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Housing sales boom in lower price range

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As the housing market crashed in 2008, home values in the 60098 ZIP code mirrored the nationwide cooling, reaching their nadir in January 2013 with an average home value of $141,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. That number was 33 percent lower than the April 2008 average home value of $212,000. The warming […]

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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Picture of Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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