Home sales in the Chicago area
during September were at a six-year high, according to a recent RE/MAX report—but it was a mixed bag if you were trying
to sell property in DuPage County.
The number of homes sold dropped
in Burr Ridge, Darien, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn and Hinsdale in September 2012
compared to September 2011, according to the Mainstreet Organization
of Realtors (MORe).
Wheaton saw a 9.3 percent bump in the number of homes sold in
September 2012 over September 2011. The average sale price in Wheaton dropped
1.9 percent, showing the least change of the DuPage sample. With 47 homes sold,
Wheaton was second to Naperville's 123 in the DuPage sample.
Elmhurst, Lisle, Naperville and Woodridge all saw the number of
homes sold increase by double-digit percentages, according to MORe.
Lisle had the greatest leap in home sales, with a 57.1 percent
increase in Sept. 2012 over Sept. 2011. The average sales price dropped,
however, by 13.9 percent.
Across the Chicago area, the number of homes sold in September
rose by 22 percent over Sept. 2011, according to RE/MAX. At 7,396 transactions,
it was the busiest September for home sales since 2006.
“We continue to see good news in
the Chicagoland housing market,” said Laura Ortoleva, media spokesperson for
the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.
“Sales are up, average days on the market continue to drop and home prices are
stabilizing. These are trends everyone likes to see.”
|
#
of homes sold
|
|
|
Avg.
price
|
|
|
|
Town
|
2012
|
2011
|
%
change
|
2012
|
2011
|
%
change
|
|
Burr
Ridge
|
5
|
8
|
-37.5%
|
568,600
|
708,785
|
-19.8%
|
|
Darien
|
7
|
10
|
-30%
|
339,785
|
267,250
|
27.1%
|
|
Downers
Grove
|
27
|
33
|
-18.2%
|
330,607
|
318,459
|
3.8%
|
|
Elmhurst
|
41
|
36
|
13.9%
|
374,256
|
402,136
|
-6.9%
|
|
Glen
Ellyn
|
27
|
29
|
-6.9
|
313,543
|
432,250
|
-27.5%
|
|
Hinsdale
|
16
|
24
|
-33.3%
|
752,131
|
848,484
|
-11.4%
|
|
Lisle
|
11
|
7
|
57.1%
|
307,250
|
356,992
|
-13.9%
|
|
Naperville
|
123
|
94
|
30.9%
|
420,784
|
400,323
|
5.1%
|
|
Wheaton
|
47
|
43
|
9.3%
|
339,542
|
345,968
|
-1.9%
|
|
Woodridge
|
20
|
14
|
42.9%
|
243,871
|
213,946
|
14%
|
Source: Mainstreet Organization
of Realtors