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Home sales, median prices and the number of for-sale homes all rose in Illinois during November, year over year, according to new data from Illinois REALTORS®.

The median-sales price slid from $425,600 in October to $402,600 last month. 

Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025.

Homes in the Chicago suburbs are spending slightly more time on the market, according to new data from Mainstreet REALTORS®.

Tensions were high when the Chicago City Council failed to accept or reject Sterling Bay’s proposed new development on Dec. 11.

This luxury property isn’t just a home — it’s an entire multigenerational compound, situated on a one-acre private island off the coast of Greenwich, Connecticut.

The year-over-year increase of 6.1% is the greatest since June 2021, according to the association. 

Families can notify Santa of their new addresses to ensure their children’s presents make it to the right place on Christmas.

The report cited hot rental markets in Arlington Heights, Barrington, Deerfield, Evanston, Glenview, Naperville and Oak Brook.

On a monthly basis, however, sales were down 13.3%, RE/MAX said. 

Chicago’s City Council narrowly passed a 2025 budget, worth $17.1 billion, on Dec. 16. After weeks of negotiation, it included no property tax increases whatsoever.

“Things will not change on a day-to-day basis,” says @properties Christie’s International Real Estate CEO Thad Wong.

There are 10 factors that influence this prediction, NAR said.

The governor says more needs to be done to address housing for working-class families, so he created a new role: director of housing solutions.