2008 December <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-188"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: December 30th, 2008</li> <li>By: Krystin</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/2008/12/30/make-your-downtown-new-years-celebration-memorable-and-safe/" title="Make Your Downtown New Year’s Celebration Memorable and Safe">Make Your Downtown New Year’s Celebration Memorable and Safe</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>By far one of the biggest nights of the year for celebrating is New Year’s Eve. Millions of people are flocking to the hubs of excitement in large cities to commemorate another year ended and a new year to come. However, can quickly turn into chaotic, and sometimes dangerous situations. Therefore, guarantee yourself an unforgettable [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/30/make-your-downtown-new-years-celebration-memorable-and-safe/#comments" title="Comment on Make Your Downtown New Year’s Celebration Memorable and Safe">3 Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-182"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: December 23rd, 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/2008/12/23/another-reason-to-live-in-chicago-its-fast-companys-us-city-of-the-year/" title="Another Reason to Live in Chicago? It’s Fast Company’s U.S. City of the Year!">Another Reason to Live in Chicago? It’s Fast Company’s U.S. City of the Year!</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>News from the hip tech, green and innovation magazine, Fast Company, is that Chicago has been named their U.S. City of the Year. Citizens of our great City already know the reasons — cultural attractions that could keep you busy very day of the year, a history that is known worldwide, an economy that’s growing [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/23/another-reason-to-live-in-chicago-its-fast-companys-us-city-of-the-year/#respond" title="Comment on Another Reason to Live in Chicago? 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Follow a few of these tips and you could reducing those outrageous home heating [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/23/energy-saving-tips/#respond" title="Comment on Energy Saving Tips">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post_alt" id="post-171"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: December 23rd, 2008</li> <li>By: Krystin</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/2008/12/23/holiday-traveling-tips/" title="Holiday Traveling Tips">Holiday Traveling Tips</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p> Christmas is a few days away and the traveling season is upon us. Whether your transportation is by land, air or maybe even by sea, New West Realty has some helpful tips that are useful to every traveler.</p> <p>First and foremost, be realistic about your traveling plan. Let’s face the facts — it [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/23/holiday-traveling-tips/#respond" title="Comment on Holiday Traveling Tips">No Comments</a></p>  </div> </div></div> <div class="post" id="post-164"><div class="wrapper"> <div class="postmeta"> <ul> <li>Posted on: December 4th, 2008</li> <li>By: Krystin</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/2008/12/04/why-buy-now/" title="Why buy now?">Why buy now?</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <p>So you are thinking of buying a home, but can’t decide if it is a good time to buy? Here are some reasons why there has never been a better time to buy!</p> <p>It’s a buyers market! Take advantage of low prices. New homes are currently a bargain and when the market improves your investment could [...]</p> <p><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/04/why-buy-now/#comments" title="Comment on Why buy now?">5 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>December 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="November" colspan="3" id="prev"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/11/" title="View posts for November 2008">« Nov</a></td> <td class="pad"> </td> <td abbr="January" colspan="3" id="next"><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2009/01/" title="View posts for January 2009">Jan »</a></td> </tr> </tfoot> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="1" class="pad"> </td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/04/" title="Why buy now?">4</a></td><td>5</td><td>6</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>11</td><td>12</td><td>13</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td><td>15</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>19</td><td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td><td>22</td><td><a href="http://mynewwesthome.com/blog/2008/12/23/" title="Holiday Traveling Tips, Energy Saving Tips, Another Reason to Live in Chicago? 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