A home buyer who paid $385,000 to purchase a home on April 6 paid the top home sale price for Carbondale in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $240,000 to purchase a home on June 18 paid the top home sale price for Murphysboro in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $383,500 to purchase a home on March 28 paid the top home sale price for De Soto in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $285,000 to purchase a home on June 6 paid the top home sale price for Makanda in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $132,500 to purchase a home on March 19 paid the top home sale price for Harrison in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $180,000 to purchase a home on May 21 paid the top home sale price for Ava in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

A home buyer who paid $20,000 to purchase a home on March 20 paid the top home sale price for Dowell in the first six months of 2018, according to BlockShopper.com, which reported all home sales by city for January through June.

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Median prices declined in Murphysboro over last year, and are down 23.3 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices rose in Carbondale over last year, and are up 10.2 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices rose in De Soto over last year, and are down 24.5 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices declined in Makanda over last year, and are down 82 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices declined in Ava over last year, and are up 4.6 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices rose in Mount Carbon over last year, and are up 40.2 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices declined in Dowell over last year, and are up 8.2 percent over 8 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices declined in Harrison over last year, and are up 186.1 percent over 9 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Median prices rose in Jacob over last year, and are up 198.5 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin posted the highest percentage of properties with mortgages that have at least 50 percent equity in their homes, according to an analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions looking at home equity.

Among Illinois’ most populous urban centers, the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Metro East, posted the highest percentage of mortgages that owe at least 25 percent more on their loans than their property is worth, according to a home equity analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions.

Among Illinois counties, Piatt, Moultrie and Monroe had the highest percentage of property owners with mortgages who 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.