Multigenerational living in Chicago, Oak Park and the near-west suburbs
Maybe everybody keeps joking about living together. Maybe it is not really a joke anymore.
Mom wants less house. You need more house. Childcare is expensive. Aging parents want to …
Before you spend six figures adding square footage, it is worth asking one big question: is your house really the problem?
Every spring and summer, I start seeing the same question …
Oak Park is charming, walkable, architecture-filled, and deeply …
How to decide whether the “almost perfect” …
Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine.
In the shelter of each other, the people live.
I recently came across this Irish saying, and it stopped me in my tracks.
There’s something about it that feels both ancient and urgently relevant. In the shelter of each other, the people …
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More room, a little more ease, and a next chapter that can still feel connected to city life.
There’s a moment a lot of Chicago buyers …
Less driving. More living. But only if you choose the right location.
Buyers ask this all the time, especially when they are moving from Chicago or trying to simplify their day-to-day life.
The short answer is yes, you can live in Oak Park with one car.
But it depends heavily …
A smarter way to decide before you start house hunting
Before most people start house hunting, they think they need a budget. Or a pre-approval. Or a list of must-haves.
But the real starting point is simpler than that: how much space does your life actually need?
Most people don’t start by looking for a house. They start by feeling like something isn’t working anymore.
Lately, I’ve been talking to a lot of people who aren’t just casually browsing homes. They’re trying to figure out whether their current …
Every year I work with buyers moving to Chicago from out of state. Some are relocating for work. Some are coming to be closer to family. Others are looking for a fresh start in a city that still feels vibrant, diverse, and culturally alive.
And almost every one of …
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