We now can have a look at the Skokie IL Real Estate stats for February 2017. The reporting is comparing a 30-day time frame ending February 14 or 2017 as to the same time last year. You can read a more detailed report at the end of this piece and see much more data.We have some interesting figures here in that single-family houses and Skokie condos are going in different directions. Skokie IL Real Estate has been really hot all through 2016 and will boom again as the Spring market blooms.Looking at the big picture we see a drop of 13.3% in new listings of all types of properties. Closed sales for this month are down 6.1% as compared with last year. The change in inventory of homes is negative 13.7%.If you want to search on your own, click Skokie Houses for sale and Skokie Condos for sal... 02/20/2017

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The reporting for Skokie IL Real Estate January 2017 is available for viewing now. The numbers show a community that is in demand. People are continuing to purchase property throughout this winter we have a 41.3% gain in closed sales of all types of properties.This report is a 30 day period ending January 14 and as compared to the same time for 2016. Skokie IL Real Estate has a 6.5% gain in the change of new listing of all types of properties. At this point there is also 18.4% less new inventory if you look at all property types.If we break it down to Single Family homes in Skokie IL and Condominiums you will have a clear picture of what is going on. There are many more condos coming on the market at this time and less inventory of houses. That will change in a couple of months.Click Sk... 01/19/2017

The Skokie IL Real Estate report for December 2016 has come in and is surprising. The stats are still strong. They show strong activity in the last month of 2016. Skokie IL is a popular location to hunt for a home and many people seem to know that.Skokie IL Real Estate shows an 8.3% change in new listings of all types of properties. Closes sales are up 18.6% Because of the strong buying and selling inventory is down 20.2%. This represents a perfect time to place your house or condo on the market for sale if you want to move. Click Skokie IL Houses for sale and Skokie IL Condos for sale to see the latest inventory.Breaking it down further new listings of Skokie IL single family homes are up 17.8% with 53 properties hitting the market Vs 45 during the same time last year. We are monitorin... 12/30/2016

Looking at the Skokie IL Real Estate report for November 2016 and a 30 period as compared to the same time last year shows an active market. Taking a 30 time frame that ends November 14, 2016 and the exact same period of 2015 shows that Skokie IL has a 20% change in new listings of all types of properties. 15.5% less closed sales and 22% less inventory.If we break it down and look at Skokie IL real estate and single family homes new listings are up 32.7% this month. We have 65 new house listings and in 2015 during the same 30 period it was 49. Under contract properties are up 10% to 33 houses Vs 30 last year. Closed sales are down 30% to 35 from last year's 50. The average sales price for a Skokie IL single family is currently up 6.6% to $305,472, one year ago the figure was $286,250. T... 11/20/2016

After being dragged to Nordstroms, I decided to make the best of it. That I did.  If you get a chance check out the great video which is less than one minute and then the picture below and you will get the point. If you are somewhere you do not want to be, have some fun and enjoy yourself. 10/29/2016

We now have the Skokie IL Real Estate market report for October 2016. Looking at a 30 day period through October 14 as compared to the same time one year ago we have 17.6% less new listings of all types of properties and 21% less closed sales. Skokie IL shows 20.1% less inventory.On with our single family home analysis for Skokie, we have 24.4% less new listings with 62 homes coming on as compared with 82 last year during the same time. There are 7.3% more under contract homes with 44 in the current month as opposed to 41 last year. Closed sales are down 14.6% at 41 homes closed and last year it was 48. The average sales price for a Skokie single family home is down .4% to $306,567 and last year it was $307,685. The average market time is down 24.1% to only 63 days before a contract Vs ... 10/24/2016

Today my first time home buyer closed on the sale of 8714 Keystone Ave in Skokie IL 60076. We got this property a 3 bedroom and two bath Ranch house with multiple offers and under contract after only 5 days on the market. My client, a couple was very happy and smiling as we left Chicago Title Company this morning.These nice folks came to me under a referral from reading about the past reviews I had received and told me that they were nervous as they had many questions. My response was that I love first time home buyers and that we have a team to help you every step of the purchase.We then started looking at Ranch homes in Skokie this Summer and got out bid about 5 times. The stress set in. These people became very upset and we then had a conference. We advised them to look every day at ... 10/21/2016

The Skokie IL Real Estate scene as of September 2016 is still very hot. Property is selling fast and there is a strong interest. The mid ranged homes are going fast and some to multiple offers. The interest has not died down. If you are thinking of selling your home or condo in Skokie IL you will be successful.As for the complete picture as comparing a one month time frame of last year to now through September 14 of 2016 Skokie has a 13.5% gain in new listings, a 1.1% gain in closed sales and there is 17.2% less inventory. That is a seller's market. There is a lack of inventory.Click Skokie IL houses for sale and Skokie IL condos for sale to see the latest inventory.Taking a look at Skokie IL Real Estate and single family homes we have a 17.9% gain in new listings with 79 homes coming o... 09/24/2016

We have a very happy buyer client as we got these folks under contract this weekend. I showed them many 3 bedroom houses in Evanston, Skokie and Morton Grove and saw first hand to a very hot market. These cute Ranch houses are selling like hot cakes.We finally pulled if off by getting in there right as it hit the market and quickly submitting a very good offer to the seller. They accepted our offer and now my buyer has a huge smile. There is a lesson to be learned here. It is not all that easy to make these sales happen in today's sellers market.This is a three bedroom and two bath Ranch house in the Devonshire area of Skokie which is considered one of the nicest areas in town. The schools are great and you are close to Dempster street with many great stores and places to dine as well a... 09/11/2016

The Skokie IL Real Estate report is in for August. We will take a little time and go through an analysis of the situation of this month as compared to the same time frame of one year ago. We can try to get a picture of what is currently going on and some eyes into the future if that is possible? We provide a great report at the end of this piece that will help you dig in even deeper if you like to view stats. I sure do.In the complete picture for Skokie Real Estate we see 25.7% less new listings of all types of properties and 9.9% less closed sales. The inventory is down 17.7% and indicates a lack of property for sale. This means that it is a good time to sell if you are considering a move. The sales of Skokie homes and condos have boomed this Spring and Summer.Click Skokie Houses for s... 08/18/2016

This throwback Thursday post is not going back all that far. It was last Saturday when we attended the Old Orchard Art Festival in Skokie IL. This was a very hot day and we were dressed in shorts and tee shirts. At the end of the art festival it started to rain but we just went into one of the many restaurants available at Old Orchard Mall and had a casual dinner. I had a wonderful time. This festival moves all over Chicago land and changes its name with each community. It is going on all Summer long and will be headed to the Glen in Glenview IL August 6th and 7th. Head over there is you want a fun afternoon. I think this is a great idea for the people and also so the artists get the most exposure. Anyway, I just love Old Orchard Mall, and Skokie IL. The mall is outside and has some of ... 07/28/2016

The July Skokie IL Real Estate report is available. The numbers are interesting as usual. Today we are going to take a look at the a comparison of figures for today Vs one year ago at in the same time frame of the month ending July 14th. We see a 1.5% gain in new listings for all types of property and 4.3% more closed sales. There is 11.2% less inventory for Skokie IL. This indicated a good time to sell your property if you want to move. In single family homes we have a slight gain in new listings with 84 as opposed to 82 this month last year a gain of 2.4%. Under contract single family homes in Skokie IL are up 13.8% with 66 houses and 58 this period last year. Closed sales are up 11.5% with 68 houses closing in June and 61 last year. The average price of a Skokie house is up 19.5% to ... 07/18/2016

The Skokie IL Real Estate Report for June 2016 is out and there are some interesting figures. Single Family Homes are doing slightly better than Condos but the stats are very interesting for this month. Looking at all types of properties we have a 2.2% gain in new listings and a 1.5% gain in closed sales of all types of property. However the inventory is down 11.2%. Looking at detached properties, this is single family homes, we have 1.1% less new listings, there are 94 new homes on the market for this month, we had 95 at the same time frame of 2015. What is a very interesting stat is that we have 32.7% more under contract houses this month with 73 homes as opposed to only 55 going under contract last year at this time. The average sales price for a house in Skokie IL is up 20.6% to $34... 06/17/2016

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Optima Old Orchard Woods Skokie, Market Update - May 31st, 2016As of 5/31/2016, there are 13 Condos on the market in Optima Old Orchard Woods Skokie, with an average list price of $354,146. Highest priced property on the market with is listed at $. Lowest priced property with is listed at $.Active Listings: 12Under Contract Listings: 1Looking for a Property in Optima Old Orchard Woods?Interested in finding Condos for Sale in Optima Old Orchard Woods Skokie? Click on the link to find all the currently available Condos in this area of Skokie.Selling a Property in Optima Old Orchard Woods?Interested in finding information on Recently Sold Condos in Optima Old Orchard Woods, Skokie? Click on the link to find details on Condos sold in this neighborhood of Skokie.Recent Sales in Optima Old Or... 05/30/2016

It is a the home buying season and three bedroom houses in Skokie are very popular. Skokie IL was built up starting in the middle 1950's and the most popular style of homes at that time was the "Ranch" house with no stairs except in the basement. You see many neighborhoods in Skokie lined with brick Ranch homes. At the time they were constructed it was affordable housing and now Skokie IL is a preferred place to call home. In the 1950's Skokie IL was a dairy community lined with cows making milk, cheese and other of their products.As a child I always wanted to get chocolate milk and once in awhile my Mom would allow it. What memories. Sorry to get off track.Skokie IL has great schools that are highly rated and the prices and property taxes are less as compared to the neighbor to the Eas... 05/27/2016

The Skokie IL Real Estate stats are very interesting this month. We have a 17.9% change in new listings of all properties, a 7.1% change in closed sales and 10.7% less inventory of all types of property. Overall the stats look promising for Skokie at this time. As far as Skokie IL single family homes we have 18.8% new listings with 95 new homes on the market in April of 2016 and 80 the same time last year. Skokie has a 29.2% gain of under contract single family homes with 62 currently and 48 last April. Closed sales are up 2.9% with 35 homes this April and 34 last year at this time. The average sale price of a single family home in Skokie IL currently is up 9.1% at $334,200 and last year in April of 2015 was $306,307.The average market time is down 4.5% at 168 days and last year we had ... 05/19/2016

Today my seller client was able to close the sale of their home at 9455 Linder Ave Skokie 60077 for $265,000. A 3 bedroom ranch house is now sold and has new owners. Here is how we described this nice home.Perfect house for a nature lover. Mature Perennial garden included, right across the street from Harms woods forest preserve. 3 Bedroom, 1 and half bath Ranch home on corner lot is move in ready, nothing to do. Excellent Skokie school dist 68, owned by same family for over 30 years, they are the second owner. Kitchen completely remolded for $30k in 2011, new windows and doors in 2014. Hardwood floors throughout home. Wood burning fireplace, ample storage New electrical in 2011, very near Old Orchard Mall, Transportation and Eden's expressway.If you are considering selling your home in... 05/10/2016

We visited the Skokie IL Sculpture Park and went on a four and a half mile walk Sunday. I think we covered about half the park,  parked the car at Dempster Street and walked a couple miles one way and then back. It was a beautiful day at about 70 degrees and sunny. The Skokie Sculpture park is inspiring to hike and admire the art work as you walk. It is on the border of Skokie IL and Evanston and full of people riding bikes, walking and jogging. This really fun and I want to share a few of the photos I took with my phone as we walked.To quote the Skokie IL Sculpture Park web site: The land along McCormick Blvd. and the north channel of the Chicago River that runs though the Village of Skokie is owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. This land had been s... 04/19/2016