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•Vacation
and
investment
home
sales
both
set
records
in
2005
with
the
combined
total
of
second
home
sales
accounting
for
4
out
of
10
residential
transactions,
according
to
the
National
Association
of
Realtors.
•In
2005,
a
total
of
183,123
homes
were
sold
in
Illinois,
compared
to
179,549
sales
in
2004,
reports
the
Illinois
Association
of
Realtors.
•The
median
price
of
single-family
homes
sold
in
Chicagoland
increased
10.5%
to
$265,000
in
the
fourth
quarter
of
2005
compared
to
$239,900
in
the
same
period
one
year
ago,
reports
the
Illinois
Association
of
Realtors.
•2.82 million second home sales was reported by NAR, an increase from 2.42 million in 2003.
Source:
NAR's second home survey,
March 2004
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