| Market Commentary Provided by Craig Fallico This has been a very active year thanks to good economic news, incentives and certain stability. The bottom has come and gone. |
| Report Date | Fall 2009 |
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| Nearest Metro Area | Chicago | ||||
| Buyers’ or Sellers’ Market | More buyers than sellers | ||||
| Average Time on Market | More than 120 days | ||||
| Market Trend | Decreasing | ||||
| Housing Inventory | Good supply - Some Prices | ||||
| Inventory Comments | The entry level priced homes are moving quickly. Another strong/active market is the big,beautiful and/or new home that has been reduced $300-$400thousand to sell around $700k | ||||
| Average Home Price | $425,000 - View Graph Trend | ||||
| Best Selling Price Range | $300,000 - $349,000 | ||||
| Worst Selling Price Range | $550,000 - $599,000 | ||||
| Compared to Last Year | Up 0-5% | ||||
| Prices As % of Asking Price | 90-95% | ||||
| Multiple Offers? | Yes | ||||
| Multiple Offers Commentary | We are getting multiple offers for entry level priced homes and foreclosures/REO's | ||||
| Greatest Activity | First Time Buyers | ||||
| Buyer Activity for the past 90 days in Park Ridge is | Increasing | ||||
| Seller Activity for the past 90 days in Park Ridge is | No Change | ||||
| Is Financing Available For Qualified Buyers in Park Ridge? | Yes | ||||
| Comments on Financing For Qualified Buyers | FHA financing is the most popular this year thanks to government incentives. | ||||
| Existing Home Prices for the past 90 days are | Increasing | ||||
| What Percentage of the Current Housing Inventory are Foreclosures and/or Short Sales? | 15-20% | ||||
| Housing Hot Spots | Most cities within the Cook County area are considered 'Housing Hotspots' | ||||
| Reason to Buy/Sell | Good economic news | ||||
| Average Sold Price | $425,000 - View Graph Trend | ||||
| National Real Estate Market | |||||
| National Summary: National Housing Market Recovery Near? Latest HouseHunt Random Survey Finds Encouraging Signs - First Time Buyers Taking Advantage of $8,000 Tax Credit Like the legendary phoenix which rose renewed from its ashes, the U.S. housing market appears to be on the verge of emerging from the worst real estate market in three years. Several encouraging signs are there. Click here for full article... |
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