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April Illinois Home Sales Signal Buyers Getting Off the Sidelines Statewide Sales Up 9 Percent; Median Price at $150,000
May 27, 2009 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Springfield, IL - May 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Illinois housing market posted its third consecutive month of home sales increases over the previous month helped by record low interest rates and buyer incentives including the homebuyer tax credit and improved affordability. According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® latest report, total home sales (which include single-family and condominiums) were up 9.0 percent in April 2009 to 7,593 homes compared to 6,968 homes sold in March 2009. Overall, home sales were down 20.9 percent from April 2008 sales of 9,599.
Illinois Home Sales Improve as First Quarter Closes Statewide First Quarter Median Price at $146,000
May 12, 2009 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
SPRINGFIELD, IL - May 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — March sales showed sizeable gains over February, yet tighter lending standards had a resounding effect on first quarter home sales, according to the Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR). Home sales (which include single-family homes and condominiums) totaled 16,748, down 23.5 percent from 21,902 home sales in the first quarter of 2008. The first quarter median home sale price was $146,000, down 21.1 percent from $185,000 a year earlier. The median is a typical market price where half the homes sold for more, half sold for less.
Statewide March Home Sales Jump 35.5 Percent from February Illinois Median Price Up to $149,995
April 27, 2009 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
SPRINGFIELD, IL - April 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — For the second-straight month, Illinois home sales increased over the month before and for the first time since June 2008 the statewide median home price also rose from the previous month.
Chicago Foreclosure Activity Up 8 Percent in February
April 7, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
Chicago Foreclosure Rate Second Highest Among Top 5 Metros
Illinois Foreclosure Activity Up 12 Percent
IRVINE, Calif. – March 28, 2008 — The eight-county Chicago metropolitan area reported 6,466 properties with foreclosure filings in February, an 8 percent increase from the previous month and a 20 percent increase from February 2007, according to the latest RealtyTrac U.S. […]
Experian Helps Marketers More Quickly Tap Into New Movers
January 17, 2008 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
New mover addresses delivered more quickly with weekly file updates
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Almost 14 percent of the U.S. population moves annually, with movers listing lifestyle changes — including graduation, a new job or promotion, a larger home, the birth of a child, marriage, divorce or retirement — as their primary reason for […]
Illinois Median Sale Price Off 1.5 Percent at $195,000 in October Chicago Median Price Up 3.1 Percent from Last Year
November 28, 2007 Posted by Illinois RealEstateRama
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The median home sale prices rose or remained even in the majority of Illinois counties in October with the Chicago Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA) median sale price up 3.1 percent compared to a year ago. According to the Illinois Association of REALTORS(R) latest report, the Chicago PMSA median […]
