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~ Homes Sold in Naperville for
November 2009...
157 homes sold ! ~ ~ Homes Sold in Plainfield for
November 2009...
121 homes sold ~ |
Updated: December 14, 2009 Ban on texting while driving begins January 1. There are a number of new Illinois laws soon taking effect that could impact your mobile business. Beginning January 1, drivers can no longer text while driving (with some exceptions) or use a cell phone in school speed zones or highway construction zones. License plate fees will increase along with car title fees and transfer of vehicle registration fees.
Home Sales Increase 76 Percent in West, South Suburbs
November Marks Sixth Straight Month of Year-to-Year Improvements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Amy Robey Mainstreet Organization of Realtors
December 9, 2009
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. - Sales of single-family detached homes went up 76 percent in November compared with the same period a year ago, according to statistics released today by the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (MORe), indicating the sixth consecutive monthly increase.
MORe measured activity on homes in about 120 southern and western suburban communities through information from Midwest Real Estate Data LLC.
"We saw tremendous sales growth in several communities last month as well as an increase in the number of homes under contract in communities such as Aurora and Hazel Crest," said Mike Drews, President of MORe, and the Designated REALTOR® of Charles Doss, REALTORS®, in the Aurora and Oswego areas. "I attribute much of this growth to first-time homebuyers attempting to close prior to the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit's original November 30 deadline, which now has been extended."
There were notable home sales gains across the 120-community area, where the numbers of homes sold leaped by double- and triple-digit percentages.
Standouts in the south suburbs for number of homes sold were Burbank (217 percent increase from a year ago); Oak Lawn (129 percent); Posen (100 percent); and Tinley Park (178 percent).
In the DuPage County area, home sale activity was highest in Addison (950 percent increase from a year ago); Aurora (112 percent); Glendale Heights (567 percent); Hinsdale (82 percent); Naperville (75 percent); and St. Charles (165 percent).
Home sale activity also was up in the western Cook communities of Clarendon Hills (117 percent increase from a year ago); Hickory Hills (100 percent); LaGrange (100 percent); River Grove (75 percent); and Westchester (100 percent).
There were dramatic increases in the numbers of homes under contract in November 2009 compared with a year earlier - a 63 percent improvement for detached homes. The strongest increases were seen in Batavia (400 percent increase from a year ago); Brookfield (1,400 percent); Hazel Crest (320 percent); LaGrange (167 percent); Matteson (80 percent); Oak Lawn (121 percent); South Holland (139 percent); and Wheaton (164 percent).
House Prices Increase Slightly in Third Quarter 2009; First Quarterly Increase since Second Quarter 2007 RISMEDIA, November 25, 2009—U.S. house prices rose modestly in the third quarter of 2009 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) seasonally adjusted purchase-only house price index (HPI). The HPI, calculated using home sales price information from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac-acquired mortgages, was 0.2% higher on a seasonally adjusted basis in the third quarter than in the second quarter of 2009. Over the past year, seasonally adjusted prices fell 3.8% from the third quarter of 2008 to the third quarter of 2009.
Read more: http://rismedia.com/2009-11-24/house-prices-increase-slightly-in-third-quarter-2009-first-quarterly-increase-since-second-quarter-2007/#ixzz0XsQbHFPJ
Daily Real Estate News | November 20, 2009 | ShareHousing at Its Most Affordable in Years
One piece of good news coming out of the Great Recession is the increasing affordability of housing.
The typical U.S. family earning the nation’s median income of $64,000 a year could afford to buy 70.1 percent of all homes sold in the United States during the third quarter, according to a report from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo. The report relied on the government standard of spending no more than 28 percent on housing. In the same quarter of 2008, only 56.1 percent qualified.
The five most affordable areas are: - Indianapolis
- Youngstown, Ohio
- Detroit
- Warren, Mich.
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
The five least-affordable areas are:
- New York City
- San Francisco
- Honolulu
- Santa Ana, Calif.
- Nassau and Suffolk, Long Island, N.Y.
Source: CNNMoney.com, Les Christie (11/19/2009)
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2304 Bill Ct.
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07327144
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Bonnema Woods
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MLS®
$989,000
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2 Story
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Residential
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13000 N Timber Wood Circle
(New Construction)
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Grande Park
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MLS®
$599,900
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4,300 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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12744 Grande Pines Blvd.
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Grande Park
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MLS®
$569,900
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4,200 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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13024 Timberwood Circle
(New Construction)
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Grande Park
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MLS®
$539,225
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3,490 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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13001 Peppertree Dr.
(New Construction)
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Grande Park
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MLS®
$521,420
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3,500 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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1408 Bonnema Ct.
(New Construction)
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07327145
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Bonnema Woods
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MLS®
$450,000
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Lot / Land
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Lots and Land
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11505 S. Kristi Drive
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Sunny Farm
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MLS®
$399,900
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3,067 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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865 E 22nd St, Suite 402
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07262612
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Fountain Square
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MLS®
$349,900
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1,900 sq. ft.
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Apartment "Condo"
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Residential
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2062 Springside Dr.
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07284416
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Old Farm
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MLS®
$349,000
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1,800 sq. ft.
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2 Story Split
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Residential
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948 Creekside Circle
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Creekside
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MLS®
$344,900
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2,268 sq. ft.
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2 Story "Tudor"
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Residential
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116 S Birchwood Dr.
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Wilo Way
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MLS®
$334,900
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2 Story
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Residential
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23616 Denise St.
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07382239
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The Ponds
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MLS®
$319,000
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2 Story
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Residential
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23 Pebblewood Trail
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07362850
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Pebblewood
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MLS®
$269,000
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2,000 sq. ft.
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Townhouse
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Residential
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12151 S. Sinclair Dr.
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Stewart Ridge
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MLS®
$3,900 USD
Monthly
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3,900 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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12744 Grande Pines Blvd.
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Grande Park
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MLS®
$3,700 USD
Monthly
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4,200 sq. ft.
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2 Story
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Residential
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