July sales increased by about 19% in the chicagoland area including nine-county Chicago areas: Lake, Dupage, Kane, Cook, DeKalb, Will, Kendall, McHenry and Grundy counties. July’s home sale increase was the first since June of 2010.

We are still in a strong buyers market. Interest rates are low, prices are low and maybe lowest. We may have hit bottom, time will tell. First time home buyers and investors are what we are seeing most now. Some of the home buyers are buying inspite of the uncertainty of the economy and job situation.

Read more: http://www.chicagorealestatedaily.com/article/20110921/CRED0701/110929970/local-home-sales-jump-for-second-straight-month#ixzz1ZGdVGsiQ
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