In Illinois, owners of more than 393,000 properties with mortgages have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity at the end of the first quarter.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following residential sale was reported for the week of May 20-26, 2018.

Kendall County in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) recorded the highest foreclosure rate for Illinois MSAs during the first quarter of the year, according to an ATTOM Data Solutions analysis of property data.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following home sale was reported for the week of May 13-19, 2018.

"I bought a house in South Holland eight years ago for $250,000. The value went down to $137,000 but I still had to pay over $7,000 a year in property taxes. I had to put it up at a sheriff’s sale.”

A home buyer who paid $625,000 to purchase a home in Equestrian Estates on May 26 paid the top home sale price for Equestrian Estates in 2017.

A home buyer who paid $559,000 to purchase a home in Foxmoor of Lemont on March 29 paid the top home sale price for Maple Leaf Estates in 2017.

A home buyer who paid $525,000 to purchase a home in Fox Pointe on Nov. 29 paid the top home sale price for Moorefield Estates in 2017.

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

According to BlockShopper.com, there were three reported residential sales in Tinley Park for the week of May 6-12, 2018.

A home buyer who paid $1,522,500 to purchase a home in Mahoney Estates on Dec. 26 paid the top home sale price for Merrionette Park in 2017.

According to BlockShopper.com, the following home sale was reported for the week of April 29-May 5, 2018.

A home buyer who paid $428,000 to purchase a home in Fordham Hill Estates on Nov. 17 paid the top home sale price for Fox Chase Estates in 2017.

A home buyer who paid $747,500 to purchase a home on Dec. 6 paid the top home sale price for Equestrian Woods in 2017.

A home buyer who paid $150,000 to purchase a home on Jan. 27 paid the top home sale price for Robbins in 2017.

Owners of 8,239 homes, businesses or lots in Thornton owe almost $25 million in delinquent taxes – or $147.33 per resident, according to the Cook County Treasurer.

A home buyer who paid $237,500 to purchase a home on Oct. 3 paid the top home sale price for East Hazel Crest in 2017.

Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

Historical home sales data show whether price appreciation has outpaced inflation and tax rates. BlockShopper.com has calculated cities' median sales prices for the past 10 years, adjusting for inflation.

A home buyer who paid $360,000 to purchase a home on Sept. 6 paid the top home sale price for Southmoor in 2017.