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McHenry Neighborhoods

C.Kropp — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:12:39 +0000

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Johnsburg Neighborhoods

C.Kropp — Sat, 21 May 2011 03:08:41 +0000

Click here to find a home to rent or buy in Johnsburg, IL. 60051. Whether you’re looking to rent an apartment, house, condo, or townhouse. We can help you find that perfect home. Click here and set-up Free Online Home Search and get all new listing updates daily.

Lake Villa, Illinois Subdivisions

C.Kropp — Sat, 21 May 2011 02:42:07 +0000

Lake Villa, Illinois is a great place to rent a house. Deciding to rent a home is a big decision, and Lake Villa is full of stuff to do, from parks and walking trails to water sports and winter sports.

The Lake Villa

Lake in the Hills Subdivisions

C.Kropp — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:01:49 +0000

Lake in the Hills is located in McHenry County, Illinois with in Grafton Township and Algonquin Township. The 2000 census estimates Lake in the Hills population as . There are many subdivisions in Lake in the Hills. Each subdivision in Lake in the Hills has homes for rent whether you are looking for an apartment for rent, house for rent, townhouse for rent, or condo for rent.

Lake in the Hills is actually the name of a lake which is located east off of Randall Road, north of Algonquin Road and west of Pyott Road and is surrounded by homes, as well as the Village Hall and Nockels Park on the north side, as well as Indian Trail Beach to the south.

Making Home Affordable Program

C.Kropp — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:46:46 +0000

The current administration has come up with the “Making Home Affordable Program” to help Americans avoid foreclosure by lowering

their payments to manageable amounts. I have seen some cases where it has helped some homeowners avoid foreclosure, you can check out their stories on our website’s blog.

What about the people that submit paper after paper, answer phone call after phone call, and still after months of frustration still have not heard an answer? Why is there not a time period given to the banks that tells them “you have three months to determine if a homeowner qualifies for this program”. In order to short-sale your home now-a-days you have to have been denied by your bank in the Making Home Affordable Program. How can people sell their houses if they can never get qualified or denied for this program?

Paul and Veronica are clients of mine that live in McHenry County. They bought their house in the end of 2006 during the boom in the market but paid lower for it because it was in foreclosure. They have a two-unit rental unit in their town, which pays for itself and leaves a profit each month, just enough to cover the rental and their own mortgage. Their mortgage is with Wells-Fargo, they have a home equity line with their bank which was used to pay for the rental unit.

Paul was rehabbing houses up until the real estate market went belly up. His wife was working with him but has since started staying home with their kids and babysitting some friends kids to pay the bills. Paul has been doing every side job offered to him, and applying for dozens of jobs hoping to find one. They are barely making ends meet each month. They contacted their bank to apply for the Making Home Affordable Program because they are not making enough money to cover their taxes and payments, not to mention their bills. Wells-Fargo sent out a package, assured them that they didn’t have to have missed payments, just be in danger of it.

This was a year and a half ago. Paul and Veronica have still not heard an answer from Wells-Fargo. Every week since they submitted the paperwork the bank has called and asked them for paperwork, most of which was already given to them in the original package submitted 18 months ago. Each month Wells-Fargo calls them to remind them to make their mortgage payment, which they have done while allowing other bills to fall by the wayside by figuring that a roof over their children’s heads and food in their stomachs is most important. They have been late on some of the payments, but have always ended up coming up with the money.

Is Wells-Fargo stringing them along because they have $130,000.00 in equity in their house after having put $150,000.00 down to buy the house? Or does this process just take more than 18 months to complete? I have had homeowners that have been given an answer with in three months that a mortgage went from $1,500. to $600. I have had homeowners that applied and went through six months of giving and re-giving paperwork only to be told that they bought their house two days after the dead-line. Really? The bank couldn’t have told them that six months sooner, the bank knew exactly when they bought the house, it was on the first page of the paperwork packet.

This program is supposed to help homeowners to avoid foreclosure by adjusting the mortgage to make it affordable. I have seen this program help people. I have also seen this program drag people through mountains of paperwork with no end in sight. Why has there not been a time limit put on the amount of time the banks have to approve or deny an applicant?

Please take the time to share your stories about the trials and tribulations of the Making Home Affordable Program. Let everyone know if you or someone you know has qualified, been denied, and how long the process took. Did you go through the entire process and now your mortgage payment is $100 less?

Renting, Selling, Buying a home in Lake and Mchenry County

C.Kropp — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:01:44 +0000

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Woodstock, Illinois Subdivisions

C.Kropp — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:28:03 +0000

Woodstock, Illinois is the county seat of McHenry County.

Antioch, Illinois Subdivisions

C.Kropp — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:30:49 +0000

Antioch, Illinois is located in Lake County Illinois. Antioch is located inside of Antioch Township and borders Wisconsin to the north and Lake Villa to the south. Antioch is a wonderful place to live.

Abbey Estates is located in Antioch

Antioch Estates is located in Antioch

Antioch Heights is located in Antioch

Antioch Hills is located in Antioch

Antioch Manor is located in Antioch

Arbors of Windmill Creek is located in Antioch

Ashwoods is located in Antioch

Ashwoods Glen is located in Antioch

Barr Haven is located in Antioch

Beachwood is located in Antioch

Brighton Farm is located in Antioch

California Ice and Coal is located in Antioch

Cedar Point Townhomes is located in Antioch

Chain O Lakes Annex is located in Antioch

Channel Lake Bluffs is located in Antioch

Channel Lake Shores is located in Antioch

Channoaks is located in Antioch

Clublands Antioch is located in Antioch

County Clerks Subdivision is located in Antioch

Del Monte Gardens is located in Antioch

Depot Landings is located in Antioch

Dupre Antioch South Plaz is located in Antioch

Eagle Ridge is located in Antioch

Eagles Nest is located in Antioch

East Loon Lake Shore is located in Antioch

Edgewater is located in Antioch

Fairway Estates is located in Antioch

Fairway Greens is located in Antioch

Fairway Harbor is located in Antioch

Fairway Manor is located in Antioch

Falcon Hill Estates is located in Antioch

Farrins First is located in Antioch

Felters is located in Antioch

Flora Acres is located in Antioch

Fox Lake Heights is located in Antioch

Fox River Springs is located in Antioch

Giffords Fair Oaks is located in Antioch

Golf View Manor is located in Antioch

Grand Bluff is located in Antioch

Grandview is located in Antioch

Groveland Park is located in Antioch

Harbor Ridge is located in Antioch

Heart O Lakes is located in Antioch

Heron Harbor is located in Antioch

Hidden Creek is located in Antioch

Indian Point is located in Antioch

J L Shaws is located in Antioch

Klondike Hills is located in Antioch

Lagoona is located in Antioch

Lake Center Gardens is located in Antioch

Lakeside is located in Antioch

Landmark Pointe is located in Antioch

Little Silver Lake is located in Antioch

Loon Lake Beach is located in Antioch

Mystic Cove is located in Antioch

Neuhaven is located in Antioch

Neumann is located in Antioch

Newport Cove is located in Antioch

Oakwood Knolls is located in Antioch

Petite Lake Gardens is located in Antioch

Pine Hill Lake is located in Antioch

Pine Hill Lakes is located in Antioch

Red Wing View is located in Antioch

Regency Estates is located in Antioch

Resthaven is located in Antioch

Rosing is located in Antioch

Sabrina Manor is located in Antioch

Santino’s is located in Antioch

Selters is located in Antioch

Sequoit Terrace is located in Antioch

Shady Nook is located in Antioch

Shannons is located in Antioch

Silver Lake is located in Antioch

Simons Klondike is located in Antioch

Springwell Farms is located in Antioch

Sunset Ridge is located in Antioch

Tiffany Court is located in Antioch

Tiffany Farms is located in Antioch

Trevor Creek is located in Antioch

Villa’s of Antioch is located in Antioch

Village Green is located in Antioch

Volk Brothers mMid Lakes is located in Antioch

Warriner Shores is located in Antioch

Wedgewood is located in Antioch

Westgate is located in Antioch

Windmill Creek is located in Antioch

Woodbine Park is located in Antioch

Woodcrest is located in Antioch

Wooded Heights Estates is located in Antioch

Woodland is located in Antioch

Woodland Ridge is located in Antioch

Woods of Antioch is located in Antioch

Crystal Lake Subdivisions

C.Kropp — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:50:56 +0000

There are quite a few subdivisions in Crystal Lake, which might surprise some

Spring Grove, Illinois Neighborhoods

C.Kropp — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:39:49 +0000

If you are looking to move to Spring Grove, please visit our website and set up an automatic search that will send you emails daily of what you are searching for. Spring Grove’s homes are mostly single family houses, but there are some apartments converted from older homes.

Spring Grove, Illinois was founded by English settlers in the 1830′s. The area was home to the Pottawatomi Indians who named the Nippersink Creek which flows through Spring Grove, but the indians were relocated from the area by the treaty of 1834. The Spring Grove area was home to an agricultural community, and Fred Hatch constructed the first vertical silo in 1873 which greatly helped farming.

The expansion of the railroad to Spring Grove in 1900 helped with the town’s expansion in real estate and was incorporated as a village in 1902. The train station was closed in the 1960′s, and most of the town’s businesses shut down when the station did. Intermatic moved to Spring Grove in the 1960′s from Chicago and helped build the town back up, employing more than 1,000 people. You can read more on the history of Spring Grove by visiting their website.

Spring Grove is located in McHenry County, as well as a portion also in Lake County, and just south of the Wisconsin border. There are 3,762 residential addresses in Spring Grove, with 3,469 of them being single family addresses. The post office is located on Westward Drive and contains 293 post office boxes. There are 330 business addresses currently in Spring Grove, but that number will keep rising as the amount of businesses on Route 12 and Spring Grove Road keep increasing. Jewel-Osco was opened, Chase bank, Walgreens, a car wash, as well as restaurants and a fitness center and for a full list of their Business Directory you can visit their website. The Spring Grove Police Station is located off of Meyer Road. There are still many available lots for sale with in Spring Grove, ready for you to build your dream home.

Spring Grove is home to many different neighborhoods, and people from all around are drawn to the rural feel of the one-acre per lot neighborhoods that Spring Grove are known for. While there are not very many apartments in Spring Grove, you can find single family homes to rent, as well as older homes that have been divided into duplexes or apartments.

Breezy Lawn Estates is located north of Route 173 and west of Wilmot Road just south of the Wisconsin/Illinois border. The houses in this subdivision are single family homes on large parcels of land. Located inside this subdivision at 11003 W. Riviera is Breezy Lawn Park which offers a playground, basketball court, and open space.
Chillems is located east off of State Park Road (East St.) north of Route 12. The neighborhood backs up to the Nippersink Canoe Base County Park.
Colemar is located north of Route 12, west of Johnsburg-Wilmot Road, south of Main Street and east of Blivin Street next to the Thomas Memorial County Park in unincorporated Spring Grove. The Nippersink Creek runs through this subdivision just before it runs into the Nippersink Canoe Base County Park. The subdivision contains custom built single family homes, mostly wooded lots that offer privacy.
Dubell Park is located in Spring Grove.
Edgewater Manor is located in Spring Grove.
English Prairie is located south of Route 173, east of Winn Road and west of Richardson Road. This is a subdivision of single family homes.
Fieldstone Ridge is located west of Spring Grove Road, south of Route 12 with entrances off of both main roads, but offering a quiet, seemingly away-from-it-all charm. This subdivision offers custom built single family homes on large lots, close to the Spring Grove Jewel-Osco and other shopping.
Forest Ridge Estates is located east of Solon Road and south of Route 173, west of Winn Road, but closer to Clark Road near the Washington Cemetery and north of Route 12. This subdivision has single family homes on large lots.
Fox Lake Vista is located north of Route 12, east of State Park Road, south of Grass Lake Road and just west of Nippersink Lake. This subdivision offers older single family homes on smaller parcels of land.
Fox Woods is located east of Meyer Road and south of Route 12 and east of Wilmot Road. This subdivision offers custom built homes on large parcels of land, is close to shopping and easy commuting with Route 12 just a stone’s throw but without the business of traffic.
Green Ridge is located west off of Winn Road, south of Route 173, north of Solon Road. The subdivision is single family homes on large parcels of land and is most easily accessible from Winn Road.
Highland Estates is located in Spring Grove.
J L Shaws is located in Spring Grove.
Kohl Manor is located off of State Park Road, just south of Grass Lake Road. The entrance is off of State Park Road and Kohl Avenue. This subdivision features older homes in a single family neighborhood and backs up to Nippersink Creek.
Lotus Woods is located south of Grass Lake Road in between West Lake Shore Drive and West Greenwood Avenue, north of Minneola Bay, Nippersink Lake, and Fox Lake. Lotus Woods subdivision is located in Lake County, and is in Antioch Township.
Nippersink Manor is located in Spring Grove.
Nippersink Terrace is located off of Route 12 with the entrance at Terrace Lane.
North Ridge is located in Spring Grove.
Nottingham Woods is located off of Route 12 with the entrance at Sherwood Forest Drive, west of Spring Grove Road. The entrance to this subdivision of single family, custom built homes features large castle tower-like structures that flank either side of the entrance and feature street names such as King’s Lair Drive, Chelmsford Drive, and Oxfordshire Lane.
Oak Valley Estates is located west of Winn Road, north of E. Solon Road and Route 12, with the entrance Oak Valley Drive and Monterra Drive. This subdivision is of single family homes on large lots.
Oak Valley Hills is located east off of Winn Road with the entrance north of Main Street on West Elk Drive.
Oakland is located in Spring Grove.
Orchard Bluff Estates is located west of Johnsburg-Wilmot Road, north of Sunset Road, east of Meyer Road and has entrances on East Applewood Lane and West Applewood Lane. This single family subdivision features custom built homes on large lots.
Paddock Estates is located west of Johnsburg-Wilmot Road, north of Main Street, east of Blivin Street, and is accessed by Paddock Road.
Park View Hills is located in Spring Grove.
Pine Meadow is located east of Winn Road, north of Main Street, with entrances from Hidden Trail and Elk Drive. This single family home subdivision is custom built homes on acre lots.
Red Oak Estates is located in Spring Grove off of Meyer Road south of Route 12.
Spring Dale Trails is located south off of English Prairie Road and Siedschlag Road between Richardson Road and Wilmot Road.
Spring Grove Estates is located off of South Solon Road south of Route 12 with entrance at Ridge Road. This single family subdivision is in Richmond Township and next to Nottingham Woods.
Spring Meadows is located in Spring Grove.
Stone Creek Crossing is located just off of Route 12 and Wilmot Road.
Sundial Farms is located north of Main Street, east off of Wilmot Road, south of Route 173. Sundial Farms is a single family subdivision on large lots of land.
The Preserve is located in Spring Grove.
The Vintage is located off of Wilmot Road, south of Route 173, north of Route 12. This single family home subdivision was built by Eagle Homes.
Whitetail Crossing is located north of East Solon Road/Main Street, west off of Winn Road, with the entrance at White Tail Drive. This single family subdivision features large lots and still has lots available.
Wilmot Farms is located east of Richardson Road, west of Wilmot Road, north of Main Street, and south of English Prairie Road. The main entrance is Wilmot Farms Drive accessible both off of Richardson Raod and Wilmot Road. This single family subdivision offers both ranch and two-story homes on large lots and a playground and open space park.

Spring Grove has a diverse land division, including residential, commercial, farm, industrial, and forest preserve. Nippersink Creek flows through in a south east direction. Spring Grove is part of Richmond Township, Burton Township, and Antioch Township. There are single family homes for rent in the Spring Grove area, and as the town expands they plan to allow builders to build more diverse housing types, including apartment complexes, town homes, and more single family homes.

As Spring Grove continues to grow they have plans for more affordable housing, and you can read their Comprehensive Land Use Plan on the internet.

If you have more information on a subdivision please comment on our posting. We’d love to hear from you! Remember to visit our website to buy house in Spring Grove. You can also see what’s available for rent anywhere in McHenry County or Lake County, Illinois. Visit our Spring Grove page to learn more about Spring Grove, Il.