Purchasing a home is much easier in some areas than others, and much of it comes down to location.
Homebuyers may face particularly stiff competition in one Chicago suburb after it landed on a list of America’s hottest housing markets. Wheaton ranked No. 10 on Realtor.com’s Hottest ZIP code report.
With a median list price of $575,000, an average of 25 days on the market and a typical listing attracting more than three times as many online viewers as the national average, the western suburb saw homes selling slightly below list price. However, homes are selling closer to list price than the national norm and are still outperforming the Chicago market, according to the real estate website…