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The Glen’s Annual Art Fair…a big success once again

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The annual Glen Art Fair was held last weekend, and it was a great success again this year.  Artists from throughout the United States displayed their beautiful works of art; in fact I met artists from California to New York.  As always, this fun event took place on Tower Drive, Glen Town Center’s main drag; and it seemed to me that we had more visitors than in any previous year.

The Glen is the North Shore’s premier lifestyle community, meaning it has stunning homes, 17 restaurants, upscale shopping, jogging trails, golf courses, tennis courts, and a picturesque lake.  It is located on the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station in Glenview, Illinois, approximately 18 miles north of downtown Chicago.

Visitors to the fair were treated to art of many genres including paintings, photography, sculpture, glass works, folk art, crafts, cartooning, and digital art. I live only one block from Glen Town Center in The Glen’s Tower Crossing neighborhood, so it was easy for me to come and go several times over the weekend.  I purchased several items related to “home” that I’ll give to my real estate clients.

All of this will happen again next August, and I’m already looking forward to it.  You should check it out, too.  You’ll enjoy it as much as those of us who are fortunate homeowners and residents of The Glen. And if you might be interested in living in the Glen, please give me a call. I am a local Realtor who specializes in Glen properties – single family homes, row homes, town homes, two flats, duplexes and condos.

Margaret Ludemann

@properties Realtor   847-401-1802   margaretludemann@gmail.com

The Glen’s Art Fair…fun again in 2016

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The Glen is home to an annual art fair called, as you can imagine, The Glen Art Fair. Fortunately, the artists who display their work here are a good bit more creative that whoever named the event. Anyway, it was held this past weekend, August 6 and 7, and as always it was a very big success. This fun event attracted scores of artists from throughout the United States to Tower Drive, Glen Town Center’s “main street”.  Attendance was high, and as they say, a good time was had by all.

The Glen is the north shore’s premier lifestyle community, meaning it has beautiful homes, an outstanding array of restaurants, upscale shopping, jogging trails, golf courses, tennis courts, and a picturesque lake.  It is located on the site of the former Glenview Naval Air Station in Glenview, Illinois, approximately 18 miles north of downtown Chicago.

Visitors to the fair were treated to art of many genres including paintings, photography, sculpture, glass works, folk art, crafts, cartooning, digital art, and even what is known as “wearable art”. In fact, as I’m typing this blog, I’m wearing a striking blouse that I purchased at last year’s fair. I live in the Glen’s Tower Crossing development only a block away from the fair!

This will all occur again next August. You might want to jot it down in your calendar. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as those of us who are fortunate homeowners and residents of The Glen. And if you may be interested in living in the Glen, please give me a call. I am a local realtor who specializes in Glen properties – single family homes, row homes, town homes, two flats, duplexes and condos.

Margaret Ludemann

@properties Realtor   847-401-1802   margaretludemann@gmail.com

Huge luxury townhomes at Tower Crossing in the Glen

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I frequently receive calls from home buyers interested in The Glen (in Glenview Illinois) who want large homes but without the maintenance of grass to mow and walks to shovel. I immediately tell them about Tower Crossing, a Glen development with townhomes ranging in size from roughly 3,000 sq ft to over 4,000 sq ft.

Tower Crossing is one of 13 development areas (9 with privately owned homes) in The Glen. It was developed by Kimball Hill Homes which built the 154 townhomes beginning in 2003. The development was completed in 2007. All of the homes were sold by the developer and are now available from time-to-time from individual homeowners.

There are six basic models in Tower Crossing.  Here are the sizes of each model:

Valencia – 3031 sq ft  (bridge units 3401 sq ft)

Drake – 3075 sq ft

Astoria – 3210 sq ft  (end units 3500 sq ft)

Biltmore – 3600 sq ft

Omni – 3625 sq ft (bridge units 4105 sq ft)

Blackstone – 3840 sq ft

The point is that Tower Crossing’s townhomes are large by any standard of any kind of home including single family homes. As townhomes go…they are extremely large.  Home prices in Tower Crossing begin in the $600,000’s, and larger models sell in the $800,000’s.

For more information about Tower Crossing you can go to my proprietary website www.towercrossinghomes.com or call me at 847-401-1802. Alternatively you can email me at margaretludemann@gmail.com. I am a Tower Crossing homeowner and an award winning Realtor with @properties.

Margaret Ludemann

 

Your Pie and Funtopia coming to the Glen

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One of the wonderful things about living in The Glen (in Glenview, Illinois) is the vast array of fun things to do and great places to eat…all within a short walk of any home in the development. And there are two additions coming to Glen Town Center, the Glen’s “main street”.

Your Pie is coming soon, and it sure looks tasty, pardon the pun. Your Pie is a make-your-own pizza restaurant where you select the dough, sauce, cheese, and toppings. So you can make a pizza just the way you and your family like it. You can also make your own Paninis and salads. Gelato is on the menu, too, along with your choice of soft drinks or craft beer. I live in the Tower Crossing neighborhood of the Glen which is only a block away from what will soon be this great addition to the Glen. Not only am I excited about Your Pie, but so are my husband and son. OK, especially my son. (He’s a teenager with a teenager’s appetite!)

Funtopia will open in early 2016, and what a great addition to the Glen. Geared especially for kids, Funtopia will offer climbing, games, and a play area. More information will become available soon.

The Glen is a special place to live. There are numerous neighborhoods with every possible housing type including single family homes, townhomes, row homes, two-flats, and condos. The price points are in the $300s to over $2 million. But homeowners will tell you that their homes are only part of the enjoyment in living here. It’s the whole lifestyle…the boutiques, restaurants, movie theater, and bookstore. There is something for everyone in the Glen.

If you may be interested in living in the Glen, give me a call or send an email. I’ve lived here for 12 years, and I am a Glen-focused, award winning Realtor affiliated with @properties.

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

Real estate in The Glen: August lull, September to pick up

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I have a Glen-specific, proprietary website. In fact you may be reading this blog on that site. It provides information about real estate in the Glen (in Glenview Illinois)and allows visitors to search Glen listings. The search engine optimization firm that I employ provides the tech-marketing magic that brings prospective home buyers to the site; and I am provided with numbers of all kinds weekly.  These numbers show a late summer slow down in the Glen, which is seen nationally as well. In the 4 week period in May over 2,000 first time visitors came to my site. (This is a very POWERFUL tool!) The following 4 week periods declined by 7.6%, 6.7% and 10.9%. In the last two weeks alone (August 10 – 24) the number of first time visitors was down 35% from May. Looking at the site’s first time visitors in previous years shows this same pattern.

The good news for prospective home sellers in the Glen is that the number of first time visitors increases in September and then remains relatively even and strong until December. This trend is supported by my site’s prior-years data. So homowners thinking of selling, should be getting their homes on the real estate market soon to take advantage of the increase in buyer interest just around the corner.

But it’s not only buyers who take a real estate time-out in mid-to-late summer. The listings cupboard in the Glen is pretty bare right now, too. Of the 237 single family homes in the Southgate neighborhood, there is only 1 home listed for sale. The same is true in Tower Crossing, the large, 4 story brick townhomes adjacent to Glen Town Center. In that development there are 154 homes, but only 1 is listed for sale. At the Landings (formerly Concord) and Chapel Crossing neighborhoods (with 311 homes combined) there are only a couple of listings.

Spring interest among buyers is matched by sellers who want to take advantage of that peak selling season. People with children want to make their purchases and get moved in before the new school year begins. In mid-to-late summer interest drops as I’ve shown above; and smart sellers know this so many get their homes on the market in late winter/early spring; and conversely there are few new listings in mid-to-late summer or from Thanksgiving until early March.

Margaret Ludemann, Glen homeowner and @properties Realtor

MargaretLudemann@gmail.com   847-401-1802