Bank owned properties continue to be a hot topic in the real estate industry and it is sometimes difficult to tell fact from fiction. Some areas of the country have been devastated by foreclosures and other areas have not been as adversely impacted. The rumors of banks flooding the market with a tsunami of new foreclosures, has not materialized; however, the rumors continue.
I have attached 3 reports below that show comparisons of Bank Owned Properties to Non Bank Owned Properties by month for the past 2 years, for Near North, Lincoln Park and Lakeview. ( The numbers are pulled directly from the MLS and involve no additional calculations or formulas.)
In December 2011 Bank Owned Properties accounted for 9.2% of the total homes for sale and unit inventory owned by the banks was 44.2% lower than in December of 2010. Non Bank Owned Properties accounted for 90.8 % of the total inventory in December 2011, which was 27.2% lower than last year.
Unit sales of Bank Owned Properties were 22.5% of the total sales in December 2011 and represented a 35.8% increase over December of 2010. Non Bank Owned Properties represented 77.5% of December 2011 sales and declined 3.1% from December of 2010.
Median prices of Bank Owned Properties dropped 3.2% in December of 2011 in comparison to December 2010. Non Bank Owned median prices dropped 10.0% during the same time period. Bank Owned Property median prices average 52% lower than Non Bank Owned prices.
Please click on the 3 reports below (enlarge to 100%) for more detailed, printable information. Each report is 2 pages with both graphs and spread sheets.
Unit Inventory (Bank, Non Bank)
Median Pricing (Bank, Non Bank)
Numbers represent properties listed in the Northern Illinois MLS
Source – MREDLLC
