After viewing houses in Oak Park on Sunday, my buyers and I decided to check out some houses just north of Oak Park in Chicago’s Galewood Neighborhood on Monday. As show on the left outlined in red, Galewood is just north of Oak Park on the other side of North Ave. (Hwy 64) and just […]
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Sets U.S. Residential Sales Record
According to the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, the Trinchera Ranch in Colorado was sold in November for $175 million setting a new U.S. residential sales record. The former record was $165 million paid for a Beverly Hills mansion once owned by William Randolph Hearst. The Trinchera Ranch was purchased by billionaire hedge fund manager […]
Northern Forest Park – Walking Distance to Downtown Oak Park
Want to live within walking distance of Oak Park’s downtown (shown below outlined in red), but can’t afford to buy in Oak Park? Consider the northern part of Forest Park, just west of Oak Park. While the median sale price for houses in Oak Park during the past 12 months was $465K*, the median sale […]
Evanston vs. Rogers Park for 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Condos
Recently, I compared prices for condos in Evanston and Rogers Park (just south of Evanston) for a woman in Los Angeles considering accepting a position at Northwestern University in Evanston. The first difference I’ll point out is that buyers in Rogers Park must pay a buyer transfer tax since Rogers Park is in the city […]
