Real Estate
Darien Home Sale Prices Down in Jan. '13 Compared to '12
But more homes sold last month compared to 2012. See the latest home sales in Darien and how it compares to December 2012 and to other DuPage County towns.
By Lauren Williamson
The seven detached, single-family homes sold in Darien during January represented a 75 percent increase over January 2012, when four homes were sold, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe).
There were 18 homes sold in Darien during December.
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While the number of home sales was up, the median price of homes sold in January was down. The median price fell 17.5 percent to $235,000 from $285,000 in January 2012.
The market for detached, single-family homes in suburbs throughout DuPage County saw growth in January, MORe reported. MORe gets its statistics from Midwest Real Estate Data.
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Glen Ellyn saw the largest percent increase, with 312.5 percent more homes sold year over year in January. There were 33 homes sold that month in 2013 and 8 in 2012.
Naperville had the smallest percent change, with 16.7 percent more homes sold year over year. That shakes out to 70 homes sold during January 2013 compared to 60 sold in January 2012.
Overall across the Chicago suburbs, sales of single-family detached homes rose 37.5 percent in January over the same month in 2012, according to MORe.
MORe predicts February will be another month of local housing market growth, as the number of detached homes under contract in January 2013 was 60 percent higher than in January 2012.
“I am encouraged to see yet another month of double-digit growth in sales volume in January,” said Tonya Corder, president of MORe and managing broker of Keller Williams Preferred Realty in Orland Park. “The opportunity available in today’s marketplace is almost unprecedented. Fasten your seatbelts because this promises to be an outstanding year for the Chicago area housing market.”
# of homes soldMedian price Town January 2013 January 2012 % change January 2013 January 2012 % change Burr Ridge 12 8 50%
679,918
500,950
35.7% Darien 7 4 75%235,000
285,000
257,500
275,000
-6.4% Elmhurst 35 18 94.4%327,500
222,500
47.2% Glen Ellyn 33 8 312.5%307,500
321,000
-4.2% Hinsdale 12 17 -29.4%837,500
850,000
-1.5% Lisle 9 3 200%295,000
178,000
341,250
335,450
1.7% Wheaton 25 21 19.1%295,000
385,500
-23.5% Woodridge 14 9 55.6%160,000
287,000
-44.3%Source: Mainstreet Organization of Realtors
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