Fox Valley home prices November 12th

Posted on November 12, 2022November 19, 2022 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley home prices November 12th

Fox Valley home prices November 12th. It is starting to feel more like November. The temperatures are dropping and they are talking about snow.

We will update you on the list prices this week, closed, contracts accepted, 2022 by the month, and show you some great resources to check out.

New listings this week are down. 122 this week compared to 141 the previous week.

Closed listings were also down. 117 this week compared to 182 the previous week.

Aurora-New 18 $190,000-$650,990

Closed-18 $147,000-$628,000

Bolingbrook-New 10 $212,000-$525,000

Closed-9 $185,000-$540,000

Naperville-New 13 $419,000-$750,000

Closed-16 $142,500-$1,371,000

Plainfield-New 22 $279,900-$559,500

Closed-18 $275,000-$1,168,072

St Charles-New 7 $234,500-$849,000

Closed-11 $237,500-$680,00

We are highlighting the communities with the most activity. Look at the photo above to see other communities that had activity this week and their prices.

Financing used, median prices, and 2,000 SF or more

Median list price this week $375,000, last week $369,900.

Closed median price this week $358,000, last week $355,000.

Stats 111222 — Stats for week ending November 12th

Conventional financing was used to close on 76 homes this week at median price $375,806 with 40 days average market time, last week 118 homes with median price $375,525 with 44 days average market time.

Conv 111222 — Conventional financing used to close for week ending November 12th

Cash was used to close on 17 homes this week at median price $345,000 with 97 days average market time, last week 29 homes at median price $353,000 with 37 days average market time.

Cash 111222 — Cash used to close for week ending November 12th

FHA financing was used to close on 18 homes this week at median price $305,955 with 41 days average market time, last week 24 homes at median price $310,000 with 40 days average market time.

FHA 111222 — FHA financing used to close for week ending November 12th

VA financing was used to close on 3 homes this week at median price $385,000 with 5 days average market time, last week 9 homes at median price $355,000 with 79 days average market time.

VA 111222 — VA financing used to close for week ending November 12th

2,000 square feet or more closed on 66 homes at median price $459,995 with 48 days average market time, last week 93 homes at median price $455,000 with 48 days average market time. Minimum price this week $235,000, last week $237,000

2000 SF or more 111222 — 2,000 SF or more closed for week ending November 12th

Conventional financing continues to be the most used financing.

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week were up. 133 this week compared to 119 the previous week.

Aurora-23 Bolingbrook-11

Geneva-10 Naperville-20

Plainfield-11 St Charles-12

2 short sales were accepted by seller’s this week. Both of them were in Plainfield. Now they will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 1 with 48 hours, and 1 with 24 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 1 with 48 hours, and 1 with 24 hours.

Median price of homes that went under contract this week $359,660 with 59 days average market time, last week the median price was $379,900 with 51 days average market time.

Contingent Stats 111222 — Contingent Stats for week ending November 12th

2022 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 422 492 623

February 523 520 724

March 734 904 890

April 1168 966 1334

May 1101 893 806

June 1295 1409 1234

July 955 932 908

August 1019 1134 1062

September 730 733 698

October 699 612 646

November 263 299 252

Totals 8909 8894 9177

Every Saturday we update the real estate market update for the Fox Valley area of Illinois. At the end of the month we will also show you 2021 and 2020 so you can see how this year is going.

Resources

Click on everything that is bold and underlined and it will take you to the site for the information.

Check with your loan officer for the rate you will be offered. It depends on your credit score and a few other things. They will explain it to you.

With interest rates rising it is even more important to check out down payment assistance or asking for closing cost credit. Maybe you can buy down the interest rate. Another question for the loan officer.

You can find us on Facebook and also search for homes there by click on the “shop now” button. There is a down arrow that will allow you to choose different criteria for your search.

All data provided today is from our MLS, MRED, LLC. The data is continuously changing throughout the day everyday.

Contact us

Call us at 630-503-6555 with all your real estate questions. Your goal is our goal.

Fox Valley home prices November 12th. Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, SRES, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

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Posted on September 3, 2022 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley home prices January 15 2022

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley home prices January 15 2022

Fox Valley home prices January 15 2022. This is the 2nd full week of 2022. The real estate market is off to a slow start with new listings. 94 this week compared to 106 the previous week.

Closed listings this week are staying consistent. 127 this week compared to 122 the previous week.

January and February are usually slower months. It is a great time to list your home now if timing is not an issue. You can get ahead of the spring market. Buyers are still out there waiting for something to come on the market.

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

Aurora-New 14 $194,500-$679,000

Closed-14 $80,000-$515,000

Naperville-New 19 $379,900-$1,499,500

Closed-20 $205,000-$1,333,000

Plainfield-New 8 $289,900-$585,658

Closed-13 $285,000-$520,000

St Charles-New 8 $179,900-$707,000

Closed-15 $150,000-$1,052,500

Financing used, median prices and 2,000 or more square feet

The median list price of single family homes this week was $350,000, last week $362,500.

Closed median price this week was $331,000, last week $367,500.

Conventional financing is still the most used or accepted by seller’s. 90 this week with a median price of $365,000, last week 83 at $408,000 median price.

Cash was used for 18 homes to close this week with a median price of $282,500, last week 17 at $355,000 median price.

Conventional and Cash used January 15 2022

FHA was used for 18 homes to close at a median price of $258,500 this week, last week 14 closed with $270,500 median price.

VA financing was used to close 1 home at a price of $432,990 this week, last week 6 homes closed at $344,495 median price.

FHA and VA financing used January 15 2022

Buyers looking for a single family home that is at least 2,000 or more square feet closed on 70 homes at a median price of $434,000 this week, last week they closed on 76 homes at a median price of $465,750.

The minimum price for 2,000 square feet or more closed this week at a price of $235,000, last week $240,000.

2000 Square feet or more January 15 2022

2022 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 200 249 282

Check back with us every Saturday. At the end of each month we will compare to 2021 and 2020 so you can see how the market is doing.

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family homes was up. 172 this week compared to 110 the previous week. Buyers are out there waiting for homes to come on the market. So many of them were in multiple offer situations on homes that were not chosen and are still looking. No need to wait to put your home on the market.

Look at the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-29 Bolingbrook-15

Naperville-19 Plainfield-27

St Charles-10

These communities are consistently on this list every week.

No short sales were accepted by seller’s this week.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 5 with a kick-out clause of 48 hours.

Also, sellers accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 1 with 48 hours and also 1 with 24 hours.

If you need me to explain what this means just give me a call and I will be happy to explain it to 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.

Do you need help with a divorce situation or an estate? If you want to know what your next steps are call us and we will explain the process. Of course you will also need to contact a real estate attorney.

Request a home valuation to see what your home is worth in today’s market. We will also give you an estimate of what your expenses might be to sell. When an offer comes in we will update this when we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

Thinking about buying a home this year? Plan ahead! Contact a loan officer and get them all your financial information so they can get you pre approved. Then you will be ready to start looking.

Resources:

Types of homes and the process

VA loans and the requirements

Current interest rates

Down payment assistance

IHDA programs

Check with your loan office to see what interest rate you qualify for with your credit score. If you need to bring your score up to get a better rate they can help you. Ask them if they offer any assistance.

All data used is from our MLS MRED, LLC.

If you would like to be set up to receive listings let us know what area you are looking for, the price range, and how many bedrooms you need. Any other things that you are looking for that you would like in your search. You have choices to get the information as it hits the market or you can choose to receive it at certain times of the day.

We want to make the home buying or selling process as good of an experience as we can. We have had years of experience and stay on top of things.

Fox Valley homes prices January 15 2022. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD, C2EX

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

Search for homes today!

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021

Posted on October 16, 2021October 16, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021. New listings of single family homes are down. 171 this week compared to 205 the week before. This is getting so extremely low. This covers 2 counties Kane and Kendall.

Closed listings of single family homes are also down. 208 this week compared to 228 the week before. We are half way through the month. This should increase in the next 2 weeks as we get closer to the end of the month.

Aurora-New 23 $194,500-$775,000

Closed-25 $158,000-$1,075,000

Bolingbrook-New 11 $204,000-$425,000

Closed-17 $180,000-$610.,000

Montgomery-New 4 $239,900-$389,999

Closed-15 $220,000-$345,900

Naperville-New 34 $310,000-$1,500,000

Closed-29 $280,000-$1,300,000

Oswego-New 12 $250,000-$659,000

Closed-11 $205,000-$442,500

Plainfield-New 20 $279,900-$510,000

Closed-28 $189,500-$590,000

St Charles-New 13 $225,000-$965,000

Closed-15 $270,000-$950,000

West Chicago-New 5 $235,000-$400,000

Closed-13 $199,900-$652,000

Aurora saw it’s first home closed over 1 million dollars this week for the year. It was in Stonebridge subdivision. Some communities we have seen this often, and others have not see one yet.

Financing, median prices and homes 2,000 square feet or more

Median listed price this week $350,000, last week it was also $350,000.

Closed median price this week $341,000, last week it was $355,000.

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021-Stats — Stats this week

Conventional financing was used on closed homes this week 131 at a median price of $376,077, last week 154 at $393,125.

Cash homes closed this week 27 at median price of $324,900, last week 28 at $259,000

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021-Conv and Cash — Conventional and Cash

FHA homes closed this week 35 at median price of $282,000, last week 33 at $280,000.

VA homes closed this week 15 at median price of $349,000, last week 11 at $340,000.

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021- FHA and VA — FHA and VA financing

Homes closed with 2,000 square feet or more this week 123 at a median price of $409,000, last week 131 at $420,000. Minimum price was $205,000 this week, last week $216,000.

This gives you an idea of what seller’s are accepting for financing, what types are used and the price ranges. If you are looking for a home with 2,000 square feet or more this gives you an idea of what you will have to spend to get that in the Fox Valley.

Fox Valley real estate market update contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family homes was down. 233 this week compared to 256 the week before. New listings have declined so this is to be expected. This does not mean there are less buyers out there. We need more listings!

Aurora–35 Bolingbrook-23

Geneva-12 Montgomery-14

Naperville-34 Oswego-18

Plainfield-27 St Charles-21

1 short sale was accepted by a seller this week on a single family home. It was in Aurora. Now it will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept. Prices are rising because of low inventory so a lot of sellers can sell without having to sell short. Some even walk away with money to help them move.

It is a good idea to find out what your home is worth right now. You might be able to sell too.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 2 with 48 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 5 with a kick-out clause of 48 hours.

Fox Valley real estate market update 2021 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1288 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

September 1083 1411 1251

October 376 436 489

Totals 9327 10484 11529

Sales of single family homes have been good this year despite the pandemic and a very tight market of listings. The demand for housing is not diminishing.

Check back with us every Saturday to see the 2021 by the month. At the end of each month we will also look back at 2020 and 2019 so you can compare how the market is improving.

Contact us

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

Getting a contract on a home is not the hard part. There are so many things to get through to get to closing. You want someone that will stay on top of things and overcome any obstacles that might pop up so you get to closing.

Appraisals are one of those obstacles that are happening right now. Prices are rising, but you need to find comparable properties to show the lender that it is worth that price. If the appraisal comes in low you will have to renegotiate or the buyer will need to bring into closing the difference in cash besides the rest of the closing costs.

Request a home valuation if you are thinking about selling your home. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

Are you thinking about buying a home? The first step is to gather all your financial information and get it to a loan officer so they can get you pre approved. They will provide you with a letter that will go with an offer when you find a home. This shows the seller that you qualify for their home. Just talking to a loan officer and giving them your information is not good enough anymore. You need to go through the extra step of getting them all your financial information.

Resources:

You can also check different sites for current interest rates. If you have a loan officer they can keep you up to date with the rates that they offer and any incentives they might have.

If you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorney or home inspectors we can give you a few to contact and you can decide who you want to work with.

All data used is from our MLS MRED, LLC.

Fox Valley real estate market update October 16 2021. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 38

Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 38

Fox Valley real estate market update week 38. New listings of single family homes were up. 233 this week compared to 202 the week before. Inventory just will not increase enough for the amount of buyers that are out there looking.

Closed listings of single family homes was down. 232 this week compared to 249 the week before. The last week of the month ends next Thursday. They should increase next week.

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

Aurora-New 44 $95,000-$495,000

Closed-32 $112,000-$479,000

Batavia-New 10 $185,000-$879,900

Closed-5 $230,000-$587,928

Bolingbrook-New 18 $250,000-$610,000

Closed-20 $160,000-$475,000

Geneva-New 11 $189,900-$475,000

Closed-5 $270,000-$588,000

Naperville-New 36 $385,000-$14,999,000

Closed-36 $260,000-$1,100,000

Oswego-New 7 $285,000-$669,999

Closed-10 $310,000-$545,000

Plainfield-New 24 $209,900-$635,900

Closed-36 $211,500-$725,000

St Charles-New 22 $135,000-$2,295,000

Closed-23 $170,000-$2,300,000

Yorkville-New 19 $179,900-$444,848

Closed-13 $180,000-$508,000

I had to go back and search Naperville for the home listed for $14,999,000 to see if it was correct. You don’t see that very often.

Financing, median price and 2,000 square foot or more

Median list price of single family homes this week was $350,000, last week $349,900.

Closed median price this week $335,000, last week $336,137.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 38-Stats 092521 — Median list and closed price

Prices and not changing that much. They are going down in some areas but not enough to change the median prices.

Conventional financing is still the financing most seller’s are accepting. 163 closed this week compared to 183 the week before.

Cash is king but not offered as much. 25 closed this week compared to 21 the week before.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 38-Conv and Cash — Conventional and Cash

FHA financing is not getting accepted by seller’s as much. 37 closed this week compared to 39 the week before.

4 VA deals closed this week compared to 6 the week before.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 38-FHA and VA — FHA and VA

Single family homes closed with 2,000 square feet or more this week 131, last week 136 with a median price of $417,000 and minimum price of $165,000. This gives you an idea of size of homes closed in the Fox Valley area and prices. This is a little over half of the homes closed this week were over 2,000 square feet.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 38-2000 SF or more — 2,000 square feet or more closed this week

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted on single family homes were up. 277 this week compared to 268 the week before. It all depends on what is listed throughout the week and what location. Buyer’s are waiting on new listings to come on the market.

Look at the communities that seller’s accepted the most contracts this week:

Aurora-47 Bolingbrook-22

Geneva-13 Montgomery-14

Naperville-43 Oswego-17

Plainfield-39 Yorkville-19

2 short sales were accepted by seller’s this week. 1 each in Naperville and Plainfield. Now they will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept. Most people that are struggling with making their payments don’t have to go the short sale route. Prices have increased enough that they can sell and break even or they might even walk away with money at closing.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the the buyer closing on their current home. 3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 3 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 1 each with a kick-out clause of 72, 48 and 24 hours.

2021 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1288 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

September 878 1073 1003

Totals 8746 9710 10792

The reason closed are more than new listings is because of closings from deals that were accepted from previous year.. Contracts accepted are more than closed because some homes come back on the market after receiving a contract because of issue with home inspection or attorney review that didn’t get resolved. They go back on the market and receive another contract.

You can see how tight the market is. Prices will keep on increasing until inventory exceeds buyer demand.

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.

Request a home valuation if you are thinking about selling your home. We will let you know what your home is worth in today’s market. Provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

Thinking about buying a home? You need to get all your financial information together and get it to a loan officer so they can get you pre approved before you start looking. They will give you a letter showing what you are pre approved for that will go with an offer when you find a home. This needs to be 30 days old or less. If it is more than that you will need them to update it.

Resources:

If you need recommendations for a loan officer, real estate attorney or home inspector we can provide you with a few so you can decide who you want to work with.

It has been a crazy market throughout this pandemic. People have not stopped the need for a home. In most cases it has made it more important.

Fox Valley real estate market update week 38. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR. SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 37

Posted on September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 37

Fox Valley real estate market update week 37. New listings of single family homes are down. 202 this week compared to 239 the week before. We are heading in the wrong direction. Buyers are still out there trying to find a home. There is not as many offers as before. Still multiple offers, but not as many.

Closed listings of single family homes was up. 249 this week compared to 205 the week before. This should increase as we head into the end of the month when most buyers want to close.

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

Aurora-New 28 $134,900-$469,000

Closed-39 $155,000-$510,000

Batavia-New 3 $284,900-$635,000

Closed-10 $239,900-$690,000

Bolingbrook-New 20 $224,900-$450,000

Closed-16 $100,000-$467,000

Geneva-New 5 $220,000-$889,000

Closed-10$260,000-$510,000

Montgomery-New 4 $225,000-$369,999

Closed-11 $190,000-$390,000

Naperville-New 38 $269,900-$6,990,000

Closed-25 $335,000-$1,409,945

Oswego-New 11 $320,000-$489,900

Closed-12 $280,500-$495,000

Plainfield-New 22 $199,500-$575,000

Closed-38 $181,000-$611,000

St Charles-New 15 $149,500-$1,250,000

Closed-17 $275,000-$995,000

West Chicago-New 6 $240,000-$565,000

Closed-15 $190,000-$555,000

Yorkville-New 12 $249,000-$449,900

Closed-13 $185,000-$490,000

Financing, median prices and 2,000 sf or more

Median list price this week $350,000, last week it was also $350,000.

Closed median price this week $335,000, last week $340,000. So we are starting to see prices stabilizing or coming down a little bit.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 37-Stats 091821 — Median list and closed price

Conventional financing chosen this week 183, last week 161.

Cash was chosen this week 21, last week also 21

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 37-Conventional and Cash 091821 — Conventional and Cash

FHA was chosen this week 39, last week 20.

VA was chosen this week 6, last week 3.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 37-FHA and VA 091821 — FHA and VA

People looking for a home that is 2,000 square feet or more this week 136 homes out of 249 with median price of $409,500 and minimum price $218,000. This gives you an idea of the size of home and price range for the area in the Fox Valley.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 37-2000 or more square feet — Homes 2,000 SF or more

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family homes by seller’s was up. 268 this week compared to 207 the week before. It is still a good time to sell. Buyers are still out there hoping for homes to come on the market.

Look at the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-45 Batavia-10

Bolingbrook-20 Geneva-11

Montgomery-15 Naperville-42

Oswego-11 Plainfield-36

St Charles-22 Yorkville-11

There 2 short sales accepted by seller’s this week. Both of them were in Aurora. Now they will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 10 with 48 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 4 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 4 with 48 hours and 1 with 24 hours.

2021 by the month

Month New Closed Contract accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1228 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

September 645 841 726

Totals 8513 9418 10515

Closed is the most important column to look at. These are actual numbers. September is looking pretty good. We still have almost 2 weeks left of the month.

Check back with us every Saturday to get the market update. At the end of each month we will also look back at 2020 and 2019 to compare to see how this year is going.

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.

Request a home valuation if you are thinking about selling. Give us a little information about your home and what you have recently updated. We will let you know what it is worth is today’s market. You will be provided with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated once an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

Thinking about buying? Get all your financial information together and contact a loan officer to get pre approved. You need to be ready before you start looking.

Resources:

Let us know what other information you are looking for. We will point you in the right direction. If you need recommendations we will be happy to provide a few to contact when looking for loan officers, real estate attorneys and home inspectors.

All data used is from our MLS MRED, LLC.

Fox Valley real estate market update week 37. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 36

Posted on September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 36

Fox Valley real estate market update week 36. New listings of single family homes were up. 239 this week compared to 204 the week before. Inventory o f homes continues to be a challenge. Now that school is back in session there was a slow down. Hopefully now things will get back to normal and more listings will come on the market.

Closed listings of single family homes were also down. 205 this week compared to 387 the week before. This is to be expected at the beginning of the month. It will increase as we head into the end of the month when most buyers want to close.

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

Aurora-New 31 $89,900-$485,000

Closed-37 $164,000-$682,500

Batavia-New 12 $170,000-$579,000

Closed-7 $250,000-$415,000

Bolingbrook-New 17 $219,000-$455,000

Closed-19 $240,000-$495,000

Geneva-New 9 $298,000-$600,000

Closed-13 $205,000-$635,500

Montgomery-New 11 $164,900-$329,900

Closed-8 $122,000-$316,000

Naperville-New 46 $249,000-$2,490,000

Closed-28 $280,000-$1,470,000

Oswego-New 12 $255,000-$499,900

Closed-8 $305,000-$675,000

Plainfield-New 26 $219,900-$799,000

Closed-30 $250,000-$575,000

St Charles-New 18 $259,900-$1,895,000

Closed-14 $190,000-$2,400,000

Yorkville-New 11 $259,900-$949,000

Closed-6 $260,000-$340,000

You can see the other communities by clicking on the picture above.

Financing, median price and 2,000 or more square feet

Median list price this week $350,000, last week also $350,000. Closed median price this week $340,000, last week $345,000. This is the second week with a decrease.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 36-Stats 091121 — Median list and closed price this week

Out of 205 closed single family homes 161 of them used Conventional financing. 21 of them were Cash.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 36-Conventional and Cash 091121 — Conventional and Cash

20 of the closed single family homes chose FHA financing, and 3 chose VA financing.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 36-FHA and VA 091121 — FHA and VA financing

127 of them were 2,000 square feet or more this week with a median closed price of $410,000. Minimum closed price was $191,000. So if you are looking for a home with this square feet or more, this is the price range for this week.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 36-2000 or more sf 091121 — 2,000 or more square feet

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family homes was down. 207 this week compared to 251 the week before. buyers are still out there looking but they are having a hard time finding what they are looking for with the inventory so low.

Look at the communities that seller’s accepted the most contracts this week:

Aurora-32 Bolingbrook-13

Montgomery-13 Naperville-34

Oswego-10 Plainfield-28

St Charles-13

There was 1 short sales accepted this week and it was in Warrenville. Now it will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 7 with 48 hours, and 3 with 24 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 5 with 48 hours.

2021 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1288 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

September 443 592 458

Totals 8311 9229 10247

June was the best month so far for closings. Buyer’s could get moved in and enjoy the summer in their new home. Now would be a good time to get moved in before winter and the holidays. Homes continue to sell all year.

Check back with us every Saturday. At the end of the month we compare this year to 2020 and 2019 so you can see how things are going.

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.

Request a home valuation if you are thinking about selling your home. Tell us a little bit about your home and what has been recently updated. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

Are you thinking about buying a home? The first thing you need to do is get all your financial information together and contact a loan officer. You will need to email or drop off copies of all your financial documents so they can put you through underwriting to get pre approved. Just calling them and telling them your information is not good enough anymore. You need to get pre approved so when you find a home you are ready to submit an offer.

When you start the process of looking at homes, you need to be ready to go look when a home hits the market. If you wait for the weekend it might be gone already.

Resources:

If you need recommendations for loan officer’s, real estate attorney’s, and home inspector’s we would be happy to provide you with a few of each to contact. You can decide who you want to work with.

All data used is from our MLS MRED, LLC.

As we look back on 20 years since 9/11/01, take a moment to reflect on all the lives lost that day. We will never forget!

Fox Valley real estate market update week 36. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 35

Posted on September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update week 35

Fox Valley real estate market update week 35. New listings of single family homes are down. 204 this week compared to 221 the week before. We are not going in the right direction. Things usually slow down when school starts, but then it starts back up again.

Closed listings of single family homes are up. 387 this week compared to 273 the week before. Most of these were probably closed on Monday and Tuesday the last 2 days of the month of August. Most buyers like to close at the end of the month so they can bring less to closings.

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

Aurora-New 22 $169,000-$599,000

Closed-61 $106,000-$705,000

Batavia-New 6 $114,900-$469,900

Closed-12 $229,000-$580,000

Bolingbrook-New 13 $220,000-$614,900

Closed-28 $157,000-$490,000

Geneva-New 7 $285,000-$995,000

Closed-13 $264,500-$465,000

Montgomery-New 12 $214,900-$375,000

Closed-17 $200,000-$365,000

Naperville-New 46 $275,000-$3,600,000

Clsoed-64 $280,000-$2,250,000

Oswego-New 11 $264,900-$675,000

Closed-17 $225,000-$640,000

Plainfield-New 24 $249,000-$599,900

Closed-57 $255,000-$525,000

St Charles-New 18 $159,000-$1,345,000

Closed-27 $187,250-$1,395,000

Yorkville-New 8 $259,900-$589,900

Closed-19 $230,000-$739,900

Financing, median price, and 2,000 or more square feet

Median list price this week $350,000, last week $355,000. Closed median price this week $345,000, last week $355,000. A slight change from the week before. Nothing too drastic.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market update week 35-Stats 090421 — Median prices this week

Homes closed using conventional financing this week 281, last week 199. Closed this week using Cash 34, last week 33. This is out of 387 closed this week. Conventional is still the what most seller’s are looking for.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 35- Conventional and Cash 090421 — Conventional and Cash

FHA this week 46, last week 34. VA this week 25, last week 7. It is great to see more of FHA and VA getting accepted and closed. They have really struggled to get through earlier this year. So many of those buyers gave up. So I hope they will start looking again.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 35-FHA and VA 090421 — FHA and VA Financing

Out of 387 closed this week 237 of them were 2,000 square feet or more. The median closed price was $420,000 this week, last week it was $423,550. Not much difference there. Minimum closed price was $140,000 this week with list price of $150,000. This gives you an idea of what 2,000 square feet or more costs you here in the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 35-2000 sf or more 090421 — 2,000 square feet or more

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week were down. 251 this week compared to 286 the week before. The market should pick back up again after the Labor Day weekend.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 35-Contacts accepted this week — Contracts accepted this week

Look at the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-43 Bolingbrook-26

Montgomery-12 Naperville-26

Plainfield-30 St Charles-15

West Chicago-12 Yorkville-16

1 short sale was accepted this week. It was in Plainfield. Now it will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept it. Most homeowners that are having trouble paying their mortgage can sell without doing a short sale. The prices have increased enough that most of them can sell and might even get some money at closing to move.

Seller’s have accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 7 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 5 with 48 hours and 1 with 24 hours.

Also, seller’s have accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 5 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 1 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

2021 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1228 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

September 204 387 251

Totals 8072 8964 10040

Single family homes have been selling. It has been a good year with a very tight market so far. Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update. At the end of each month we take a look back at 2020 and 2019 as well so you can see how things have been going.

Contact us

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

Request a home valuation if you are thinking about selling. Give us a little information about your home and what has been recently updated. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

Are you thinking about buying this year? You need to get with a loan officer and get all your financial information to them so they can get you pre approved. Seller’s today want to see more than just calling up a loan officer and talking to them on the phone, They want to know that the loan officer has seen all your information and ran the credit check and put it through underwriting. It also will make it much faster when you find a home to get the loan approved.

Resources:

If you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys or home inspectors we can send you a few to contact and you can decide who you want to work with.

Fox Valley real estate market update week 35. Happy Labor Day weekend! Enjoy and be safe.

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 6038

630-503-6555 ext 101

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34

Posted on August 28, 2021August 28, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34. This is one way to search homes that you are looking for if you know less than 2,000 square feet will not work for you. We will let you know how this week went shortly.

New listings of single family homes was down this week. 221 this week compared to 256 the week before. So many people are getting the kids in school this past week. It is a big adjustment especially for the kids that did not attend in-person school last year. Hopefully things will settle down and get back to thinking about housing.

Closed listings of single family homes were also down. 273 this week compared to 299 the week before. This is the last full week of the month. Monday and Tuesday the last days of the month. We are back to scheduling things around school. During last year with the pandemic, and kids not attending in-person classes, people were not worrying about the school schedule.

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

Aurora-New 33 $167,500-$690,000

Closed-43 $90,000-$451,500

Bolingbrook-New 17 $195,000-$415,000

Closed-19 $198,000-$544,000

Geneva-New 5 $349,900-$474,000

Closed-11 $295,000-$680,000

Montgomery-New 8 $212,000-$300,000

Closed-10 $217,000-$376,000

Naperville-New 37 $285,000-$1,300,000

Closed-52 $245,000-$1,750,000

Oswego-New 11 $249,000-$549,000

Closed-15 $250,000-$435,900

Plainfield-New 31 $249,000-$774,400

Closed-40 $180,000-$630,000

St Charles-New 13 $265,000-$990,000

Closed-22 $205,000-$990,000

Yorkville-New 12 $219,900-$515,000

Closed-10 $209,000-$430,000

Financing, median price and 2,000 or more square feet

Median list price this week $355,000, same as the week before. Closed median price this week $355,000, last week $359,900. Prices are not changing that much right now.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34-Stats 082821 — Median prices this week

Homes closed using Conventional Financing this week 199, last week 218. Cash homes that closed this week 33, last week 24.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34-Conv and cash 092821 — Conventional and Cash financing

Homes closed using FHA financing this week 34, last week 47. VA financing this week 7, last week 10

Out of 273 homes that closed this week 166 of them were 2,000 square feet or more with a median closed price of $423,550, and list price $419,900. The minimum closed price $207,000 with minimum list price $199,900. This gives you an idea of what 2,000 square feet costs you here in the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34-2,000 square feet or more 082821 — 2,000 square feet or more

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week were down. 286 this week compared to 300 the week before. Hopefully after the adjustment of getting back in the routine of school things will go back to normal. The market is not down that much.

Look at the communities with the most contracts accepted this week:

Aurora-49 Bolingbrook-21

Geneva-10 Montgomery-16

Naperville-35 Oswego-13

Plainfield-46 St Charles-19

Sycamore-10 West Chicago-14

Yorkville-12

No short sales were accepted this week.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer to close on their current home. 7 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 7 with 48 hours and 3 with 24 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 1 with a kick-out clause of 48 hours.

2021 by the month and a look back at 2020 and 2019

2021

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1228 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

Totals 7868 8577 9789

2020

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

Totals 9244 7294 10002

2019

Month

January 878 407 568

February 1032 463 832

March 1731 915 1375

April 1594 792 1307

May 1645 995 1280

June 1643 1253 1218

July 1423 1008 1090

August 1585 1330 1196

Totals 11531 7163 8866

More homes have been closed this year than the previous 2 years even with a tighter market. You can see the steady decline in new listings. Normally, August is the best month for closings right before school starts. This year it was June. It has been a really hard year for buyer’s. They have had so much competition for homes and not many to choose from. Prices have gone up so much that some have been priced out of the market. We hope inventory will improve.

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 before the holidays? Request a home valuation and tell us a little bit about your home and what improvements have been recently completed. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you an estimate of expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms.

Do you want to buy a home this year? You need to contact a loan office that is willing to pre approve you before you find the home. You need to get them all your financial information. Pre-qualifying just is not enough anymore. You need to be ready to go with a letter in hand to go with an offer. A seller will not consider you without it. You might also need to show proof of funds. You can have your financial institution write a letter showing you do have the funds available for the down payment and closing costs. That might even improve your chances if there is multiple offers.

Resources:

If you need recommendations for loan officer’s, real estate attorney’s or home inspector’s we can give you a few of each and you can decide who you want to work with.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 34. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33

Posted on August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33. So many people are looking for more space. Can they find it in the price range they are looking for? We will get into that shortly.

New listings of single family homes were pretty consistent with the week before. 256 this week compared to 251 the week before. We would love to see more, but consistency is good.

Closed single family homes this week were also, not far off of last week. 299 this week compared to 291 the week before. Next week is the last full week of the month so they should increase.

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

Aurora-New 46 $145,000-$770,000

Closed-62 $139,000-$595,000

Bolingbrook-New 16 $249,000-$899,000

Closed-23 $175,000-$511,000

Geneva-New 9 $268,900-$1,200,000

Closed-12 $284,000-$766,337

Naperville-New 42 $250,000-$1,625,000

Closed-55 $350,000-$2,400,000

Oswego-New 16 $299,999-$449,990

Closed-12 $211,000-$440,000

Plainfield-New 44 $224,900-$900,000

Closed-34 $196,000-$555,000

St Charles-New 17 $209,900-$1,895,000

Closed-26 $175,000-$915,000

West Chicago-New 10 $295,000-$664,900

Closed-7 $239,000-$492,000

Financing, median list and closed price, 2,000 square feet or more closed this week

Median list price this week $355,000, last week $361,470. Median closed price $359,900, last week $375,000. These numbers go up and down each week, but they do not change drastically.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33- Stats 082121 — Stats for August 21, 2021

Homes that closed using Conventional this week 218, last week 221. Cash this week 24, last week 33.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33-Conventional and cash — Conventional and Cash

Closed homes using FHA financing this week 47, last week 26. VA this week 10, last week 9.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33-FHA and VA — FHA and VA financing

Seller’s are still choosing Conventional financing over anything else. I am encouraged to see FHA numbers going up. Some buyer’s that have to go FHA have given up. They are tired of losing out to buyer’s using Conventional financing with multiple offer situations.

Out of 299 homes that closed this week 191 of them were 2,000 square feet or more. Median list price is $425,000, closed price is $420,000. Minimum list price $220,000, closed price $242,000. So many people are looking for more space since the pandemic. This gives you an idea of what price that will cost you. If you are below this price it will be hard to find. You might need to adjust the criteria for the home you are looking for.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33-2000 sf 082121 — 2,000 square feet or more

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family home were consistent. 300 this week compared to 303 the week before. The market is staying steady. There might not be as many offers with multiple offer situations, but buyer’s are still out there looking.

Look at the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-51 Batavia-10

Bolingbrook-24 Montgomery-13

Naperville-33 Oswego-10

Plainfield-37 St Charles-26

Sycamore-10 West Chicago-11

Winfield-14 Yorkville-11

There were no short sales accepted by seller’s this week. Most people that are in a bind, and need to sell do not have to go through the short sale process with the prices that have increased.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 5 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 4 with 48 hours and 3 with 24 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 8 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

There was 1 that did not have a kick-out clause that they marked. So we don’t know about that one.

2021 by the month

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

April 1006 926 1387

May 1088 1228 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 887 930 884

Totals 7646 8304 9503

We started out the year with closings from 2020. They received a contract in 2020 but did not close until 2021. That is why the closed column is more than the new listings. You can see it has been a really tight market. Normally you would see more new listings than closings.

It still remains a seller’s market. There might be fewer offers with multiple offer situations, but there are still a lot of buyer’s out there ready to go.

There has been an extreme shortage of housing across the country. Some new homes have been built in our area that have helped.

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.

Request a home valuation if you are thinking about selling your home. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms.

Are you thinking about buying a home? You need to get ready first by contacting a loan officer and getting them all your financial information. You need to get pre approved with this market. Just calling and talking to a loan officer to get pre-qualified is not enough anymore. You need to show the seller’s that you have taken this extra step.

Resources:

If you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys and home inspectors we can give a few of each and you can decide who you want to work with. Just let us know.

All data used is from our MLS that we use MRED, LLC.

How many homes closed 2,000 square feet or more week 33. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SFR, SRS, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, Il 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101