Ok, here is the bad news! The first quarter stats are in from the IL assoc of Realtors, and they are not pretty. McHenry county finished up down from 2007 -21.7% in unit sales, and down -6.2% in price. Now the flip side is if you are selling a house for 150k and have to eat $9300.00 your purchase for 250k will save you $15,500. I know, a tough thing to swallow having to reduce the price, but if you sell and buy a larger home and save the same percentage then you are gaining a ton!