Homebuilders in the Chicago area, including DuPage County, are experiencing the best year since the housing market crash. A report from Tracy Cross & Associates Inc. shows that builders sold more than 1,300 new homes in the second quarter of 2013. That is a 40 percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2012. Read more about new home sales and projected growth in the housing industry for the rest of 2013 from Chicago Real Estate Daily.