The number of homes for sale in Chicagoland fell 9.7% from 14,513 homes in November 2024 to 13,111 properties last month.

Slow but steady improvement in inventory, sales and affordability is the consensus outlook for residential real estate in 2026. 

The ranch also features a fully-stocked vintage convenience store, geodome, windmill and many other abandoned artifacts.

Evidence points to home shoppers prioritizing the experiences they’ll have in their home over the style or size, Zillow said.

The sale is part of the publicly traded landlord’s recently announced plan of liquidation. 

The NAHB’s monthly survey found the nation’s homebuilders remain optimistic about home sales next year. 

The Real Estate Standards Organization is a nonprofit organization that develops the data standards and processes used by multiple listing services. 

Under the initiative, the team directs a portion of every sales commission to the nonprofit of their client’s choice. 

Midwestern and southern metros may dominate buyer interest in 2026, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.

The move was expected, but came amid increasing dissention among Fed officials, who voted for the cut by the sharpest division in six years.

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The average commission was up from a recent low in third quarter 2024 that followed the NAR settlement. 

The increase came as the median sales price climbed 20.2%, and housing inventory fell 10.1%. 

Geographically, trends varied widely, with formerly hot areas like Florida and the Southeast posting the deepest declines and formerly cool areas, like the Midwest, showing healthy gains.

However, DePaul University’s Institute for Housing Studies expects Illinois home sales to slide 1.6% between October and January.