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Archive for August, 2008

  While Summer might be ending soon, The Chicago Botanic Garden welcomes visitors all year long. The amazing variety of individual gardens continually change and always entice the senses with a new experience. The park displays many garden styles and designs by internationally recognized garden designers.  John Brookes, one of my favourite designers, built an [...]

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Whole Foods will be hosting the FlavorFest, which will include music, food and cooking demonstrations. There will be plenty to do for the entire family. Old school bands like the English Beat and the Smithereens will be playing along with several local acts. It should be a perfect weekend and worth getting down to the [...]

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Landscape design has become more important, as property owners look to expand usable living space.  The term “outdoor room” has been floating around for years. Again in America, sophisticated utilitarian gardens have become fashionable.  No longer is a homeowner limited to a traditional deck and lawn in their garden. Adding additional terraces and three season [...]

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Please join us for a brief overview of current real estate market conditions in Evanston, Illinois. Corinne Guerra of Rubloff Wells Fargo Mortgage, will be speaking about available financing and renovation lending. Jason Hartong of Rubloff, will talk about about ideal homes for renovation and what type of projects a homeowner should focus on. Please [...]

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Regardless of all the lending and foreclosure panic we hear in the news, real estate is still changing hands. Buying a home has become more about location and appearance than ever. A home must be a completely finished property with the perfect combination of amenities and finishes or either a real bargain fixer upper to sell. With [...]

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