Data from home sales across Illinois in March aren't due for another week, but figures from February are very positive, which, according to the Illinois Association of Realtors, indicates a strong spring selling season.
Statewide the median selling price was up from last year 7.8 percent to $160,000.
To talk about what's driving the sellers' market and what it means for buyers is Matt Silver, the president-elect of the Chicago Association of Realtors and Nykea Pippion-McGriff with Dream Town Realty, a real estate agent and licensed broker.
Part One
Part Two