Current Market Data

Foreign Interest in Chicagoland Housing Relatively Low

Though foreign interest in U.S. real estate remains high, it’s much stronger in certain metro areas than here at home. #157066422 / gettyimages.com International homebuyers have been one of the major narratives of the post-bubble housing market here in

Balanced Market or Second Bubble: Where Are We Heading?

The housing of bubble of 2006 has long since popped, but some industry professional still argue a second is on the way. Where does our city stand? Every quarter, Trulia updates its Bubble Watch, which monitors home prices, determining whether

The 4 Big Things That Will Shape Housing in the Coming Years

The post-bubble housing market have many moving parts, but what components will have a lasting impact on its future? #178684401 / gettyimages.com Many things go into a housing market – so many, in fact, that it can prove dizzying

Bubble Watch: Trulia’s “Housing Barometer” Heralds Good News

The market continues its ascent to a full recovery, but one thing in particular is standing it its way, according to Trulia’s latest Housing Barometer. #85739476 / gettyimages.com For more than two years now, Trulia has charted the recovery

Don’t Believe the Hype – Baby Boomers Ain’t Downsizing Yet

We keep anticipating a wave of downsizings from the nation’s Baby Boomers, but the data does not bare out such a shift. #182110608 / gettyimages.com Baby Boomers are the grand representatives of single-family suburban homes, and analysts and real estate

Reis: Chicagoland Rents Just Keep on Increasing

The rental markets have been on a steady rise since 2009, but did that continue into 2014’s second quarter? In a word, yes! #88900792 / gettyimages.com The rental market in the Chicagoland area continued its ascent in 2014’s second quarter,

Residential Construction in Chicago Stumbles in May

Residential construction markets were a bit inconsistent in May, though the news was not all bad. #104316676 / gettyimages.com Residential construction in Chicago declined a bit in May, falling 9 percent year-over-year to $238 million, according to the latest

CoreLogic Report: How Home Prices Did In May

Home prices are on the rise, according to a new report from CoreLogic. But what do those gains mean for the industry? #135385164 / gettyimages.com National home prices again rose in May, marking the 27th consecutive month of year-over-year

What Has Chicago Investors Flipping?

A new report from Redfin details the state of house flipping in the country, and what that might mean for the immediate future of the industry. #173242927 / gettyimages.com In 2013, while home prices were still being driven up by

NAR Report: What Pending Home Sales Can Tell Us About the Market

Pending home sales increased for the month of May, but many first-time buyers are looking for more incentive to enter the market, according to NAR. #154455910 / gettyimages.com In May, pending home sales and inventory levels rose as mortgage rates

4 Key Housing Trends at 2014’s Halfway Point

We’re just about at the halfway point for 2014 – how has the housing market fared, thus far? #172290866 / gettyimages.com We’re now at the halfway mark for 2014, and unsurprisingly, the year has brought many new surprises and

“Coming Soon” Listings: A Blessing or a Curse?

Zillow’s move to include “Coming Soon” listings has led to an industry-wide conversation about the potential of the strategy. When someone wants something, there’s no better way to make him or her want it even more than by putting

Which Billionaire Could Buy Your Chicago Suburb?

Of America’s various billionaires, who has the necessary funds to buy an entire Chicagoland suburb? Take a look at our infographic below, which collects data from a very interesting Redfin study, to find

5 Takeaways From the Latest New Home Sales Report

The Census Bureau came out with its latest report on new home sales this week; what were its main findings? #152392688 / gettyimages.com The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest findings on new construction housing this week with a

New Home Sizes in the U.S. Just Keep Growing and Growing and Growing

It’s no mystery that newly built single-family homes are pretty big nowadays, but the latest data still surprises. #173750263 / gettyimages.com The last couple of years, we’ve been steadily tracking the return of large new construction homes, but even we

The 10 Top-Selling Suburbs in Chicagoland

What suburbs in Chicagoland saw the most sales activity in Chicagoland in the rainy month of May? #140686864 / gettyimages.com We reported yesterday on the wider home sales trends in Chicagoland, but what specific suburbs saw the highest number

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