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My July Real Estate CyberTips Newsletter

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:32:35 -0400

Debra Kukulski CDPE, RECS, GRI, ABR, e-PRO
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest

July 2010

MAKE A PHOTO MONTAGE - QUICK & EASY!

Need a quick montage (collage or the like) of many photos neatly assembled on one print? Maybe it's for a business presentation - maybe for a family or class reunion. Whatever - a chore that might take hours using conventional methods can be finished in 5 minutes using this neat service.

This easy to use online tool lets you create photo collages using one of their many collage templates. You simply drop your photos onto the template and then customize it dragging the photos around. After you're happy with the layout and design, you can download or print your masterpiece.

This gem is quick, easy and fun --- and, to top it off, it's on the house!

Click Here for This Cyber Trick

We are always pleased to be of service to our Cyber Friends and to provide you with these monthly CyberTips. As members of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society we are always current on ways to expand our normal high standards of service with the very latest Internet and other CyberSpace strategies and tools. Click Here for hundreds of Cyber Tricks and Great Places in back issues.

EASY SOFTWARE UPDATE CHECKER!

Ever wonder how many of the software programs on your computer are out of date? The most recent software updates give you the latest features helps ensure that your computer runs smoothly and protects it against potential security vulnerabilities. It's probably worthwhile to check now and then. It could take dozens of hours to perform this task manually - so many just ignore the issue and continue to operate with less than desirable software on their machine.

Now CNET has come to the rescue with a neat program that shows you the software on your computer that is out of date and provides you with the information you need to decide which updates you want. You can view available updates online or from your desktop. You can check CNET and user ratings at a glance and download updates safely and spyware free.

And it's good to know that this great service is with the compliments of these nice folks.

Click Here for This Cyber Trick

GET CASH FOR YOUR CLUNKER GADGETS!

How much junk do you have tucked away in boxes that may be someone else's gold? Maybe you thought about selling some of your abandoned cell phones, cameras, PDAs, laptops, external drives, MP3 players or GPS devices but got turned off with the hassle of listing it in eBay or the like.

There's good reason that CNNMONEY.COM listed this great service in their "100 best money moves you can make". These nice folks will pay you for your junk. Simply visit their site and enter the gadget name in the search bar. Then simply answer a few questions about its condition and if you have the original accessories like cables and AC adapters. Up pops the price they'll pay you for your gadget. Just accept this price and they'll even send a postage-paid box to ship it to them.

Shazam! - Junk into gold!

Click Here for This Great Place

ARE YOU A WORDNIK?

Curious about a word? Want to know more than you'll find in a standard dictionary? Want to see an example in a sentence? How about seeing related words - not just synonyms and antonyms?

This great place goes way beyond what we've come to expect in a dictionary. It gives us images related to the word. We can see how often a word is used each day - and how that number changes over the years. We can even hear the word pronounced.

This is an interesting and socially interactive place for people curious about our English language. It deviates from the usual or expected!

Click Here for This Great Place

Debra Kukulski
Email: deb@debrakukulski.com
Phone: 847-516-6760
Fax: 847-639-6666
Web: www.debrakukulski.com

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest
7107 Pingree
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Information deemed accurate and reliable but not guaranteed. Source MRED MLS.Disclaimer: Information herein may come from various sources, some of which may not be reliable and may change without any notice. Debra Kukulski does not guarantee or is any way responsible for the accuracy of the information in this blog and information provided is without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Information on this blog represents the opinions and ideas of the author; comments by others may not express the views of the author. All photos and content may not be duplicated without express written consent of author.
Copyright © 2010 By Debra Kukulski, all rights reserved.

Simple HAFA ( Home affordable foreclosure alternatives ) Video

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:44:59 -0400

I just viewed this new video put out by Certified Distressed Property Experts (CDPE) that does a GREAT job of explaining the basics of the new Home affordable foreclosure alternatives ( HAFA) program that just came out a couple of weeks ago. If you need further information on either buying or selling a distressed property

( REO, foreclosure, pre-foreclosure, short sale ) please feel free to contact me. It will be my pleasure to assist you.

Search distressed properties HERE-Foreclosures, REO's-Bank Owned, Pre-foreclosure and Short Sales

Please call me if I can help. By the way...on the Certified Distressed Property Expert's web site it says to contact a CDPE. You already did-me! :-)

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

New HAFA Program (Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives) Information and Resources

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:42:32 -0400

As I was setting up some showing appointments for one of my buyer clients, I was very excited that of the 4 short sales my buyer was considering, with a little research I found out that 3 of them were from lenders participating in the new HAFA program. This is great news as they are now covered by the new regulations to make short sales more uniform and hopefully, much shorter of a process!

One thing to note is that NOT all lenders are participating in HAFA, IT IS VOLUNTARY! If your loan is FHA, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, this new program does not apply to your loan. But there are still many alternatives to foreclosure, so please contact me if I can help you with some information and resources that could help you.

The up side is that many of the larger lenders ARE already paricipating, such as Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Wachovia, GMAC....

Bank of America has a new dedicated website for the new HAFA program at (this is big!):

http://homeloanhelp.bankofamerica.com/en/home-affordable-foreclosure.html

I also have The National Association of Realtor's new consumer brochure explaining HAFA that I would be happy to email to you.

Here are some of the basics:

Who is participating in HAFA? NATIONAL PARTICIPATING SERVICERS

There is not yet an official list of participating servicers. However, servicers that participate in HAFA are also participating in HAMP. For a full list of servicers participating in HAMP, visit Making Home Affordable's Participating Servicers List.

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/supporters

Who is eligable for HAFA?

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/eligibility

How to apply for HAFA:

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/how-to-apply

HAFA FAQ's for homeowners:

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/homeowners

Please call me if I can help. By the way...on the Cerified Distresed Property Expert's web site it says to contact a CDPE. You already did-me! :-)

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

New HAFA (home affordable foreclosure alternatives) Info and Resources

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:37:50 -0400

The up side is that many of the larger lenders ARE already paricipating, such as Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Wachovia, GMAC....

Bank of America has a new dedicated website for the new HAFA program at (this is big!):

http://homeloanhelp.bankofamerica.com/en/home-affordable-foreclosure.html

I also have The National Association of Realtor's new consumer brochure explaining HAFA that I would be happy to email to you.

Here are some of the basics:

Who is participating in HAFA? NATIONAL PARTICIPATING SERVICERS

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/supporters

Who is eligable for HAFA?

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/eligibility

How to apply for HAFA:

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/how-to-apply

HAFA FAQ's for homeowners:

http://www.cdpe.com/hafa/short-sale/homeowners

Please call me if I can help. By the way...on the Cerified Distresed Property Expert's web site it says to contact a CDPE. You already did-me! :-)

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

April Real Estate Cyber Tips

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:37:47 -0400

Debra Kukulski CDPE, RECS, GRI, ABR, e-PRO
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest

April 2010

EASY RESTORE POINT MAKER!

Whenever you install new software or tweak any of your comport system files it's a pretty good idea to create a restore point! But because this takes a few minutes many users blow this chore off. Bad idea!

Just download this little gem and create a short cut. Then anytime you start messing with your system you can just click the shortcut and a short few seconds later your restore point has been created.

Then if the new program or tweak creates havoc with your system you can simply restore it to its previous condition and go merrily on your way!

Oh 'ya - it's on the house!

Click Here for This Cyber Trick

FIX YOUR PHOTOS FAST - AND EASY!

Ever struggle with a big, complicated and expensive photo editing program only to give up on what could have been a fun editing project? If so we've found the place to go.

This neat site allows you to upload your photos quickly and easily edit them. Remove red eye, blemishes - even tell tale wrinkles! They'll think you took a 10 week graphics course. It's so easy there's no manual required.

And best of all it is entirely complimentary!

Click Here for This Cyber Trick

WATCH MOVIES AND TV ON-LINE - FREE!

Did you miss last weekends episode of "House" - or "24" - or "Lost" - or whatever gets your adrenalin flowing? Here's the ultimate resource to get you watching whatever movie or series you want -- instantly.

This great place contains more than 600,000 episodes, from over 10,000 shows plus 20,000 movies, and 80,000 music videos from 20,000 artists. These folks help you stay on top of what programs are available online and offline, organizing them for you, and recommending gems that meet your fastidious taste.

You can view many of the selections without cost and the rest are pretty reasonable considering the ease and convenience provided!

Click Here for This Great Place

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THAT NAME?

How many times have you mispronounced the name of a new acquaintance or valued business prospect? Even after you search desperately for help with the pronunciation of a new name - you often come a day late and a penny short and this doesn't cut it, especially in today's international business environment.

This great place comes to the rescue and instead of addressing "Mr. Dumass" as "Mr Dumb-ass" you can come through with flying colors instead of getting off on the wrong foot!

This is worth bookmarking. Sometime along the road it could save your day!

Click Here for This Great Place

Debra Kukulski
Email: deb@debrakukulski.com
Phone: 847-516-6760
Fax: 847-639-6666
Web: www.debrakukulski.com RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

It will be my pleasure!

My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

CARY IL Real Estate Market Conditions-Illinois-McHenry County, Lake County

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:51:27 -0400

Illinois-McHenry County, Lake County-CARY IL Real Estate Market Conditions

How is the current market in Cary, IL?

Cary, IL Market Conditions: Cary is located in both McHenry and Lake Counties in Northern Illinois

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Kaper Park near Greenfields and Cimarron Subdivisions in Cary IL:

As of this morning, per MRED MLS, for the past 3 months:

We currently have 240 Single Family homes on the market in Cary that are active and available. Inventory of available homes for sale has decreased in Cary IL!

•· They have been on the market for an average of 243 days. Market time has decreased slightly in Cary.

•· The average list price is $325,559. The average list price for homes for sale in Cary has decreased.

•· During the past 3 months, 38 Single Family homes have successfully closed with the help of their Realtors. They took an average of 221 days on the market to be SOLD.

•· The average last list price of the SOLD Single Family homes is $222,220 and the average SOLD price is $238,743. The average *first* list price of these homes was $281,850. Sellers who got more realistic in pricing had more success in getting to the closing The average sale price in Cary has decreased slightly, which is good news for buyers but not as positive of news for sellers!

Sellers who got more realistic in pricing had more success in getting to the closing table.

With the help of their REALTORS, successful sellers in Cary have been getting

93% of their last asking prices and 79% of their original list prices!

We currently have 60 Attached homes on the market in Cary that are for sale.

(Cary Woods Townhome Community in Cary, IL Pictured Above)

•· They have been on the market for an average of 141 days.

•· The average list price is $164,239.

•· During the past 3 months, 10 Attached homes have successfully closed in Cary with the help of their Realtors. They took an average of 156 days on the market to be SOLD.

•· The average list price of the SOLD Attached homes in Cary is $138,325 (The average *initial* list price was $160,360) and the average SOLD price is $132,121.

So, on the average Attached homes in Cary have been getting an average of 96% of their last list prices and 82% of their initial list prices, with the help of their Realtors.

This shows that pricing correctly is even more important in this market. If I can help you sell your home and price and market it correctly so you are not on the market forever, please give me a call!

We are still experiencing a Buyer's Market in Cary, IL.

Cary Waterfront Homes For Sale Update:

There are 23 detached waterfront homes for sale including homes for sale on the Fox River in Cary IL. The average list price of the current waterfront homes in Cary IL on the market is $386,656. Now is a GREAT time to buy a place on the water and just in time for boating season. I actually saw a LOT of boats out this past weekend, and even one plane going down the river! How fun is that?

Detached Single Waterfront Homes in Cary-Past 3 Months: Bedrooms # Sold % Sold Avg OLP Avg LP (Sold) Avg SP SP:LP Ratio SP:OLP Ratio Avg MT (Sold) Avg LP (Unsold) % Expd All 2 67% $349,700 $439,450 $398,631 91% 114% 22 $249,900 33% 3 1 50% $509,500 $689,000 $615,000 89% 121% 16 $249,900 50% 4 1 100% $189,900 $189,900 $182,262 96% 96% 29 0%

There are no attached waterfront homes for sale in Cary IL including homes for sale on the Fox River.

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

Waterfront View South of Frisches on The Fox River in Cary IL

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN CARY IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Information deemed accurate and reliable but not guaranteed. Source MRED MLS.Disclaimer: Information herein may come from various sources, some of which may not be reliable and may change without any notice. Debra Kukulski does not guarantee or is any way responsible for the accuracy of the information in this blog and information provided is without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. Information on this blog represents the opinions and ideas of the author; comments by others may not express the views of the author.
Copyright © 2009 By Debra Kukulski, all rights reserved.

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Speachless Sunday -Think Spring!

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:17:18 -0400

Photo taken by Debra Kukulski, ABR, RECS, GRI, EPRO, Realtor with RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest Cary-Crystal Lake IL, provides highly professional levels of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in McHenry, Lake, Kane or Cook Counties in Northern Illinois. Visit my www.TheresNoPlaceLikeYourPlace.com to search for homes for sale in Northern Illinois. Photo may not be used or reproduced in any way without express written permission from Debra Kukulski.

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Northwest Herald Earth Hour Article

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 11:10:45 -0400

I'd like to encourage you, as my valued customers or associates, to join me in this important and inspiring effort.

Click here to find out what is scheduled to happen around the world during Earth Hour 2010

From Today's Northwest Herald:-)

By SHANNON MEHNER - editorial@nwherald.com
Lights go out tonight for Earth Hour
At 8:30 p.m. today, residents and businesses across McHenry County will switch off their lights for the third annual Earth Hour: 60 minutes of voluntary darkness to conserve energy and illuminate the issue of climate change.

McHenry County participants, along with the Illinois government, the Empire State Building, actor Edward Norton, basketball player Steve Nash, and millions of people and organizations around the globe, will shut off their lights at 8:30 p.m. in their respective time zones as a worldwide "call for action on climate change," ComEd Vice President Val Jensen said.

By shutting off lights around the world, individuals can come together to voice their concern about global warming and urge others to take notice, he said.

This year's event, which is sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund and ComEd, is supposed to be the "largest public demonstration in history," said Leslie Aun, the World Wildlife Fund's vice president for public relations and the managing director for Earth Hour U.S. 2010.

"How many Saturday nights do you get to make history?" she said.

More than 115 countries and 25 states officially are slated to participate, with 45 national monuments flipping the switch, including Chicago's Willis Tower.

But the event is really for "ordinary families and communities," Aun said.

Cary resident Debra Kukulski, a local Realtor, has powered down for the past three years and has been busy encouraging friends, family and clients to participate. During Earth Hour, she shuts off all of her electronics, invites her friends over, and uses candles for light, she said.

"I think it's just a really easy and fun way to show support that is not inconvenient in any way," she said.

Last year Kukulski and her guests kept the lights off longer than the designated hour because it was so fun, she said.

Other McHenry County participants this year include local government offices, businesses and schools.

Duke's Alehouse & Kitchen will be serving dinner by candlelight, and McHenry County Goddard Schools had environmental awareness activities all week, culminating in an Earth Hour celebration Friday that involved a flashlight talent show and a giant foam board light switch.

The events have made a big impact on the preschoolers' environmental awareness, said Michele Clark, owner of the Lake in the Hills Goddard School.

"The kids are telling on their parents," she said, adding that one came to school and tattled on her mom for throwing her gum out the window.

Earth Hour may be a "largely symbolic" call for action on climate change but can have a big effect on people's attitudes toward conservation and the environment, Jensen said.

"What we are really hoping will happen is people will take this opportunity to think about things they can do every other hour and every other day to have a positive impact," he said.

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

It will be my pleasure!

My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Lights OUT Saturday 3/27/10 8:30-9:30 P.M. for Earth Hour 2010!

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:36:15 -0500

Can you turn off your lights for just one hour for the good of our planet?

Hey, I just signed up on the new Earth Hour website for 2010 and I thought you might like to take a look and possibly sign up, too.

Earth Hour is on March 27, 2010 at 8:30 pm, and it looks like it's going to be THE BIGGEST EVER.

As of today: 92 countries are now participating in Earth Hour, making this the largest call to action against climate change in history. 366105 people have signed up so far to participate in North America. 5632376 Wordwide Supporters! 2775 in Crystal Lake and Cary, IL!

Click Here To Find Out How Many People Are Signed Up In Any Area!

On Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 8:30 pm, Debra Kukulski of RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest will take part in Earth Hour—the world’s largest global climate change event.

By simply turning out all non-essential lighting for one hour in my office and home, I will join tens of millions of concerned citizens throughout the world in calling for action to save our planet for future generations.

I'd like to encourage you, as my valued customers or associates, to join me in this important and inspiring effort.

Click here to find out what is scheduled to happen around the world during Earth Hour 2010

On Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 8:30 p.m. local time, I am taking part in Earth Hour—an event led by World Wildlife Fund in which millions of people around the world will unite by turning out their lights for one hour to make a bold statement of concern about our planet and climate change.

Earth Hour started three years ago in Sydney, Australia and is now the largest event of its kind in the world. Nearly one billion people from 4,100 cities in 87 countries on seven continents participated last year and, with your help, Earth Hour 2010 can be even bigger.

During Earth Hour, international landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower and Great Pyramids have gone dark alongside the city skylines of Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv and more. To see it for yourself, check out this video:

But Earth Hour isn’t just for national landmarks and big cities—anyone can participate, whether it be individuals like you and me or schools, businesses, organizations, and our state and local governments. I hope you will join me for this amazing event and help send a message that the time for action on climate change is now. To sign up and start spreading the word, visit https://www.myearthhour.org/home?invite=awok6tCmmw.

Please help me spread the word. Let’s switch off our lightsand send a powerful message: by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in the fight against climate change.

To see the Chicago Area Local Participation, Click Here!

Participating in Earth Hour is easy, fun and absolutely free. To get more information and to sign up to for Earth Hour 2010, just visit www.earthhour.org/USA and agree to turn out your lights from 8:30-9:30 pm on March 27, 2010.

Energy efficiency isn’t just good for the bottom line. As citizens of the world, we all have a stake in the future of our planet and must seek to operate in ways that don’t deplete our world’s limited natural resources.

In the time leading up to Earth Hour, we will be taking a closer look at ways we can operate more efficiently, waste less and reduce our environmental footprint. That’s because I care about the future of our world and want to do what I can to make a positive difference.

We want The United States of America to turn out more lights than any other country in the world during this historic event and so hope you’ll join us, and encourage people you know in the community to also take part. Don’t forget—March 27^th at 8:30 pm, switch off.

Sign up for Earth Hour with me by visiting http://www.earthhour.org/sign-up and join the movement.

People all over the world have already signed up! Will you please join us?

I'd love to see participation from more people and homeowners in these and any community in Northern Illinois: Cary, Oakwood Hills, Crystal Lake, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Tower Lakes, Port Barrington, McHenry, Johnsburg, Algonquin, Lake In The Hills, Lake Killarney, Homes along the Fox River and Chain of Lakes, Buffalo Grove, Huntley, Hampshire, Marengo, Carpentersville, Elgin, South Elgin, Fox Lake, Wonder Lake, Woodstock, Harvard, Hebron, Antioch, Spring Grove, Volo, Lakemoor, Lakewood, Island Lake, Wauconda, Lake Barrington Shores, Pingree Grove, Maple Park, Elburn...etc!!!

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I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me.

It will be my pleasure!

My business is over 87% referral and repeat clients and I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

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It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

March Real Estate Cyber Tips

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:07:44 -0500

Debra Kukulski CDPE, RECS, GRI, ABR, e-PRO
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest

March 2010

CLEAN UP YOUR EMAIL!

It aggravates us all. We receive an email that has been sent over and over again - and it's loaded with << >> and all sorts of other junky characters. But occasionally there's something valuable in the message that we'd like to copy without all of the digital garbage.

Here's where this little gem of a site comes in handy. Just copy and paste the text (junk and all). Then pick the characters you want removed, click "Strip It" and -Shazam - the text appears below all cleaned up!

This one is worth a desktop shortcut!

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HOW SAFE ARE YOUR PASSWORDS?

Nowadays it's a pretty good idea to revisit your passwords. The good old 1234 doesn't give you any protection because bots can figure that one out in a millisecond! "aunt mille" is just as bad. And they'll crack "Uncle Charlie" in about 2 milliseconds.

This "password meter" is designed to evaluate the strength of passwords and give you instantaneous visual feedback that helps you improve the strength of your passwords. The idea is to help you break your password bad habits!

This easy to use site could save you bundles of grief and buckets full of cash!

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HOW MUCH PAINT DO YOU NEED?

Getting ready for a little spring touch up -- maybe a fresh coat of paint for the living room and den? Want to make sure you don't over or under order your paint supply for the job?

Here's a no-download quick and easy calculator that will help you estimate the amount of paint you'll need to do the job -- including all the trim. Just enter the room dimensions plus the ceiling height along with the number of windows and doors. Then simply click "Calculate" and you'll be in business.

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MAP YOUR FRIENDS!

Google is at it again! Now you can see where your friends are in real time on a map or in a list. With this Google gem you can easily get in touch using a text message, instant message, or phone call.

This interesting service works on most smart phones or on a full screen from your computer, if you don't have a compatible phone or data plan. And, if you are privacy addict, you can control or hide your location or just share it with certain friends - excluding any rascals you wish to keep in the dark!

And best of all it's on the house!

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Debra Kukulski
Email: deb@debrakukulski.com
Phone: 847-516-6760
Fax: 847-639-6666
Web: www.debrakukulski.com

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Home Buyer TIPS On Purchasing A Distressed Property: Pre-Foreclosure, Short Sale, Foreclosure or REO

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:51:23 -0500

Home Buyer TIPS On Purchasing A Distressed Property: Pre-Foreclosure, Short Sale, Foreclosure or REO

Did You Know That Foreclosures and Short Sales Can Actually Cost A Buyer More?

So many buyers think the best deals out there are foreclosures and short sales, but they can actually cost MORE!

One important thing for home buyers to keep in mind is that since we are in such a strong buyer’s market now, there are many motivated sellers out there that have great homes priced to compete with the short sales, pre-foreclosures, foreclosures and REO’s and a buyer can usually purchase one of these homes with a less stress, money and risk factors than when buying a distressed property.

Here are just some of the additional costs you may incur with a

bank foreclosure / distressed sale:

Survey: Approximately 150.-300. (Usually a seller cost, except when a bank sale)

No Tax pro-ration: (usually 105% of the last tax bill in this area, banks only will usually give the buyer 100% of the last known tax bill)

Usually no negotiation on repairs, so if you do your inspection and it is not satisfactory to you, you talk with your attorney regarding canceling the contract if it is within the contingency dates, but no one will give you back the 300. or so you may have spend on a home inspection, or any fees that were paid to your lender. You may also be putting out your hard earned dollars for radon, lead paint, or mold inspections if you feel they are important to you.

Not closing on time can also cost you a Per Diem, as banks usually have this in their contract addendums. This is more of a risk now with underwriting and appraisals taking longer and daily changes in the banking industry. The addendums usually have a charge that the buyer will have to pay for each day after the original closing date if they can not close on time for any reason. I have seen this Per Diem charge being anywhere from 25-100 dollars per day.

By the way....*****I love working with buyers***** :-)

Appliances: Banks usually say there is “no bill of sale on personal property”, so what you see when you write an offer may not be what you see before closing. Make sure you have some extra money put aside in case you have to purchase appliances.

Well/Septic Issues: If a property is on a private well or septic, you will also have to pay for your own inspections and this is usually a seller’s expense in this area. Another thing to keep in mind is that if you have an FHA loan, a vacant property that has a private septic system will not work since FHA now requires a copy of the septic test and if vacant, the inspector will usually put something on the report like “property is vacant and a re-test is recommended 30 days after normal use”. If the well test does not come back with the water being safe, the buyer will usually have to correct the situation since it is an “as is” contract.

De-Winterization and re-winterizing the property for inspections and final walk-through. In most cases this is a buyer’s expense. Even if you are not doing a home inspection, the appraiser usually will want the water on when they come by to do the appraisal, especially if it is an FHA mortgage.

No disclosures: Since they have never lived in or in most cases, have never even seen the property, they are exempt from having to do the usual disclosures. Your due diligence is even more important in foreclosures and any distressed sales.

Deferred maintenance: When someone can no longer pay their mortgage, many times they also have not been able to properly keep up with maintaining and updating their home so more repairs are usually necessary than on a home where the seller has been able to afford to keep up with updates and maintenance/repair issues.

Timing: Many times there is a very long wait to get a response on an offer, and it is usually worse with short sales than REO’s, which are properties that have already been foreclosed upon. You could be risking closing on time to be able to take advantage of the first time home buyers credit, which expires at the end of June 2010. Remember, you will have to have an accepted contract by the end of April 2010. I would recommend not waiting until the end of April to have a home under contract if you are a first time buyer or otherwise principal residence buyer who qualifies for the up to 6500. expanded home buyer tax credit. If that contract falls through so will your home buyer’s tax credit of up to 8000 or 6500!

Furthermore, in a short sale situation, in Northern Illinois the trend is becoming that once a seller signs a contract, contingent upon bank approval, the buyer usually needs to move forward with their inspections and mortgage approval right away, even though the bank has not yet made a decision if they will approve the short sale or not. Usually once the bank gives an approval, they do not give the buyer too long to close and most of the time it is not enough time to do this after approval. The other reason for this is that if a seller only sends one offer into the bank (which is usually how it is done because any time a new offer is presented to them they go back to square one and the waiting time starts all over!), the seller really does not want to risk that the buyer cancels the contract after they have waited so long for an answer and the clock is ticking for them when they are facing foreclosure so usually do not want to be tied up with a buyer who will not wait. In the Short Sales and Foreclosures Resource class I just took last week, the consensus seemed to be that buyers and sellers were waiting an average of 3-4 months for the bank to decide if they approve the short sale or not.

These are just some things to keep in mind when considering your options. Foreclosures and distressed sales can be excellent opportunities for the right buyer who is not trying to closely watch their costs, who has a lot of time and patience, who has some money to “gamble” with if contracts are not approved, who does not have to close by a certain date (like to get the first time buyer tax credit!) and the ability not to get too attached to or emotional about the property. Do not get me wrong, there are many great fantastic deals out there to be had right now, but do not make the mistake of thinking that the only good deals are distressed sales. Sometimes, a truly motivated seller with equity in their home can also offer a wonderful buy with less cost, less waiting and less hassles and a property in better condition as well!

It is a GREAT TIME TO BUY REAL ESTATE in McHenry County, Cook County , Kane and Lake Counties in Northern Illinois. There are fabulous homes for sale at great prices!

***especially for first time buyers, investors and move up buyers. *** Rates are fantastic, too!

We are having a "HUGE sale" on our large inventory of VERY well priced HOMES!

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

If I can help you or someone you know purchase or sell a home, I’d love to help.

If I can be of assistance to you, or, if you just have a question please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure! By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business keeps growing from your referrals.

There are fabulous buys on the market....now is a GREAT time to buy real estate in IL, especially for MOVE UP Buyers, Waterfront Buyers, Vacation and Second Home Buyers, Investors and First Time Buyers!

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

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It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

January Real Estate Cyber Tips

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 10:12:04 -0500

Debra Kukulski CDPE, RECS, GRI, ABR, e-PRO
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest

January 2010

GOOGLE VOICE -- THE ULTIMATE IN PHONE SERVICES!

The world has been waiting for this! Google has stepped up to the plate with a mind boggling suite of telephone services! To begin with, they give you your own phone number that you can publish on your cards, letterheads, faxes and ads. Then when someone is trying to reach you the "follow me" technology will ring your office, home, mobile phone - in short any numbers you program in will ring simultaneously until you pick up the line that is most convenient for you.

In addition to the "find me" incoming call service that will locate you - no matter where you are, what makes this service extra special are the other bells and whistles including. voicemail transcription so you can read your messages at your leisure, custom greetings you can program by caller, sharing voice mails, free SMS, call blocking, conference calls, call screening -- Plus plus plus!

This service has been in "invitation only" mode for a while - but they are speeding up their acceptance timeframe which makes it worthwhile to jump in and apply. After all the price is right - it's on the house.

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SEND YOUR NAME TO MARS!

Here's your chance to go to Mars! The good folks at NASA are putting together a list of followers who would like to get spaced out!

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ARE YOUR PROGRAMS UP-TO-DATE?

Many of us struggle to keep our computer programs up-to-date. And the.rest say "The heck with it!" and let sleeping dogs lie! The folks at this great place have come up with an easy solution for keeping up to the minute - with a minimum of effort.

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There are lots of other features but they don't get in the way of making updating your programs a quick and easy task. And like most of the gems we feature here - this service is on the house!

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Debra Kukulski
Email: deb@debrakukulski.com
Phone: 847-516-6760
Fax: 847-639-6666
Web: www.debrakukulski.com

It is a GREAT TIME TO BUY REAL ESTATE in McHenry County, Cook County and Lake Counties in Northern Illinois.

There are great deals on homes and lots for sale and real estate in Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake In The Hills, Algonquin, McHenry, Lakewood, Lakemoor, Island Lake, Wauconda, Barrington, Fox River Grove, Barrington Hills, North Barrington, Fox River Waterfront Homes, Spring Grove, Volo, Fox Lake, Lake Barrington, Antioch, Lake Zurich, Barrington Village, Tower Lakes, Wonder Lake, Woodstock, Chain of Lakes Waterfront Homes, Lake Barrington Shores, Dundee, Buffalo Grove, Hebron, Elgin, Harvard, Prairie Grove, etc!

There are fabulous homes for sale at great prices in *especially for first time buyers, investors and move up buyers.*

Rates are great, too!

We are having a "HUGE sale" on our large inventory of VERY well priced HOMES! ;-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure! By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and take great care of them. My business keeps growing from your referrals.

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest
7107 Pingree
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

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It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Speechless Sunday-A Little Leaf Angel Wishes You Happy Holidays:-)

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 09:38:12 -0500

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Wauconda Illinois Real Estate Market Update

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:03:19 -0500

How is the current market in Wauconda, IL?

Wauconda IL Market Conditions:

As of today, per MRED MLS, for the past 3 months:

We currently have 175 Single Family homes on the market in Wauconda that are active and available.

**32 of the 175 listed detached real estate homes in Wauconda IL are currently under contract.

34 of the 175 available single family homes for sale right now in Fox Wauconda are Distressed sales, either Short Sales, REOs, Pre-Foreclosures or Foreclosures.

•· They have been on the market for an average of 252 days.

•· The average list price is $321,269.

•· During the past 3 months, 40 Single Family homes in Wauconda have successfully closed with the help of their Realtors. They took an average of 178 days on the market to get SOLD.

The average *original* list price of the SOLD detached homes, in Wauconda was

$278,413

The last list price when they successfully received a buyer contract that closed was

$247,327

and the average SOLD price is $234,536.

To sum it up, home sellers of detached homes in Wauconda have been getting an average of 95% of their list prices (84% of their *original* list prices), with the help of their Realtors. The homes that are priced correctly for this buyer's market have a significantly better success rate in getting to the closing table.

14 of the 40 single family homes that closed in Wauconda over the past three months were Distressed Sales, either Short Sales, Pre-Foreclosures, REOs and Foreclosures.

There are 36 waterfront homes for sale, both attached or detached real estate, including many on Beautiful Bang's Lake in Wauconda IL. The current available homes for sale on the water and on Bang's Lake have a cumulative average time on market of 137 days.

5 of the 36 waterfront and lakefront homes for sale in Wauconda are currently under contract.

The average list price for a detached waterfront home in Wauconda right now is $426,196, and the average list price for a waterfront attached home in Wauconda is $269,650.

There are many excellent opportunities right now for the waterfront real estate buyer on Bang's Lake in Wauconda, as well as on the Fox River, Chain of Lakes, Wonder Lake, Island Lake and many of our wonderful Northern Illinois watesrways. I have never so many fabulous buys on the water!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale here or just give me a call, I am happy to assist you whether you are buying or selling!

We are still experiencing a Buyer's Market in Wauconda. It is a GREAT time to buy real estate!!

We currently have 57 Attached homes on the market in Wauconda that are active and available. Seven of the 57 available homes right now in Wauconda are disclosed in MRED MLS as Distressed sales, either Short Sales, REOs, Pre-Foreclosures or Foreclosures.

*8 of the 57 listed attached real estate homes in Wauconda IL are currently under contract.

•· They have been on the market for an average of 196 days.

•· The average list price is $208,239.

*In the past 3 months, 9 attached homes in Wauconda have successfully sold and closed.

The average *original* list price of the SOLD attached homes, which includes condos, townhomes and duplexes in Wauconda was

$189,984

The last list price when they successfully received a buyer contract that closed was

$181,234

and the average SOLD price is

$167,972

The attached homes in Wauconda that have closed in the past three months had an average time on the market of 242 days.

To sum it up, attached homes in Wauconda have been getting an average of 93% of their list prices (88% of their *original* list prices), with the help of their Realtors. The homes that are priced correctly for this buyer's market have a significantly better success rate in getting to the closing table.

7 of the 9 attached homes that closed in Wauconda over the past three months were reported in MRED MLS as Distressed Sales, either Short Sales, Pre-Foreclosures, REOs and Foreclosures.

We are still experiencing a Buyer's Market in Wauconda. It is a GREAT time to buy!!

Wishing you a wonderful and safe Holiday Season filled with much Hope, Peace, Joy and Love:-)

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

It is a GREAT TIME TO BUY REAL ESTATE in McHenry County, Cook County and Lake Counties in Northern Illinois.

There are great deals on homes and lots for sale and real estate in Cary, Crystal Lake, Oakwood Hills, Lake In The Hills, Algonquin, McHenry, Lakewood, Lakemoor, Island Lake, Wauconda, Barrington, Fox River Grove, Barrington Hills, North Barrington, Fox River Waterfront Homes, Spring Grove, Volo, Fox Lake, Buffalo Grove, Prairie Grove, Ridgefield, Arlington Heights, Palatine,Lake Barrington, Antioch, Lake Zurich, Barrington Village, Tower Lakes, Elgin,Wonder Lake, Woodstock, Chain of Lakes Waterfront Homes, Huntley, Lake Barrington Shores, Dundee, Buffalo Grove, Hebron, Elgin, Harvard, Prairie Grove, etc!

There are fabulous homes for sale at great prices in *especially for first time buyers, investors and move up buyers.*

Mortgage Rates are great, too!

We are having a "HUGE sale" on our large inventory of VERY well priced HOMES!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

Information deemed accurate and reliable but not guaranteed. Source MRED MLS.

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!

Speechless Sunday-"Easter Sky on Pistakee Lake"

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:46:39 -0400

Photo taken by Debra Kukulski, ABR, RECS, GRI, EPRO, Realtor with RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest Cary-Crystal Lake IL, provides highly professional levels of real estate services to home buyers and sellers in McHenry, Lake, Kane or Cook Counties in Northern Illinois. Visit my www.FoxRiverProperties.com to search for homes for sale in Northern Illinois. "Easter Sky on Pistakee Lake" Fox Lake, Chain of Lakes, IL"" ©2009. Property of Debra Kukulski, All Rights Reserved. Photo may not be used or reproduced in any way without express written permission from Debra Kukulski.

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

My Direct Number at the Office is 847.516.6760

To Search Homes For Sale, Please Contact Me Directly Or Feel Free To Search On My Website!

Search Waterfront and Fox River Front Homes For Sale Here

It is an EXCELLENT TIME TO BUY NOW, especially for first time buyers, second home buyers, investors and move up buyers.

REAL ESTATE IN IL IS ON SALE! :-)

I hope you find this information useful. I am only a phone call or email away of you need real estate help:-)

If I can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to call or email me. It will be my pleasure!

By the way, if you know of someone that could benefit from my high level of service, please call or email

me with their name and daytime phone number and I will make sure to follow up and

take great care of them.

The majority of my business is referral and repeat clients. I am so grateful it keeps growing from your loyalty and referrals:-)

I appreciate YOU and your referrals!

I can be reached at my direct number at the office: 847.516.6760. I look forward to hearing from you!