O-L Home Sales Remain Flat as Chicago-Area Market Hits 6-Year High
There's good news and bad news for Oak Lawn's real estate market, while sales remain flat the average price of homes sold increased. Check out the numbers and tell us what you think it means for the local housing market.
Home sales in the Chicago area during September were at a six-year high, according to a recent RE/MAX report—and most of the Southland saw a similar boost.
In Oak Lawn home sales in September remained for this same time period last year. Last month 33 homes were sold in the village, while a total of 33 were sold in September 2011.
However, the average price of those sales showed an increase. In September 2011 the average price of a home sold in Oak Lawn was $162,848, while this year that number jumped to $181,400, according to the data. That's an increase of 11.4 percent.
Tinley Park saw the greatest increase in the area, with the number of homes sold increasing 107.1 percent in September 2012 over September 2011, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). The average price of those homes sold jumped by 24.8 percent year over year.
Palos Hill's market was the most sluggish, with the number of homes sold falling 42.9 percent in September 2012 compared to September 2011. (The sample size in Palos Hills, however, was small, with four homes sold in 2012 and seven sold in 2011.)
Across the Chicago area, the number of homes sold in September rose by 22 percent over September 2011, according to RE/MAX. At 7,396 transactions, it was the busiest September for home sales since 2006.
“We continue to see good news in the Chicagoland housing market,” said Laura Ortoleva, media spokeswoman for the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. “Sales are up, average days on the market continue to drop and home prices are stabilizing. These are trends everyone likes to see.”
| # of homes sold | Avg. price | |||||
| Town | 2012 | 2011 | % change | 2012 | 2011 | % change |
| CHICAGO HEIGHTS | 19 | 12 | 58.3% | 47,468 | 47,116 | 0.8% |
| EVERGREEN PARK | 17 | 18 | -5.6% | 120,617 | 131,355 | -8.2% |
| FLOSSMOOR | 10 | 9 | 11.1% | 155,600 | 257,055 | -39.5% |
| FRANKFORT | 19 | 16 | 18.8% | 328,805 | 331,031 | -0.7% |
| HOMEWOOD | 14 | 11 | 27.3% | 105,942 | 116,444 | -9% |
| MOKENA | 14 | 11 | 27.3% | 250,285 | 315,318 | -20.6% |
| NEW LENOX | 30 | 15 | 100% | 235,225 | 264,710 | -11.1% |
| OAK FOREST | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | 162,733 | 168,284 | -3.3% |
| OAK LAWN | 33 | 33 | 0% | 181,400 | 162,848 | 11.4% |
| ORLAND PARK | 22 | 19 | 15.8% | 275,318 | 283,942 | -3% |
| PALOS HEIGHTS | 8 | 5 | 60% | 254,612 | 340,400 | -25.2% |
| PALOS HILLS | 4 | 7 | -42.9% | 173,682 | 214,257 | -18.9% |
| PALOS PARK | 7 | 4 | 75% | 262,000 | 303,915 | -13.8% |
| TINLEY PARK | 29 | 14 | 107.1% | 229,024 | 183,507 | 24.8% |
SOURCE: Mainstreet Organization of Realtors
YOUR TURN: What do you think these numbers say about the housing market in Tinley? Is it on the upswing for the long haul? Or is this just a short-term blip? Share you thoughts in the comments section.
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OakLawnGuy
8:12 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012
I think the avg price remained steady because higher end houses have sold more often, but their sale prices reflect a drop from their value of 7-8 years ago. The fact that the same number of houses sold is good, at least it's not a drop. I wonder if the percentage has decreased, as it appears that financial institutions have finally been listing some foreclosures they may have been sitting on.
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