6:33 am on Sunday, October 14, 2012
Michael makes a good catch! My apologies to Brian and a warning to all on the limits to Dragon dictation.....
1:23 am on Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Rick: This is wonderfully written and more wonderfully lived. Congratulations on the life she made for you and your family and my condolences on your loss.
6:19 am on Monday, August 13, 2012
James: It will be interesting. I can't tell if your comment is made as a joke or not. I can say I have sat at the kitchen table with people who have a desperation that makes me feel like I'm living in the Grapes of Wrath. It's neither fun nor funny.
8:37 am on Thursday, March 29, 2012
Really? I mean, really? I know losing to a candidate who didn't actively campaign must sting but this logic has a pretzel, not Petzel, quality to it. An alternative theory is perhaps the female AND male voters knew the track records of two known local candidates and in their judgment found Mrs. Klinkhamer the more worthy Democratic standard-bearer in the fall. Tougher to swallow as a defeated candidate but far more likely....
6:40 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The 847-687-2338 number is correct. This will reach Denise Skwierawski who is a loan originator at GB Shelter Mortgage. The video has been updated. My apologies!
5:47 pm on Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The crux of the forecast is indeed the balance between foreclosures and a strengthening market with increased buying activity. Again, not all of the properties in pre-foreclosure will be foreclosed upon. Still, as these hit the market they will temporarily decrease home values and then we climb later in the year. I agree that seller psychology is at play here: sellers don't want to sell at low prices. That's a basic law of supply and demand:. low price=low supply. Prices have indeed decreased since 2008 and is the reason sellers aren't selling unless they have to do so. As buyers continue to enter the market with low levels of inventory (increasing demand, low supply) prices will be pushed upward. Finally, the only thing that increases taxes is increased tax levies by the governmental entities. Lower assessed values in and of themselves don't increase taxes.
9:45 pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Brian: Interesting article! One question: property tax is a very predictable revenue stream while sales, hotel, alcohol and even income taxes fluccuate. How much volatility is there in the revenue the city receives year-over-year and how does the city manage it?
6:35 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2011
What a touching photo and what a magical year for the Bulldogs! Heads should be held high and memories of a great run with good friends should be treasured forever.
8:39 pm on Sunday, October 23, 2011
I appreciate your comments. My sincere hope is that each of the Tri-Cities weathers this slump and returns to growth in home prices. Our community has a story to tell and my belief is we need to do a great job working together to tell the story of the entire community. A rising tide lifts all boats!
Scott Nowling
3:32 pm on Monday, February 11, 2013
STC- I think you're right, they're different, but I only have so much in my video can that I felt they were close enough to give a sense of value.
Brian-The data set I review combines Campton Hills with St. Charles. When comparing January 2011, 2012 & 2013, the months supply of detached single family homes in that blended area decreased by essentially half to 6.5 months. Some neighborhoods have more inventory, some less. With regard to median prices, Geneva actually wins on that score with a median sale price of $315K, $20K higher than the median in St. Charles in the 12 months ending in January 2013. Mean average price is where St. Charles exceeds Geneva $337K to $319K. With regard to direction, some areas have LOW inventory levels that may coax buyers to pay more and sellers to actually sell, so yes I believe it is realistic to expect higher appreciation than we have in the past several years.