Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices August 22nd

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices August 22nd

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices August 22nd.

It is 81 degrees and partly cloudy right now. This next week we should see highs from 76-82 degrees and lows from 53-66 degrees.

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

Aurora New-33 $160,000-$775,000

Closed-25 $80,000-$1,060,000

Batavia New-7 $399,900-$8,500,000

Closed-11 $300,000-$670,000

Bolingbrook New-14 $300,000-$774,900

Closed-16 $295,000-$890,000

Elgin New-26 $239,900-$1,150,000

Closed-25 $200,000-$960,000

Naperville New-33 $400,000-$1,744,000

Closed-37 $425,000-$1,276,000

Oswego New-20 $285,000-$715,000

Closed-17 $319,777-$659,500

Plainfield New-40 $259,900-$875,000

Closed-20 $345,000-$935,000

St Charles New-15 $359,900-$1,400,000

Closed-13 $282,500-$1,500,000

Other communities also had activity. You can see them in the photo above and their price ranges. It might change the communities that you consider.

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

Median list price this week $479,995. Closed median price $499,700.

Stats 082226 — Stats for week ending August 22nd

Conventional financing was used to close on 165 homes this week at median price $499,500 with 18 average days on market.

Conv 082226 — Conventional financing used to close for week ending August 22nd

Cash was used to close on 28 homes this week at median price $612,370 with 27 average days on market.

Cash 082226 — Cash used to close for week ending August 22nd

FHA financing was used to close on 13 homes this week at median price $447,000 with 28 days average market time.

FHA 082226 — FHA financing used to close for week ending August 22nd

VA financing was used to close on 8 homes this week at median price $662,450 with 35 days average market time.

VA 082226 — VA financing used to close for week ending August 22nd

2,000 SF or more closed on 148 homes this week at median price $605,000 with 21 average days on market. Minimum price this week $300,000.

2000 SF or more 082226 — 2,000 SF or more closed for week ending August 22nd

Conventional financing was used on over 76% of homes closed this week and over 68% of homes closed were at least 2,000 SF or more.

Under contract this week

210 homes went under contract this week in the Fox Valley area of Illinois.

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

Aurora-26 Bolingbrook-12

Elgin-25 Naperville-32

Oswego-10 Plainfield-23

St Charles-11

1 short sale was accepted this week by a seller. It was in Plainfield. 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. 3 with a kick-out clause of 72 hours, 5 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 8 with 48 hours, and 2 with 24 hours.

22 out of 210 homes that went under contract is not a lot. It is still hard to get contracts through with a home contingency.

Under contract median price this week $460,573 with 27 average days on market.

Under contract stats 082226 — Under contract stats for week ending August 22nd

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 765 645 674

Totals 7828 6038 6784

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 with your real estate question at 630-503-6555, Your goal is our goal.

You need to get all your financial information and contact a local lender to get preapproved. Then you can start looking at home once you sign a buyer representative agreement.

If you are thinking about selling a home fill out this form and tell us a little bit about your home and what you have updated and we will do a market analysis to show you what it might sell for in today’s market. We will also do a net proceeds that shows you the expenses to sell so you know what you might walk away with at closing.

Here is a great place to read guides and watch videos about the buying and selling process. Scroll down to see all of them. Let us know what questions you still have.

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

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices August 22nd.

Have a great 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 18th

Posted on July 18, 2026July 18, 2026 by Kristine Heiman, Managing Broker

Fox Valley area Illinois home prices July 18th

Fox Valley area of Illinois home prices July 18th.

It is 81 degrees right now but it says the real feel is 100 degrees. We are on a air quality alert because of the Canada fires that the smoke is drifting in our area.

The highs this next week should be between 75-87 degrees and lows between 55-72 degrees.

We will show you the price ranges in the different communities that I follow every week for new listings and closed listings.

Also, we will show you the median prices, type of financing used, communities that had listings under contract, contingencies, and 2026 by the month.

Towards the end we will give links to information about the buying/selling process and ways to search for a home.

Here are the communities with the most activity this week.

Aurora New-38 $192,500-$1,295,000

Closed-21 $256,000-$680,000

Batavia New-13 $300,000-$879,000

Closed-13 $415,000-$840,000

Bolingbrook New-17 $300,000-$660,000

Closed-12 $225,077-$579,000

Elgin New-18 $299,000-$585,000

Closed-27 $239,000-$1,300,000

Geneva New-13 $450,000-$1,200,000

Closed-9 $330,000-$1,800,000

Naperville New-44 $449,900-$3,000,000

Closed-35 $450,000-$8,300,000

Oswego New-30 $289,900-$657,100

Closed-19 $205,000-$599,990

Plainfield New-37 $349,900-$1,169,900

Closed-26 $359,900-$1,125,000

St Charles New-23 $279,900-$2,990,000

Closed-20 $405,000-$1,942,000

Sycamore New-10 $299,750-$860,000

Closed-6 $275,000-$400,000

Yorkville New-15 $374,900-$729,900

Closed-9 $364,999-$540,000

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 $509,965. Closed median price this week $469,900.

Stats 071826 — Stats for week ending July 18th

Conventional financing was used to close on 177 homes this week at median price $475,000 with 19 average days on market.

Conv 071826 — Conventional financing used to close for week ending July 18th

Cash was used to close on 41 homes this week at median price $588,000 with 13 average days on market.

Cash 071826 — Cash used to close for week ending July 18th

FHA financing was used to close on 21 homes this week at median price $369,900 with 36 average days on market.

FHA 071826 — FHA financing used to close for week ending July 18th

VA financing was used to close on 3 homes this week at median price $519,000 with 30 average days on market.

VA 071826 — VA financing used to close for week ending July 18th

2,000 SF or more closed on 150 homes this week at median price $574,748 with 21 average days on market. Minimum price this week $325,000.

2000 SF or more 071826 — 2,000 SF or more closed for week ending July 18th

If you look closer to the photos you will also see price per square foot, closing price/list price percentage, and average age of homes sold.

Conventional financing continues to be the choice for most people with a little over 73% and just over 61% of homes closed this week were at least 2,000 SF or more.