You've spent hours pouring over plans, locations, builders' reputations and options to ensure your dream home was perfect. Now that closing day is just around the corner, you suddenly hear that little voice in your head saying, "How do I prepare for closing and homeownership? Is there a new bestseller website with online tips or a special advice hotline to tell you what you'll need to know?"

The words "convenient location" are an understatement at Wiseman-Hughes' newest townhome community, Randall Highlands. This North Aurora community is just minutes from the I-88 Orchard Road exit which gives you quick access to work and downtown Chicago. The community also has nearly 200,000 square feet of shopping under development and it's minutes from the Geneva Commons and Chicago Premium Outlets. This area is the shopping Mecca of the suburbs. As if this weren't enough, a new Woodman's grocery store just north of the Orchard Road exit makes picking up a few items after work a breeze.

Walkability. No it's not the latest dance step at the hottest club in town. Walkability is the latest trend in new home communities, and it's coming to The Plaza in Aurora. This Summer, Wiseman-Hughes will launch The Plaza, a community of rowhomes, condominiums and penthouses with prices beginning in the mid $200's, and located 1/2 mile west of Rte. 59 on Station Blvd.

Seeing the White Sox win the World Series was icing on the cake for students at Marmion Academy in Aurora. The South Siders' 200 home runs last season gifted the prep school with a $20,000 donation from Wiseman-Hughes as part of the annual "Home Run Call," A White Sox and ESPN promotion. Sponsor, Wiseman-Hughes Enterprises, upped the ante over last year donating $100 per home run to the Aurora high school.

No, we're not referring to the scary Alfred Hitchcock thriller, but the future view from your new homes' rear windows at Reston Ponds in Sycamore.

Phase III is now open and the rear views from these homes offer picturesque scenes of pristine, natural ponds. Spend the break of dawn in your breakfast nook listening to the lap of soothing waves and the sounds of local wildlife while sipping your favorite morning blend. Pure heaven.

Ashcroft Walk has moved into its sales trailer home, a short walk
across the street from Ashcroft Place in Oswego. Here we’ll be
able to spend quality time with you as you decide which townhome is perfect for your new residence. Plus, you’ll have
a bird’s eye view from our cozy trailer of the models under construction.

Almost three million baby boomers will turn 60 this year, including Cher, Donald Trump, President George Bush, and maybe you. As a result of hitting the big 60, many will downsize from that immense two-story estate to something more manageable -- fewer steps, fewer rooms, and one-level living.

Wiseman-Hughes knows exactly who you are and what you want. They've been designing ranch plans for 45 years, continually improving and perfecting as lifestyles and people change and evolve. It's exactly why one of every five Wiseman-Hughes homeowners selects a ranch plan from among the builder's vast library of designs.