04/26/2024
Here's an article about the top housing markets across the country. The rags to riches story of Rockford, Illinois reminds me why it's valuable to have a long term outlook when owning property. As the article says, Rockford was hit hard in the 2008 financial crisis. Yet 16 years later, houses have appreciated significantly and they're selling like hotcakes. The folks who did what they had to do to keep their houses or purchased houses during the Great Recession are now being rewarded for their choices.
The Illinois metro area, west of Chicago, was one of nearly a dozen in the Midwest ranking among the top 20.