Monthly Market Report

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight 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. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Listings may be posted to an MLS system after their listing date. Historically, 92% of listings are posted within three days and 99% within seven days. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Sales may be posted to an MLS system after their closing date. Historically, 79% of listings are posted within three days and 96% within seven days. Reporting was slower before 2018, and the cutoff for counting a sale is adjusted for each period so that earlier years are counted on the same basis as recent ones. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: While not all pending contracts result in a closed sale, they are a very strong predictor of sales trends five weeks in the future. Pending contracts may be posted to an MLS system after their pending date. Historically, 81% of listings are posted within three days and 92% within seven days. A listing that goes pending more than once in a month now counts once per pending, rather than once for the month. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight 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. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight Source: IAR MLS Data Warehouse Data notes: Months of inventory is calculated as the current month's supply ÷ the average sales per month over the previous 12 months. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight 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. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. 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.

Last update: Oct. 7, 2026, midnight 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. Expected values were refit in August 2026 and now align to the month they describe. Sale price does not deduct any concessions, including seller-paid closing costs and buyer agent compensation. 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.