Real Estate News, Tips and Topics from Illinois

The Edgebrook Estates Subdivision is a small group of homes just south of Arrow Wood Subdivision on the west side of the city. Numbering perhaps 25 or 30, the homes of Edgebrook Estates feature expansive floorplans, modern features and reasonable values. Perfect for homeowners on the go, Edgebroo...

I have just completed my feature page for the Aurora Subdivision known as the Rollingwood Colony Subdivision. This small group of attached homes is found in western Aurora and features perhaps 28 townhome-style homes. Although many of these homes feel like townhomes with attached garages, multi-s...

The large Foxcroft Subdivision is located on the NW corner of Indian Trail and Elmwood and features several hundred homes, townhomes, duplexes and condos. The location of this subdivision makes it a popular place for Aurora Real Estate - convenient to I-88, Orchard Road, Randall Road as well as t...

Orchard Valley Village Subdivision has both townhomes and single-family homes available. Home buyers looking for Aurora IL real estate should take a look at this area for nicely-appointed homes with reduced upkeep requirements. The Townhomes of Orchard Valley Village feature perhaps 100 townhomes...

Cherry Hill Subdivision is located directly across from Orchard Valley on the southwest corner of the intersection of Galena Boulevard and Orchard Road in the western portion of Aurora. The homes of Cherry Hill were built over a long stretch of time - from the 1960s to 1980s. This means that ther...

Orchard Valley Subdivision features large semi-custom homes in a golf course community on the west side of Orchard Road near the intersection of Galena. Although the large community entry sign was largely under construction at the end of 2006, real estate was definately in good working order. Pri...

McCarty's Mill Subdivision is inexorably linked to Arrow Wood Subdivision by both common area (the two are connected on pretty much every street) and style of homes. Built in the late 1990's and early 2000's and somewhat larger than it's sister subdivision - McCarty's Mill features well-built hom...

Kensington Lakes Subdivision features perhaps 125 homes on the west side of Randall Road just south of Indian Trail. In 2006, only 8 homes sold in the subdivision - down from 11 in 2005. Prices were up in 2006, with the lowest sales price realizing $269,900 and the highest $293,000. This is up fr...

I don't think there's an agent out there who hasn't been contacted to "buy a zip code" or "purchase 10 guaranteed leads a month" or all the other programs out there. My question is: how is this being done? Maybe I'm wrong here, but I thought reimbusing a third party outside the principals of a tr...

Arrow Wood Subdivision is another area that I'm particularly interested in tracking market trends. This is a difficult subdivision to track because it's completely blended with the McCarty's Mill subdivision. In 2006, only one home sold in Arrow Wood for $263,000 - the highest value yet realized ...