Today is the right time to buy if you are looking to buy a house in Smithton, IL.

As part of the stimulus package signed into law by President Obama, first time home buyers are given a tax credit of $8,000 for buying a home in Smithon before the first of December, of course this applies nationwide, and not just in Smithton, or the Metro East.

While prices of homes have been declining in many parts of the country, Southwestern Illinois seems to have been spared the large drops in real estate prices. Home prices have dropped less than one half of 1 percent in the last 12 months, which means that prices have essentially not changed.

Exciting things are still happening in Smithton, there are new developments popping up all over the place, as well as many new commercial buildings.