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Friday, May 17, 2013

Where Can You Rent in Tinley Park? Patch Shows You

Check out our weekly interactive map of available rental properties in Tinley Park and Chicago's south suburbs.

Are you a landlord? If so, you can submit listings on a weekly basis through this form. You also can view Patchlist 3.0 on a larger map. —Data courtesy of RE/MAX   Two Ways to Stay Connected to Tinley Park Patch:

Saturday, April 13, 2013

House Hunt: Weekend Open Houses Around Tinley, Oak Forest (April 13-14)

Check out photos, prices and a map of homes that are showing in Tinley Park and Oak Forest.

Hunting for a new home? Just want to see what's for sale in the area? Then scroll through the photo gallery above for pricing information and times of open houses this weekend. Are you holding an open house this weekend? Add it to the page by posting photos of your home and all the details to the gallery with the other residences. For even more home and garden stories, check out our House & Home section. Open house information is from Trulia.   Join Patch! Create a free user account and join the discussion about the future of the area. You'll be subscribed to the free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts.

linda kucinskas

8:51 am on Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Please me call me with home or homes for rent in these areas. Linda 708-990-6273   more ›

Saturday, April 6, 2013

House Hunt: Weekend Open Houses Around Tinley, Oak Forest (April 6-7)

Check out photos, prices and a map of homes that are showing in Tinley Park and Oak Forest.

Hunting for a new home? Just want to see what's for sale in the area? Then scroll through the photo gallery above for pricing information and times of open houses this weekend. Are you holding an open house this weekend? Add it to the page by posting photos of your home and all the details to the gallery with the other residences. For even more home and garden stories, check out our House & Home section. Open house information is from Trulia.   Join Patch! Create a free user account and join the discussion about the future of the area. You'll be subscribed to the free daily newsletter and breaking news alerts.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Many Tinley Park Homeowners are Mortgage-Free

Crain's Chicago Business reports 24.3 percent of Tinley Park homeowners own their homes outright.

Article updated at 10 a.m. on April 4, 2013 Communities with a large segment of senior citizens or high median incomes tend to have the highest percentage mortgage-free homes, according to Crain’s Chicago Business.   According to the Crain's analysis of 17,931 Tinley Park homeowners, 24.3 percent are mortgage-free. These numbers are lower than the Chicagoland average of 26 percent of homeowners being mortgage-free.  If you own a home, are you still paying off your mortgage? When will you be mortgage-free?    Two Ways to Stay Connected to Tinley Park Patch:

Friday, March 29, 2013

Looking to Rent? Check Patch's New-Look Listings for Places in and Around Tinley Park

We've redesigned our weekly rental map once again to make it easier for you to search available Southland rental properties.

—Data courtesy of RE/MAX   Two Ways to Stay Connected to Tinley Park Patch:

Friday, March 22, 2013

Find That Perfect Rental in Tinley Park or the South Suburbs

Have you been frustrated with the lack of resources to help you find rentals in the Southland? Patch is here to help.

—Data courtesy of RE/MAX Are you a landlord? Add your listing directly by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button under the photo viewer. Please provide a price, address and description of the rental—also a contact number for more information.    Two Ways to Stay Connected to Tinley Park Patch:

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Sold! Local Home Sales: March 21 Edition

What's selling in Tinley Park? A vintage Cape Cod style home with horse barn and koi pond sold for $340,000 on Parkside Avenue.

A vintage Cape Cod house at 17400 Parkside Ave. recently sold for $340,000. The home was built in 1954 and has three bedrooms and one and a half baths. It also includes a two-tier cedar deck, two-stall horse barn and koi pond. The property borders Cook County Forest Preserve. These properties were sold in Tinley Park recently, according to Cook County property records. These properties were sold in Tinley Park recently, according to Will County records. Looking to buy or sell property? Check out our real estate guide.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Tinley Park Sees Annual Increase in Home Sales in February

Sales are up 200 percent in Tinley. Representatives from the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors say affordable prices and low interest rates have created a 'perfect storm' of buyer-friendly conditions.

Single-family home sales in Tinley Park grew by 200 percent last month, and they increased 41 percent in the Chicago suburbs during that time, compared to the same month in 2012, according to data provided by the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). In the south suburbs, sales in the majority of Patch communities aligned with this trend, with 10 out of 14 towns experiencing an increase in sales, three towns experiencing a sales decrease and one town remaining the same year-over-year. Evergreen Park saw the most growth in the Southland, with 23 homes sold in February 2013 and only five homes sold one year prior, totaling a 360 percent increase in sales. Sales in Palos Hills decreased by the largest percentage in the area, dropping …

Justin Mitkus

1:11 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013

These numbers are deceiving. How many foreclosures were there in the same period?   more ›

Friday, March 15, 2013

Looking to Rent in Tinley Park? Patch Will Help You Find a Place

Have you been frustrated with the lack of resources to help you find rentals in the Southland? Patch is here to help.

—Data courtesy of RE/MAX Are you a landlord? Add your listing directly by clicking the "Upload Photos and Videos" button under the photo viewer. Please provide a price, address and description of the rental—also a contact number for more information.    Two Ways to Stay Connected to Tinley Park Patch:

Monday, March 4, 2013

This is What $125,000 Buys You

One home is vintage 1917. The other has undergone extensive rehab. Both are selling for about $125,000. Do you have a favorite?

1. 1300 Schilling Ave., Chicago Heights. Asking price: $125,000, according to realtor listings. This is a two-story brick home built in 1917. It has four bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms and 2,860 square feet of living space. The home features original hardwood floors, molding and trim. It period lighting fixtures, five-panel doors, a claw bathtub and an ice/milk/cream holding cubicle in the kitchen. The home has an updated electric system and some newer windows. The home has an eat-in kitchen, separate dining room, enclosed front porch and an unfinished basment. The master bedroom measures 19x14. The home sits on a lot that is 77x129. 2. 1929 W. 187th St., Homewood. Asking price: $122,900, according to realtor listings. Status: Contingent, short …

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