Evergreen Park Home Sales Jump 850 Percent in January

Evergreen Park sees largest increase in home sales in Southland, Mainstreet Organization of Realtors says.

The market for detached, single-family homes in suburbs throughout the Southland saw growth in January, MORe reported. MORe gets its statistics from Midwest Real Estate Data. Evergreen Park saw the largest percent increase, with 850 percent more homes sold year over year in January. There were 19 homes sold that month in 2013 and 2 in 2012. However, January 2013 median home prices in Evergreen Park dropped by 21.8 percent from the same period last year, from $159,995 to $125,100. Palos Hills had the greatest drop, with 57.1 percent fewer homes sold year over year. That shakes out to 3 homes sold during January 2013 compared to 7 sold in January 2012. (It's worth noting the particularly small sample size.) Overall across the Chicago suburbs…

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