Vintage 1994 Chicagoland Real Estate Housing Market Time Capsule – Prudential

Up for sale is a fascinating historical time capsule of the 1990s suburban housing market! This vintage lot features an original Prudential Gladstone, REALTORS® Home Buyer Guidebook packet from September 1994, highlighting detached single-family home listings in Lombard, Villa Park, and surrounding Western Suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. ​This set gives an incredible, unfiltered look at what home buying, interest rates, mortgage options, and house prices looked like over 30 years ago, where standalone homes in these communities were priced under $125,000! ​What’s Included in This Lot: ​Prudential Gladstone, REALTORS® Presentation Folder & Home Buyer Guidebook (1994): ​Original presentation folder featuring Fran LaCognata-Nytko (Realtor) and Vincent J. Bolger (Broker). ​24-page "Home Buyer Guidebook" published by Shore Publications (1992/1994). ​Includes local business directory/useful numbers (attorneys, banks, contractors, lenders), real estate glossary, home buyer scorecards, estimated buyer expense worksheets, and loan application checklists. ​Original September 13, 1994 MLS Active Market Reports: ​Handwritten header: "Everything on the market under 125,000 In Lombard". ​Multi-page dot-matrix printout summary list of active detached single-family homes with addresses, list prices, bed/bath counts, and property attributes. ​Individual Dot-Matrix MLS Property Fact Sheets: ​Stack of original 1994 MLS printout sheets detailing specific addresses in Villa Park, Lombard, and surrounding area. ​Details room dimensions, property features, mechanical updates, and fun vintage agent remarks (e.g., "Almond appliances", "Wood burning fireplace", "Sub-100k pricing"). ​Fold-Out Street Map Sheet: ​Vintage spiral-bound/booklet fold-out map page showing Lombard, Villa Park, Addison, and Elmhurst with highlighted locations. ​Condition: ​Overall Condition: Good vintage pre-owned condition with age-appropriate wear. ​Great For: ​Local historians, genealogists, and Chicago Western Suburbs enthusiasts (Lombard / Villa Park / DuPage County). ​Real estate agents, brokers, or mortgage professionals looking for a unique office display or conversation piece comparing past vs. present housing markets. ​Collectors of 1990s ephemera, paper collectibles, and vintage financial documents.