July's data is in from the Illinois Association of Realtors and home sales in the Chicago metro area surged, totaling 12,834, a 9.6 percent year-over-year increase.
In Chicago itself, sales rose 9.7 percent to 2,989 with the median price up 5.3 percent to $285,000.
The suburbs faired well too, with a home sales rise of 9.2 percent and median price increase of 3.2 percent. Pending sales are also up.
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