WELCOME TO THE NEWS PAGE AT ESSEX ESTATE SERVICES.
The intent of this page is to inform and educate you about interesting situations, unusual items, and news-worthy events that may affect you when the time comes to liquidate your personal property. Visit us frequently for updated, timely information, tips and suggestions, and links to resources about personal property liquidation and appraisals.
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This first article provides insight about how people tend to value their possessions.
Join Rich and a panel of other appraisers at this year’s appraisal fair event at The Historical Society of Oak Park & River Forest. The event will be this Saturday, February 8th, from 10am to 3pm at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park, IL 60301. For more information visit […]
View PostThis is the first piece of advice we give clients when they ask us “where do we start getting rid of the contents of a house.” This story from AOL.com tells of a lucky find that could be worth a quarter million dollars! The heir had no idea of the value. Granted, finds like these […]
View PostMy client’s husband was pulling up the old carpet late one night while rehabbing their 1950s home when something sparkly caught his eye. “I got you something”, he said. She called me to ask if it could be “real”. I inspected the piece and confirmed that it was in fact a gold, diamond and sapphire […]
View PostToday’s record cold temperatures across most of the nation sparked our recollections of how people stayed warm during winter cold spells before the invention of super insulation for homes and high efficiency furnaces. “Pot Belly” small cast iron stoves were often placed in rooms as a source of heat and as a warming surface for […]
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The Pantone Color Institute, Carlstadt, N.J., has been the global color authority and provider of professional color standards for the design industries for more than 50 years. Pantone charts future color direction and studies how color influences human thought processes, emotions and physical reactions. For the past 14 years, Pantone’s Color of the Year has […]
View PostThis post summarizes a Wall Street Journal article, December 15, 2012, by Andrea Coombes. The Wall Street Journal reported recently that baby boomers and elder Americans say personal keepsakes, family stories and last wishes are more important to their legacy than money. Most baby boomers (86%) and Americans aged 72 and older (74%) said family […]
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