Market update Fox Valley-February 29 2020

Market update Fox Valley-February 29 2020
Single Family Homes

New listings are slightly down this week.  309 this week of single family homes compared to 318 the week before.  Not too bad but it is going in the wrong direction.  We need new listings.  Spring market is here so get your property market ready and let’s get it on the market.

Closed listings are up 87% from the week before.  208 closed listings of single family homes compared to 111 the week before.  It is the end of the month.  This is a dramatic way to show you the difference.  Buyers want to close at the end of the month so they bring less interest to closing.  They want to come into closing with the least amount of money to close.

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

Aurora-New 28 $100,000-$574,900

            Closed-31 $80,000-$398,000

Batavia-New 14 $230,000-$729,900

             Closed-10 $219,900-$628,424

Bolingbrook-New 19 $199,000-$789,000

                     Closed-25 $97,500-$412,500

Geneva-New 10 $235,000-$1,120,000

Naperville-New 73 $289,000-$1,899,000

                 Closed-28 $272,000-$1,399,888

Oswego-New 23 $184,900-$449,900

              Closed-15 $192,000-$375,000

Plainfield-New 29 $210,000-$549,900

                Closed-27 $139,650-$455,000

St Charles/Campton Hills-

                New 28 $199,900-$1,150,000

                Closed-20 $67,500-$689,653

Yorkville-New 20 $200,000-$614,900

              Closed-10 $169,050-$446,500

Contracts accepted this week

Market update Fox Valley-February 29 2020-Contracts accepted this week
Single Family Homes

Contracts accepted this week were up just under 10%.  303 accepted single family homes this week compared to 276 the week before.  This is good news and if the new listings of single family homes continue to come on the market this will continue to go up.  We still are dealing with an inventory problem.  There is not enough homes on the market for the buyers that are wanting to find a home.

Look at the communities that sellers accepted the most contracts:

Aurora-42                             Bolingbrook-18

Geneva-16                            Montgomery-21

Naperville-48                        Oswego-15

Plainfield-47                         St Charles/Campton Hills-22

Yorkville-17

5 short sales were accepted this week by sellers. 2 in Plainfield and 1 each in Elburn, Winfield and Yorkville.  Now they will be submitted to the lender to see if they will also accept.

Sellers accepted contracts this week that are contingent on the buyer closing on their current home. 9 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 9 with 48 hours and 1 with 24 hours.

Also sellers accepted contracts this week that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home.  2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 5 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

2020 activity by the month and look back at 2019 and 2018

Month                        New     Closed      Contracts accepted

January                    1105       566               858

February                  1267       529             1024

Now take a look back to 2019

January                     878        407               568

February                 1032        463               832

Take a look at 2018

January                     808        489               606

February                 1040        444               856

We are headed in the right direction.

Contact us

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

Spring is here already so don’t wait to put your home on the market.  You don’t want to miss the busiest time of the year.  Let us update the value of your home in today’s market.  We will provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the estimated expenses to sell so you will have an idea of what kind of equity you have to work with.  This will be updated when an offer comes in and we know all the terms so you will be able to make a good decision.

Thinking about buying a home this year?  After you have talked to a loan officer and pre-qualifed let us know the price range and type of loan that will work out best for you and we will help you find the home that meets your goals.  Let us know the vision of the home that you are looking for and what towns you would like to look.  You need to be ready to go when a listing comes up so you don’t miss out.

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Let us know if there is other information you are looking for.  We are happy to point you in the right direction.  If you need recommendations for real estate attorneys or home inspectors once you find a home or you get a contract accepted on your home we can give you a few to contact so you can make the decision who to work with.

Market update Fox Valley-February 29 2020.  Have a great week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

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