Skokie single family home prices rise with the tide

Skokie is diverse suburb home to a gazillion brick homes of various styles that fit almost any budget.

We popped out to Skokie this weekend for house showings.  The Village of Skokie is a logical option many of our city dwellers looking for nearby affordable houses and well rated schools (our clients are looking under $500K for a four bedrooms house). The drive from our client's current location in Lincoln Square is 20 minutes and Skokie is easy to highways.  The village has seen an uptick in sales prices over the past five years mirroring many popular Chicago neighborhoods.

Skokie boasts a true downtown with eateries, services, shops and civic events.

473 single family homes closed in Skokie over 2017 with a median price of $327,500. The highest priced home sale was at 4200 Grove St, Skokie, IL 60076 for $1,100,000.  Two homes sold over $1M and only 41 homes sold over $500,000.  In 2016, 526 homes sold with a median price about $315,000 (that got you a nice conditioned four bedrooms, 2 baths split level in high-rated schools).   

Back in 2012 the median of a Skokie single family home was only $225,000 with a highest priced home sale of $748,000. So far in 2018, 31 homes have closed with median price about $360,000. 98 homes are currently for sale in Skokie at the time of this writing.

Skokie offers home buyers a downtown area, plenty of eateries, great Park District, decent public transportation options (Skokie Swift video HERE) highway access and good schools in a wide range of budgets. Robust theater/ arts are a staple in Skokie and it's home to the very important Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.  Enjoy all of beautiful North Shore for less in Skokie... and it is close to Chicago whenever you'd like to come back 😃

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We represent buyers and sellers in the Chicago suburbs

In the past far too many friends and associates buying homes in the suburbs called me for advice AFTER they had already entered into a home sale or purchase.  They trusted my advise and experience but worked with another agent first because we're mostly known for Chicago real estate. Something was wrong here!


We viewed this new construction house in La Grange with our clients this past weekend.  It's time for our Chicago resident clients to buy a house in the suburbs and they've asked us to represent them. 

We need to remind our clients, associates and friends that our group will act as your buyer agent when moving to many Chicago suburbs.  We have research resources and experience in many of the popular Chicago suburbs to help bring value to your purchase or sale.

We also viewed houses in Hinsdale over the weekend.  It's really enjoyable for us to work with our clients moving from Chicago to the suburbs.  Bob and I are someone you trust already and manage the process professionally. (All photos, Eric Rojas, Real Estate Broker, Kale Realty).

If you are going to move from Chicago to the suburbs and enjoy working with Bob and me, please call us.  We research and show homes in the near south, near west and the North Shore suburbs.  We may also find you a team member to help with showings while Bob and I manage the search, negotiation and transaction process.  Not to mention we like to take our cars for a ride and get out of the city once in a while!

Recent areas of interest include Lemont, Hinsdale, La Grange, Elmhurst, Oak Park, Evanston, Wilmette, Lincolnwood, Park Ridge and more.  Contact us first so we can help you make good decisions.

Steal a Chicago North Shore Home? Ask Jason.

My associate Jason Hartong at Rubloff was featured in a pretty interesting Chicago Tribune article on the North Shore upper bracket market.

Jason also writes Chicago North Shore Home & Beyond which features some terrific original photography. Wish we would contribute more.