Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 40

Posted on October 9, 2021October 9, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 40

Fox Valley real estate market Update week 40. New listings of single family homes are exactly the same number as last week. 205 new listings for both weeks. We do love consistency, but the number is way down farther than we like it to be.

Closed listings of single family homes is down. 228 this week compared to 338 the week before. This is because it is the beginning of the month. Most buyers want to close at the end of the month.

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

Aurora-New 24 $149.900-$690,000

Closed-42 $99,000-$615,000

Bolingbrook-New 17 $235,000-$514,900

Closed-20 $220,000-$522,000

Montgomery-New 10 $175,000-$345,000

Closed-10 $185,000-$370,000

Naperville-New 40 $300,000-$1,475,000

Closed-24 $245,000-$1,350,000

Oswego-New 15 $235,000-$489,900

Closed-7 $155,000-$605,000

Plainfield-New 24 $179,900-$649,900

Closed-31 $240,000-$1,160,000

St Charles-New 16 $99,900-$1,550,000

Closed-20 $115,000-$760,000

Yorkville-New 9 $229,000-$925,000

Closed-11 $39,900-$550,000

There are many more communities on the image above. If you are looking for a community with less turnover you might want to take a look.

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

Median list price this week is $350,000, last week $349,315.

Closed median price this week $355,000, last week $340,000.

Conventional is still the most used financing. There were 153 this week, last week 243.

Cash closed this week 28, last week 41.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 40-Conventional and Cash — Conventional and Cash

FHA closed this week 33, last week 39.

VA closed this week 11, last week 13.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 40-FHA and VA — FHA and VA Financing

2,000 or more square feet closed this week 131, last week 183. The median price closed this week $420,000, last week $415,000. Minimum closed 2,000 or more square feet this week is $216,000, last week $90,000.

Fox Valley Real Estate Market Update Week 39-2000 or more SF — 2000 or more square feet

This gives you an idea on pricing, which financing will most likely get accepted from a seller and the size of the homes here in the fox Valley. When you are getting pre approved with a loan officer you might want to keep this in mind.

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week were up. 256 this week compared to 248 the week before. Even though new listings were down, contracts accepted went up.

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

Aurora-47 Bolingbrook-25

Naperville-40 Oswego-12

Plainfield-32 St Charles-20

2 short sales were accepted by seller’s this week. 1 each in Aurora and Plainfield. Now they will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept. Most homes today have appreciated enough with today’s prices that they can sell without going through the short sale process. If you are having difficulty paying for your mortgage contact us so we can let you know where you are at. You might even walk away with money in your pocket.

Seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 8 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 12 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. 1 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, also 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 1288 1289

June 1450 1686 1671

July 1118 1182 1210

August 1109 1203 1170

September 1083 1411 1251

October 205 228 256

Totals 9156 10276 11296

Closed is the most important column to keep track of. Not all deals close. Some do not make it past the home inspection and attorney review period. Some of them have had issues with the appraisal, and others the loan was not approved.

Check back with us every Saturday for the update. At the end of the month we will also take a look back at 2020 and 2019 so you have that to compare to.

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 and give us some details about your home. Let us know what has been recently completed. Any updates recently.

Thinking about buying a home? You will need to get all of your financial information together and contact a loan officer to get pre approved. Just calling them and giving your information over the phone is not good enough right now. You will need to take this extra step so when you find a home the seller will be more willing to accept your offer knowing that you qualify.

Resources:

We can make recommendations for a few loan officers, real estate attorneys and home inspectors so you can choose who you would like to work with.

All data is from our MLS MRED, LLC.

Fox Valley real estate market update week 40. 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

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 25

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 25

2021 real estate market update week 25. New listings of single family homes is down. 285 this week compared to 315 the week before. This is so discouraging for buyers that are waiting for new listings to come on the market. They just can not come on the market fast enough. Prices continue to rise because of the shortage of homes on the market. Some buyers are even getting priced out of the market.

Closed listings of single family homes was also down. 292 this week compared to 315 the week before. Monday through Wednesday next week I am sure will be busy. The last days of the month when most buyers want to close.

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

Aurora-New 39 $149,900-$599,900

Closed-41 $120,000-$535,000

Batavia-New 15 $239,900-$725,000

Closed-5 $105,000-$408,000

Bolingbrook-New 22 $214,900-$518,700

Closed-19 $165,300-$505,000

Geneva-New 11 $275,000-$665,000

Closed-10 $265,000-$725,000

Naperville-New 63 $275,000-$1,790,000

Closed-66 $280,000-$1,683,000

Oswego-New 8 $325,000-$619,000

Closed-14 $150,000-$540,000

Plainfield-New 33 $210,000-$565,000

Closed-45 $225,000-$973,665

St Charles-New 24 $200,000-$995,000

Closed-26 $257,000-$915,000

Yorkville-New 14 $280,000-$589,900

Closed-9 $295,000-$490,000

Median list price this week $370,000 last week $374,450

Median closed price this week $373,750 last week $361,000

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family homes was up. 355 this week compared to 332 the week before. We are still seeing multiple offers. Strong sellers market continues.

Look at the communities sellers accepted them ost contracts:

Aurora-57 Bolingbrook-28

Montgomery-13 Naperville-68

Oswego-19 Plainfield-44

St Charles-26 Yorkville-12

1 short sale was accepted this week by a seller on a single family home. It was in St Charles. Now it 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. 3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 11 with 48 hours and 4 with 24 hours.

Also, sellers accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home. 3 with a kick-out clause of 48 hours.

2021 real estate market update 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 1211 1267 1346

Totals 5402 5773 7084

You can see how things increased from March on, and it is not slowing down a bit.

Check back with us every Saturday. At the end of each month we will also look back at 2020 and 2019 so you can see how this year is going..

Next week I will compare to the previous 2 years since there are 3 days next week of June.

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 this year. You will see what your home is worth in today’s market. 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.

Thinking about buying this year? You have to be both patient and on the ball. You will most likely be up against multiple offers When a listing comes on the market you have to be ready to go see it that day. Getting prequalified is not enough. You need to get preapproved. If your loan officer will not do that, find another one that will do it.

If you will be buying with cash, you will need a letter from your financial institution stating that you have the money available to purchase that priced home plus closing costs.

Resources

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

Buying/selling a home is very exciting. It also can be very stressful. We will guide you through the process and explain everything to you so you know what to expect.

All data came from our MLS MRED, LLC

2021 real estate market update week 25. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, SRS, SFR, AHWD

Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 22

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 22

2021 real estate market update week 22. New listings of single family homes were up. 314 this week compared to 291 the week before. We will take any increase no matter how small.

Closed listings of single family homes were down. 321 this week compared to 385 the week before. This is the difference between the end of the month and the beginning. Most buyers want to close at the end of the month to bring less money to closing.

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

Aurora-New 41 $105,000-$689,900

Closed-39 $127,000-$511,983

Bolingbrook-New 23 $235,000-$797,777

Closed-10 $295,000-$435,000

Geneva-New 15 $265,000-$748,995

Closed-14 $237,500-$750,000

Montgomery-New 5 $240,000-$329,900

Closed-12 $165,000-$320,000

Naperville-New 66 $324,900-$1,795,000

Closed-76 $260,000-$1,419,900

Oswego-New 19 $229,500-$599,000

Closed-22 $257,000-$740,000

Plainfield-New 51 $219,900-$849,000

Closed-53 $180,000-$540,000

St Charles/Campton HIlls-

New 26 $189,000-$1,895,000

Closed-25 $255,000-$900,000

Wet Chicago-New 7 $220,000-$649,900

Closed-11 $180,000-$770,000

Median listing price this week is $375,000, and last week it was $355,000.

Median closed price this week is $390,000, and last week it was $355,000

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week are down. 314 this week compared to 337 the week before. They are not down by too much to be concerned about any changes.

Look at the communities that sellers accepted the most contracts this week:

Aurora-53 Batavia-11

Bolingbrook-21 Geneva-19

Montgomery-12 Naperville-53

North Aurora-12 Plainfield-42

St Charles/Campton Hills-15 West Chicago-15

1 short sales was accepted by a seller this week. It was in Elburn. Now it will get 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. 3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, and also 3 with 48 hours.

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

2021 real estate market update 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 314 321 314

Totals 4505 4827 6052

Closed is the column to always pay the most attention too. These are actual numbers. Some homes can go back on the market and then get another contract.

May looks to be the best month so far for closings. It makes sense that March was the best month for contracts accepted. You can see the difference though in how many of those closed.

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.

What are you waiting for? Let’s get your home on the market! Request a home valuation so we can show you what is is worth in today’s market. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell so you know what you have to work with. This will be updated once an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you can make a good decision.

If you are wanting to buy a home this year you need to find a loan officer that will get you pre approved, not just prequalified. YOu need to provide them with your tax returns and all financial information. Today the market is too competitive. You have to take the extra step and get pre approved subject to finding the home.

Resources:

It is wonderful to be a seller right now. Frustrating to be a buyer.

We an make recommendations for real estate attorney, home inspector and loan officers. You can choose who you want to work with.

Let us know what questions you have.

All data came from MRED LLC.

2021 real estate market update week 22. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 21

Posted on May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 21

2021 real estate market update week 21. New listings of single family homes are up. 291 this week compared to 267 the week before. We are heading in the right direction. The need is greater though.

Closed listings of single family homes are up. 385 this week compare to 299 the week before. It is the end of the month when you expect the numbers to be higher.

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

Aurora-New 43 $130,000-$589,900

Closed-54 $80,000-$484,000

Batavia-New 8 $274,900-$425,000

Closed-14 $145,000-$799,000

Bolingbrook-New 18 $220,000-$525,000

Closed-23 $161,500-$497,000

Geneva-New 13 $229,000-$799,000

Closed-14 $200,000-$970,000

Montgomery-New 11 $157,000-$950,000

Closed-8 $212,000-$330,000

Naperville-New 52 $269,000-$1,500,000

Closed-80 $280,000-$1,095,000

Oswego-New 10 $269,000-$450,000

Closed-26 $245,000-$539,900

Plainfield-New 34 $219,000-$609,900

Closed-56 $180,000-$651.500

St Charles/Campton Hills-

New 16 $207,900-$749,999

Closed-24 $265,000-$700,000

Sycamore-New 12 $139,900-$479,900

Closed-8 $165,000-$745,000

West Chicago-New 11 $239,000-$550,000

Closed-14 $170,000-$656,000

Yorkville-New 4 $305,000-$349,900

Closed-10 $215,000-$724,900

Median list price of single family homes this week $355,000 last week $369,054

Median closed price of single family homes this week $355,000 last week $358,000

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted on single family homes this week were up. 337 this week compared to 322 the week before. Now to get them past home inspection, attorney review and the appraisal comes back at the right price.

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

Aurora-58 Bolingbrook-18

Geneva-17 Montgomery-12

Naperville-61 North Aurora-12

Plainfield-43 St Charles/Campton Hills-42

Sycamore-15 West Chicago-11

1 short sale was accepted this week by a seller. It was in Bolingbrook. Now it 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. 2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 12 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

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

2021 real estate market update 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

Totals 4191 4506 5738

2020

January 1105 566 858

February 1267 529 1024

March 1186 707 1079

April 648 786 775

May 1352 1010 1444

Totals 5558 3598 5180

2019

January 878 407 568

February 1032 463 832

March 1731 915 1375

April 1594 792 1307

May 1645 995 1280

Totals 6880 3572 5362

You can see 2021 has had the most closed with the least new listings. Buyers are ready, but sellers are not. This is why we are having multiple offer situations. It is a great time for sellers to sell! If you are waiting for the right time to sell the time is now.

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 to see what your home is worth in today’s market. I think you will be surprised. We 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.

If you are thinking about buying a home this year you need to plan way in advance. Get in touch with a loan officer that will take the next step and get you pre approved subject to finding the home. You have to be ready to go in this market when you are up against so many other buyers submitting offers on the same home. You need to look like the best offer.

Resources:

This market is very competitive for buyers. You need to go look the day a home hits the market, and be ready to submit an offer right away. If you blink it will be gone.

Do you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys or home inspectors? We can recommend a few of each so you can choose who you want to work with.

Connect with us on Facebook, Linkedin and twitter. On Facebook you can click on the shop button to search for a home there.

All data came from our MLS MRED LLC.

2021 Real estate market update week 21. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 20

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 20

2021 real estate market update week 20. New listings of single family homes are down. 267 this week compared to 294 the week before. This is making it even harder for buyers. Right now they are competing with multiple offer situations. This increases their competition.

Closed listings of single family homes are up. 299 this week compared to 266 the week before. We are getting closer to 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 34 $109,000-$739,900

Closed-37 $131,500-$593,000

Batavia-New 8 $346,000-$519,000

Closed-12 $146,000-$650,000

Bolingbrook-New 12 $209,900-$545,000

Closed-17 $185,000-$502,350

Geneva-New 14 $239,500-$749,000

Closed-13 $240,000-$907,000

Montgomery-New 10 $169,900-$329,000

Closed-7 $199,000-$325,000

Naperville-New 63 $324,900-$1,350,000

Closed-58 $300,000-$1,450,000

Oswego-New 7 $310,000-$500,000

Closed-20 $215,000-$500,000

Plainfield-New 31 $234,000-$758,400

Closed-36 $250,000-$610,000

St Charles/Campton Hills-

New 28 $189,900-$1,995,000

Closed-32 $180,000-$1,075,000

West Chicago-New 8 $250,000-$699,999

Closed-11 $190,000-$515,000

Yorkville-New 8 $257,500-$1,150,000

Closed-14 $205,000-$685,000

Median list price this week $369,054 compared to last week $375,000

Median closed price this week $358,000 compared to last week $360,000

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week were up. 322 this week compared to 290 the week before. Right now it almost makes you feel like you won the lottery when you get your offer accepted with all the competition that is out there.

Look at the communities that sellers accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-59 Bolingbrook-23

Geneva-17 Montgomery-11

Naperville-52 Oswego-17

Plainfield-33 Plano-12

St Charles/ Campton Hills-20 Sycamore-10

West Chicago-14

1 short sale was accepted this week on a single family home. It was in Naperville. Now it 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. 6 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 1 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

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

2021 real estate market update 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 797 843 952

Totals 3900 4121 5401

Closed is actual numbers. New and contracts accepted can not be relied on. Some new listings can be listed as new again. Contracts accepted, if they do not make it past the home inspection and attorney review, can go back on the market and get another contract.

So far March has been the best month this year for closed homes.

Check back with us every Saturday for the market update. Next week we will compare to 2020 and 2019. We do that at the end of every month so you can 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.

This is the best time to sell if you are thinking about it anytime in the near future. Prices are increasing with the continued low inventory of homes for sale.

Request a home valuation to see what your home is worth in today’s market. I think you will be be very pleasantly surprised. Tell us about your home and what you have updated recently. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. It will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms.

Are you thinking about buying a home this year? Plan way in advance. You are up against a lot of competition. You might need to put offers on a few homes before you get your offer accepted You need to work with a lender that will pre approve you subject to finding the home. It will take more than just a phone call. You will need to submit all your financial information so make sure you have all that together.

Resources:

We can make recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys and home inspectors that you can choose from if you don’t know someone already.

2021 real estate market update week 20. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman-Designate Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 18

Posted on May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 18

2021 real estate market update week 18. New listings of single family homes were down this week. 236 this week compared to 273 the week before. We are not heading in the right direction. Prices will continue to rise until we get enough listings to satisfy the buyers that are out there looking.

Closed listings of single family homes are about the same this week. 278 this week compared to 280 the week before. That is pretty consistent, and it shows that buyers are still out there willing to write offers even with the increase in prices.

Take a look at the communities that have the most activity this week:

Aurora-New 37 $99,900-$899,900

Closed-36 $85,000-$534,500

Bolingbrook-New 19 $175,000-$469,000

Closed-17 $33,000-$415,000

Geneva-New 8 $225,000-$559,900

Closed-17 $242,000-$870,000

Montgomery-New 2 $205,000-$315,000

Closed-11 $207,000-$358,000

Naperville-New 48 $289,000-$3,600,000

Closed-58 $326,000-$2,250,000

Oswego-New 9 $185,000-$399,000

Closed-13 $155,000-$558,942

Plainfield-New 29 $249,900-$750,000

Closed-31 $203,000-$540,000

St Charles/ Campton Hills-

New-20 $250,000-$1,200,000

Closed-20 $191,900-$1,600,000

Sycamore-New 11 $149,900-$450,000

Closed-9 $253,000-$502,000

Median list price this week is $350,000. Last week it was $365,000

Median Closed price this week is $360,000. Last week it was $360,450.

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week on single family homes were up. 340 this week compared to 328 the week before. It is a great time to sell!

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

Aurora-49 Bolingbrook-15

Geneva-20 Montgomery-14

Naperville-54 Oswego-26

Plainfield-41 St Charles/Campton Hills-25

Sycamore-14 West Chicago-11

Yorkville-16

1 short sale was accepted by a seller on a single family home. It was in Sycamore. Now it 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. 3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 10 with 48 hours and 4 with 24 hours.

Also, sellers accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling, and closing on their current home. 1 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 3 with 48 hours and 1 with 24 hours.

2021 real estate market update 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 236 278 340

Totals 3339 3556 4789

The closed column is the most important one. This is actual numbers. The new and contracts accepted could be counted more than once if a home is relisted as new, or has a contract accepted, and then it does not make it through the home inspection and attorney review period. It could get relisted again, and then another contract accepted.

Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update. At the end of each month we will take a look back at 2020 and 2019 so you an 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.

It is a great time sell! Prices are increasing. Request a home valuation and give us some 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 talk to a loan officer and submit all your financial information so they can get you pre-approved. You need to take this extra step and get pre-approved with the market right now. Homes are selling very fast with multiple offers. You need to be ready to go look as soon as a home hits the market, or it will be gone. The loan officer will give you a letter showing what you qualify for, and what type of loan. This will go with an offer when you find a home.

Resources:

One of the IDHA programs might help payoff student debt, and another one if you stay there at least 5 years you might not have to pay it back. It is worth your time to check them out.

Do you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys or home inspectors? We can provide a few of each so you can decide who you want to work with.

All data information used is from our multiple listing service MRED, LLC.

2021 real estate market update week 18. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 17

Posted on May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 17

2021 real estate market update week 17. Seller’s market continues! New listings of single family homes were up this week. 273 this week compared to 232 the week before. Great but we need to really increase these number of new listings or prices will continue to rise.

Closed listings of single family homes was also up this week. 280 this week compared to 232 the week before. It is the last week of the month when most buyers want to close so this was to be expected.

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

Aurora-New 42 $155,500-$629,000

Closed-39 $140,000-$540,000

Batavia-New 13 $259,900-$997,500

Closed-8 $242,500-$884,536

Bolingbrook-New 11 $180,000-$699,000

Closed-11 $204,000-$370,100

Geneva-New 19 $249,00-$949,000

Closed-18 $220,500-$1,000,000

Montgomery-New 11 $190,000-$399,900

Closed-3 $179,900-$220,000

Naperville-New 53 $219,900-$1,999,995

Closed-55 $287,000-$1,385,000

Oswego-New 10 $264,000-$850,000

Closed-18 $135,000-$530,000

Plainfield-New 29 $229,900-$699,900

Closed-37 $170,000-$509,770

St Charles/Campton Hills-

New-26 $195,000-$1,550,000

Closed-20 $230,000-$1,160,500

West Chicago-New $12 $135,900-$599,000

Closed-8 $180,000-$441,251

Yorkvillle-New 11 $244,900-$430,000

Closed-7 $187,000-$526,645

Median list price this week $365,000 compared to last week $350,000. Median closed price this week $360,450 compared to last week $352,000.

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted this week were up. 388 this week compared to 344 the week before.

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

Aurora-48 Batavia-13

Bolingbrook-19 Geneva-12

Naperville-65 Oswego-13

Plainfield-53 St Charles/ Campton Hills-27

Sycamore-12 West Chicago-11

1 short sale was accepted this week by a seller. It was in Winfield. 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. 7 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. 1 with a kick-out clause of 48 hours and 1 with 24 hours.

2021 real estate market update by the month and also 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

Totals 3103 3278 4449

2020

January 1105 566 858

February 1267 529 1024

March 1186 707 1079

April 648 786 775

Totals 4206 2588 3736

2019

January 858 407 568

February 1032 463 832

March 1731 915 1375

April 1594 792 1307

Totals 5215 2577 4082

The closed column is the most important one to look at. These are actual numbers. More single family homes have closed this year than the previous 2 years. You can see more closed than new listings until April.

New listings can sometimes go back up as a new listing in normal times. Right now they are selling before that happens.

Contracts accepted can sometimes be counted more than once. Sometimes they do not make it past the home inspection and attorney review, and go back on the market and then counted again once they get another contract accepted. Right now some homes are having a problem with the appraised price. It is coming in lower than the contract price. If they can’t negotiate to solve this issue the home will go back on the market.

It is definitely a seller’s market still, and will continue to be until more homes come on the market or the buyers start slowing down that are looking.

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.

Thinking about selling this year? Request a home valuation, and give us some information about your home. What have you updated lately? New roof, painting, appliances or any other updates. We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell. This will be updated when an offer comes in.

If you are thinking about buying, you need to be ready with a pre-approval letter from your loan officer. Right now things are selling as fast as they go on the market. You need to go look the day it is listed and ready to write an offer right away, or you will lose out. We can schedule a zoom meeting to go over the process and get you familiar with the contract so you can be ready to go.

Resources:

It might be worth your time to look over these resources. You can also ask your loan officer if they are offering any programs. One of the IDHA programs might help payoff student debt and the other one if you live there for 5 years or more you might not have to pay back.

We can make recommendations of loan officers, real estate attorney and home inspectors. Just let us know.

All the information is provided by the multiple listing service MRED LLC..

2021 real estate market update week 17. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 13

Posted on April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 by Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

2021 Real Estate Market Update Week 13

2021 real estate market update week 13. New listings on single family homes were down this week. 192 this week compared to 222 the week before. Hopefully the holiday week is holding people back from putting their home on the market and it will pick up next week. Until more homes start coming on the market prices are rising rapidly and multiple offers is the norm. Very frustrating for buyers right now.

Closed listings on single family homes increased this week. 274 this week compared to 209 the week before. End of the month is the busiest for closings. Most buyers want to close at the end of the month so they bring less money to closing for interest for the month.

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

Aurora-New 31 $125,000-$735,000

Closed-40 $111,000-$639,000

Bolingbrook-New 15 $186,000-$480,000

Closed-18 $187,997-$470,000

Naperville-New 45 $249,000-$2,100,000

Closed-54 $251,017-$1,031,000

Oswego-New 11 $100,000-$549,900

Closed-15 $307,682-$622,000

Plainfield-New 25 $218,000-$1,190,000

Closed-35 $235,000-$590,000

St Charles/Campton Hills-

New-15 $199,999-$1,595,000

Closed-25 $210,000-$1,150,000

West Chicago-New 4 $239,000-$489,000

Closed-10 $200,000-$501,000

Yorkville-New 4 $249,900-$398,000

Closed-15 $146,000-$807,500

Median list price of single family homes this week is $359,700 and the median sold price $352,500.

Contracts accepted this week

Contracts accepted on single family homes were almost the same this week. 299 this week compared to 293 the week before. That is pretty consistent.

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

Aurora-37 Bolingbrook-12

Geneva-18 Montgomery-13

Naperville-56 Oswego-16

Plainfield-44 St Charles/Campton Hills-25

Yorkville-14

No short sales were accepted by seller’s this week. That does not mean they are not out there.

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. 1 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 2 with 48 hours. Accepting contracts with contingencies other then financing are slowing down because of multiple offer situations. Sellers are looking for offers with the least amount of hurdles to get past to get to closing.

2021 real estate market update week 13 by the month

2021

Month New Closed Contracts accepted

January 543 649 829

February 561 604 778

March 993 1099 1455

Totals 2097 2352 3062

2020

January 1105 566 858

February 1267 529 1024

March 1186 707 1079

Totals 3558 1802 2961

2019

January 878 407 568

February 1032 463 832

March 1731 915 1375

Totals 3641 1785 2775

Closed is the most important column to look at. These are actual numbers. New and contract accepted can be counted twice if a property is relisted or a contract is accepted and it does not get past home inspection and attorney review. Still this year we had the lowest new listings but the most closed homes.

You can see why the prices are rising with the limited inventory of homes. Until more homes come on the market the prices wil continue to rise. Buyers are waiting to pounce on a new listing. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to sell!

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 home valuation if you are thinking about selling so you can see where you are at in today’s market. Tell us a little bit about your home and any recent updates that have been completed. 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.

Thinking about buying a home this year? You need to get prequalified with a loan officer and have a letter of pre-approval in hand to start looking. The market is moving very quickly and you have to be ready to go. This letter will go with an offer when you find a home to show the seller you do qualify for their home.

Resources to check out:

One of those IDHA programs might help with student debt and the other one if you stay in the home 5 years the assistance money might be forgiven.

IF you need recommendations for loan officers, real estate attorneys or home inspectors we can give you a few of each to contact so you can decide who you would like to work with.

2021 real estate market update week 13. Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

Best Homes Fox Valley-Search for a home today!

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 ext 101