There could be a light in the tunnel

We all can use good news about real estate market. We got some today. Against most expectations - new home sales rose 3.3% in April. Over half million new homes were sold, which is still near the 17-year low but could be a beginning of the upward trend in the real estate market - a good forecast for next year. The median price of a new home sold in April was $246,100, up 1.5% from $242,500 a year earlier, according to the key government report on the battered housing market. Stay tuned for more good news. You may also visit my Chicago Suburbs Homes Sales website for home sales information from northwest suburbs of Chicago.

April 2008 Home Sales Data

The volume of homes sold in April 2008 was about 65% of the homes sold in the same period last year. If you would like to find out how homes sold in your neighborhood, please follow the following links:

• ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Home Sales
  
• BUFFALO GROVE Home Sales
  
• DES PLAINS Home Sales
  
• MOUNT PROSPECT Home Sales
  
• PALATINE Home Sales
  
• SCHAUMBURG Home Sales
  
• WHEELING Home Sales
  

If you are interested in real estate sales from other town, please contact me at peter@a1agent.info or visit our website

School Report Cards

Every public school in Illinois has to meet certain standards set forth by the State. Each year the Illinois Standardized Academic Test (ISAT) is administered throughout Illinois to measure each school's performance. The results of these tests are available to the public and are one of the factors families use to determine where they would like to move. On our website we have listed test results of public schools in the Arlington Heights, Illinois area. Upon request, we can e-mail any report in the PDF format for easy preview and printing. On our website you can also find recent real estate sales from Arlington Heights and the list of homes for sale.

Insider Information

Do you know Realtors have access to "insider" information the general public does not? A knowledgeable real estate agent can provide prospective home buyers with:

• area school report cards
• detailed tax information, including taxes of comparable properties,
• demographic and ethic make-up of the selected area(s),
• information about DOM (days on the market), any previous offers and other history of the selected listings

Most of this information is exclusive to Realtors and their clients. At Town & Country GMAC we understand that buying and selling a home can be stressful, time-consuming and sometimes overwhelming. How would your real estate experience improve if you had a skilled professional guiding and advising you every step of the way? At GMAC/Real Estate we have earned a nationwide average 94% Proven Satisfaction rating – the best in the real estate industry