Real Estate
April Home Sales: Lisle Experiences Surge in Sales; Prices Dip Slightly
Lisle saw the strongest growth in the number of homes sold during the month of April among DuPage County communities. The median home price dipped slightly, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors.
The 15 single, detached homes sold in Lisle during April 2013 represented a 150 percent increase over April 2012, when 6 homes were sold, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe).
There were 8 homes sold in Lisle during March.
The number of homes sold increased significantly in April, while the median home price decreased slightly in April in Lisle. The median price declined 3.7 percent to $322,000 from $334,500 in April 2012.
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Sales of single-family, detached homes in suburban Chicago increased 33.2 percent in April 2013 compared with the same period a year ago, MORe reported. Sales in DuPage County, were notable, as well. MORe gets its statistics from Midwest Real Estate Data. The median sale price for detached homes also increased 5.5 percent from the previous April.
Burr Ridge and Glen Ellyn were the only Patch communities in DuPage County to see declines in home sales during April.
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Lisle had the largest percentage increase in home sales in DuPage County.
“Word about the activity in the market is getting around,” said Tonya Corder, president of MORe and managing broker of Keller Williams Preferred Realty in Orland Park. “I think people who had been sitting on the sidelines are starting to realize that the market is accelerating. With today’s low interest rates and affordable home prices, if you are a buyer, your opportunity is now.”
# of homes sold
Median sale price
Town
2013
2012
% change
2013
2012
% change
Burr Ridge
9
11
-18.2%
487,700
587,000
-16.9%
Darien
13
9
44.4%
261,000
265,000
-1.5%
Downers Grove
42
36
16.7%
291,500
276,500
5.4%
Elmhurst
45
43
4.7%
439,787
317,000
38.7%
Glen Ellyn
32
33
-3.0%
342,576
312,500
9.6%
Hinsdale
35
22
59.1%
945,000
812,500
16.3%
Lemont
12
11
9.1%
362,500
285,000
27.2%
Lisle
15
6
150.0%
322,000
334,500
-3.7%
Naperville
133
124
7.3%
400,000
382,500
4.6%
Wheaton
54
36
50.0%
307,500
275,450
11.6%
Woodridge
32
23
39.1%
207,450
185,000
12.1%
Source: Mainstreet Organization of Realtors
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