Oak Park, IL

If you are interested in how to offer and Equity Lock Price protection plan with your home, please contact Keller Williams Realty Professionals, the premier provider of this revolutionary new product in the Oak Park, Forest Park, and River Forest areas. We are on the cutting edge, offering our clients tools that other companies simply do not have. That is what makes Keller Williams Realty one of the most innovative real estate companies in the market today.

Call or email John Youker at (708) 725 - 9050 or JYouker@kw.comfor more information on this product. We can schedule a meeting for you to come in to the office for a short meeting to learn how this tool can protect you as a buyer on the purchase of a home in a shifting or declining market, or help you as a seller attract that buyer by providing an equity protection plan for the buyer, just in case the home would happen to decrease in value through their ownership.*

*Certain restrictions apply please contact Keller Williams Realty Professionals for more information, must own home for 18 months prior to selling the property. Market appreciation or depreciation is based off of an index, such as (but not always) the Case & Shiller index of real estate values.

If you are a Buyer considering moving to the Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park area I am pretty certain you are aware of all the major benefits our communities have to offer. Benefits such as the great schools, historic architecture, culture and diversity, and the convenient proximity to downtown Chicago and both airports to name a few.

However, I would like to fill you in on some additional benefits you will enjoy when you make your move here. They are as follows:

· Great breakfasts at Grandma Sally's and Al's Grill

· Baked French onion soup at Golden Steer

· Encrusted rack of Lamb at Marion Street Grille

· Stuffed artichoke at Mancini's

· Soft shell crabs & sidewalk café at Poor Phils

· Ice cream at Brown Cow & Peterson's

· Pizza at Geppetto's

· Homemade soups at George's

· Pizza strudel at Pompei

· Reuben sandwich on rooftop deck at the Avenue Ale House

· Mousaka at Papaspiro's

· BBQ ribs at Mickey's

· Tomato pepper steak at #1 Chop Suey

· Coffee at Blue Max & Nola's Cup

· Chicken Vesuvio at Jimmy's Place

· Gnocchi at LaPiazza

· Lamb Shank Osso Buco at Café De Luca

· Sunday brunch at Café Winberie

· Pasta Verdure at Francesca Fiore

· Tandori chicken at Khyber Pass

· Pastas at Cucina Paradisio

· Cheeseburgers at Goldy's

· Shepards Pie at Molly Malone's

· And great homemade take home meals from The Perfect Dinner

This list could go on and on but space does not allow it. Have a great day!

With the "busy season" behind us for 2008, I'm sure you're wondering how the year is shaping up for the market in Oak Park.

As of 09/30/2008, $185,953,123.00 worth of houses and condos were sold in Oak Park. That's not too shabby, especially compared with other suburbs: La Grange - $54.8M, Oak Brook - $33.5M, and River Forest - $47.3M.

The Break-Down: 1st 3 Quarters of 2008
(Data compiled from Midwest Real Estate Data LLC)

Single Family Homes
Total # Sold: 286
Average Days on Market: 137 days
Average List Price:Sale Price Ratio: 95%
Sales Price Range: $132,000 - $2,250,000

Condos
Total # Sold: 200
Average Days on Market: 164
Average List Price:Sale Price Ratio: 96%
Sales Price Range: $55,000 - $555,000

If you would like or need to sell your home at this time, there are many buyers out there who are looking to move to Oak Park. Let us help you handle all the details, from getting your home market-ready, pricing it competitively, and aggressively marketing it to the maximum number of potential buyers - to negotiating the deal and getting you to the closing table. No one will work harder for you than Kyra and Laurie, The Pych Team @ RE/MAX In The Village, Realtors.
Office: 708.386.1400
Web: www.KyraPych.com

Remodeled 3-flat. Newer kitchens & baths in each. 2-car garage plus 3 spaces. Large deep lot allows for great back yard. Separate heat & utilities. Cable and DSL-ready on 1 and 2. 3 separate newer water heaters.

If you are looking to have a residence and/or income property in trendy Oak Park, here is your opportunity.

For only $399,000

Contact: David Spencer

da-spencer@att.net

Were you thinking Oak Park Illinois was just homes, local commerce and schools? Did you think it was only famous for the Ernest Hemingway‘s childhood home or Frank Lloyd Wright residence? Well it has much more to offer its residence! Try spending some time with your children, grandchildren or just yourself at one of the 24 amazing parks in Oak Park.

From North Avenue to Roosevelt Road the city of Oak Park maintains parks and recreation for your family.

Just to keep you in the loop, here is a list of some of the major over halls happening to the Oak Park Parks! You can visit the parks and recreation website for more details on the terrific job the city is doing renovating the parks here. They also provide some great pictures so you can get a feel of what is happening and where.

Fox Park has some major improvements happening this summer involving the Whale Water area, new swings and a wheelchair friendly ramp for the restrooms.

Longfellow Park major work begins in August, 2008 and the city of Oak Park is going all out. Besides the new synthetic slip-resistant surfaces the park will have a water play area which will relocate the Seal Spray to a more accessible part of the park. Creative play areas for pre-kindergarten children and equally creative area for older kids will include drums to bang, bells to clang and even a sign language panel. With all this good stuff you need to know the park will be closed from August, 2008 to November, 2008, but you can walk by to see the progress anytime.

Austin Gardens is a unique park. It is home to an ice rink and Oak Park Festival Theatre. The month of July, 2008 has the Shakespearian play "Much Ado About Nothing" scheduled Thursday, Friday and Saturday starting at 8PM. Entrance to Austin Gardens on the eastside will bring you directly to the theatre. August shows can be found on the calendar of events at the Oak Park Festival Theatre website.

You will be able to find more information about all 24 parks on my website later this month. Come by and visit anytime.

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