Tag: Oak Forest

Oak Forest Price trends

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on April 6, 2015

Oak Forest Price Trends Oak Forest home prices were up 65% from 2010 to 2014. If not familiar with Oak Forest homes, see my page on this neighborhood. Oak Forest is very popular for several reasons: It is close-in and convenient It is a huge neighborhood with lots of sales A broad range of homes available […]

Oak Forest Land Prices

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on April 3, 2015

Oak Forest Land Prices-Early 2015 Oak Forest land prices are rising continually, but are still reasonable compared to nearby Heights. The attached table of sales shows prices ranging generally from mid $20’s to $40’s per SF. The average sales price (after tossing out a couple of low values) was $38/SF. If you are not familiar […]

Oak Forest New Home Prices

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on January 19, 2015

Oak Forest New Home Prices -4th Q 2014 My previous post gave 4th Quarter prices of Oak Forest homes…current prices of these 1940’s and 1950’s homes, excluding newer homes. This post covers the much bigger new homes being built in Oak Forest. These new homes are much bigger and much more expensive than the original homes. […]

Oak Forest Prices-Resale 3Q

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on January 1, 2014

Oak Forest Prices of Resale Homes-3rd Q 2013 Learn about Oak Forest Homes here: history, prices, location, maps, more. I recently showed the Prices of New Oak Forest Homes. This post will focus on resale homes, mostly ranch-style 1940’s and 1950’s homes. Let’s start with land prices. What a builder will pay for a tear-down […]

Oak Forest New Construction Prices

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on December 26, 2013

Oak Forest New Construction Oak Forest new homes are selling like crazy, just like everything else inside the loop or close-in areas. There have been 26 new construction homes sold in the last 3 months in Oak Forest. They ranged from $550K for a single story home (very rare for new close-in homes) by City […]

Oak Forest Home Sales

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on January 30, 2013

Oak Forest Home Sales-Dec 2012 Resale home sales are up, new home sales are up, home prices are up, inventory is down. It’s the same story everywhere inside the loop and all other areas just outside the loop that I cover. See my Page about the Oak Forest Area. Fourth quarter Oak Forest home sales […]

Oak Forest New Construction-Update 2012

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on June 3, 2012

Oak Forest New Construction is Booming. January 2014 Update: There are later posts on Oak Forest. There are two recent developments in Oak Forest new construction. When I last wrote about Oak Forest new homes there were 15 new homes for sale, and they were mostly in Sec 1 of Oak Forest (the SE corner of […]

Oak Forest Houses For Sale

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on March 29, 2012

Oak Forest Houses For Sale April 2016 update: This is an old post but good to get perspective on neighborhood trends. Oak Forest is one of the 1950’s neighborhoods I write about. If you are not familiar with Oak Forest area homes this link will take to to my Neighborhood Page. The Oak Forest market is still […]

Oak Forest New Construction 2011

Filed in Oak Forest Sales & Price Trends by Rich on May 5, 2011

Oak Forest New Construction Homes For Sale April 2016 Update: Thisis an old post but still good for historical info, to see how prices have changed. There are currently 15 Oak Forest new construction homes for sale on MLS. The least expensive is $425,00 for a 2353 SF house by Rob Ryan Construction. This 3/2.5/2 […]