INSIDE THE BELT

Summer 2017 | Quarterly eNewsletter

Congratulations, Winners!

We congratulate the winners of the 1st Annual Bungalow Garden Contest: You Be the Judge ! Nearly 5,000 votes came in over just four days last week! Here are the gardens you chose to take home the $250 cash prize:

Front Garden Winner Maureen & Eamon Reilly

Rear/Side Garden Winner Pamela Dallas Pamela's garden scored a competition-best 808 votes!

Window/Planter Boxes Winner Annie Picard

View all the winners' photos in our Bungalow Garden Lookbook!

View the Lookbook

Photos of some winners' and contestants' gardens will be featured in the 2018 Chicago Bungalow Association calendar—to be released August 31, 2017!

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Seminars

The Spring Series Wrap-Up The final seminar of the Spring 2017 Series was a special event held at the South Shore Cultural Center. Jeff Ediger, owner of Oak Brothers, presented on Wood Window Restoration. 85 attendees learned the Why's and How's of restoring original wood windows—an issue of concern for many bungalow owners who are lucky enough to still have their original windows.   Read the recap on our blog, complete with all the handouts and Jeff's product recommendations! Read the Recap

Help us Plan the Fall Series! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Seminars are planned based on topics YOU want to learn about. Would you benefit from a masonry repair seminar or a basement finishing seminar? What locations work best for you based on where you live? We need your input to help us plan the Fall 2017 Series! Please let us know by choosing from a list of topics in this Request Form: Request Seminars

The Bungalow Market

The bungalow market is hot - both IRL and on this feature of our website which has quickly become the most visited page! No matter the season, our bungalows have proven to (once again) be the most coveted first-time homebuyer housing type on the market in Chicago. Explore Chicago bungalows currently on the market across Chicago's Bungalow Belt and Chicagoland, as well as Real Estate Agents who know the ins and outs of Chicago bungalows! What's listed always has our CBA stamp of approval!

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