If you love Elmhurst. or you love real estate and architecture or you love history, OR if you are like me and like all those things…you have to check out the new “Dwellings” exhibit at the Elmhurst Historical Musuem!
The exhibit is exceptional. On the main floor (through May) you can tour an exhibit featuring Elmhurst [...]
Finally some good news recently for all the real estate fence-sitters out there. The big news is that there is now a new tax credit for “repeat buyers” – people who already own a home. That credit for $6500. For first-time buyers it is $8000.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is predicting that 70% [...]
Check out my post on the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors consumer blog today. As you might have heard on Friday, Pres. Obama extended the $8000 tax credit for first-time buyers and introduced a new tax credit for CURRENT home owners of $6,500. My blog for Mainstreet outlines how you can purchase a home and use [...]
Here’s part 3 about smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. If you are replacing them, there are some best practices to make sure you have the right coverage throughout your home.
Consumer Reports has a good overview accessible to non-subscribers too. A couple key points that all the experts agree on: have at least one smoke and one [...]
It’s the annual day to “fall back” and when you change your clocks it is also time to replace your smoke and CO detector alarms. Did you know that these alarms have a limited lifespan where they will work effectively?
So while your alarms are down for a battery replace this week, please take one more important [...]
Another reminder today that every house should be green…and that means being safe and healthy! Today’s reminder is about smoke alarms.
At some point today you remembered to fall back and changed your clocks. But did you remember to change the batteries in your smoke alarms? For 22 years the International Association of Fire Chiefs has [...]