Real Estate Trends: Buyers Seeking Walkable Communities; Vibrant Downtowns
According to RE/MAX walkable communities with vibrant downtowns are drawing more homebuyers who have lived in the city.
House hunters searching for properties are more interested in living in walkable communities like Wheaton. A growing real estate trend is for homebuyers to seek out those communities with vibrant downtown areas with shops, restaurants and public transportation, according to RE/MAX. "We are seeing many people returning to the suburbs after having lived in Chicago as young adults. In the city, they could walk to the El and restaurants," Carrie Kenna, a RE/MAX agent serving the Western suburbs, including Clarendon Hills said in a news release. "When they come back to the suburbs, they are looking for the same convenience. They want to be able to walk to public transportation and restaurants." Public transportation is important to homebuyers, …
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Gregg Slapak
9:21 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
This walk to downtown home just sold/closed..Gregg ChicagoRealtor Slapak This Wheaton property just closed for 236k. It was listed by TEAM SLAPAK on January 12, 2013 for 233k. Four competing offers were considered. The seller has very happy to accept an offer 3k over list price within 72-hours of listing. http://www.redfin.com/IL/Wheaton/613-E-Indiana-St-60187/home/18129372. PLEASE call me 630.… more ›