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Tuesday, September 15, 2026New 8-Year Study: Days on Market, Not Season, Drives Home Prices in Oak Park
OAK PARK, IL, September 15, 2026. As the fall market begins, many Oak Park homebuyers are holding off in hopes of seasonal bargains. A new study from Berg Properties suggests that strategy may not pay off. Scott Berg, broker and Oak Park native, analyzed eight years of MRED ConnectMLS data covering 3,608 closed single-family home sales in Oak Park from 2018 through 2025. The research was featured in the Wednesday Journal's September 3 article, "Fall real estate market underway – for better and worse,"
Tuesday, May 12, 2026Oak Park Ranks Among Tightest Housing Markets in Chicago's Western Suburbs as Regional Inventory Splits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oak Park Ranks Among Tightest Housing Markets in Chicago's Western Suburbs as Regional Inventory Splits Oak Park posts largest year-over-year tightening among six Western suburbs studied; only Oak Park and Wheaton see homes sell above original asking price on average OAK PARK, IL — Oak Park has emerged as one of the tightest housing markets in Chicago's Western suburbs over the past 12 months, with inventory contracting sharply even as supply built up in several nearby communities,
