2008 September <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.6" />  <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/themes/lust/style.css" type="text/css" media="screen" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="text/xml" title="RSS .92" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/rss/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Atom 0.3" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/atom/" /> <link rel="pingback" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/xmlrpc.php" /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/07/' /> <link rel='archives' title='June 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/06/' /> <link rel='archives' title='May 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/05/' /> <link rel='archives' title='April 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/04/' /> <link rel='archives' title='March 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/03/' /> <link rel='archives' title='February 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/02/' /> <link rel='archives' title='January 2009' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/01/' /> <link rel='archives' title='December 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/' /> <link rel='archives' title='November 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/11/' /> <link rel='archives' title='October 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/' /> <link rel='archives' title='September 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/' /> <link rel='archives' title='August 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/08/' /> <link rel='archives' title='July 2008' href='http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/07/' /> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/xmlrpc.php?rsd" /> <link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" /> <meta name="generator" content="WordPress 2.6" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/sociable/sociable.css" /> </head> <body class="wpd-lust"> <div id="header"><div class="wrap_center"> <h1><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/" title="ChicagoWord home page">ChicagoWord</a></h1> </div></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="menu"> <ul> <li class="page_item"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog" title="Home">Home</a></li> <li class="page_item page-item-21"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/about-new-west-realty/" title="About New West Realty">About New West Realty</a></li> <li class="rss"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/feed/" title="Subscribe to Feed">Subscribe to Feed</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div id="page"><div class="wrap_center"><div class="wrap_float"> <div class="maincolumn"> <div class="banner"> </div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="post" id="post-62"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: September 25th, 2008</li> <li>By: Krystin</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/new-notable/" title="View all posts in New & Notable" rel="category tag">New & Notable</a>, <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/news-annoucements/" title="View all posts in News & Annoucements" rel="category tag">News & Annoucements</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/25/chicagos-olympic-plans/" title="Chicago’s Olympic Plans">Chicago’s Olympic Plans</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Rumor has it, if Chicago wins the bid to host the 2016 Olympics, a new 180,000-square-foot aquatic center will be built.<br /> This new aquatic facility would be an asset to both Chicago and the United States. In light of the vast success of both male and female U.S. swim teams in this past summer Olympics; the [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/25/chicagos-olympic-plans/#respond" title="Comment on Chicago’s Olympic Plans">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-52"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: September 24th, 2008</li> <li>By: Krystin</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/new-notable/" title="View all posts in New & Notable" rel="category tag">New & Notable</a>, <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/tours/" title="View all posts in Tours" rel="category tag">Tours</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/24/new-west-realty-virtual-tours/" title="New West Realty’s Virtual Tours">New West Realty’s Virtual Tours</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Take a look inside some our incredible new homes! They offer amazing Chicago views, open space, and luxury amenities.<br /> Historic University Station Loft with Chicago Skyline Views</p> <p>See the View from this Amazing Chicago West Loop Loft</p> <p>Brand New Townhome at Eastgate Village in Chicago</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/24/new-west-realty-virtual-tours/#respond" title="Comment on New West Realty’s Virtual Tours">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post" id="post-47"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: September 10th, 2008</li> <li>By: Jim</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/things-to-think-about/" title="View all posts in Things to Think About" rel="category tag">Things to Think About</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/10/freddie-fannie-whats-the-bailout-mean/" title="Freddie & Fannie: What’s the Bailout Mean?">Freddie & Fannie: What’s the Bailout Mean?</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p> <br /> <br /> Unless you’ve been under a financial rock the past week or so, doubtless you know of the federal government’s announcement that it would bail out two of the nation’s largest mortgage holders (by some accounts, they hold 50% of all mortgages in the U.S.), Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.<br /> <br /> But what does this mean for buyers? [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/10/freddie-fannie-whats-the-bailout-mean/#respond" title="Comment on Freddie & Fannie: What’s the Bailout Mean?">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-44"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: September 9th, 2008</li> <li>By: Jim</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/things-to-think-about/" title="View all posts in Things to Think About" rel="category tag">Things to Think About</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/09/retire-in-the-city-the-south-loop-makes-perfect-sense/" title="Retire in the City? The South Loop Makes Perfect Sense.">Retire in the City? The South Loop Makes Perfect Sense.</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p> <br /> <br /> CNNMoney.com wisely choose Chicago’s South Loop recently as one of the best places to retire in the entire United States. 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