Hofman on Homes: Insights on the North Shore Real Estate Scene

Step inside this cozy yet spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level and you'll immediately feel at home! This impeccably maintained home boasts some of the most desired updates: newer windows, doors and roof  and completely renovated baths.    The large living room flows right into the separate din...

Is the American Dream Dead, or Just Taking a Break? Here is a great article from the New York Times, written by Karl Case, one half of the duo who bring us the esteemed Case-Shiller Index each month - a national measure of housing prices. In his op-ed, Case points out clearly and insightfully the...

By now you've had time to review your Highland Park property tax assessments, which were mailed out mid-August on blue tri-fold paper this year - no more blue cards. These assessments are based on a compilation of sales data for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. Across the board, Highland Park resi...

  School has begun, fall is around the corner, and high school football season is here! There's no better way to spend a crisp autumn day than to support your community's football team, whether you have a current or past student, are an alumi yourself, or have future high school students. If you ...

Here's a great article with a few quick, no-nonsense ideas to spruce up your home for potential buyers - or just for yourself! I especially like the one about the front door - if you don't want to go to the expense or effort of a completely new door, think about repainting or restaining your exi...

Open Sunday, Aug. 29 from 1-3 pm!  1341 Ferndale, Highland Park, IL Step inside this cozy yet spacious 3 bedroom, 2 bath split level and you'll immediately feel at home! This impeccably maintained home boast all of the most desired updates: newer windows, doors and roof (2001) and completely ren...

The Port Clinton Art Festival, which has been signaling the end of summer for Highland Park, IL residents for the past 26 years, is this weekend, August 28-29. And, for the third consecutive year, the Taste of Highland Park will be held in tandem with this wonderful art fair, which was recently r...

   2385 Woodpath Lane, Highland Park, IL Charming 5 bedroom/3.1 bath, classic colonial gem perched at the end of a lovely, quiet street in east Highland Park. Enjoy a private, idyllic setting on .6 acres, complete with incomparable ravine views from the backyard deck and brick paver patio, plus ...

Recently I met with a client who was quite surprised by the cost involved in selling a home. As a seller, you may be so focused on the amount you will be able to pull OUT of our home, that you may not think about what costs you will have to subtract from your home's sale price to determine what a...

Here's a look at the Highland Park, IL housing market for the month of July, 2010. Property Sales: July was a pretty dismal month for sales-just 13 homes sold. Infact, it was the least amount of sales in Highland Park in a single month since February of 2010, which also saw only 13 sales. This i...