Mortage Money Available; 67 Properties Sold; Real Estate Market Moving in Past 2 Weeks

Contrary to what many would believe, there is plenty of mortgage money available for the purchase and refinancing of property.

This availability of funds has been the reason why in the last 15 days, the toughest 15 days in the recent financial history of this country, 30 properties in Evanston have gone under contract and another 37 properties closed and new owners took title.

Local banks and mortgage lenders are telling us that for qualified buyers with down payment they have money to lend at good rates.

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What Evanston Needs Now - by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith wrote a letter to the editor that appeared recently in the Evanston RoundTable. I thought it was worth repeating here. It's about two pages long...click 'Read more' to see the complete article.

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"What Evanston Needs (And Doesn't Need)
Editor:

Recently, a community leader asked me, "What do you think Evanston needs?" This huge question can't be answered in one conversation, but looking back at the last few years, here are some starters.

What Evanston needs are more leaders who regard every citizen's concerns as deserving consideration, regardless of their neighborhood. What Evanston does not need are opinion leaders - elected, community or media - who exploit differences between neighborhoods or constituencies, or seek to pit one against another....

REVISED Downtown Plan Drafts available online

Both the clean and red-line versions of the REVISED DOWNTOWN PLAN that the Plan Commission will be voting on at their October 15 meeting are now available online. The documents can be found here:

http://www.cityofevanston.org/downtown

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