Perhaps the biggest indicator of what is going on in the Dunlap area market right now, is what’s not going on…and that’s new homes coming on the market. The graph above shows the number of homes on the market each month over the last 5 years on the Dunlap school district. We’re actually at a […]
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Overall Market Data Report for Central Illinois through the end of Sept 2020.
Here’s a link to the most recent data available for the Peoria Area MLS database. This is through the end of Sept 2020. We will have the October data out usually about a week or two into Nov 2020. https://rmlsa.stats.showingtime.com/docs/mmi/x/MarketActivityforthePeoriaAreaRegion?src=map This is a 14 page report showing a breakdown of how homes are selling in […]
Looking for some things to do in the Peoria area???
I’m kind of an outdoorsy guy…not like a cameo wearing hanging out in the deer stand type of outdoorsy guy, I’d shoot my eye out. You’ve heard of a weekend warrior? I’m like an every other (every 3rd weekend) weekend warrior type. I like to mountain bike (regular clothes, no spandex please, baggy shorts, a […]
Top 10 Highest Average Selling Prices for January 2019
OK…let’s do this. Curious which communities around central Illinois had the highest average selling prices for the start of 2019? The following list is from highest to lowest (in the top 10 descending order) based on the average sold price in each community. Coming in at #10: 10-Pekin $103K, down 21% from Jan 2018 9-Chillicothe […]
Top Places to Eat, Drink and Be Merry along the Rock Island Trail
We love Peoria, we love to bike and we love to Eat! Here’s a collection of our favorite stops along the Rock Island Trail. This link will take you to a sister site that we are developing that is meant to showcase a lot of our favorite local spots and shops! https://peoriaoutdooradventure.com/grub
Long overdue market update!
Wow…what a year. Between the Caterpillar relocation announcement of their headquarters in 2017, to the roll out of the Caterpillar Market Stability Program, there have been a lot of changes. Ok-let’s get caught up on things. The overall inventory of homes for sale is down, which is a good thing for sellers, not so great […]
Top 10 Questions/Misunderstandings about the Caterpillar Market Stability Program
10. How does the 3% buyer incentive work? If it is a cash transaction, and a loan is not involved, then Caterpillar can directly pay the 3% incentive to the buyer. However if a loan is involved then there are certain lending guidelines that must be taken into consideration. As such, a buyer can […]
Some Real Data Behind the Caterpillar Market Stability Program….
We’re getting a lot of emails and calls asking questions about the homes the program, what kind of homes, where are the homes, etc so we thought we would break it down a little for everyone. As of today, there are 86 homes listed in the MLS as relo homes offering incentives. I just went […]
Corporate Relocation Homes with Buyer Incentives in the Peoria area. How to find them. (Updated and Revised)
Untitled_03052018_140648********Updated….as in….BIG TIME UPDATE!!!!!******** –As of today, March 1st 2018, the program I describe below has been updated to include now all qualified Caterpillar relocation homes priced selling at $200,000 and above (it used to be $300, 000 and above) will now be eligible for a trade in option if you have a home to […]
What’s going on in Dunlap??? Year end recap
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” —-Mark Monge aka Charles Dickens Ok, so maybe I didn’t say that quote, but if I were to talk about the Dunlap market in 2017, it would have started as the worst of times, and it’s ending on a positive note. The […]
