Ferris Bueller’s friend is selling his home

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Tm Pareti

A home that was used in the movie classic, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is now for sale at a cool $2.3 million. The architecturally significant East Highland Park home, known as the  Ben Rose Home at 370 Beech, is cantilevered over a ravine. The 5,300 square-foot modern steel and glass home has four bedrooms and four [...]

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Burnham land for sale 100 years after famous Chicago plan

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Tm Pareti

A third of an acre once owned by famous Chicago architect, Daniel Burnham, is now up for sale, exactly 100 years after the 1909 Burnham Plan that preserved green space along Lake Michigan in Chicago. There’s a three-bedroom ranch home on the property, known as Burnham’s Landing, that is being sold as is. The home [...]

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Home could be a Sears Roebuck gem

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Tm Pareti

I was doing reasearch reccently at the Evanston Historical Society, located in the Charles Dawes Museum basement, when I stumbled onto something surprising.  I found evidence that a listing of mine – 2302 Noyes – could possibly be a Sears Roebuck mail-order home. The clue came from a building permit where a contracter noted that [...]

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Coming soon – a home under $425,000 in the heart of Northwest Evanston

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Tm Pareti

Attention first time homebuyers, empty nesters and Northwestern faculty and students, you can buy this home in tony Northwest Evanston for the price of some 2-bedroom condos. Not yet on the MLS and no sign in front, (you’re hearing it first here), this 3 bedroom/2 bath vintage home has hardwood floors, a fireplace, a new [...]

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Attention first-time homebuyers

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Tm Pareti

 Frequently Asked Questions In 2008, Congress enacted a $7500 tax credit designed to be an incentive for first-time homebuyers to purchase a home. The credit was designed as a mechanism to decrease the over-supply of homes for sale. For 2009, Congress has increased the credit to $8000 and made several additional improvements. This revised $8000 [...]

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Breakdown of new vs. old first time homebuyers tax credit

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Tm Pareti

FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT As Modified in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Major Modifications Italicized February 2009 FEATURE CREDIT AS CREATED JULY 2008 APPLIES TO ALL QUALIFIED PURCHASES ON OR AFTER APRIL 9, 2008 REVISED CREDIT – EFFECTIVE FOR PURCHASES ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2009 AND BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2009   Amount of [...]

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Attention First Time Home Buyers

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Tm Pareti

There are now two more good reasons to buy a home - a tax credit and the lowering of a required down payment. 1) Under Obama’s newly passed economic stimulus package,  first-time homebuyers who purchase a home between Jan. 1 and Dec. 1, 2009 “will be eligible for a tax credit of 10 percent of the [...]

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Evanston’s METALhouse is a postmodernist’s dream

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Tm Pareti

1220 Main Street in Evanston With its dramatic metallic angular facade, it’s not hard to miss “the METALhouse 1″ on 1220 Main Street. The home was built in 1985 by Evanston architect, Andrew Spatz, who still lives there. Spatz is selling the 2,800 square-foot home, and is preparing to move next door to the newly [...]

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I am now a NAR Green designated agent

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Tm Pareti

              I’m happy to announce that I have just earned the National Association of Realtor’s Green agent certification. The certification compliments my EcoBroker designation.  Both the NAR’s Green agent and EcoBroker certification programs trained me to become more familiar with issues and trends relating to energy efficiency, solar energy, indoor air quality, water quality, [...]

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