Glenview IL

Emergency help is on the way…in The Glen

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My family and I live in The Glen, an upscale residential and retail community in Glenview Illinois. We moved here in 2003 which was in the early days of the development. We have come to love our home, Gallery Park, Lake Glenview, Glen Town Center’s wonderful restaurants and shops, and the several lovely neighborhoods filled with single family homes, townhomes, duplexes, and two-flats. All of these things attracted us to The Glen in the first place. But what I never considered back then was access to emergency health care. A person doesn’t really think of things like that when looking for a home.

Well, about ten years ago my husband had a health emergency in the middle of the night. Naturally I was terribly frightened, but I had the good sense to immediately call 911. Then came a very pleasant surprise and great relief. The EMTs arrived at my home in two minutes. That’s not a typo. Two minutes! You see, The Glen is home to a first class fire station with 24 hour emergency services.

Trained EMT professionals got my husband in an ambulance quickly. Off he went to the hospital – Glenbrook Hospital – barely five minutes away. From my call to the hospital, barely 10 to 12 minutes elapsed. Fortunately my husband’s condition was stabilized, and he has recovered. But I’ve never forgotten that night and the remarkable speed in which he was treated.

When I talk to prospective Glen home buyers I always point out the ready access all residents have to emergency services…fire, health, and police. (Glenview’s police headquarters borders The Glen.) Some potential buyers initially wonder why a Realtor is telling them about emergency services, but after I tell them my story, they understand.

If you may be interested in living in The Glen, please contact me. I am an award winning Realtor affiliated with @properties.

Margaret Ludemann, The Glen Realty Group

847-401-1802    margaretludemann@gmail.com

Glenview. The Glen. And 97%. Read on…

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97% is the number. I’ve never seen anything like it.

That’s the percentage of residents of Glenview Illinois who rate their community as “an excellent or good place to live and raise children.” I’ve lived in a lot of places before settling in The Glen, a residential and retail development in Glenview, including large sophisticated cities like Chicago and Boston. And mid-sized cities like Newton, Massachusetts and Omaha, Nebraska. I’ve even lived in a really, really small town (population 85…that’s not a typo). But of all the places that I have called home at various times in my life, I’ve never seen a number like that. 97%. Wow.

The Village of Glenview conducted a survey of residents last spring, and that’s where the number came from. Other survey results were equally impressive. For instance 90% of respondents feel safe in their neighborhoods, 92% have a positive view of Glenview’s reputation, and nearly 70% are satisfied with the value they receive for their tax dollars. I’m particularly impressed with this last finding. OK, 70% isn’t 97%…but we’re talking taxes here. Who the heck likes to pay taxes? But here in Glenview nearly 3 out of 4 believe that they’re getting a good deal. You’re not going to find a number that high in many other communities.

While I haven’t seen a similar survey for the Glen, I know that the feeling here is similar to greater Glenview. I’ve lived here for a dozen years, and life simply cannot be better. Homes in the Glen are beautiful, and there is great variety…from condos to townhomes…and row homes, duplexes, two-flats and single family homes. Home prices range from the $300,000s to over $2 million. The retail area resides in Glen Town Center where there are scores of shops, restaurants, a book store and a movie theater. And best of all, I can walk to all of it as can every resident in The Glen. As I said, I’ve lived in a lot of great places. But count me among the 97%…I love it here, and I don’t plan to move.

For anyone interested in living in the Glen please contact me. I am an award-winning realtor with @properties, and I would love to show you why so many people…97% of them…believe that this is a very special place.

Margaret Ludemann     847-401-1802   margaretludemann@gmail.com

Conditions are favorable for home sales

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Stepping back from my usual Glen-specific blog content, I thought I would share with you some thoughts about the state of the housing market generally.

The environment for home sales remains strong as it has been for the last couple of years. Jobs are critical to a strong housing market, so I was heartened to see that the nationwide unemployment rate recently dropped to 5.1% which is the lowest rate in many years. Consumer confidence, which of course is influenced by low unemployment, is strong; and that means that people feel good about spending money…and in the context of housing, to purchase their first homes or to purchase higher priced homes.

The other hugely positive factor that is impacting housing is available credit. Sure, it’s not like the wild, wild west days that fueled the build-up to the bubble, and that’s good. But slowly and surely lenders are becoming more reasonable about lending standards, making mortgages more readily available to prospective home buyers. Specifically as it relates to The Glen – which has an abundance of high price point homes – many of the largest banks have loosened credit standards for jumbo mortgage loans which exceed conventional loan limits.

So all of this is good news for home sellers and home buyers. If you have any questions or comments, please get in touch with me. I am an award-winning Realtor with @properties who lives in the Glen (in Glenview Illinois), and I would be delighted to discuss the benefits of living here.

Margaret Ludemann            847-4-1-1802   margaretludemann@gmail.com