Market Update

Chicago

Q1 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q1 2026
Med. Sales Price
$380k
5% more than in
Q1 2025
Avg. Days On Market
36
10% fewer than in
Q1 2025
Closed Sales
3,869
7% fewer than in
Q1 2025
Inventory
3,306
20% fewer than in
Q1 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q1 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $500k65.2%
Q1 '262521
Q1 '252812
1YR CHANGE-10%
Closed $500k - $1m25.8%
Q1 '26999
Q1 '25982
1YR CHANGE+2%
Closed $1m - $2m7.2%
Q1 '26278
Q1 '25285
1YR CHANGE-2%
Closed Over $2m1.8%
Q1 '2671
Q1 '2583
1YR CHANGE-14%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q1 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
-20%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
9%
Months Supply of Inventory
Months' supply of inventory refers to the number of months it would take for the current inventory of homes on the market to sell given the current sales pace.
-15%
Closed Sales
-7%
Average Days On Market
Average Days on Market represents the number of days that a property has been listed until a seller has accepted an offer and signed a contract.
-10%

9 Communities

Communities

Far North Side

Median
$603k
DOM
21
Sales
136
Inv
58

Loop

Median
$415k
DOM
50
Sales
271
Inv
352

Lower West Side

Median
$435k
DOM
26
Sales
13
Inv
15

Near North Side

Median
$466k
DOM
44
Sales
460
Inv
613

Near South Side

Median
$256k
DOM
43
Sales
45
Inv
112

Near West Side

Median
$415k
DOM
40
Sales
176
Inv
155

North Side

Median
$587k
DOM
28
Sales
484
Inv
218

West Side

Median
$625k
DOM
26
Sales
97
Inv
47

West Town

Median
$650k
DOM
23
Sales
256
Inv
95

Data provided by Midwest Real Estate Data Inc. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data is based on the closed date as of Mar 31, 2026 end of day. This report was last updated Apr 6, 2026.

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