DAWG'S BLOG

Come on over by the window ...open er' up and take a deep whiff! <Ssssssssssssssnnnnnnnnnnniiiiiiiiiiiffffffffffffff>
Ahh yes, Smell that??? That is the smell of a brand new fresh Real Estate Market! heh-heh...2008 was starting to stink up the joint pretty good eh?...Well..since I don't have enough moola to buy myself a senate seat (We do that here in Illinois...and we can vote as many times as we want to ..even after we're dead!) I think I'll be sticking to Selling Houses

With a new year upon us and the opportunity to make right some of the wrongs we've done...Real Estate will play a very,very key factor in how 2009 plays out. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the final instalment of "Real Estate 2008- By The Numbers...."

By The Numbers...

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

Naperville

Active Listings:814 (as of 12/31/08)

Sold(12/01/08-12/31/08): 72

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 11.31Months

High Sold Price: $1,700,000

Average Sale: $471,622

Average Market Time: 173

December 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Cress Creek (5) Tall Grass (4)

www.NapervilleHomeSeller.com

Aurora

Active Listings: 997 (as of 12/31/08)

Sold (12/01/08-12/31/08): 63

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 15.82 Months

High Sold Price: $422,500

Average Sale: $170,402

Average Market Time: 137

December 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Oakhurst(3),Briarwood (2)

www.AuroraHomeSeller.com

Plainfield

Active Listings: 836 (as of 12/31/08)

Sold (12/01/08-12/31/08): 57

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 14.67 Months

High Sold Price: $460,000

Average Sale: $261,235

Average Market Time: 153 Days

December 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Lakewood Falls (4) ,Wesmere(3)

www.PlainfieldHomeSeller.com

Oswego

Active Listings: 325 (as of 12/31/08)

Sold (12/01/08-12/31/08): 18

Months Supply(Act/Sold): 18.055 Months

High Sold Price: $382,080

Average Sale: $253,030

Average Market Time: 236 Days

December 08 Top Subdivision (sales): Prescott Mills (2), Hometown (2)

www.OswegoHomeSeller.com\

<sniff> if it wasn't so darn cold out I think I'd be crying right now...<sniff> what a sad end to the year....OK pitty Party is over and January 1st started the new 'spring' market... Now let's get out there and kick some housing behind! Who's with me?? Who's with me....any one? anyone?...

-DAWG-