News on the Web: January Home Sales Up in St. Charles and Batavia, Down in Geneva

The Kane County Chronicle is reporting that home sales were up in January for Batavia and St. Charles—but not Geneva.

The other bad news is that the median price went down for two of the three Tri-Cities. Geneva and Batavia saw median price levels drop 17-25 percent from the previous January.

With the relatively small number of sales, of course, the percentage changes can be pretty volatile and probably aren't a great measure of the market overall.

The Chronicle's Jonathan Bilyk reported MainStreet Organization of Realtors' statistics, which were good news for St. Charles. Twenty-five homes were sold in St. Charles, up 92 percent with a median price of $385,000 median price, up 23.8 percent.

Nine homes were sold in Geneva, down 10 percent. The homes had a $259,000 median price, down 17.5 percent.

In Batavia, 12 homes were sold, up 33 percent, with a $233,250 median price, down 21 percent.

For more, read the Kane County Chronicle story.

Take a look at some of the Tri-Cities homes for sale on , which runs at noon every Thursday on St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia Patch.