Chicago City Wire

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sales were reported for the week of May 14-20, 2017. The median sale price was $237,000 and the median property tax bill was $2,395 for the previous 12 months.

5140 S. Lavergne Ave.
$216,000
Property Tax (2015): $2,395.98
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.11%
Buyer: Ignacio Moreno
Seller: Jacek Blacha

5649 S. Merrimac Ave.
$237,000
Property Tax (2015): $975.71
Effective Property Tax Rate: 0.41%
Buyer: John H. Rodriguez
Seller: Gala Barrera (deceased), Maria Ind Luna (executor) and Gala Alvarez (deceased)

5538 S. Newland Ave.
$247,000
Property Tax (2015): $2,731.45
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.11%
Buyer: Humberto Gutierrez
Seller: George and Sophia G. Karabatsos

5747 S. Monitor Ave.
$125,000
Property Tax (2015): $1,453.88
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.16%
Buyer: Gina Leno
Seller: Chicago Title Land Trust Co. (trustee)

5713 S. Austin Ave.
$235,000
Property Tax (2015): $3,271.26
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.39%
Buyer: Mariela Aburto
Seller: Joel Aburto

5055 S. Lamon Ave.
$280,000
Property Tax (2015): $1,540.90
Effective Property Tax Rate: 0.55%
Buyer: Guadalupe Martinez
Seller: Richard K. Wolf (trustee), Wolf Richard (trust) and Carol Wolf (trust)

5531 S. Newland Ave.
$222,000
Property Tax (2015): $2,055.04
Effective Property Tax Rate: 0.93%
Buyer: Cesar Alanis
Seller: Kenneth S. Knezevich

5003 S. Lawler Ave.
$259,000
Property Tax (2015): $2,876.64
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.11%
Buyer: Rafael Gutierrez
Seller: Mariusz Bobak

5704 S. Nagle Ave.
$301,000
Property Tax (2015): $3,501.52
Effective Property Tax Rate: 1.16%
Buyer: William H. Fox and Jennifer L Skopek
Seller: Marquette Bank (trustee)