About this time last year, Ryan and Val Sass contacted Berkshire Hathaway Starck real estate agent Tessa Jania and told her they wanted to buy a home in Woodstock. Ryan grew up and farms in Woodstock, and Val is a teacher at Olson Elementary School. The couple, who own a home in Marengo, hoped to […]
If patience is a virtue, then those who are waiting for Woodstock home prices to fall before jumping into the market are becoming exceedingly virtuous. In the first quarter of 2023, the average price for a detached single-family home hit $355,040, up from $308,735 in the first quarter of 2022 – a 15 percent increase. […]
Looking for a new home in Woodstock? Good luck. With the closeouts of Apple Creek Estates, the Maples at the Sonatas, and the D.R. Horton Homes in the Sanctuary in Bull Valley, your only hope is to wait for the home that the School District 200 building trades program is constructing at 1550 Sandpiper Lane […]
Just as COVID-19 has its variants, the cumulative effect of the virus had a varied impact on sectors of the local economy during the past year. Roaring along For those who live in the 60098 ZIP code, 2021 was a good year to be a real estate agent or a home seller. Through Dec. 21, […]
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