Melinda R Jackson buys 2529 Cochran St., Blue Island

The home at 2529 Cochran St., Blue Island, was sold on May 22 by James Martin Walsh for $270,000.

Melinda R Jackson was listed as the buyer.

Property taxes on the home totaled $8,137 in 2024, or 3% of the sale price.

This property is one of 18 sales in Blue Island, Cook County, between April 22 and May 22.

This article is based on data published by BlockShopper.com.

U.S. home prices continued to rise in 2025, with the national median reaching about $447,000 in June. That's up 1.13% from a year earlier, according to Redfin. The data also show a significant gap in supply and demand, with 36% more sellers than buyers (a difference of 508,715 homes). By Redfin’s definition, a balanced market has seller and buyer numbers within 10% of each other.