To truly increase, real estate values must grow faster than inflation plus an owner's effective property tax rate - an average appreciation of about 4.4 percent in Illinois.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index, the U.S. dollar has experienced an average inflation rate of 2.12 percent annually since 2000.
The average effective property tax rate in Illinois was 2.32 percent in 2018, according to the website WalletHub.com.
Here's how Loami home prices have performed since 2008.
Loami historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change (real)
2008
9
$78,500
$91,845
-
2009
11
$109,355
$127,945.35
39.3%
2010
14
$73,750
$84,075
-34.3%
2011
9
$76,000
$85,880
2.1%
2012
14
$92,250
$100,552.50
17.1%
2013
11
$60,000
$64,800
-35.6%
2014
14
$105,000
$111,300
71.8%
2015
13
$115,000
$121,900
9.5%
2016
11
$65,500
$68,775
-43.6%
2017
17
$116,000
$118,320
72%
2018
15
$75,000
$75,000
-36.6%
Total change in price
-18.3%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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