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 Genoa home prices have performed since 2007.
Genoa historical median home sales
Year
Properties sold (#)
Median sale price (nominal)
Median sale price (real)
Year-over-year change
2007
8
$191,750
$226,265
-
2008
15
$162,350
$181,832
-19.6%
2009
14
$94,546.85
$107,783.40
-40.7%
2010
23
$170,000
$190,400
76.7%
2011
23
$95,555
$104,154.95
-45.3%
2012
28
$176,643.78
$189,008.84
81.5%
2013
24
$118,476.71
$124,400.54
-34.2%
2014
24
$121,500
$125,145
0.6%
2015
20
$126,795
$130,598.85
4.4%
2016
19
$103,740
$105,814.80
-19%
2017
14
$115,448
$115,448
9.1%
Total change in price
-49%
Where sale prices were unavailable, the home's assessed value was substituted.
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