Carpe Diem- Thought leadership & October Real Estate Newsletter from your trusted advisor in Chicago and Fla.

 

CHICAGOLUXURYREALTY.COM and STPETELUXURYREALTY.COM October 2014

MARKET UPDATE   Consumer Spending Expected to Rise In a new report released by the Federal Reserve, the net worth of U.S. households rose to the highest level on record. Rising assets, falling unemployment, and stronger household finances are making economists optimistic about increased consumer spending. Americans are also regaining equity in their homes, as total U.S. household debt declined in the second quarter.    How's The Market? We hear this question all the time, and we thought you might like to know how we look at our current market conditions. The real estate market continues to improve in 2014. Closed and pending sales increased in most segments of the market and foreclosures and short sales are dropping. Development is also recovering as downtown condominium prices are back near the 2008 peak. To read the entire article, please click here.    KoenigRubloff HomeMap Provides Neighborhood Amenity Insight The KoenigRubloff HomeMap is a useful tool that can be created by your agent to display selected amenities, resources, restaurants and other venues that are in close proximity to a particular address. This map can be printed and used as a great reference for buyers interested in a new area or sellers wishing to educate buyers about amenities close to the home they are selling. To get a HomeMap for your address or the neighborhood surrounding a particular listing, contact your Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff agent.  Good to Know   Decorate Your Home for the Fall Season Inside and Out  Autumn is a season for creativity while decorating your home inside and out. From fresh flowers to DIY hanging fall leaf streamers, HGTV.com offers some fantastic decorating tips. To see the list of suggestions, please click here.​ Apples to Apples  Fall is a time for apple picking, apple cider, and all things apple! For the best fall apple recipes out there, check out this terrific list of tantalizing recipes from The Cooking Channel. offers their take on what they consider to be the best apple harvest recipes out there. To see the recipes, please click here.    Logan Square Beauty SOLD in 1 day!   US Housing Market Outlook for FALL 2014 #‎chicagoluxuryrealty‬ ‪#‎stpeteluxuryrealty‬ http://blog.koenigrubloff.com/2014/08/22/u-s-housing-market-outlook-for-fall-2014/ The KoenigRubloff Report Receive valuable weekly email updates on the real estate market from your broker for any zip code you choose in Cook, Lake or DuPage County. Click here to sign up and please be sure to indicate the name of your broker.   Check out the newest game in town.Berkshire Hathaway..The world's most trusted brand!   Opening up the new Beach Drive office in beautiful downtown ST. Pete! Picture yourself collecting shells on Trip Advisor's BEST Beaches then coming to your affordable lifestyle or 2nd home in Tropical St. Pete. Carpe Diem..For the Ongoing Collection of LIFE! stpeteluxuryrealty.com   Ron Goldstein Luxury Broker Associate RGoldstein@koenigrubloff.com 3127717190 www.chicagoluxuryrealty.com

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