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HOUSING MARKET REBOUND? IN CHICAGO, Home Sales Surge in June!

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Real Estate Agent with Dean's Team - Keller Williams Realty Partners Chicago IL

Hey, folks!

Summertime colds - they are THE PITS!  Man, I wish I could stem this one!

A load of GOOD NEWS, however -

It appears as if the housing market is hopping once again in Chicago!  Our Team is seeing it - especially with less-expensive properties catering mainly to first-time homebuyers - and the statistics are bearing this out as well.

Between May and June, sales of Single Family Homes and Condominiums in the Chicago Metro Area jumped 25.8%.  According to the Illinois Association of Realtors, as reported in today's Chicago Tribune by Mary Ellen Podmolik, 7.140 homes were sold in and around Chicago last month.  That's still 8.5% below their June, 2008 level.

Median home prices across the Chicago Area climbed again in June as well, by 5% over May, to $210,000.  Unfortunately, today's median price is 18% below last year's June level.

In the City of Chicago, units sold rose 27.2% in June versus May, while the Chicago Median Sales Price increased 7.7% month-over-month.  However, both figures were far below June, 2008 levels.  Last June, the median home price in Chicago was $309,945.  Today, it's $242,275 - down a hefty 21.8% versus last year.  The City of Chicago Units Sold figure fell 13.1% between June, 2008 and June of this year.

Please read our post today via BlogChicagoHomes.com.

DEAN & DEAN'S TEAM CHICAGO

Comments (2)

Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239
Real Estate One - Commerce, MI
Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

Thank the government for the first time home buyer tax credit.  It is helping the market right now.

Jul 23, 2009 03:35 PM
Larry Bergstrom
Crescent Realty, Inc. Spanaway, WA. - Spanaway, WA
CNE, CRS, GRI

Dean;

It's great to hear from someone who actually sees the change. Best of luck!

Jul 23, 2009 04:18 PM