Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices September 5th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices September 5th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices September 5th.

It is 84 degrees and partly cloudy.  This next week we should see highs from 76-86 degrees and lows from 59-69 degrees.

When I did my download today it said I was 1 over the limit of 425 listings.  It used to be 1000.  Times have changed.  So I will post what was downloaded.  

New listing this week 191 and closed listings 234.

Here are the communities with the most activity this week and their price ranges.

Aurora New-23 $240,000-$1,250,000

            Closed-31 $195,000-$960,000

Bolingbrook New-14 $239,900-$649,900

                   Closed-12 $239,925-$655,000

Elgin New-20 $299,900-$935,000

         Closed-17 $300,000-$750,000

Geneva New-4 $467,500-$890,000

            Closed-12 $440,000-$1,600,000

Naperville New-32 $470,000-$2,595,500

                 Closed-39 $320,000-$1,350,000

Oswego New-17 $353,000-$1,200,000

             Closed-17 $290,000-$649,990

Plainfield New-28 $274,900-$985,000

               Closed-29 $281,000-$802,653

St Charles New-14 #340,000-$2,890,000

                  Closed-13 $440,000-$1,150,000

See photo above for other communities that also had activity this week and their price ranges.

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

Median list price this week $499,900 and closed median price $472,500.

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Stats for week ending September 5th

Conventional financing was used to close on 174 homes this week at median price $487,495 with 26 average days on market.

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Conventional financing used to close for week ending September 5th 

Cash was used to close on 29 homes this week at median price $529,900 with 28 average days on market.

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Cash used to close for week ending September 5th

FHA financing was used to close on 21 homes this week at median price $379,000 with 26 average days on market.

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FHA financing used to close for week ending September 5th

VA financing was used to close on 10 homes this week at median price $579,365 with 24 average days on market.

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VA financing used to close for week ending September 5th

2,000 SF or more closed on 145 homes this week at median price $599,700 with 26 average days on market.  Minimum price this week $335,000.

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Conventional financing continues to be the most used way to get to closing with a little over 74% and just under 62% of homes closed were at least 2,000 SF or more.

THIS WEEK 9 5 26
THIS WEEK 9 5 26

Under contract this week

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices September 5th-Under contract this week

Here are the communities that had the most homes that went under contract this week.

Aurora-30                 Bolingbrook-13

Elgin-15                     Naperville-18

Oswego-14                Plainfield-27

Yorkville-12

2 short sales were accepted this week by seller’s.  They were both in Yorkville.  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.  3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 5 with 48 hours.

Also, seller’s accepted contracts that are contingent on the buyer selling and closing on their current home.  6 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 $449,000 with 27 average days on market.

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Under contract stats for week ending September 5th

2026 by the month

Month        New   Closed   Under contract

January          526       416             392

February        668       477             673

March           1076       778           1083

April             1143        791             914

May               1113        806            930

June             1140        932           1026

July              1397      1193           1092

August         1028        851            878

September     191        234            199

Totals      8282    6478      7187

Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update for the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

At the end of each month we will also take a look back at 2025 and 2026 so you have something to compare to.

Contact us

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

 Contact a local lender to get started getting preapproved so you know what price range to look at.  Get all your financial information together so it is handy.

You will need to sign a buyer representation agreement before looking at homes with a REALTOR. A great place to look for information about the buyer agreement and the process of buying and selling a home here.  Scroll down to see all the guides and videos.

You can fill out this form if you are thinking about selling your home and we will do a market analysis and provide you with a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell.

Sign-up for email alerts to get listings in your price range as they hit the market.  You can also search for a home anytime. 

All data provided today was downloaded from Midwest Real Estate Data LLC.  It changes throughout the day.

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices September 5th.

Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

ABR, AHWD, MRP, SFR, SRS, SRES

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 25th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 25th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 25th.

It is 72 degrees and cloudy right now. This next week we should see highs from 79-93 degrees and lows from 59-74 degrees.

Every week the market is different.  New listings, price changes, homes under contract and ones that come back on the market.

If you are having trouble finding a home in the price range you want, you might need to look to neighboring communities. Some might even be in the school district that you are looking for. 

Here are the communities with the most activity this week and their price ranges.

Aurora New-35 $179,900-$959,000

            Closed-32 $195,000-$750,000

Bolingbrook New-19 $295,000-729,000

                   Closed-8 $300,000-$850,000

Elgin New-30 $199,900-$900,000

        Closed-18 $164,000-$875,000

Montgomery New-15 $199,900-$509,990

                    Closed-13 $290,000-$535,000

Naperville New-37 $429,900-$2,299,000

                 Closed-33 $300,000-$1,800,000

Oswego New-17 $349,900-$1,631,315

             Closed-11 $325,000-$755,475

Plainfield New-57 $329,900-$735,000

               Closed-28 $340,000-$977,234

St Charles New-13 $285,000-$1,340,000

                  Closed-14 $221,108-$1,170,000

Other communities had activity this week.  Look at photo above to see their price ranges.

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

Median list price this week $494,995.  Closed median price this week $480,000.

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Stats for week ending July 25th

Conventional financing was used to close on 168 homes this week at median price $499,000 with 19 average days on market.

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Conventional financing used to close for week ending July 25th

Cash was used to close on 31 homes this week at median price $459,900 with 33 average days on market.

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Cash used to close for week ending July 25th

FHA financing was used to close on 18 homes this week at median price $360,000 with 11 average days on market.

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FHA financing used to close for week ending July 25th

VA financing was used to close on 11 homes this week at median price $499,900 with 18 average days on market.

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VA financing used to close for week ending July 25th

2,000 SF or more closed on 136 homes this week at median price $579,995 with 22 average days on market.  Minimum price this week $239,900.

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2,000 SF or more closed for week ending July 25th

74% of homes closed this week used conventional financing and just under 60% of homes closed were at least 2,000 SF or more.

THIS WEEK 7 25 26
THIS WEEK 7 25 26

You can look closer and see closing/list price%, average year built, and price per square feet.

Under contract this week

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 25th-Under contract this week

195 homes went under contract this week.

Here are the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts.

Aurora-30                 Bolingbrook-12

Elgin-12                     Geneva-15

Naperville-30            Oswego-13

Plainfield-13              St Charles-16

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.  4 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 2 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 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 4 with 48 hours.

13 total out of 195 is not that many.

Under contract median price this week $490,000 with 25 average days on market.

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Under contract stats for week ending July 25th

2026 by the month

Month          New   Closed   Under contract

January             526       416               392

February           668       477               673

March              1076       778             1083

April                 1143       791               914

May                   1113       806              930

June                 1140       932             1026

July                  1099      935               861

Totals         6765   5135        5879

Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update for the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

At the end of each month we will also take a look back at 2025 and 2024 so you have something to compare to.

Contact us

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

The first step to buying a home is to contact a local loan officer and get preapproved.  Get all your financial information together and get it to them. 

Next you will need to sign a buyer representation agreement before we can show you any homes.

Thinking about selling your home?  Fill out this form or call us and tell us a little bit about your home and what you have updated.  We will do a market analysis to let you know what it might be worth in today’s market.  Provide you with a net proceeds that gives you an estimate of expenses to sell so you have an idea of what you might walk away with at closing depending on what you choose to accept.

You can sign-up to receive email alerts on homes that hit the market with the criteria you are looking for or search for a home anytime.

Here is some great information about the buying and selling process.  Scroll down and see all the guides and videos.  Let us know what questions you still have.

All data provided today was downloaded from Midwest Real Estate Data LLC.  It changes throughout the day.

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 25th.

Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

ABR, AHWD, MRP, SFR, SRS, SRES

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 11th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 11th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 11th.

It is sunny and 83 degrees right now.  This next week we should see highs from 85-95 Degrees and lows from 60-72 degrees.

We will show you price ranges on the communities I keep track of in Kane and Kendall Counties of Illinois.  Median prices.  How homes were closed either with cash or what type of loan was used. Communities that seller’s accepted contracts.  If seller’s accepted any short sales.  Did seller’s accept any contingencies on closing or sell and closing.  2026 by the month new listings, closed, and under contract. Finally how to get in touch with us and information that might be useful about the buying and selling process.

Here are communities with the most activity this week.

Aurora New-37 $215,000-$949,900

             Closed-25 $265,705-$650,650

Bolingbrook New-22 $319,900-$799,900

                     Closed-14 $260,000-$864,610

Elgin New-29 $249,900-$1,300,000

          Closed-20 $182,500-$685,000

Geneva New-12 $399,000-$1,200,000

              Closed-9 $349,000-$1,200,000

Naperville New-61 $350,000-$2,995,000

                  Closed-26 $437,500-$2,400,000

Oswego New-13 $279,000-$1,000,000

              Closed-10 $205,000-$875,000

Plainfield New-42 $243,000-$875,000

                 Closed-17 $295,000-$960,000

St Charles New-18 $279,900-$2,450,000

                  Closed-12 $399,900-$930,222

Yorkville New-10 $380,000-$535,000

                Closed-10 $330,000-$835,000

Other communities had activity this week.  Look at photo above to see the price ranges.

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

Median list price this week $500,000.  Closed median price $470,900.

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Stats for week ending July 11th

Conventional financing was used to close on 129 homes this week at median price $479,990 with 16 average days on market.

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Conventional financing used to close for week ending July 11th

Cash was used to close on 27 homes this week at median price $521,885 with 14 average days on market.

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Cash used to close for week ending July 11th

FHA financing was used to close on 19 homes this week at median price $330,000 with 22 average days on market.

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FHA financing used to close for week ending July 11th

VA financing was used to close on 9 homes this week at median price $574,900 with 20 average days on market.

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VA financing used to close for week ending July 11th

2,000  SF or more closed on 99 homes this week at median price $585,000 with 17 average days on market.  Minimum price this week $349,900.

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2,000 SF or more closed for week ending July 11th

Almost 70% of homes closed this week used conventional financing and more than 53% of homes closed were at least 2,000 SF or more.

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THIS WEEK 7 11 26 

The photos above also show closing price/list price % for each one conventional, cash, FHA, and VA.  It might be good to keep an eye on that to watch for changes.

Under contract this week

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 11th-Under contract this week

188 homes went under contract this week.

Aurora-20              Bolingbrook-15

Elgin-20                 Naperville-27

Oswego-10             Plainfield-26

Yorkville-10

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.  3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 2 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 and 4 with 48 hours.

That is only 11 out of 188 contracts accepted that had either a closing or sell/closing contingency. 

Under contract median price this week $499,700 with 25 average days on market.

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Under contract stats for week ending July 11th

2026 by the month

Month          New   Closed   Under contract

January              526       416             392

February            668       477             673

March               1076       778           1083

April                  1143       791             914

May                    1113       806            930

June                   1140      932           1026

July                     505      466             431

Totals          6171   4666       5449

Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update for the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

At the end of each month we will also take a look back at 2025 and 2024 so you have something to compare to.

Contact us

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

Are you thinking about buying a home?  The first step is to gather your financial information and get preapproved with a loan officer.  If you need recommendations please let us know.  Then you will need to sign a buyer representation agreement before we are able to start showing you homes.

To get information about buyer representation and other information about the buying and selling process a great place to start is here.  Scroll down to see all the guides and videos.  Please let us know what questions you still have.

You can sign-up for email alerts with the criteria you are looking for so you get listings as soon as they hit the market.

Thinking about selling your home?  Fill out this form with a little bit of information about your home and what you have updated and we can do a market analysis to show you what your home might sell for in today’s market with a net proceeds that gives you an estimate of expenses to sell so you have an idea of what you might walk away with.

Search for a home anytime.

All data provided today was downloaded from our MLS, MRED, LLC.  It changes throughout the day.

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 11th.

Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

ABR, AHWD, MRP, SFR, SRS, SRES

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices June 27th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices June 27th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices June 27th.

It is 72 degrees and partly cloudy right now.  This next week we should see highs from 79-94 degrees and lows from 65-74 degrees.

New listing this week 278 and closed listings 231.

Here are the communities with the most activity this week.

Aurora New-31 $175,000-$899,000

            Closed-24 $253,300-$808,894

Batavia New-7 $415,000-$765,900

            Closed-13 $300,000-$852,000

Bolingbrook New-16 $174,900-$1,100,000

                   Closed-13 $309,000-$549,900

Elgin New-22 $239,900-$1,595,000

        Closed-18 $261,000=$940,000

Naperville New-44 $375,000-$2,150,000

                 Closed-33 $450,000-$3,018,193

Oswego New-18 $285,000-$1,395,000

             Closed-16 $360,000-$1,250,000

Plainfield New-29 $300,000-$1,500,000

               Closed-22 $310,000-$1,394,000

South Elgin New-6 $359,900-$750,000

                   Closed-10 $250,000-$800,000

St Charles New-24 $350,000-$899,900

                 Closed-8 $268,100-$1,550,000

Yorkville New-9 $299,000-$600,000

              Closed-13 $405,000-$650,000

Look at photo above to see other communities that also had activity and their price ranges.

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

Median list price this week $534,945.  Closed median price this week $489,900.

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Stats for week ending June 27th

Conventional financing was used to close on 168 homes this week at median price $499,945 with 24 average days on market.

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Conventional financing used to close for week ending June 27th

Cash was used to close on 33 homes this week at median price $474,900 with 31 average days on market.

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Cash used to close for week ending June 27th

FHA financing was used to close on 15 homes this week at median price $405,000 with 23 days average market time.

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FHA financing used to close for week ending June 27th

VA financing was used to close on 15 homes this week at median price $489,000 with 17 days average market time.

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VA financing used to close for week ending June 27th

2,000 SF or more closed on 152 homes this week at median price $573,225 with 30 days average market time.  Minimum price this week $314,900.

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2,000 SF or more closed for week ending June 27th

Just under 73% of homes closed this week used conventional financing.

Over 65% of homes closed this week were at least 2,000 SF or more.

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THIS WEEK 6 27 26

Under contract this week

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices June 27th-Under contract this week221 homes went under contract this week.

Here are the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts.

Aurora-24                  Batavia-11

Elgin-12                      Naperville-39

Oswego-17                 Plainfield-29

St Charles-12            Yorkville-11

This is the first week in a very long time that Bolingbrook did not make this list.

You can see other communities that also had seller’s accept contracts in photo above.

There was 1 short sale accepted by a seller this week.  It was in North Aurora.  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.  6 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.  3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 1 with 48 hours.

12 out of 221 contracts accepted with a home close/sell contingency is not a lot.

Under contract median price this week $479,000 with 23 days average market time.

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Under contract stats for week ending June 27th

2026 by the month and a look back at 2025 and 2024

2026

Month       New   Closed   Under contract

January         526       416             392

February       668       477             673

March          1076       778           1083

April             1143       791             914

May               1113       806            930

June             1140       932           1026

Totals      5666   4200       5018

2025

January          585       590            652

February        609       504            590

March            785       569            746

April              856       661             818

May              1282       961            1115

June             1098       871             948

Totals       5215   4156      4869

2024

January           576      523             599

February         637       416             691

March             674       612             792

April               800       688             801

May               1077      1002           1075

June              1009       906             918

Totals       4773   4147        4876

Closed is the most important column to look at.

We are seeing more new listings than the other 2 years but closings are not increasing that much.

Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update for the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

Contact us

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

Thinking about buying or selling?  Go here and scroll down to see guides and videos about the process.  Let us know what questions you have.

If you are thinking about buying a home your first-step is to contact a loan officer with all of your financial information to get pre approved.  They will give you a letter that will go with an offer when you find a home.  Your next step is to sign a buyer representation agreement before looking at homes.  This has to be in place before we can set up any showings.

Thinking about selling your home? Fill out this form and tell us a little bit about your home and what updates you have completed.  We will do a market analysis and let you know an estimate of what your home is worth in today’s market along with a net proceeds showing what you might walk away with at closing.

Sign-up for email alerts with your criteria and receive listings as they hit the market.

Search for a home anytime!

All data provided today was downloaded from our MLS, MRED, LLC.  It changes throughout the day everyday.

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices June 27th.

Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

ABR, AHWD, MRP, SFR, SRES, SRS

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices May 16th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices May 16th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices May 16th.

It is 68 degrees and sunny right now.  This next week we should see highs from 60-87 degrees and lows from 44-67 degrees. 

320 new listings this week and 182 closed listings.

Aurora New-30 $255,000-$719,000

            Closed-32 $172,000-$605,000

Batavia New-12 $310,000-$1,250,000

            Closed-3 $459,900-$586,421

Bolingbrook New-19 $275,000-$1,599,950

                   Closed-15 $230,000-$620,000

Elgin New-25 $240,000-$710,000

        Closed-18 $245,000-$663,990

Geneva New-7 $325,000-$975,000

            Closed-10 $555,000-$950,000

Naperville New-51 $414,900-$2,250,000

                 Closed-21 $365,000-$1,900,000

Oswego New-18 $349,900-$639,900

             Closed-7 $360,500-$692,880

Plainfield New-56 $277,000-$2,000,000

               Closed-17 $330,000-$790,000

St Charles New-20 $394,500-$4,995,000

                 Closed-10 $420,000-$2,200,000

Yorkville New-15 $399,900-$875,000

              Closed-3 $398,000-$574,000

This is the price ranges in the communities with the most activity this week.  Look at photo above to see other communities and their price ranges that also had activity.

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

Median list price this week $516,495 and median closed price $439,500.

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Stats for week ending May 16th

Conventional financing was used to close on 126 homes this week at median price $466,450 with 22 average days on market.

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Conventional financing used to close for week ending May 16th

Cash was used to close on 30 homes this week at median price $451,368 with 25 average days on market.

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Cash used to close for week ending May 16th

FHA financing was used to close on 18 homes this week at median price $350,000 with 18 average days on market.

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FHA financing used to close for week ending May 16th

VA financing was used to close on 8 homes this week at median price $394,450 with 14 average days on market.

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VA financing use to close for week ending May 16th

Homes that were at least 2,000 SF or more closed on 100 homes this week at median price $569,993 with 26 average days on market.  Minimum price this week $365,000.

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2,000 SF or more closed for week ending May 16th

Slightly under 70% of homes closed this week used conventional financing and slightly under 55% of homes closed were at least 2,000 SF or more.

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If you click on the photos above you can also see how many beds, baths, acreage, year built, and price per square foot minimum, maximum, average and median.

Under contract this week

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices May 16th-Under contract this week

214 homes went under contract this week.

Aurora-31              Bolingbrook-15

Elgin-17                  Naperville-28

Oswego-12             Plainfield-23

St Charles-15

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.  2 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 3 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, 2 with 48 hours and 2 with 24 hours.

Under contract median price this week $467,000 with 23 average days on market.

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Under contract stats for week ending May 16th

2026 by the month

Month          New   Closed   Under contract

January              526       416             392

February            668       477             673

March               1076       778            1086

April                  1143       791              914

May                    588       361              468

Totals          4001   2823       3533

It is great to see new listings steadily increasing.

Check back with us every Saturday for the real estate market update for the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

At the end of the month we will also take a look back at 2025 and 2024 so you have something to compare to.

Contact us

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

Starting to look for a home?  You need to first contact a loan officer to get pre approved.  Gather all of your financial information.  After you are finished then you can start to see homes.

Learn about the buying and selling process by going here.  Scroll down to see all of the guides and videos explaining the process.  If you still have questions please let us know.

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All data provided today was downloaded from our MLS, MRED, LLC.  It changes throughout the day.

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices May 16th.

Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

ABR, AHWD, SFR, SRS, SRES

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices January 25th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices January 25th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices January 25th.  It is a gorgeous sunny day today.  39 with highs this next week from 29-42 and lows from 14-34.

New listings this week are down.  103 this week compared to 138 the previous week.

Closed listing are down slightly.  96 this week compared to 109 the previous week.

See the communities this week with the most activity and their price ranges.

Aurora New-14 $199,900-$629,000

            Closed-10 $145,000-$583,702

Elgin New-12 $280,000-$769,760

         Closed-11 $255,000-$550,000

Naperville New-17 $415,000-$2,999,000

                 Closed-5 $435,495-$1,025,000

Plainfield New-18 $280,000-$665,000

                Closed-14 $311,000-$595,000

Photo above shows other communities that also had activity this week and their price ranges.

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

Median list price this week $436,610, last week $429,900.

Closed median price this week $420,000, last week $424,786.

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Stats for week ending January 25th

Conventional financing was used to close on 63 homes this week at median price $469,150 with 52 days average market time, last week 74 homes at median price $462,500 with 41 days average market time.

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Conventional financing used to close for week ending January 25th

Cash was used to close on 23 homes this week at median price $410,000 with 79 days average market time, last week 18 homes at median price $307,500 with 38 days average market time.

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Cash used to close for week ending January 25th 

FHA financing was used to close on 10 homes this week at median price $314,950 with 108 days average market time, last week 13 homes at median price $350,000 with 79 days average market time.

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FHA financing used to close for week ending January 25th

VA financing was used to close on 1 home this week at $365,500 with 46 days average market time, last week 3 homes at median price $560,000 with 49 days average market time.

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VA financing used to close for week ending January 25th

2,000 SF or more closed on 58 homes at median price $499,995 with 75 days average market time, last week 67 homes at median price $496,500 with 49 days average market time.  Minimum price this week $311,000, last week $180,000.

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2,000 SF or more closed for week ending January 25th

Over 65% of homes closed this week using conventional financing.  If you had cash to that it is over 89%.  That doesn’t leave much room for FHA financing.

Under contract this week

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices January 25th-Under contract this week

Homes that went under contract this week are up slightly.  160 this week compared to 144 the previous week.

Here are the communities seller’s accepted the most contracts.

Aurora-25                          Bolingbrook-22

Elgin-15                              Naperville-16

Oswego-10                         Plainfield-23

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.  1 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours and 3 with 48 hours.

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

That is only 8 out of 160 homes that went under contract that have a home contingency.

Under contract this week median price $417,450 with 52 days average, last week $398,750 with 50 days average market time.

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Under contract stats for week ending January 25th

2025 by the month

Month          New   Closed   Under contract

January             459        431             497

Check back with us every Saturday for the Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices real estate update.

At the end of each month we will also take a look back at 2024 and 2023 so you have something to compare to.

Contact us

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

Here are some consumer guides that might answer some of your questions from the National Association of REALTORS here.  These are for either a buyer or seller. Scroll down to see the guides.

You can also click on these to take you to the information request a home valuationsign-up for email alerts, search for a homeIHDA programs, and down payment assistance.

Also ask your lender to see if they have any programs that might help you.

All data provided today was downloaded from our MLS, MRED, LLC.  It changes throughout the day as agents upload their information.

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices January 25th.  Have an awesome week!

Kristine Heiman, Designated Managing Broker

 SFR, SRS, SRES, AHWD

Best Homes Fox Valley

200 Webster St

Montgomery, IL 60538

630-503-6555 Ext 101