To truly increase, real estate values must grow faster than inflation plus an owner's effective property tax rate - an average appreciation of about 5 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 2.47 percent annually since 2000.
The average effective property tax rate in Illinois was 2.3 percent in 2017, according to the Illinois Policy Institute.
Here's how Harlem home prices have performed since 2007.
Harlem historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change
2007
113
$178,000
$210,040
-
2008
71
$184,900
$207,088
-1.4%
2009
41
$173,000
$197,220
-4.8%
2010
55
$148,775
$166,628
-15.5%
2011
40
$153,500
$167,315
0.4%
2012
42
$161,500
$172,805
3.3%
2013
69
$143,000
$150,150
-13.1%
2014
57
$170,250
$175,357.50
16.8%
2015
63
$174,500
$179,735
2.5%
2016
61
$168,760
$172,135.20
-4.2%
2017
72
$172,350
$172,350
0.1%
Total change in price
-17.9%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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