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  <title>Paul Francis</title>
  <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/</link>
  <description>Learn more about Barrington Il real estate and the Northwest suburban Chicago real estate market with current market reports and new home announcements.</description>
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    <title>The Chicago Open House Weather Report</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ I was enjoying my morning cup of coffee and looking out the window when I saw a Barrington real estate agent putting up their open house signs. Wow! I really have to give that real estate agent credit for being so dedicated considering the current te... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2008-02-10 17:47:44</pubDate>
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    <title>What your Real Estate Commission May be Paying For</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/what-your-real-estate-commission-may-be-paying-for/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Back in July&nbsp;after seeing Way too many photos of&nbsp;Suburban Chicago&nbsp;homes listed for sale on the MLS with snow in the pictures, I posted a blog about the importance of Pictures in the marketing of a home. 
Notice that I say Marketing. T... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-23 15:04:10</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Sellers</category>
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    <title>New Homes in Inverness Illinois have gone up in price!</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/new-homes-in-inverness-illinois-have-gone-up-in-price/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/new-homes-in-inverness-illinois-have-gone-up-in-price/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The following information below should be a pretty good indication of the stability of the Barrington, Illinois real estate market. Gloom and Doom reported by the national media of the real estate market is hard to ignore in the current national real... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-19 22:21:55</pubDate>
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    <title>Headlines Help Sell Real Estate</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/headlines-sell-real-estate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ What sells magazines? Is it what's inside of the magazine or is it the cover? Is there any wonder why some of the most popular magazines such as Cosmopolitan, People and even the National Enquirer are right there in the checkout stand at your favorit... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-18 22:57:04</pubDate>
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    <title>South Barrington Real Estate Update for November 2007</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/south-barrington-real-estate-update-for-november-2007/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ South Barrington Real Estate
Our November 2007 South Barrington real estate report shows some interesting numbers that highlight the importance of price and the relationship it has to how long homes are on the market and we'll explain that below.
I... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-16 06:12:19</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Illinois Releases Guide to Safe Toys</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/illinois-releases-guide-to-safe-toys/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Illinois Releases Guide to Safe Toys
As real estate professionals that understand the dangers&nbsp;Lead poisoning&nbsp;exposure poses (especially to our children) we've found all of the recent news reports concerning lead in many of the toys laying ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-03 15:02:44</pubDate>
    <category>General News and Thoughts</category>
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    <title>Barrington Illinois Honored By Business Week</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Barrington Illinois Honored by Business Week Magazine
Honestly, we normally do not&nbsp;pay too much attention&nbsp;to magazine article rankings such as Top Places to live, Best schools, etc. If you are taking advice from a magazine or newspaper whe... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-12-02 08:00:15</pubDate>
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    <title>Wynstone Real Estate Report for November</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/wynstone-real-estate-report-for-november/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Wynstone Real Estate Report
A search for Wynstone homes in North Barrington listed for sale on the MLS on 11/24/2007 showed 36 Wynstone homes available for sale ranging in price from $639,000 to $3,199,000.
3 Wynstone Golf Villas were available for... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-11-24 16:19:02</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Chicago Real Estate Stats for October of 2007</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/chicago-real-estate-stats-for-october-of-2007/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/chicago-real-estate-stats-for-october-of-2007/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Quick Chicago Real Estate stats from the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illiois (MLSNI)
Just a real quick post since I was playing around with a new tool called Agent Metrics that allows us to easily pull up quick and informative statistical i... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-11-12 12:50:09</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Chicago weather this year has been great but...</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/chicago-weather-this-year-has-been-great-but/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Second Home Opportunites in Panama City Beach
I represent plenty of real estate investors and I do not just represent them for Chicago real estate. I'm also licensed to sell real estate in Las Vegas. We sold our Las Vegas home last year but with the... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-11-11 00:01:09</pubDate>
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    <title>Wynstone House Walk 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ 12th Annual Wynstone Holiday Housewalk
The Wynstone Women's Board of Catholic Charities is holding their 12th Annual Wynstone Holiday Housewalk Thursday and Friday, November 15th and 16th with proceeds to benefit Catholic Charities - Lake County Ser... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-29 15:09:13</pubDate>
    <category>Community Announcements</category>
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    <title>South Barrington lands luxury movie theater</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ South Barrington lands&nbsp;new luxury movie theater concept.
One of the hottest new lifestyles shopping centers in the Chicago area under development, The Arboretum&nbsp;in South Barrington, has just confirmed the addition of an upscale luxury movi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-19 14:47:20</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>How your Chicago Real Estate Agent thinks when it comes to marketing your home</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ How your Chicago Real Estate Agent Thinks

How your real estate agent thinks is a good determination of how they will market your Barrington area home for sale. Take a look at this Spinning Lady and you decide which way she is moving.

If you thi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-16 09:55:25</pubDate>
    <category>Real Estate Trends</category>
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    <title>Barrington Illinois Real Estate Report for September 2007</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Barrington Illinois Real Estate Report for September 2007
Total Sales for Area 10 (Barrington area) on the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois for September of 2007 stay consistent with September of 2006.
28 detached single family Barring... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-13 22:34:42</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Barrington Real Estate Sales - August 2007</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-real-estate-sales-august-2007/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Barrington Real Estate Sales - August 2007
First of all, it's important to cover overall Illinois Real Estate conditions to begin with. From the Illinois Association of REALTORS for August 2007: Click here to read the Release
For August, Real Estat... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-05 16:21:23</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Barrington IL Real Estate Conditions - August</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-il-real-estate-conditions-august/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ August 2007 Barrington area real estate market update: We see stability in the Barrington real estate market with Barrington real estate competitvely priced and some Barrington real estate with some great prices from sellers that need to sell.
New S... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-10-05 15:57:57</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Wynstone Real Estate in North Barrington Il</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/wynstone-real-estate-in-north-barrington-il/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Even if you do not like golf, you really have to appreciate the overall thought and design that goes into a golf course community more often then not planned by world renowned landscape architects.
One such community, Wynstone in North Barrington, i... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-17 23:00:12</pubDate>
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    <title>Legends and Legacies in Barrington Illinois</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/legends-and-legacies-in-barrington-illinois/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ 
The first of it's kind Concours d' Elegance event in Barrington will be held September 14th throught the 16th and will feature some of the world's finest and most rare historic, classic, sports and performance racing cars. Proceeds will benefit the... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-09-03 15:46:32</pubDate>
    <category>Community Announcements</category>
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    <title>My Barrington Illinois Home is worth what?</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/my-barrington-illinois-home-is-worth-what/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ &quot;My House is Worth What&quot; hosted by Kendra Todd&nbsp;is a&nbsp;new show on&nbsp;HGTV and they featured a segment on a&nbsp;Barrington Illinois home&nbsp;in one of their shows. (Kendra Todd was the winner of &quot;The Apprentice&quot; for sea... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-22 21:50:17</pubDate>
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    <title>Blue Ribbon Schools in Illinois and Barrington</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/blue-ribbon-schools-in-illinois-and-barrington/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/blue-ribbon-schools-in-illinois-and-barrington/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The Blue Ribbon Schools Honor
The Blue Ribbon Schools honor is awarded to schools selected by The United States Department of Education that are submitted from each state.
On July 28, 2002, the Secretary announced that schools singled out for natio... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-20 13:46:53</pubDate>
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    <title>Real Estate Sellers Advice from Investment U</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/interesting-comments-about-real-estate-sellers/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/interesting-comments-about-real-estate-sellers/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ We subscribe to the free newsletters from The Oxford Club and particularly enjoy their insight on investment markets including their takes on housing.&nbsp;One particular newsletter we just received: 
Friday, August 17, 2007 Issue #702 
The Home Se... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-18 11:56:05</pubDate>
    <category>Real Estate Trends</category>
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    <title>Barrington IL Real Estate Price Reductions</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-il-real-estate-price-reductions/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-il-real-estate-price-reductions/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Is a Price Reduction Headline effective advertising?
I was in the Barrington branch for the North Shore Barrington Association of REALTORS to drop off some flyers. They have a really great service at a great price where REALTORS can drop off their p... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-17 21:49:46</pubDate>
    <category>Real Estate Trends</category>
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    <title>Barrington area Real Estate Market Update</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-area-real-estate-market-update/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-area-real-estate-market-update/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Barrington area Homes for Sale
Some quick stats on the inventory of Barrington area homes available for sale as of 8/12/2007: (Detached single family Barrington homes.)
Barrington Area: 292 Homes ranging in price from $239,900 to $8,000,000. Let's ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-12 12:44:39</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Barry Bonds breaks Home Run Record</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barry-bonds-breaks-home-run-record/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barry-bonds-breaks-home-run-record/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ I'm watching Bill O'Reilly and the caption comes across that Barry Bonds has just broken the home run record. It's a monumental feat and for somebody that grew up living and breathing baseball with practically every baseball card from the 1970's stor... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-08 00:47:53</pubDate>
    <category>General News and Thoughts</category>
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    <title>Stocks Go Down - Blame it on Real Estate!</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/stocks-go-down-blame-it-on-real-estate/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/stocks-go-down-blame-it-on-real-estate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Oh yes.. let's blame it on the real estate market for an excuse for stocks going down.
Like it was any secret that some lending companies were going to have some bad numbers and belly up.&nbsp;There has been plenty of media resources that have been ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-06 01:53:52</pubDate>
    <category>Real Estate Trends</category>
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    <title>I Am Facing Foreclosure Blog Shuts Down</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/i-am-facing-foreclosure-blog-shuts-down/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/i-am-facing-foreclosure-blog-shuts-down/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The Most Followed Real Estate Blog Shuts Down 
For those of you unfamiliar with the Iamfacingforeclosure.com blog, It was created by Casey Serin, one of the many novice real estate investors who bought a couple of books, attended a couple of seminar... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-06 00:27:11</pubDate>
    <category>Real Estate Trends</category>
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    <title>Feng Shui in Real Estate</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/feng-shui-in-real-estate/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/feng-shui-in-real-estate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Feng Shui in Real Estate
Have you ever wondered why some communities are highly desirable to live in even with modest houses, work environments are relaxing, certain stores are an absolute pleasure to just visit and why some shopping centers are mor... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-08-05 00:42:09</pubDate>
    <category>Real Estate Trends</category>
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    <title>Barrington Area Real Estate - Get the Picture!</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/get-the-picture-for-barrington-are-real-estate/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/get-the-picture-for-barrington-are-real-estate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Barrington Real Estate Pictures are a Very Important Part of the Listing Appointment
We take particular pride in doing photo shoots for Barrington homes. Instead of just taking a couple of pictures of a home, we'll spend a good hour or two taking mu... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-29 16:27:50</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Sellers</category>
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    <title>Barrington Area Home Sales Drop 40% in June</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-area-home-sales-drop-40-in-june/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Barrington Detached Home sales for June of 2007 drop 40% compared to June of 2006.
According to information provided by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) of Northern Illinois the amount of reported detached home sales for the Barrington Area (10) f... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-25 14:57:20</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>New Homes In Kildeer</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/new-homes-in-kildeer/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/new-homes-in-kildeer/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ New Kildeer home sites with the opportunity for golf course frontage and lake views have been released for sale in Kildeer, Illinois.
26 of the 88 total lots are custom home lots located in the Stevenson School District and are priced starting at $3... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-24 17:45:25</pubDate>
    <category>New Chicago Homes and Condominiums</category>
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    <title>New Chicago Homes and Condominiums Search Tool</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/new-chicago-homes-and-condominiums-search-tool/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ In an effort to provide our clients with the most useful information about Chicago real estate and to be able to give all options available in their Chicago real estate options, we've implemented a New Chicago home search.

What's unique about this... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-21 04:40:49</pubDate>
    <category>New Chicago Homes and Condominiums</category>
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    <title>Real Estate Advice from Friends</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/a-very-wealthy-friend/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/a-very-wealthy-friend/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Our friend has a very good friend that is not a Real Estate Broker.
The real estate market is not what it was and now our relative, friend and good client is sitting on some property THAT WAS a good investment and now not such a good real estate inv... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-20 05:48:14</pubDate>
    <category>Investing in Chicago Real Estate</category>
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    <title>Where to Invest In Real Estate - Invest in What you Know!</title>
    <guid>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/where-to-invest-in-real-estate-invest-in-what-you-know/show/</guid>
    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/where-to-invest-in-real-estate-invest-in-what-you-know/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Did you Read Where to Invest In Real Estate? Good... (If not, then go back and read it!) I wanted to get rid of the wannabe real estate investors just scanning headlines and not wanting to learn anything! I'm honestly not telling you where to chase t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-18 05:31:57</pubDate>
    <category>Investing in Chicago Real Estate</category>
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    <title>Where to Invest In Real Estate</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/where-to-invest-in-real-estate/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ &quot;I've found that when the market's going down and you buy funds wisely, at some point in the future you will be happy. You won't get there by reading &quot;Now is the time to buy.&quot;&quot; --- Peter Lynch. 
For those of you unfamiliar with P... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-17 18:29:15</pubDate>
    <category>Investing in Chicago Real Estate</category>
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    <title>Rehabbing Homes in Barrington Illinois</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Looking through the local newspaper in Barrington, I came across a real estate related advertisement that was in the form of an article advising about the practice of flipping real estate.
It was obviously one of the many real estate articles that p... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-07-10 19:31:27</pubDate>
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    <title>Barrington Hills Real Estate Seller just got Zillowed!</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ We were sitting in our office&nbsp;looking over the recent sales for homes in the direct area&nbsp;for a Barrington Hills home that is one of the most up to date Barrington area homes we've seen in this price range. 
In discussing our proposed purch... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-30 17:59:26</pubDate>
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    <title>Shown By Appointment Only in Barrington IL</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The perception of displaying Shown By Appointment Only on a Barrington Home for sale could be perceived as a cold welcoming sign for Barrington real estate that a seller may be putting up for sale in a buyers market.
When you look at this through th... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-19 05:22:08</pubDate>
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    <title>Citizens Park Officially opens in Barrington Village</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ It's&nbsp;official!&nbsp; Citizens Park in the Barrington Village&nbsp;has opened to the public.&nbsp;&nbsp;The $12 Million dollar&nbsp;55 acre park is located off of Lake Zurich rd. behind the neighborhood of Jewel Park.
The 55 acre park features t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-17 22:42:39</pubDate>
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    <title>Jewel Park Real Estate in Barrington</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Jewel Park real estate in the Barrington Village is one of the first planned communities within the Barrington IL Real Estate area that was planned and developed in the 1920's. Notice the name and for a quick history lesson the community of Jewel Par... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-17 12:38:53</pubDate>
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    <title>Barrington IL Real Estate Sales</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ The following table shows the averages for Barrington real estate that has sold in the past six months for Area 10. (Barrington Village, North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills Real Estate, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, Tower Lakes, Portio... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-17 10:53:12</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Inverness IL Real Estate</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Our newest search for Inverness IL homes has shown that some Inverness IL real estate sellers have caught on and finally reduced their prices.&nbsp; A couple of Inverness homes we viewed have reduced their prices by more then $100,000 since their ori... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-17 00:48:29</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>South Barrington Home - Land</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ We were recently looking at South Barrington homes and came across a home in a very established community located at the end of a Cul-De-Sac with just under two acres. The South Barrington land it is sitting on is absolutely incredible and the price ... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-17 00:39:12</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Illinois Area Real Estate Reports</category>
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    <title>Northwest Suburban Chicago Rents Go Up</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ It's a side effect of the recent housing boom we've seen in several areas such as Las Vegas and now it appears to be hitting the Northwest Chicago Suburbs.

As more and more Chicago area developers converted apartments over to condominiums (condomi... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-13 23:41:53</pubDate>
    <category>Investing in Chicago Real Estate</category>
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    <title>Pictures of Barrington Real Estate for Sale</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/pictures-of-barrington-real-estate-for-sale/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ According to the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) in their 2006 home buying study, over 80% of buyers begin their home search online. As a Barrington Real Estate Broker working with multiple buyers right now, I can certainly vouch for the impor... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-06-13 19:12:18</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Sellers</category>
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    <title>Spotlight on Undervalued Homes</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/spotlight-on-undervalued-homes/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ This category is coming soon... newspaper headlines spotlighting negative sales for real estate and headlines spotlighting the new highs in the stock market make this the perfect opportunity to pick up real estate in the Chicago area below market val... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-05-11 12:51:30</pubDate>
    <category>Investing in Chicago Real Estate</category>
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    <title>Selling Real estate is a lot like selling stocks</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/selling-real-estate-is-a-lot-like-selling-stocks/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The big advantage of investing and owning stocks over real estate is their liquidity. You need to sell some stocks to buy an undervalued piece of real estate? Simple, call your stockbroker or use your online trading service and as long as it's during... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-05-10 00:31:11</pubDate>
    <category>Barrington Sellers</category>
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    <title>Francesca's Famiglia of Barrington Winemaker Dinner to Benefit Breast Cancer</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/francescas-famiglia-of-barrington-winemaker-dinner-to-benefit-breast-cancer/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Dicarlo Fine Wines and Spirits of Mundelein is presenting a winemaker dinner at Francesca's Famiglia of Barrington (100 East Station Street in the Cook Street Plaza complex - Downtown Barrington) to benefit the &quot;Sassy Striders&quot; Breast Cance... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-04-29 13:05:44</pubDate>
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    <title>Grove Helps Heifer! Kids Yard Sale and Pancake Breakfast - May 5th</title>
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    <description> <![CDATA[ Grove Avenue Elementary School located at 900 S. Grove Ave in Barrington is having a Grove Helps Heifer Kids Yard Sale and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 5th from 7:00 A.M. to 2 P.M.
All proceeds from the event go to Heifer International, an org... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-04-29 12:01:30</pubDate>
    <category>Community Announcements</category>
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    <title>15th Annual Annie's Attic Sale</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/15th-annual-annies-attic-sale/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The 15th Annual Annie's Attic Sale is coming to St. Annes Catholic Community Church in Barrington!
This annual event has become the single largest source of annual funding for Project Hope, a ministry of St. Anne's Catholic Community that provides e... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-04-29 11:08:20</pubDate>
    <category>Community Announcements</category>
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    <title>Barrington Elementary Schools Record Strong Scores</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-elementary-schools-record-strong-scores/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ Last Years Illinois State Tests are in and Barrington's Elementary Schools posted stellar results. 
All Eight district elementary schools met or exceeded state performance targets and the average for each school topped statewide averages according t... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-04-21 08:23:01</pubDate>
    <category>Community Announcements</category>
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    <title>Barrington Il Real Estate Market Report for March 2007</title>
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    <link>http://www.suburbanvillagerealty.com/blog/paul-francis/barrington-il-real-estate-market-report-for-march-2007/show/</link>
    <description> <![CDATA[ The average selling price for a detached home in the Barrington Area (area 10 in the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) of Northern Illinois increased 4.68% in March of 2007 compared to March of 2006.
For March of 2006, the average selling price for the... ]]> </description>
    <pubDate>2007-04-20 06:41:40</pubDate>
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