Ingrid Florez Orozco and Oswaldo Ballestas Olivares acquire 424 Elgin Ave. 4, Forest Park, appraised at $194,500

The home at 424 Elgin Ave. 4, Forest Park, Cook County, was sold on June 9 by JR Rodolfo Vazquez for $194,500.

Ingrid Florez Orozco and Oswaldo Ballestas Olivares were listed as the buyers.

Property taxes on the home totaled $4,827 in 2024, or 2.5% of the sale price.

This property is one of 25 sales in Forest Park, Cook County, between May 9 and June 9.

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.