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Lake Forest IL Real Estate Market Action Report November 2013

By
Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
By Art Wilson, Realtor
 
Lake Bluff's October Property sales were 10, down -37.5% from 16 in 
October of 2012 and -9.1% lower than the 11 sales last month. October
2013 sales wereat a mid level compared to October of 2012 and 2011.
October YTD sales of153 are running 27.5% ahead of last year's
year-to-date sales of 120.
 
The Median Sales Price in October was $375,000, down -18.3% from 
$458,750 in October of 2012 and down -59.2% from $920,000 last month.
The Average Sales Price in October was $395,250, down -22.6% from
$510,869 in October of 2012 and down -53.2% from $844,182 last month.
October 2013 ASP was at a mid range compared to October of 2012 and
2011.
 
The Total Inventory of Properties available for sale as of October was 73, 
down -3.9% from 76 last month and down -11.0% from 82 in October of last
year. October 2013 Inventory was at the lowest level compared to October
of 2012 and 2011.
 
The October 2013 Months Supply of Inventory of 7.3 months was at a mid 
range compared with October of 2012 and 2011. A comparatively lower
MSI is more beneficial for sellers while a higher MSI is better for buyers.
 
The average Days On Market (DOM) is how many days the average 
Property is on the Market before it sells. An upward trend in DOM tends to
indicate a move towards more of a Buyer's market, a downward trend a
move towards more of a Seller's market. The DOM for October was 27,
down -27.0% from 37 days last month and down -62.0% from 71 days in
October of last year. The October 2013 DOM was at its lowest level
compared with October of 2012 and 2011.
 
The Selling Price vs Listing Price is the average amount that Sellers are 
agreeing to come down from their list price. The lower the ratio is below
100% the more of a Buyer's market exists, a ratio at or above 100%
indicates more of a Seller's market. The October 2013 Selling Price vs
List Price of 93.7% was down from 95.0% last month and down from
94.1% in October of last year.
 
The number of New Listings in October 2013 was 26, up 8.3% from 24 
last month and up 100.0% from 13 in October of last year.

 

 

Posted by

Art Wilson, Broker, ABR, CRP, CRS
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage        
552 Lincoln Ave.Winnetka, IL 60093              

Cell: 847-363-1599

Serving Chicago's North Shore Suburbs

Art.Wilson@cbexchange.com 
www.NorthShoreHomesOnline.com

Comments(1)

Jean Hanley
Coldwell Banker Kivett Teeters - Hemet, CA
Specializing in Folks Who Want To Buy/Sell Homes

Art, one of my former brokers, many years ago, always believed that October was the absolute best month for real estate.  Looks like you had some ups and some downs, but overall, not bad.  Heres to a great November!

Nov 08, 2013 08:33 AM