Chicago-area home sales flatlined in 2025. These places saw double-digit growth.
A look at communities where sales activity differed from broader market patterns.
Recognition & Press · Lisa Finks
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Thoughtful representation, informed market perspective and distinctive properties have brought Lisa Finks into conversations about real estate across Chicago’s North Shore and beyond.
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Lisa in the News
Selected reporting featuring Lisa’s real estate perspective.
Chicago’s $3M homes selling fast as wealthy buyers compete for rarities.
Reporting on demand and supply at the higher end of the Chicago-area market.
Selling the Shore
A feature on North Shore real estate, presentation and informed local guidance.
Featured in Sheridan Road
Sheridan Road · April 2026
Selling the Shore
Lisa’s North Shore real estate perspective featured in Sheridan Road.
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A Wilmette home built for skating, holidays and a houseful of kids hits the market
A Wilmette property featured in Crain’s Before It Hits the Market series.
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This midcentury home for sale in Barrington comes with a greenhouse — and a skateboarding half-pipe
A distinctive Barrington home highlighted for its architecture and unusual amenities.
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Michael Jordan’s old Lake Shore Drive condo sells for $6.82M
Lisa Finks represented the buyer in the transaction covered by Crain’s. The article did not quote Lisa.
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530 Jackson, Glencoe
For the Love of Old Houses · May 2025
Winnetka property feature
Crain’s Chicago Business · January 2018
2417 Pomona, Wilmette
Wilmette Beacon · July 2018
1600 Asbury, Winnetka
Winnetka Current · February 2018
1025 13th Street, Wilmette
Wilmette Beacon · March 2017
2207 Washington, Wilmette
Wilmette Beacon · February 2016
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Top 1.5% of U.S. agents by production — Lisa Finks · RealTrends Verified · 2022–2025.
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202025 transaction sides
#80Illinois volume ranking (2025)
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