Palos Heights Still Attractive to Home Buyers
Even as home sales across the nation plummeted in July, there remains a market for this 'laid-back community.'
Colleen Pochyly hopes to become one of the newest residents of Palos Heights. She and her husband, Chris, recently made an offer on a home in the Old Palos neighborhood, and they're waiting to see if they'll soon be making the move from Oak Lawn. "We decided that we wanted a quiet, sleepier, more laid-back community," she said. "Oak Lawn was great for raising our kids. But my kids are older now. They're 16 and 18. I keep telling them that I'm looking for the 'grandma house.' This is that kind of community." The Pochylys' real estate agent, Suzy Frederickson of RE/MAX Team 2000 in Orland Park, isn't surprised that the family is making the move to Palos Heights. The suburb, despite the national real estate slump, continues to attract new …
