Editor’s Note
On With Fall
Somehow, summer disappeared right out from under my nose. Perhaps it
was the fact that the weather barely got warm enough to warrant an actual
summer, or maybe time flies when you’re having fun. Regardless, Labor Day
has passed, the Cubs are choking and the outdoor pool around the corner
is empty. While the loss of summer should always be mourned slightly, it’s
the perfect time to move forward and look to all of the exciting things that will happen in
the months to come.
For the real estate industry, the reports get better and better as home sales continue to rise.
Contracts are up and Realtors are busier. Also, the first-time homebuyer tax credit deadline
is looming ahead, causing a mini panic for those new buyers anxious to cash in on the free
money. For those Realtors that remained in the business while the going got tough, the light
at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter.
As always, fall is the perfect time to brush up on all the new construction listings that are
out there for the taking. You’ll see in the following pages that there are a plenty of great new
projects ready for your buyers, and some that will indeed be completed soon. And, the prices
and incentives are too amazing to pass up.
In an attempt to make this issue even more impossible to live without, we are launching
a brand-new online version of our New Construction Issue. So if you misplace your original
copy, on Sept. 21 you’ll be able to jump online and see everything you’re missing by visiting
www.chicagoagent-digital.com. Additionally, the new online issue allows you to share the
issue with friends, view for an unlimited period of time and click directly to some property
Web sites to find out additional information, or contact the selling agent immediately. We’ll
also send you an eBlast to the link, just to make it that much easier.
I am a big fan of summer, and I’m sad to see it go. However, there is beauty that can be
found in the fall, and even the winter. Football season has begun, and the leaves are about to
turn lovely colors. Also, as time goes by the news gets better and better, providing glimpses of
the great things that the future might bring.
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