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Naperville Condo & Townhomes - 2006 the year in review

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX of Naperville

 

Luxury Condos in Naperville

 

Quite a year for the Condo/Townhome market in Naperville. The average sale price took quite a leap (about 14%) while the total number of transactions declined about 16% to 869 units sold (compared to the previous years 1034 units)

A large contributing factor to the average price is the advent of the million dollar condo in Naperville which prior to 2006... did not exist.

Another factor that affects these numbers is the recent spate of condominium conversions... these units siphon sales from the general market and are not generally reflected in the Multiple Listing Service.

 

This chart illustrate the average price by month for attached homes in Naperville, by month for a two year span.. illustrating the upward pricing trend

 

The following chart tells a story for the immediate future of Naperville real estate in 2007. This chart illustrates the Months Supply of Inventory (MSI) meaning, how many months would it take to sell the current inventory of Naperville condos & townhomes based on recent sales data... The National Association of Realtors (NAR) concludes that the market is trending towards a buyer's market when inventory supply reaches the 6 month threshold... clearly in the winter market we have surpassed those numbers. It's important to remember that these numbers provide an overall feel for the market... there are many factors that play into the market conditions.

 

Last years total combined Naperville Real Estate compilation 2004/2005

Previous Years total combined Naperville Real Estate Compilation 2003/2004

Sharon Simms
Coastal Properties Group International - Christie's International - Saint Petersburg, FL
St. Petersburg FL - CRS CIPS CLHMS RSPS

You're right. The advent of million dollar plus condos does skew the statistics quite a bit.

With a lot of condo construction, stats are also skewed by Active and Contract Pending in pre-construction, that may stay CP for a year or two. Other condos don't appear in the MLS so the inventory is skewed. The MLSes need to add more categories - i.e., for the year built, it could be PC for preconstruction or UC for under construction, and in each case it would be good to know the estimated completion time. 

Jan 20, 2007 10:45 PM
Carole Cohen
Howard Hanna Cleveland City Office - Cleveland, OH
Realtor, ePRO
High sale prices aside Moo, it is condo season during the winter here in Cleveland too. Congrats on entering the million dollar club! lol  Moo
Jan 21, 2007 01:15 AM
John Hruska
Homes Charlotte, LLC - Charlotte, NC
Valuable information.  Thanks for ding the research and sharing with others.
Jan 21, 2007 01:31 AM
Kay Van Kampen
RE/MAX Broker, RE/MAX - Springfield, MO
Realtor®, Springfield Mo Real Estate
Moo, we have very few condo's here.  Your area is quite a bit higher than here.  I didn't know you wrote your own book?  congratulations on the million dollar club.
Jan 26, 2007 01:12 PM
Greg Zaccagni
The Federal Savings Bank - Wheaton, IL
Illinois Mortgage Lender

How are the million + SFR's doing in Naperville?  I try to get out on Sunday's and introduce myself to agents and I see the same homes for sale.

Greg Zaccagni www.MortgageAdvisor.info

 

 

Jun 23, 2007 03:18 AM
Tina Maraj
RE/MAX One - Fullerton, CA
Celebrating 30 Years of Real Estate Sales
Nice post. i especially like the graphs. I will keep you name because I have friends in Naperville and Schaumburg IL.
Jun 23, 2007 04:28 AM