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Without further delay:<br /> 1. There is no such thing as a national real estate market. What happens in Las Vegas…well, as far as the housing market there, yes, [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/23/10-facts-you-should-know-about-today%e2%80%99s-illinois-real-estate-market/#respond" title="Comment on 10 Facts You Should Know About Today’s Illinois Real Estate Market">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-122"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: October 21st, 2008</li> <li>By: Krystin</li> <li>Under: <a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/category/this-is-cool/" title="View all posts in This is cool!" rel="category tag">This is cool!</a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/21/twitter-a-silly-name-but-a-great-way-to-keep-connected/" title="Twitter: A Silly Name, But a Great Way to Keep Connected">Twitter: A Silly Name, But a Great Way to Keep Connected</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>What’s a Twitter?<br /> If you’re like most online consumers these days, it seems like every time you fire up your Explorer, Firefox or Safari web browser, there’s another oddly-named web site staring you in the face. Or, perhaps you’ve heard your kids talking about “tweeting” to their friends, your younger cohorts at the office giggling about [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/21/twitter-a-silly-name-but-a-great-way-to-keep-connected/#respond" title="Comment on Twitter: A Silly Name, But a Great Way to Keep Connected">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post" id="post-116"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: October 14th, 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/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/2008/10/14/chicago-to-be-the-hub-of-nine-state-high-speed-network/" title="Chicago to be the hub of nine-state, high speed network">Chicago to be the hub of nine-state, high speed network</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>With high fuel prices and the over abundance of traffic on the highways its no wonder we are facing pollution and global warming issues let alone your own road aggression.<br /> Trains are becoming a valuable means of transportation these days and may soon be the smartest, fastest and less painful!<br /> I found an article on the Chicago [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/14/chicago-to-be-the-hub-of-nine-state-high-speed-network/#respond" title="Comment on Chicago to be the hub of nine-state, high speed network">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-103"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: October 3rd, 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></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/03/deliveries-by-late-novemberearly-december/" title="Deliveries by Late November/Early December">Deliveries by Late November/Early December</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>Delivery of the brand new condos at 1555 Wabash is expected by late November/early December and the 14-story building is already 70% sold.<br /> These complexes range in size from one to three bedrooms and 767 to 1,376 square feet respectively with a balcony or terrace available in each. These condos are available in a variety of [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/03/deliveries-by-late-novemberearly-december/#respond" title="Comment on Deliveries by Late November/Early December">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post" id="post-74"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: October 1st, 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></li> </ul> </div> <h2><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/01/heritage-homes-and-park-place-homes-new-hours/" title="Heritage Homes and Park Place Homes New Hours">Heritage Homes and Park Place Homes New Hours</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>New West Realty wants to give you the best quality service possible and therefore we want to inform you about our new office hours for the Heritage Homes and Park Place Homes communities.<br /> We will be open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We are also open on the weekends from 12 [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/01/heritage-homes-and-park-place-homes-new-hours/#respond" title="Comment on Heritage Homes and Park Place Homes New Hours">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="clear"></div> <div class="navigation"> </div> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <ul> <li id="calendar" class="widget widget_calendar"><h2 class="widgettitle"> </h2> <div id="calendar_wrap"><table id="wp-calendar" summary="Calendar"> <caption>October 2008</caption> <thead> <tr> <th abbr="Sunday" scope="col" title="Sunday">S</th> <th abbr="Monday" scope="col" title="Monday">M</th> <th abbr="Tuesday" scope="col" title="Tuesday">T</th> <th abbr="Wednesday" scope="col" title="Wednesday">W</th> <th abbr="Thursday" scope="col" title="Thursday">T</th> <th abbr="Friday" scope="col" title="Friday">F</th> <th abbr="Saturday" scope="col" title="Saturday">S</th> </tr> </thead> <tfoot> <tr> <td abbr="September" colspan="3" id="prev"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/09/" title="View posts for September 2008">« Sep</a></td> <td class="pad"> </td> <td abbr="November" colspan="3" id="next"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/11/" title="View posts for November 2008">Nov »</a></td> </tr> </tfoot> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" class="pad"> </td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/01/" title="Heritage Homes and Park Place Homes New Hours">1</a></td><td>2</td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/03/" title="Deliveries by Late November/Early December">3</a></td><td>4</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td><td>13</td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/14/" title="Chicago to be the hub of nine-state, high speed network">14</a></td><td>15</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>18</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td><td>20</td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/21/" title="Twitter: A Silly Name, But a Great Way to Keep Connected">21</a></td><td>22</td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/10/23/" title="10 Facts You Should Know About Today’s Illinois Real Estate Market">23</a></td><td>24</td><td>25</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td><td>27</td><td>28</td><td>29</td><td>30</td><td>31</td> <td class="pad" colspan="1"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></li> <li id="text-177291682" class="widget widget_text"> <div class="textwidget"><a href="http://www.mynewwesthome.com/"><img src="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/nwhome.jpg" border="0"></a></div> </li> <li id="categories-177291681" class="widget widget_categories"><h2 class="widgettitle">Categories</h2> <select name='cat' id='cat' class='postform' > <option value='-1'>Select Category</option> <option value="4">Chicago (23)</option> <option value="25">Environment (9)</option> <option value="11">Events (13)</option> <option value="282">Good to Know (9)</option> <option value="12">New & Notable (26)</option> <option value="3">New West Realty (8)</option> <option value="10">News & Annoucements (25)</option> <option value="14">Photos & Videos (4)</option> <option value="276">Things to Do (8)</option> <option value="13">Things to Think About (21)</option> <option value="48">This is cool! 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