Market update Fox Valley week 36

         Market update Fox Valley week 36.  New listings of single family homes are up this week.  255 this week compared to 241 the week before.  Great news!  Any increase is very welcome.

Closed listings of single family homes were also up this week.  357 this week compared to 325 the week before.  Some of these were on the 31st of August and we are including them in this first week of September.  Most buyers do not want to close in the beginning of the month because they need to bring a whole month of interest along with other closing costs to the closing.  Some of these closings are getting pushed to the next week because of the loan not processing in time.  There is a lot of activity along with a lot of homeowners refinancing because the rates are so fantastic right now.

Take a look at the communities with the most activity this week:

Aurora-New 24 $115,000-$465,000

            Closed-46 $105,000-$480,000

Batavia-New 12 $210,000-$609,900

             Closed-9 $212,000-$638,449

Bolingbrook-New 14 $174,900-$475,000

                     Closed-23 $185,000-$410,000

Geneva-New 11 $250,000-$675,000

             Closed-16 $238,000-$1,350,000

Montgomery-New 3 $225,000-$239,000

                      Closed-15 $177,000-$325,000

Naperville-New 55 $270,000-$1,975,000

                 Closed-60 $270,000-$1,000,000

North Aurora-New 4 $194,000-$369,000

                       Closed-12 $236,000-$445,500

Oswego-New 11 $215,000-$345,900

              Closed-13 $185,000-$380,000

Plainfield-New 32 $230,000-$648,731

                Closed-40 $150,000-$581,000

St Charles/Campton Hills-

                New 23 $185,000-$1,250,000

                Closed-36 $142,500-$1,057,000

Sycamore-New 5 $119,000-$535,000

                 Closed-10 $95,707-$485,000

West Chicago-New 5 $197,000-$278,000

                       Closed-18 $135,000-$535,000

Yorkville-New 14 $89,900-$465,000

              Closed-9 $150,000-$365,000

Are you looking for a community that consistently has high turnover or maybe a smaller community that there is rarely a home available.

Contracts accepted this week

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts accepted this week were slightly lower.  334 this week compared to 345 the week before.  There were more contracts accepted this week than new listings.  We continue to have low inventory.  This is a fantastic time to sell with little competition.

Look at the communities that sellers accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-50                             Bolingbrook-25

Geneva-16                            Montgomery-10

Naperville-53                        Oswego-20

Plainfield-47                         St Charles/Campton Hills-22

Sycamore-14                        Yorkville-10

4 short sales were accepted this week by sellers.  1 each in Naperville, Plano, West Chicago & Yorkville.  Now they will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept.

Sellers accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home.  10 with a kick-out of 72 hours, 19 with 48 hours and 1 with 24 hours.

Also, sellers accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home.  8 with a kick-out of 72 hours and 5 with 48 hours.

2020 by the month

Month                     New     Closed     Contracts accepted

January                 1105       566              858

February                1267      529            1024

March                    1186      707            1079

April                         648      786              775

May                       1352    1010           1444

June                      1232       908           1534

July                       1417    1453            1852

August                  1037     1335            1436

September              255        357              334

Totals                   9499      7651         10336

July is the best month so far this year.  You need to mainly focus on the Closed column.  New listings can be misleading.  Sometimes the same listing comes up as new after a period of time if it does not sell right away.  Contracts accepted do not always close.  Sometimes they do not make it past the home inspection and attorney review period so they might go back on the market and then get another contract.  We can check on that for you.

Contact us

Call us at 630-503-6555 with all your real estate questions.  Your goal is our goal.  We will do everything we can to help you reach your goal.

Thinking about selling your home?  Request a home valuation so we can let you know what your home is worth in today’s market.  We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell so you will know where you are at and what you have to work with.  This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms.

Are you thinking about buying a home?  You will need to talk to a loan officer first to get pre-qualified so you know what type of loan and what price range will work out best for you.  Seller’s want to know that we are showing their home to someone that qualifies for their home.

Check out some great resources:

• Types of loans and the process
• VA loans and the requirements
• Current interest rates
• Down payment assistance
• Illinois homeowner assistance and some community assistance

Whether you want to buy your first home, down size or buy something larger to accommodate your needs we will guide you through the process.  If you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys or home inspector we will give you a few names and phone numbers to contact to see who you would like to work with.

Market update Fox Valley week 36.  Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

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