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The last 31 listings I sold, each against the typical home in its own town. The ones that fell short are shown too.
- Over4 weeksfaster to contract than the typical home in their town
- 24 of 31sold for a higher share of their asking price than the typical home in their town
- Nearly$100Min home sales closed
The last 31 listings I sold (since 2021), from MLS records, against MRED's figures for each town.
The record
23 of the last 31 listings I sold went faster and for more than the typical home in their town.
6 daysHalf my listings were under contract in 6 days or less.
36 daysThe typical home in the same towns.
Days from listing to contract. Shorter is better.
Sale price as a share of the original asking price. Higher is better.
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Glenview · 2024
4401 Crescent Ln
- 6 days to contractTypical in Glenview: 31
- 108.6% of askingTypical: 99.9%
Five offers in under a week. I called highest and best, and it sold at 108.6% of asking.
Glenview · 2024
600 Naples Ct Unit 210
- 37 days to contractTypical in Glenview: 21
- 97.0% of askingTypical: 100.0%
We tested the seller's preferred price for a week, as we'd agreed, then moved to the price the market supported and found a buyer close to asking.
Example
Glenview · 2024
2680 Summit Dr
- 4 days to contractTypical in Glenview: 31
- 110.8% of askingTypical: 99.9%
Six offers in four days. It sold at 110.8% of asking.
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Glenview · 2025
1807 Grove St
- 12 days to contractTypical in Glenview: 27
- 100.8% of askingTypical: 99.5%
We painted and fixed it up before the photos and staged it virtually. Under contract in 12 days, above asking.
Glenview · 2025
2688 Summit Dr
- 3 days to contractTypical in Glenview: 35
- 106.2% of askingTypical: 99.6%
At least four offers in three days, one at full price within hours. It sold at 106.2% of asking.
Morton Grove · 2021
8400 Callie Ave Unit 214
- 12 days to contractTypical in Morton Grove: 65
- 103.3% of askingTypical: 96.3%
Morton Grove · 2023
7741 Church St
- 54 days to contractTypical in Morton Grove: 41
- 102.3% of askingTypical: 99.1%
Multiple offers in the first week and a sale over asking, though it took two buyers: the first backed out, so we came back on and closed with the second.
Morton Grove · 2024
7916 Arcadia St
- 31 days to contractTypical in Morton Grove: 40
- 102.7% of askingTypical: 99.5%
At least three offers. I asked for final offers and it sold above asking.
Morton Grove · 2026
8610 Waukegan Rd Unit 302
- 5 days to contractTypical in Morton Grove: 39
- 103.4% of askingTypical: 98.9%
I helped these owners buy this condo in 2016. When they sold, five offers came in within days. I laid them out side by side, price against certainty, and it sold at 103.4% of asking.
Morton Grove · 2026
9350 Neenah Ave
- 7 days to contractTypical in Morton Grove: 33
- 101.2% of askingTypical: 100.2%
Several offers in the first week, including cash. The first buyer dropped out, so I went back to the others for highest and best and closed with the next buyer, above asking.
Mount Prospect · 2022
740 Creekside Dr Unit 302
- 3 days to contractTypical in Mount Prospect: 40
- 100.4% of askingTypical: 98.2%
Three offers in three days. It sold above asking.
Niles · 2021
7051 W Touhy Ave Unit 510
- 29 days to contractTypical in Niles: 56
- 95.0% of askingTypical: 95.6%
A condo listed in December. We adjusted the price over the holidays and had a buyer within a month.
Niles · 2025
8217 W Ballard Rd
- 3 days to contractTypical in Niles: 30
- 101.4% of askingTypical: 99.4%
Handyman touch-ups and virtual staging before launch. Under contract in 3 days, above asking.
Niles · 2025
8313 W Ballard Rd
- 6 days to contractTypical in Niles: 30
- 100.0% of askingTypical: 99.4%
Two earlier listings had sat for over 100 days. I took it only at the price I believed the market would pay; under contract in 6 days, closed within 30.
Northbrook · 2022
3910 Gregory Ln
- 6 days to contractTypical in Northbrook: 52
- 101.9% of askingTypical: 98.5%
We renovated before listing and staged it. Two buyers came in with escalation clauses; one had no cap, so I used it to beat the other's cap. Sold in 6 days.
Skokie · 2021
4934 Mulford St Unit 1E
- 9 days to contractTypical in Skokie: 63
- 92.3% of askingTypical: 96.0%
We priced it a little ambitiously. A solid offer came fast, and the seller chose a quick, clean close over waiting for more.
Skokie · 2021
3849 Dobson St
- 7 days to contractTypical in Skokie: 44
- 98.8% of askingTypical: 98.1%
Professionally staged. Under contract in 7 days, when the market took 44.
Wheeling · 2021
40 Center Ave
- 6 days to contractTypical in Wheeling: 41
- 93.2% of askingTypical: 99.2%
Under contract in 6 days. The appraisal came in below the contract price, so we renegotiated and kept the sale together.
Wheeling · 2025
715 Astor Ln Unit 307
- 1 day to contractTypical in Wheeling: 33
- 105.1% of askingTypical: 98.8%
Offers on day one. Under contract in a day at 105.1% of asking.
Westmont · 2026
621 Citadel Dr
- 6 days to contractTypical in Westmont: 35
- 105.6% of askingTypical: 99.2%
Bloomingdale · 2024
313 Sutherland Ln
- 4 days to contractTypical in Bloomingdale: 32
- 108.9% of askingTypical: 101.2%
Buffalo Grove · 2025
517 Cobblestone Ln
- 7 days to contractTypical in Buffalo Grove: 23
- 103.7% of askingTypical: 99.9%
Chicago (Near West Side) · 2023
210 S Desplaines St Unit 1710
- 4 days to contractTypical in Chicago (Near West Side): 67
- 108.3% of askingTypical: 99.7%
Highland Park · 2024
891 Half Day Rd
- 4 days to contractTypical in Highland Park: 61
- 100.0% of askingTypical: 99.5%
Des Plaines · 2023
2345 Eastview Dr
- 3 days to contractTypical in Des Plaines: 41
- 100.0% of askingTypical: 99.5%
Forest Park · 2026
1001 Elgin Ave
- 34 days to contractTypical in Forest Park: 36
- 96.5% of askingTypical: 100.0%
Aurora · 2025
3114 Timber Hill Ln
- 4 days to contractTypical in Aurora: 29
- 101.7% of askingTypical: 99.7%
Hillside · 2021
4607 Butterfield Rd
- 8 days to contractTypical in Hillside: 25
- 100.0% of askingTypical: 100.1%
Aurora · 2021
2056 Red Maple Ln
- 15 days to contractTypical in Aurora: 25
- 100.0% of askingTypical: 100.7%
Chicago (Near North Side) · 2023
30 E Huron St Unit 2510
- 25 days to contractTypical in Chicago (Near North Side): 104
- 102.8% of askingTypical: 96.5%
Chicago (Lake View) · 2021
655 W Irving Park Rd Unit 2605
- 21 days to contractTypical in Chicago (Lake View): 67
- 100.0% of askingTypical: 97.6%
All 31 listings I sold since 2021, each matched to MRED's published figures for its town (or Chicago neighborhood), year and property type. Where another brokerage had listed the home first, only my listing's days count. % of asking is sale price divided by original list price. Days to contract means days from listing to contract. The typical home is MRED’s average for the same town and property type, not matched by bedrooms; calendar-year benchmarks through 2025, and the October 2025–September 2026 trailing-year benchmark for 2026. Every matched listing is shown, including the ones that fell short. The comparison describes these sales, not a promise for another home.
- MRED Local Market Update, Aurora, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Aurora, December 2025: 2025 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Bloomingdale, December 2025: 2024 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Buffalo Grove, December 2025: 2025 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Chicago (Lake View), December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Chicago (Near North Side), December 2023: 2023 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Chicago (Near West Side), December 2023: 2023 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Des Plaines, December 2023: 2023 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Forest Park, September 2026: October 2025–September 2026 trailing 12 months, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Glenview, December 2025: 2024 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Glenview, December 2025: 2024 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Glenview, December 2025: 2025 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Glenview, December 2025: 2025 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Highland Park, December 2025: 2024 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Hillside, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Morton Grove, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Morton Grove, December 2023: 2023 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Morton Grove, December 2025: 2024 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Morton Grove, September 2026: October 2025–September 2026 trailing 12 months, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Morton Grove, September 2026: October 2025–September 2026 trailing 12 months, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Mount Prospect, December 2023: 2022 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Niles, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Niles, December 2025: 2025 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Northbrook, December 2023: 2022 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Skokie, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Skokie, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Westmont, September 2026: October 2025–September 2026 trailing 12 months, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Wheeling, December 2021: 2021 calendar year, Detached Single-Family. Available on request.
- MRED Local Market Update, Wheeling, December 2025: 2025 calendar year, Attached Single-Family. Available on request.
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Praveen Mathew is a Glenview, Illinois real estate broker with @properties Christie's International Real Estate, serving Glenview, Northbrook and the North Shore since 2013. He has closed nearly $100 million in home sales, earned an @properties sales award every year since 2016, including Road to Rolex in 2020 for over $10 million in sales, and appeared on HGTV's House Hunters. Clients rate him 5.0 on Zillow (55 reviews), 5.0 on Realtor.com (32 reviews), and 4.9 on Google (31 reviews).
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