The inventory of listed Gold Coast condos for sale continues to drop. There were 297 condos for sale in the Gold Coast in November down 41% from November 2011 when there were 503 condos for sale.*
The inventory is down 58% from November 2010 when there were 700 condos for sale in the Gold Coast. As shown below the condo (attached) inventory keeps setting 5 year lows this year.
The median sale price fell 15% to $412,500. The number of closed sales was up 33%. The average days on market for pending sales was down 46%. Pending sales were up 50%.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR GOLD COAST CONDO BUYERS
It’s still a buyer’s market, but you don’t have nearly the choices that you had a year ago. You won’t be able to negotiate as much since there aren’t as many sellers competing against each other.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR GOLD COAST CONDO SELLERS
Given that the market appears to be forming a bottom, I don’t recommend selling unless
1. you really need to
or
2. you want to move up to a more expensive home (It’s probably come down more in value in the past few years than your current home.) As always, if your home is priced right when it goes on market, it will sell in a reasonable amount of time.
GOLD COAST CONDOS FOR SALE
Click below to see the Gold Coast condos for sale in your desired price range.
| $3M & Above | $2M to $3M | $1.5M to $2M | $1M to $1.5M |
| $900K to $1M | $800K to $900K | $700K to $800K | $600K to $700K |
| $500K to $600K | $400K to $500K | $300K to $400K | $200K to $300K |
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*Statistics include co-ops, lofts, apartments and townhouses. Information is based on data from Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED).
Fran Bailey specializes in downtown Chicago, Lincoln Park and Lake View condos, co-op apartments and houses. She has shared home buying and selling advice since 2006 and written about over 130 Chicago high rises. To schedule showings for any listings, get a 
