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South Barrington Illinois Luxury Homes - Eastings Mere - Exclusive 18 Home Development on Eastings Way

Eastings Mere is located off Route 62 just south of the Palatine Road junction in South Barrington. It is a single street, Eastings Way, which wraps itself around a lake and has been extensively planted with trees.



There are 18 homes in Eastings Mere, a South Barrington subdivision. Homes were built in 1988 to about 1999 and are typically brick homes with 4 bedrooms and sizes from 3500 square feet to 7000. Homes are situated on 1 to 2 acre lots. There is one victorian style home in Eastings Mere. There are no available homes for sale here today. The last sale was in 2007.



Eastings Way properties are typical of the type of home you can find in South Barrington with higher end and luxury homes and 1 acre minimum lots. As you can see above there is a sizeable lake in the center and 10 of the homes have a lake front location. Eastings Mere has set itself apart by the quantity of trees and the uniform manor in which they were planted 20 or so years ago. Eastings Way is tree lined and in the distance you can see a home sheltered by numerous Weeping Willow trees, again uniformly planted. The effect is one of tidyness and beauty.

Today was a cloudy and dull fall day not doing this part of South Barrington justice. Review South Barrington Illinois home sales data for 2009 to date.

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Contact Corinne Guest, Broker, Royal Advocate Realty Licensed Realtor® in Illinois, 847-363-3686 to list your property for sale or to buy a property in Barrington, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills, Tower Lakes, Port Barrington, Inverness and Deer Park in Illinois.

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Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. South Barrington Illinois Luxury Homes - Eastings Mere - Exclusive 18 Home Development on Eastings Way.

Luxury South Barrington IL Homes For Sale. Currently there are 71 Homes for sale in South Barrington, IL a village in the Barrington Illinois area. Out of those 71 homes for sale, 3 are Short Sales and none are bank owned. That shows that South Barrington has a very low incidence of foreclosures and short sales.

South Barrington. The name is synonymous with luxury homes and not so long ago you would have needed at least $800,000 to buy a home here. Prices here have dropped like every where else and single family homes start in the upper $500,000's but go to $5 million and higher. Toll Brothers has built a new community called The Woods which comprises single family homes and also an adult community. Homes in the adult community are ranch homes and are availabe at about $500,000. The higher priced homes are on Magnolia Pointe, Hidden Lakes,  Nathan's Glen, Cutters Run and are much younger than the original subdivisions of South Barrington Lakes and Sunset Farms. If you want a gated community, there is only 1 and it is The Glen, located off Mundhank Rd. South BArrington is close to I90 for a reasonable commute to Chicago and has Cook County taxes.

This is a great time to buy in South Barrington as homes are more affordable now with a great choice under $1 million. You can click here to learn more about South Barrington real estate market data. 

The search screen below is a search of the homes for sale in South Barrington IL. You can see many of the homes for sale right now in South Barrington Illinois. If you want to search other areas just change the search fields below. It is interactive. You can use it right here and now! No clicking to another site. Just search for your home right here. Have fun and don't hesitate to call Corinne Guest with any help you may need at 847-363-3686.

 

The first chart is showing the marketing times for home sales in South Barrington for 2009 to date. March only had 1 sale and the home went under contract in 9 days, skewing the averages a little. In todays market we do see some properties sell in a short time frame but it is not the norm. In general South Barrington closes approximately 2 to 4 homes per month.




The next chart reveals the sales price to asking price percentage. As you can see South Barrington homes are selling on average for about 90% of the final list price. In a good market we expect to see this higher at 95%.

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When your home is for sale, buyers need to look at your home. At some point a buyer may ask to come back for a second showing. This is a good indication that your home meets most of their requirements.

Why do Buyers Need a Second Showing?
Consider that today buyers have many more homes to choose from and may need several visits out with their Barrington Buyers Agent to view all potential candidates.
Consider also that their visits may be spread over an extended period of time.
Most likely a buyer can remember the basics about every home they have visited, and have created a short list of potential homes.
It is unlikely your home is going to be the only one they take a second look.

What Are Buyers Going to Look For?
A second showing will solidify the location and curb appeal of your home in their minds.
Lay-out of the home will likely be looked at much more closely.
Quality, condition and state of repair.
Condition of carpets will be closely looked at.
General condition of both exterior and interior, buyers will be making a list of expenses.
Upgrades or lack of. Again buyers are going to be doing math and calculating costs.

Does a Second Showing Mean an Offer?
The short answer is no. The longer answer is either maybe or not necessarily.
Remembering why buyers need second showings will tell you that buyers have alot of information to sort through and homes can get pretty jumbled up in their memories.
Your potential buyer maybe considering your home, on the other hand the second visit may make them remove it from their short list.

Third Showings?
Oh yes this is much more likely in todays market that ever before. Houses rarely get snapped up in days, so buyers have time to get it right!

Please do me a favor.
As a buyers agent my job is to make sure my buyers see all the homes that match their criteria. I will take them back to many homes for second or third showings if they request. So please be patient and let me do my job. Please don't be there for second or third showings, you are hindering my abaility to do my job, and my clients feel pressured to leave and cannot ask me questions as they view. This may hinder your sale. You may not get an offer from us, but your home may become my buyers perfect dream home.

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Contact Corinne Guest ABR, e-PRO, GRI, Broker, Royal Advocate Realty Licensed Realtor® in Illinois, 847-381-6328 to list your property for sale or to buy a property in Barrington, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills, Inverness and Deer Park, as well as Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods, Long Grove and Long Grove in Lake County Illinois.

Call me today at 847-381-6328.

Copyright © 2009 By Corinne Guest, All Rights Reserved. Advice from Your South Barrington Buyers Agent - Second Showings on Your Barrington Home - A Buyers Market Necessity

Need to Rent A Home? If you are looking for homes for rent in Barrington IL, you're going to have a good choice. At time of writing there were almost 100 homes to choose from with rent as low as $1000 to as high as $8000 a month for executive rentals.

Lease Terms. Most home owners are looking for year leases but there are some short term rentals available in Barrington, mostly likely a minimum of 6 months. Expect to put down a deposit equivalent to one months rent but don't be surprised if you are asked for more. Pets can be a hindrance. If you are looking a townhomes or condos, some associations either do not allow or have limitations. Single family home owers are not always open to the idea of pets. Again be prepared to pay extra deposits.

References. You will also be required to provide, as a minimum, an up to date credit report or pay for one to be obtained. Usually the owners will dictate how they want the reports obtained. i.e. they may want their broker to handle it, for which you will be required to pay their fee and fill out an authoritzation form. Most owners will want a rental application and will obtain references from employers, previous landlords, personal references, all depending on yours and their circumstances.

Warning to Prospective Tenants! You are aware that many home owners are in financial trouble. Maybe they cannot sell their home so they decide to try and rent it out. It is good practice for you as a tenant to be sure you are not going to end up on the street. If some-one is in trouble, may already be in default, is heading for foreclosure; it may become a very unpleasant situation to find yourself in. Home owners will be doing their due diligence on you, and you should do the same of them. As your representative I will be asking the Landlord via their agent, upon acceptance of your application, to provide proof that the property is not in financial distress.

Executive Rentals in Northern Illinois. Barrington currently has about 10 executive rentals but there are other areas you may want to consider such as Inverness, Kildeer, Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Winnetka, Lincolnshire, and of course Chicago for both single family homes and executive condos or penthouses.

Search For A Barrington Home To Rent. To view all rentals in Barrington, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park and some of the surrounding areas, please click here to visit the rental page of my web site.

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Contact Corinne Guest ABR, e-PRO, GRI, Broker, Royal Advocate Realty Licensed Realtor® in Illinois, 847-381-6328 to list your property for sale or to buy a property in Barrington, Lake Barrington, North Barrington, South Barrington, Barrington Hills, Inverness and Deer Park, as well as Lake Zurich, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer and Long Grove in Lake County Illinois.

Call me today at 847-381-6328.

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