Feeling Chilly? Winter might be sending Chicagoans packing!

If you are a true Chicagoan, a little -20 degree weather is nothing to you, right? Well apparently it's scaring some of our more light-hearted residents towards greener, I mean, warmer pastures. After coming back to Chicago from Arizona, I have to admit this will be my first real winter in FOUR YEARS! The truth is, I don't even have a jacket yet! Still, just because I hear in the news, "2011-2012 Winter will be Worst in the Country...maybe Ever" hasn't tempted me to turn and run just yet. But maybe these people know better than I:

Planning a move to Arizona, Martha DeVita originally thought she'd list her Cliffside Park, N.J., home in the spring, when the real estate market traditionally heats up.

But faced with this winter's harsh weather, she put up the "for sale" sign in January. Within a week, she accepted an offer. "I have no complaint, I'll tell you," said DeVita, 78. "People are still looking. … I don't see any reason why people would wait till spring."

To read the entire article, visit:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02-25/classified/sc-cons-0224-winter-home-sales-20110225_1_market-sellers-buyers