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Ten-Year Annual Trends

Annual totals for the past 10 years

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Ten-Year Annual TrendsChicago MSAAugust 2026

Supply

Inventory

Average daily inventory by year
2026
1,819
Year-over-year
-3%
Five-year change
+130%
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Last update: Sept. 9, 2026, 7:59 p.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: A listing counts in inventory if its status is active, not pending or sold. Inventory fluctuates constantly, so we calculate the monthly measure as the inventory at the start of each day average across the entire month. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Chicago MSA includes Jasper County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County.

New Listings

Total listings per year
2026
8,881
Year-over-year
-29%
Five-year change
-29%
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Last update: Sept. 9, 2026, 7:59 p.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Chicago MSA includes Jasper County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County.

Sales

Closed Sales

Annual closed sales
2026
6,070
Year-over-year
-33%
Five-year change
-43%
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Last update: Sept. 9, 2026, 7:59 p.m. Source: Monthly closed sales Data notes: None Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Chicago MSA includes Jasper County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County.

Market Momentum

Days on Market

Days from listing to pending
2026
21
Year-over-year
-5%
Five-year change
+91%
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Last update: Sept. 9, 2026, 7:59 p.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Days on market is the time from listing to pending for listings that went under contract within the period. To filter out erroneous data, this filters out listings with a pending date before 2017. There is delay in entering pending dates, so recent months represent only the portion of sales with a pending date. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Chicago MSA includes Jasper County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County.

Price

Median Sale Price

Median annual sale price
2026
$299,000
Year-over-year
+5%
Five-year change
+32%
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Last update: Sept. 9, 2026, 7:59 p.m. Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: This excludes properties where the sale price is less than half the listing price or greater than twice the listing price, assuming those are errors. The median price represents the middle value of all properties sold. Half of sales had a higher price and half had a lower price. Geography notes: Metropolitan Statistical Areas are defined by the U.S. Census Bureau after each decennial census. They are made up of one or more counties and contain an urbanized area with at least 50,000 people. Learn more here: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/about.html. Chicago MSA includes Jasper County, Lake County, Newton County, Porter County.

Demographics

Affordability