Palos Park 
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Lots of News for 2012
Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 12:24pm. 234 Views, 0 Comments.
Lots of "News" for 2012
For the first time in a while I feel optimistic for the upcoming year. We are busier than normal at this time of year, so I feel 2012 will be even better, and might show a quicker start to the selling season. We have some new things coming up and I'd like to briefly go over them here.
There's a new team in town
I have already introduced my husband Jimmy Herter and my son Matt Orr. Jimmy got licensed last year and is now a Broker. My son Matt has helped us out on and off over the years and he has committed to giving us more time. Matt is our "new" photographer with his new camera. Our photos have always received compliments from happy sellers, but we've now kicked them up a notch.
We have a new newsletter
…Buyers Losing Homes By Taking Too Long to Decide
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011 at 12:58pm. 224 Views, 0 Comments.
A buyer recently sent me a list of Palos Park homes she wanted to view. When I started setting up appointments I was told that one of the homes just accepted an offer and there would be no further showings. I relayed this to my buyer, who was very upset because it was the top choice on her list.
This is a buyer who has been viewing properties online for a long time. They just started actually going out and viewing homes, although they are not in a hurry. I have seen this happening with buyers more this and last year than ever before. These buyers are looking for homes part-time. Some go out once a month, some a little more and some even less.
When you're only sporadically looking for homes you can miss the best deals. Even in a
…6 Month Activity for Homer Glen, Lemont, Orland Park and Surrounding Suburbs
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011 at 4:03pm. 334 Views, 0 Comments.
I recently shared 1st half of 2011 sales activity for only 4 neighboring towns and decided to add more towns in my service area. The table below will show sales activity for the 1st half of 2011 for single family Homer Glen homes, Lemont, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Hills, Orland Park and Palos Park.
| # of Houses Sold | Average Sale Price |
| Town | Sold YRD | Sold YRD | YOY | Avg Price | Avg Price | YOY |
| 2011 | 2010 | % Chg | 2011 | 2010 | % Chg | |
| Homer Glen | 68 | 81 | -16.1% | $321,950 | $334,765 | -3.8% |
| Lemont | 55 | 58 | -5.2% | $383,940 | $368,418 | 4.2% |
| Lockport | 86 | 134 | -35.8% | $176,621 | $202,241 | -12.7% |
| Mokena | 58 | 55 |
6 Month Activity for Homer Glen, Lemont, Orland Park and Palos Park
Saturday, October 1st, 2011 at 6:22pm. 167 Views, 0 Comments.
The chart below will show market activity for single family homes for Homer Glen, Lemont, Orland Park and Palos Park for the first half of 2011.
| Village |
# of Sales 2011 |
# of Sales 2010 |
% Change |
Avg. Price 2011 |
Avg. Price 2010 |
% Change |
| Homer Glen |
68 | 81 | -16.1% |
$321,950 | $334,765 |
-3.8% |
| Lemont | 55 | 58 | -5.2% | $383,940 | $368,416 | 4.2% |
| Orland Park |
126 | 151 | -8.3% | $317,157 | $345,934 | -8.3% |
| Palos Park |
17 | 27 | -37% | $320,558 | $369,345 | -13.2% |
Every town has shown a decrease in homes sold. Palos Park has been hit the hardest with a large 37% decrease in the sale of Palos Park homes.
Palos Park showed the only
…Lemont is Now the Highest Priced Southwest Chicago Suburb
Thursday, January 13th, 2011 at 11:27am. 754 Views, 0 Comments.
I was writing an article on another one of my blogs about Palos Park real estate and how it is the priciest southwest suburb when I viewed the latest sales stats from 2010. Palos Park is no longer the highest priced village in the area, a title it has held for many, many years. The new town with a high price tag is now Lemont, IL, with an average sale price in 2010 of $394,873 vs. Palos Park's average home price at $380,888.
I've always loved both villages but am surprised at this change. Is Palos Park losing its luster? Has Lemont truly won a popularity contest? Why?
Both Palos Park and Lemont have new construction occuring, so it's not that you can't find new construction in Palos Park, and that's usually where some of the high prices
…Say Good-bye to Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides
Thursday, October 4th, 2007 at 9:12am. 1072 Views, 0 Comments.
Photo originally uploaded by PaulEisenberg
Let me first say that I have never had fun on the Swallow Cliff Toboggan Slides located in Palos Township. A friend of mine broke her back on them in the '60s and the truth is, I don't think I'd be interested even if that didn't happen. I'm afraid of heights and fast rides. But I've used that excuse about my friend ever since.
My son Chad & I wound up at the Toboggan Slides walking a trail at Horseshoe Lake located in Palos Park over the summer this year. Because I've never been on the cliffs I couldn't remember exactly where they were located. Running into them during a trail walk was like finding an old treasure.
Sadly, that treasure, dangerous or not, will be leaving us. Cook County
Palos Park Home for Sale
Monday, November 14th, 2005 at 7:55pm. 369 Views, 0 Comments.
This home has been sold, but if you'd like to see Palos Park homes that are currently available for sale, just click the link.
SOLD! This is a 4 year young custom brick 2-story in prestigious Palos Park on .83 of an acre lot. The view coming up the driveway is breathtaking with the beautiful landscaping and natural pond.
The exterior entry is impressive and you step into an open foyer welcoming you into the home. The living room is warm and inviting and the formal dining room is large with a dry butler across the hall for extra storage. The gourmet eat-in kitchen has an eating bar area plus a separate dinette overlooking the huge front yard. The family room is open to the kitchen and has french doors opening to the front porch area with
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