in full swing
Nothing says springtime in Chicago like dusting off your clubs and heading to your favorite golf course. For one group of Monarch Landing neighbors, weekly golf games have become a tradition they look forward to resuming each year during the warmer months. Every Wednesday morning around 7 a.m., Bob Rickert, John Torri, Bill Bettin and Ron...Read More »
Three weeks to a sale
Have headlines and horror stories convinced you that it is impossible to sell your house right now? Times have changed and the market is competitive, but with a savvy real estate agent and the right price, a successful sale is within reach. Case in point: Monarch Landing resident Raymond Nerhus and his wife, Astrid, sold their...Read More »
Local FBI agent tells all
Most Americans remember where they were on November 22, 1963, the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,...Read More »
Her calling: Life Lessons
Wherever life’s journeys have taken her, Jerrianne Iseley has found a way to give back to...Read More »
A little help goes a long way
If you’re selling a house in today’s competitive real estate market, working with the right team can mean the difference between a successful sale and months of empty open...Read More »
Volunteers send 51,000 meals to children in Haiti
When a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti in January, people all over the world sprang into action to help, including many at Monarch Landing. In early February, a group of about 60 residents and staff members spent a day assembling food packets for people in Haiti. They volunteered through Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit organization that...Read More »
Hidden features help make a sale
When Catherine Reed put her three-bedroom, split-level house on the market last year, it was the first time she had ever attempted to sell a house in her life. Reed and her late husband raised their family in the Deerfield, Ill., house and lived there for 40 years. But she knew she was ready to make a...Read More »
