Optimal Buyer Market Conditions Linger in the Illinois Housing Market January Sales Up or Even in Over Half of Counties Statewide

SPRINGFIELD, IL – February 23, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Buyer market conditions remain in most Illinois housing markets as low mortgage interest rates helped spur some early buying in January despite typical slower sales for the winter month. More than half of Illinois counties reported year-over-year increases or no change in home sales for January