Congratulations to Dunlap High School for making the top 20 in the state among all Illinois high schools! http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Dunlap-High-School-up-8-spots-in-a-recent-statewide-ranking-282212181.html
On the funnier side of real estate…
I came across this video of a squatter (a person who takes up residence in a house they do not own) and an interview with a tv reporter, who turns the tables on them. It makes for a good laugh. Enjoy! http://deadlinedetroit.com/articles/10831/wearing_a_white_bathrobe_charlie_leduff_moves_in_on_a_detroit_squatter#.VFts47bYlxw.facebook
A treat for this Halloween
This was definitely a feel good moment I wanted to share. A few weeks ago I got a call from someone who I had met about a year or two earlier. He had called me out to see his house and work up an estimate of value on it. He was relocating with Caterpillar so […]
Coffee and Market Update
Starbucks experiment….day one. Ok-I thought I would try this whole “work from Starbucks” thing this morning because I just had some website stuff to update (profound and amazingly interesting sales data-thus the need for coffee- for the Peoria area that can be found at https://blog.markmonge.com/…/3rd-quarter-peoria-area-sales-…/). And here are some things I discovered. 1) The couple […]
3rd Quarter Peoria Area Sales Data is in….
Well the 3rd quarter results are in…this is for the period that runs from 1/1/2014 through the end of Sept. For a detailed look at the overall market locally, click here http://www.paarealtors.com/members/news/statistics/monthlyindicators/2014/201409.pdf A closer look at the details shows some interesting tidbits for specific markets. Dunlap year to date is up in new listings 1.9% to […]
Top 7 things going on this week in the Peoria area
With September rolling in we have a lot of fun things going on around the area. An Evening of Jazz, with a side of Bacon and Eggs! One of the more eclectic combinations, but it sounds like fun. This will be gong on down at the riverfront this Sat 9/13! There will be live jazz […]
Attack of the killer drone
Market update for Washington
With everything Washington, IL has been through since the tornado ripped through there in Nov of 2013, it has been an interesting market to watch in terms of sales and data. For the latest figures, which take into account sales and activity up through the end of July 2014, we have the following: For the […]
Market update for Dunlap
“How’s the market?” By far-that is the most commonly asked question we get, and it’s difficult to answer it without going into detail on just what market is being referred to. The national market? Central Illinois? A specific city or school district or neighborhood or price range? Every bit of the criteria can make for […]