Illinois
Springfield’s housing market is one of the hottest in the country, new report finds
The Springfield area ended 2023 as one of the hottest housing markets in the U.S., according to data from Realtor.com.
Realtor’s Market Hotness Index had Springfield as the 26th warmest market in the country, with a score of 85.91 out of 100.
The index uses proprietary data to determine which markets have strong supply and demand, with homes in the Springfield area being on the market for an average of 49 days, up nearly 9% from 2022, and going for a median list price of $168,950, up 2.4% from the prior year.
The ranking is two spots higher than in November, where Springfield ranked 28th with a score of 85.74.
The area had a peak for the year of 53 days on the market in January, with the median list price getting up as high as $195,000 in August.
More: High-interest rates, low housing stock stifled 2023 home purchases in Sangamon County
Two other markets in Illinois also showed signs of strength, with Rockford coming in as the fourth-hottest in the U.S. with a score of 98.15 and Peoria tying for 15th with the Canton-Massillon, Ohio region at 88.42. Peoria jumped up 14 spots from the month before, having ranked 29th right behind Springfield in November.
Nationwide, Rochester, New York ranked as the hottest housing market in the country at 98.99, according to Realtor’s findings.
Here’s a look at the top 5:
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Springfield, Mass.
- Manchester-Nashua, N.H.
- Rockford, Ill.
- Hartford-West Hartford, Conn.
CENTRALIA, Ill. – An investigation is underway after multiple people were shot Sunday in Centralia, Illinois, according to a report from WFCN News in southern Illinois.
FOX 2 has confirmed the Illinois State Police is investigating a shooting and taking over the investigation, but ISP could not confirm many further details as of 9 p.m. Sunday.
“The investigation is in its infancy and to protect the integrity of the investigation, no additional details will be released at this time,” ISP said in a statement to FOX 2.
According to WFCN News, the shooting happened around 5 p.m. near the 900 block of East Kell Street in Centralia. Multiple law enforcement agencies have since responded to scene and multiple victims are hospitalized, according to the report.
It’s unclear how many people may have been injured and what led up to the shooting.
Centralia, Illinois is about 70 miles, or just over an hour, east of St. Louis.
This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update as more information becomes available.
The National Weather Service has teams of storm surveryors in the field April 18 investigating several reports of severe storms and tornado touch downs across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri.
According to the weather service’s website, windgusts of up to 60 to 70 mph along with teacup-sized hail and several tornadoes were reported April 17.
Many homes and outbuildings were damaged, trees were uprooted and power lines were downed in Lena, Illinois, where the most significant damage occurred, the site pointed out.
Very strong winds also were reported near Washington, Iowa, and Colmar, Illinois, where several outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed.
The weather service received reports of confirmed and possible tornadoes in the areas of Lena, Pecatonica, Shirland, Rockton, Roscoe and Capron.
The teams will be assessing damage this weekend into next week along with county emergency management teams to determine what types of storms occurred and their paths.
Dozens of power outages were reported, as well.
As of the afternoon of April 18, ComEd was reporting 85 active power outages across northern Illinois, down from 241 on April 17, and 6,751 customers affected, down from more than 18,000.
The bulk of those outages and the most customers impacted are concentrated in Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties.
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