Illinois REALTORS® applauded the proposals, saying they “mirror the core pillars of Illinois REALTORS®’ legislative platform since 2020.”

In a rare housing market shift, newly built homes saw price reductions more frequently than existing homes in late 2025 for the first time in recent history, according to a new report from Realtor.com.  

Affordability challenges continue to bedevil homebuyers, despite mortgage rates falling to a three-year low, the National Association of Home Builders reported. 

Leaders from Chicagoland developers Lexington Homes and AK Custom Homes share their construction predictions.

Units in the 40-townhome community start at $449,990. 

The 18-acre development will offer 35 new-construction homes in the west-suburban community. 

The pace of new-home sales hit an annual rate of 800,000, its highest level since January 2022. 

At the same time, completions of new single-family homes were on the rise last month, according to federal statistics. 

The project will offer a total of 294 rental residences — 245 apartments and 49 rental townhomes — and 13,000 square feet of commercial space. 

The View will bring 573 apartments to the 310-acre super-regional, mixed-use project, the Rock Run Collection. 

The upside surprise came despite monthly and yearly declines in the pace of sales. 

The single-family sector managed to eke out a slight monthly gain, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index slid a point to 32, reflecting ongoing negative sentiment in the homebuilding industry. 

SVN Chicago Commercial has closed the sale of an approximately 80,000-square-foot parcel of riverfront land at 2221 W. Oakdale Ave., located in Chicago’s Roscoe Village neighborhood.

The inventory of new homes for sale surged year over year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.    

The Irving Park development will bring 45 affordable residences to market.