2020 - Chicago's North Shore Real Estate Market in Review

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So what have we seen in the North Shore Real Estate market?  How many homes with cash buyers?  How many buyers using home close contingencies? Where have average prices gone and what is a typical market time?  All of these details and more are laid out below. 

Be sure to click on each tab below to view the data!

 

Assumptions:

*Average sales price reflects a rolling 6 month average to account for the market, after the effects of the initial lockdown cleared. 

*Months Supply, reflects inventory as of December 2020.  6 months represents a balanced market. Less than 6 months favors sellers.

*Home Close Contingencies, reflect a snapshot of activity as of January 18, 2021.

*Cash Offers, reflect closings from 1/1/20-12/31/20. 

Deerfield

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

388

101 Attached homes

287 Detached homes

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Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$165,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$1,550,000

Total Cash Sales

86 cash sales (22%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

2 home close contingencies of 23 contracts (8.7%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

2.6 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$573,859

(Up 15.5% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$242,756

(Down 11.4% over December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

43 Days

(Down 28.5% from December 2019)

Evanston

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

1,069

533 Attached homes

536 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$90,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$3,450,000

Total Cash Sales

235 cash sales (22%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

2 home close contingencies of 40 contracts (5%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

2.1 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$605,000

(Up 13.1% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$260,000

(Up 8.8% over December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

24 Days

(Down 47.8% from December 2019)

Glencoe

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

210

10 Attached homes

200 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$330,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$4,100,000

Total Cash Sales

64 cash sales (30%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

1 home close contingency of 13 contracts (7.7%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

1.7 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$1,188,214

(Up 13.1% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$390,188

(Up 51.2% over December 2019 - note small sample size)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

57 Days

(Down 16.2% from December 2019)

Glenview

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

963

312 Attached homes

651 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$180,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$2,560,000

Total Cash Sales

64 cash sales (21%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

6 home close contingencies of 92 contracts (6.5%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

2.1 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$702,744

(Up 6.9% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$326,961

(Up 6.8% over December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

35 Days

(Down 46.2% from December 2019)

Highland Park

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

706

127 Attached homes

579 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$85,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$4,500,000

Total Cash Sales

178 cash sales (25%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

2 home close contingencies of 56 contracts (3.6%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

1.6 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$659,294

(Up 19.2% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$378,930

(Up 11.1% over December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

38 Days

(Down 52.5% from December 2019)

Kenilworth

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

55

55 Detached Sales

0 Attached Sales

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$535,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$7,500,000

Total Cash Sales

15 cash sales (27%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

0 home close contingencies out of 5 contracts (0%)

Months Supply Detached Homes

2.0 Months Supply

(Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$1,833,201

Average Price (Attached Homes)

n/a

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

197 Days

Northfield

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

138

102 Detached Homes

36 Attached Homes

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$253,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$2,625,000

Total Cash Sales

34 cash sales (25%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

1 home contingency out of 17 contracts (5.9%)

Months Supply Detached Homes

$7,500,000

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$850,483

(Down 6.9% from December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$311,511

(Up 11.2% over December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

46 Days

(Down 37.8% over December 2019)

Northbrook

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

765

279 Attached homes

486 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$239,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$2,580,000

Total Cash Sales

212 cash sales (27.7%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

4 home close contingencies of 78 contracts (5%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

2.9 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$668,975

(Up 6.8% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$322,815

(Up 2% over December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

56 Days

(Down 5.1% from December 2019)

Skokie

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

711

257 Attached homes

454 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$142,275

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$1,225,000

Total Cash Sales

122 cash sales (17%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

1 home close contingency of 82 contracts (1.2%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

1.5 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$303,708

(Up 4.8% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$221,849

(No change from December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

47 Days

(Up 14.6% from December 2019)

Wilmette

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

542

107 Attached homes

435 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$250,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$8,000,000

Total Cash Sales

114 cash sales (21%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

2 home close contingencies of 50 contracts (4%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

1.6 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$928,043

(Up 4.5% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$397,295

(Up 1.7% from December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

39 Days

(Down 20.4% from December 2019)

Winnetka

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Total Closed Sales (Attached & Detached)

331

22 Attached homes

309 Detached homes

(

Lowest Priced Sale (Detached Homes)

$325,000

Highest Price Sale (Detached Homes)

$9,500,000

Total Cash Sales

80 cash sales (24%)

Total Home Close Contingencies

2 home close contingencies of 18 contracts (11%)

(As of 1/18/21)

Months Supply Detached Homes

1.9 Months Supply

(Market Favors Sellers)

Average Price (Detached Homes)

$1,453,505

(Up 6.8% over December 2019)

Average Price (Attached Homes)

$425,142

(Down 12.3% from December 2019)

Average Market Time to Contract (Detached Homes)

54 Days

(Down 12.9% from December 2019)

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