DAWG'S BLOG

License to Complain? Did you vote? I did! so if my party makes it into the Commander in Cheif chair...well all is good...and if He does not make it...well then I pull out my trusty "I voted today!" Sticker and Voters card and evoke my right to complain about the guy in office I did not choose.....ah...tis great to live in America! Home of the Brave, Land of the Free...or is it land of the wacky and home to a terrible Real Estate market...?? Well traditionally after the elections...things tend to pick up...especially in years where the incumbant is a lame duck... Here's the numbers and a sigh of releif that we are entering a 'new beginnings' ...one way or another....things are gonna change.....Keep the chin up there sparky' :)

By The Numbers...

For October 2008 Single Family Detached Homes (Information courtesy of MLSNI)

Naperville

Active Listings:967 (as of 10/31/08)

Sold(10/01/08-10/31/08): 139

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 6.96 Months

High Sold Price: $1,620,000

Average Sale: $458,951

Average Market Time: 139

Octoberber 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Tall Grass(3), Old Farm (3)

www.NapervilleHomeSeller.com

Aurora

Active Listings: 1072 (as of 10/31/08)

Sold (10/01/08-10/31/08): 88

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 12.18 Months

High Sold Price: $550,000

Average Sale: $208,422

Average Market Time: 127

October 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Hometown (4),Meadows (3)

www.AuroraHomeSeller.com

Plainfield

Active Listings: 925 (as of 10/31/08)

Sold (10/01/08-10/31/08): 63

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 14.67 Months

High Sold Price: $525,000

Average Sale: $292,113

Average Market Time: 150 Days

Octoberber 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Grand Park (4) ,Carillon(3)

www.PlainfieldHomeSeller.com

Oswego

Active Listings: 330 (as of 10/31/08)

Sold (10/01/08-10/31/08): 26

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 12.69 Months

High Sold Price: $690,000

Average Sale: $304,748

Average Market Time: 192 Days

October 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Church Hill Club (6),Hunt Club (3)

www.OswegoHomeSeller.com

Now.... for a late night of watching elections returns and shining up my "License to complain" sticker...just in case...

Get out there and vote!

-Dawg-