Experts took a look at 300 real estate markets in America to rank the best and worst markets in the country. Where do you think Rockford ranks on the list?
From our "could you media people please give us some good news for once" department comes the following bit of positive info: last month, home sales prices in Rockford hit their highest level since December of 2008.
Look around at enough news stories, and you'll probably see several that are very optimistic about the overall health of our nation's real estate markets. That may be true in some areas, but here in the stateline, we're not there yet.
A friend of mine, a very successful realtor, is always trying to interest me in different properties. He sends me notes all the time, telling me that this house would be perfect for me, that house has the latest and coolest amenities, etc...
The Wall Street Journal has a piece on a 60 story ultra-luxury apartment building in Chicago called OneEleven. What makes OneEleven noteworthy? The fact that it just sold for $328.2 million, or about $650,000 per unit. That shatters records across the country, making it the highest price ever paid fo…