Plainfield Home Sales, Prices Up as Chicago Area Hits Six-Year High
Plainfield's real estate market leapt forward in September as the bulk of the Chicago area saw a bump in year-over-year comparisons.
Home sales in the Chicago area during September were at a six-year high, according to a recent RE/MAX report—and most of Will and Kendall counties saw a similar boost. In Plainfield, home sales increased 21.3 percent, with prices also increasing by 5.3 percent, in Sept. 2012 over Sept. 2011, according to the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe). Nearby Montgomery saw the greatest increase in the area, with the number of homes sold increasing 80 percent, according to the report. The average price of those homes sold, however, dropped 9.9 percent year over year. Bolingbrook's market was the most sluggish, with the number of homes sold falling 25.9 percent in Sept. 2012 compared to Sept. 2011. Across the Chicago area, the number of …
