Julie Ferenzi

This weekend is the Plainfield Spring Fest, starting this Friday May 15th and running through Sunday May 17th.

I saw a sign as I was driving through the downtown area this weekend with the dates and times:

Friday May 15th from 4:00 -midnight
Saturday May 16th from 10:00-midnight
Sunday May 17th from 12:00- 6:00 pm

Now don’t quote me on the times I’ve posted here… I was driving at the time, but I’m pretty sure this is what I stored in my brain from my photographic memory!

There will be a carnival, a craft show, food vendors, a beer garden, and live entertainment. One of my favorite booths had always been the fresh strawberry shortcake stand, but I haven’t seen it there for the past 3 years. I remember when we first moved to Plainfield that this Spring Fest was once called the Plainfield Strawberry Festival. I wonder why they changed the name, and where did those delicious strawberry shortcakes go?

Here is the schedule of events for the 2009 Plainfield IL Spring Fest:

Friday, May 15th
6:00-9:30pm Plainfield’s Biggest Open Mic Jam
9:30 -11:30pm Echo Son

Saturday, May 16th
11am - ATL Youth Cheerleaders
12:30 Elite Martial Arts
1:30-3:30pm Hot Hot Robot
4:00-6:00pm 40 Miles to Chicago
6:30-8:30pm The Catch
9:00-11:30pm Velocity

Sunday, May 17th
12:00-2:30pm The Debe Welch Band
3:00-6:00pm Beat Apple

If you’re able to make it out there this weekend, have fun! I know we are looking forward to it. The Plainfield Springfest is being supported by the MainStreet Plainfield Organization and it’s sponsors.

Julie Ferenzi | Realtor®
Plainfield IL Homes for Sale
630-673-6233

In hopes of keeping my readers up to date on the rental market in Plainfield IL, I will start listing the properties that have rented month by month. Hopefully this will give anyone considering a rental home in Plainfield IL an idea of the price ranges of homes available for rent.

The following properties rented in Plainfield IL in the month of April 2009:

2 Bedrooms Single Family Plainfield IL Rental Homes:

• 13918 S. Oakdale Ct. rented for $1,200
• 2414 Millpond Ct. rented for $1,230
• 5007 Elmira Ct. rented for $1,300
• 16250 Fairfield Dr. rented for $1,350
• 5102 Edgewater Ct. rented for $1,395
• 21316 W. Douglas Ln. rented for $1,500
• 13212 Lake Mary Dr. rented for $2,100

3 Bedroom Single Family Plainfield IL Rental Homes:

• 14052 Edgewater Ln. rented for $1,275
• 5520 Stonybrook rented for $1,275
• 21512 S. Empress rented for $$1,300
• 14219 S. Napa Cir. rented for $1,300
• 4920 Montauk Dr. rented for $1,375
• 21252 Edison Ln. rented for $1,395
• 23814 Mistwood Dr. rented for $1,400
• 14624 Samuel Adams Dr. rented for $1,500
• 2018 Alpine Way rented for $1,550
• 5307 Riviera Blvd. rented for $1,595
• 1304 Broadlawn Dr. rented for $1,700
• 12925 Tipperary Ln. rented for $2,175

4 Bedroom Single Family Plainfield IL Rental Homes:

• 1617 Brighton Ln. rented for $1,625
• 2817 Stonebridge Dr. rented for $1,850
• 6307 Ventura Ct. rented for $2,000
• 13358 Wellesley Ct. rented for $2,250

If you or someone you know are thinking of renting a home in Plainfield IL call me at 630-673-6233. I’ve been working the rental market in Plainfield IL since the beginning of the real estate market decline. I’ve placed 7 families in rental properties in the last 2 months. No one works harder when it comes to placing families into new homes!

If you are behind in payments you may qualify for a loan modification or a short sale. Contact me to find out if you might qualify for one of these options to avoid a foreclosure.

Julie Ferenzi | Realtor®
Plainfield IL Homes for Sale
630-673-6233

Short sales offer a pretty fair discount on single family homes in the area and right now there are many homes in Plainfield IL available to chose from, but the banks aren’t going to give them away for pennies on the dollar.

Here are a few things you can expect when writing an offer on homes that require 3rd party lender approval:

• Short sales take time. If you are not willing or able to wait the 6-10 weeks required for lender approval, a short sale is probably not the right choice for you.
• The lower the price, the less likely your offer is to be accepted. The further your offer is from the list price on the MLS, the less interested the bank will be in your offer.
• Be prepared to submit a counter offer. Lenders always counter the original offer, so be prepared to increase the ante, even by a little or the lender will close the file and wait for another offer.
• Cash offers don’t always entice lenders. If the offer is too low, it doesn’t matter how it is financed or paid for.
• The homeowner is still in control of all decisions regarding the property, with the exception of requiring lender approval to sell the home for less than what is owed. The submission of all offers to the bank is at the discretion of the homeowner, not the Realtor® or bank.
• A general rule of thumb for acceptance on a short sale is about 70-80% of the fair market value. The lender will order a Brokers Price Opinion or BPO on the property to determine fair market value. While the bank will usually not disclose the determination of that report, I can provide a market analysis of the area and provide a reasonable value for the property.

If you are buyer or investor looking for a great deal on Plainfield IL real estate, call me at 630-673-6233 for your complimentary list of short sale listings available now.

Julie Ferenzi | Realtor®
Plainfield IL Homes for Sale
630-673-6233

With all of the news on t.v. and talk on the radio, you might be wondering how the value of your Plainfield IL townhouse or duplex is doing. Many homeowners today are keeping a close eye on their Plainfield IL property values with good cause.

While there is definitely depreciation going on in the market, there are other factors contributing to the health of the Plainfield town home and duplex market.

The volume of sales for the attached single family market in Plainfield IL is down drastically from March of 2008 when compared to March of 2009 by approximately 72%. There has also been an increase in market times of about 26% for those sales on average, meaning it’s taking about 26% longer to sell 72% less homes.

The townhome and duplex market in Plainfield IL has suffered an approximate 19% decrease in property value on average in March 2008, when compared to the same month in 2009.

Homes are still sold at approximately 95% of their asking price in both 2008 and 2009, meaning that for reasonably priced townhomes or duplexes, homeowners could expect to get about 95% of their list price and concede about 5% in the process of negotiation.

Plainfield IL Townhome and Duplex Market Data For March 2008:

Plainfield IL Townhome and Duplex Market Data for March 2009:

If you or someone you know has a property to sell in Plainfield IL, call me at 630-673-6233.

If you are behind in payments or in foreclosure, you may qualify for a loan modification or short sale. Call me to confidentially discuss the possibility of avoiding a foreclosure through one of these options.

Julie Ferenzi | Realtor®
Plainfield IL Homes for Sale
630-673-6233

Comparing the 4th quarter of 2008 to the first quarter of 2009 in Plainfield IL:

There were 197 new filings in the 4th quarter of 2008, compared to the 250 filings in the first quarter of 2009 for an increase between the quarters of 21.2%.

In comparing the number of newly filed foreclosures in Plainfield IL from the 1st quarter of 2007, 2008, and 2009 there is a steady increase in the number of foreclosures each year.

1st Quarter Figures for newly filed single family Plainfield IL foreclosures by year:

• 2007: 116 new filings
• 2008: 218 new filings
• 2009: 250 new filings

There was a 12.8% increase in foreclosures from 2008 to 2009
There was a 46.8% increase in foreclosure from 2007 to 2008

As you can see from these figures, Plainfield has not seen the bottom of this market yet, though it does seem to be slowing down. The second quarter of 2009 will paint a better picture of the trajectory of the market, and the time frame in which we can expect to see a recovery in the market values of Plainfield IL.

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Julie Ferenzi | Realtor®
Plainfield IL Homes
630-673-6233