The Springfield area is mirroring national statistics on home sales.
The latest monthly report from the Illinois Association of Realtors shows February home sales in Sangamon county totaled 153. That is an increase of 4.1% over the same time last year. Those numbers fall in line with national statistics showing an increase of 4.7% in existing homes.
Illinois's numbers overall weren't as good. Sales were by 1.7% statewide.
In Sangamon County, the median home price was nearly $2,000 lower then a year ago. The median price in Sangamon County was $116,900.
Nationally, median homes prices have risen to more than 200-thousand dollars.
