Good question. Thanks for asking. 🙂 Let’s look at if from a view different vantage points. Also-keep in mind that August of 2008 was about the top of our market, or at the very least the beginning of the tipping point, before the worldwide economic crisis. While the east and west coasts, and the sand […]
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What price ranges are selling the fastest? The slowest?
Two answer the question of which price range is selling the fastest or slowest in central Illinois, let’s look at two factors: 1) The number of closed sales 2) How many days on market from listing to pending status. Homes priced under $75K closed the most as of the most recent data published. Closings […]
Which communities have the highest or lowest property taxes?
By Mark and Jennifer Monge By Mark and Jennifer Monge What areas have the highest tax rates? Which ones have the lowest? Fair question, and a common one, so much so that it’s worth revisiting and updating this post which we’ve revisited in the past. Property taxes are a funny thing, in a dark comedy/tragedy […]
“Any good foreclosures out there???”
This is a question I’m asked somewhat often, more from clients coming in from other parts of the country where foreclosures are more common. My quick answer in “no”, but let me explain. fore·clo·sure ˌfôrˈklōZHər/ noun the process of taking possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor’s failure to keep […]
Is the tipping point here?
tip·ping point noun the point at which a series of small changes or incidents becomes significant enough to cause a larger, more important change. So…is there a tipping point in our local real estate scene? Good question. The answer is…..yes…and no…depending on the price range and location. Consider this. This link (click here) shows central Illinois […]
Detailed look inside the August sales data for Central Illinois
Where as my other post looked at the different communities individually for the month of August and showed how each one did compared to the same time period earlier, this one combines them all and tells us which price points are moving the most, the fastest, the slowest, etc. To see this report, click here. For […]
August Sales Data for every central Illinois community
Here’s a great link showing all of the sales data for August 2016 compared to August 2015, as well as year to date data from Jan 1st through the end of Aug. This covers each individual community such as Dunlap, Morton, Germantown Hills, Metamora, East Peoria, Peoria, Peoria Heights, Bartonville, West Peoria and more. It […]
Catching up on Peoria sales data for July
Let’s see how things are doing in July. This data is comprised of the most current available data, which is July 2016. The Aug numbers won’t be out for about 2 weeks, but let’s see where things stand so far. With Peoria being the largest city in the central Illinois area, the data holds a lot […]
Catching up on Washington sales data
Let’s see how things are doing in Washington. This data is comprised of the most current available data, which is July 2016. The Aug numbers won’t be out for about 2 weeks, but let’s see where things stand so far. Washington saw an increase for the month in homes for sale, up 4.9%, […]
Update on the Peoria Area Market as it relates to Caterpillar (and why I hate Zillow)
It was just about exactly a year ago that Caterpillar announced that they were going to be undergoing a major company wide restructuring to bring costs in line with demand and sales. The last quarter of 2015 saw incentives for some to take early retirement options, as well as some other job shifts locally and […]