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IAR News Archives 

April 6, 2010 - Time Is Running Out to Take Advantage of Homebuyer Tax Credit/Nationwide Open House This Weekend 

March 22, 2010 - Illinois Home Sales in February Mark Sixth Consecutive Gain; Up 15.7 Percent from a Year Ago

February 26, 2010 - Illinois Home Sales Increase 14 Percent in January from a Year Ago; Statewide Median Price Up 0.2 Percent to $145,300

February 11, 2010 - Illinois Fourth Quarter Home Sales Finish Strong, Up 35.6 Percent; Buyer Market Conditions Continue as 2010 Begins

January 25, 2010 - John C. Kmiecik Named 2010 Illinois REALTOR® of the Year

January 25, 2010 - Illinois Home Sales in December Log Fourth Consecutive Gain; Year-End Home Sales Down 1.5 Percent in 2009

December 29, 2010 - First-time buyers dominate Illinois housing market - 2009 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (pdf)

December 22, 2009 - Illinois Home Sales Record Major Gains in November from a Year Ago; Sales Up 64.0% Statewide and 71.6% in Chicago Region

December 15, 2009 - IAR Releases 2010 Illinois Housing Market Forecast

November 23, 2009 - Pent-Up Demand and Tax Credit Drive October Home Sales Rally; Sales Up 24.2% Statewide and 33.3% in Chicago Region

November 9, 2009 - Illinois Third Quarter Home Sales a Bright Spot in 2009; Statewide Median Price at $165,000

October 23, 2009 - Illinois Home Sales Show First Increase in Over Three Years; Statewide Median Price at $160,000

September 24, 2009 - August Illinois Home Sales Strong at the Entry Level; Statewide Median Price at $165,000

September 18, 2009 - Michael Onorato of Coal City Installed as President of the Illinois Association of REALTORS®

September 18, 2009 - Sheryl Grider of East Peoria Installed as President-Elect of the Illinois Association of REALTORS®

September 18, 2009 - Loretta Alonzo of Romeoville Installed as Treasurer of the Illinois Association of REALTORS®

September 16, 2009 - Illinois REALTORS® Assembled at the Annual IAR Convention in Lombard, Sept. 16-18

September 3, 2009 - Deadline Nears for First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit and State’s Down Payment Advance Loan Program

August 21, 2009 - July Illinois Home Sales Show Solid Activity; Sales Totals Nearly Even with a Year Ago; Sixth Monthly Increase

August 11, 2009 - Illinois Home Sales Surge 61.8 Percent in 2nd Quarter from 1st Quarter; Statewide Median Price at $160,000

August 6, 2009 - Illinois REALTORS® Assemble at the Annual IAR Convention in Lombard, Sept. 16-18

July 23, 2009 - Illinois Homebuyers Take Advantage of Favorable Conditions in June; Sales Up 20.8 Percent from May, Median Price Up 6.6 Percent

June 23, 2009 - Illinois Market Gets Moving with May Home Sales Up 19.3 Percent from April; Statewide Median Price at $158,000

May 27, 2009 - April Illinois Home Sales Signal Buyers Getting Off the Sidelines; Statewide Sales Up 9 Percent, Median Price at $150,000

May 8, 2009 - Illinois Home Sales Improve as First Quarter Closes; Statewide First Quarter Median Price at $146,000

April 23, 2009 - Statewide March Home Sales Jump 35.5 Percent from February; Illinois Median Price Up to $149,995

April 1, 2009 - Illinois REALTORS® Celebrate Fair Housing Month

March 24, 2009 - Media Video Podcast: Key Housing Provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

March 23, 2009 - Statewide February Home Sales Improve from January Totals; Illinois Median Price at $141,000

March 23, 2009 - John Veneris Named 2009 Illinois REALTOR® of the Year

March 10, 2009 - Illinois REALTORS® Promote Homeowner Rights, Real Estate Industry

February 25, 2009 - Statewide Home Sales Down in January Compared to a Year Ago; Illinois Median Price at $149,000

February 20, 2009 - $8,000 Tax Credit One More Incentive for First-Time Homebuyers

February 19, 2009 - New Tax Credit and Foreclosure Relief to Aid Housing

February 11, 2009 - 4Q08 Illinois Median Price and Home Sales Decline; Conditions Good for Buyer's Market in Early 2009

January 26, 2009 - Illinois Median Price Down 7.8 Percent for the Year; Home Sales Down 17.5 Percent in December

January 19, 2009 - Illinois Association of REALTORS® Launches REALTORS® Renewing America Public Service Campaign