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New Listings in the City of Chicago were up 1.0 percent for detached homes and
13.8 percent for attached properties. Listings Under Contract increased 13.8 percent Detached Single-Family Overview 2
for detached homes but decreased 3.5 percent for attached properties. Attached Single-Family Overview 3
The Median Sales Price was up 4.5 percent to $230,000 for detached homes but New Listings 4
was down 0.8 percent to $311,500 for attached properties. Months Supply of Closed Sales 5
Inventory decreased 16.9 percent for detached units but increased 13.4 percent for
attached units.
Under Contract (contingent and pending) 6
Median Sales Price 7
Stock markets experienced an October setback, but that does not necessarily
Average Sales Price 8
translate to a decline in the real estate market. The national unemployment rate has
been below 4.0 percent for three straight months and during five of the last six Average List Price 9
months. This is exceptional news for industries related to real estate. Meanwhile, Percent of Original List Price Received 10
homebuilder confidence remains positive, homeownership rates have increased in
the key under-35 buyer group and prices, though still rising, have widely reduced the Housing Affordability Index 11
march toward record highs. Market Time 12
Months Supply of Inventory 13
Inventory of Homes for Sale 14
All Properties Market Overview 15
Current as of November 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime.
Detached Single-Family Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for Detached Single-Family Properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 10-2017 10-2018 +/– YTD 2017 YTD 2018 +/–
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Attached Single-Family Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for Attached Single-Family Properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 10-2017 10-2018 +/– YTD 2017 YTD 2018 +/–
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New Listings
A count of the properties that have been newly listed on the market in a given month.
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Closed Sales
A count of the actual sales that have closed in a given month.
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Under Contract
A count of the properties in either a contingent or pending status in a given month.
2,700
2,400
2,100
1,800
1,500
1,200
900
600
300
0
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Median Sales Price
Point at which half of the sales sold for more and half sold for less, not accounting for seller concessions, in a given month.
$322,000
$330,000 Dec-2017 $219,000 + 9.5% $320,000 + 3.7%
$314,000 $311,500 $310,000
$298,000 Jan-2018 $207,750 + 9.3% $320,500 + 3.0%
Feb-2018 $207,000 + 12.8% $340,500 + 14.3%
$239,900
$230,000 $230,000 Mar-2018 $230,500 - 1.9% $355,000 + 7.9%
$216,500 $220,000 $220,000
Apr-2018 $245,000 + 4.3% $340,000 + 3.5%
May-2018 $250,000 - 2.0% $330,000 0.0%
Jun-2018 $260,000 0.0% $337,000 + 3.4%
Jul-2018 $255,000 + 2.0% $335,000 + 3.1%
Aug-2018 $249,000 + 8.9% $308,500 - 2.4%
Sep-2018 $245,000 + 8.4% $320,000 + 2.5%
2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 Oct-2018 $230,000 + 4.5% $311,500 - 0.8%
+1.6% +4.5% +5.4% -0.8% +4.5% +4.3% +3.9% +2.5% Median $235,000 + 3.3% $329,000 + 2.8%
Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
$100,000
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Average Sales Price
Average sales price for all closed sales, not accounting for seller concessions, in a given month.
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Average List Price
Average list price for all new listings in a given month.
$550,000
$500,000
$450,000
$400,000
$350,000
$300,000
$250,000
$200,000
$150,000
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Percent of Original List Price Received
Percentage found when dividing a property’s sales price by its original list price, then taking the average for all properties
sold in a given month, not accounting for seller concessions.
94.4% 94.3% 95.3% 95.9% 96.2% 95.6% 95.4% 95.5% 95.9% 96.6% 97.2% 97.2% Jan-2018 94.5% + 0.2% 96.2% + 0.9%
Feb-2018 93.6% - 0.1% 96.6% + 0.9%
Mar-2018 95.3% - 1.6% 97.2% + 0.2%
Apr-2018 96.5% + 1.3% 97.7% + 0.2%
May-2018 96.6% + 0.5% 97.8% - 0.2%
Jun-2018 97.2% + 0.7% 97.7% - 0.2%
Jul-2018 96.7% + 0.1% 97.8% + 0.2%
Aug-2018 95.6% + 0.5% 97.1% - 0.2%
Sep-2018 95.7% + 1.0% 96.3% - 0.5%
2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 2016 2017 2018 Oct-2018 95.3% + 1.0% 95.6% - 0.6%
-0.1% +1.0% +0.4% -0.6% +0.1% +0.4% +0.6% +0.0% Average 95.7% + 0.5% 97.1% + 0.1%
Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family
Historical Percent of Original List Price Received Detached Single-Family Attached Single-Family
100%
98%
95%
93%
90%
88%
85%
83%
80%
78%
75%
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Housing Affordability Index
This index measures housing affordability for the region. For example, an index of 120 means the median household income was 120%
of what is necessary to qualify for the median-priced home under prevailing interest rates. A higher number means greater affordability.
275
250
225
200
175
150
125
100
75
50
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Market Time
Average number of days between when a property is listed and when an offer is accepted in a given month.
200
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
1-2007 1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Months Supply of Inventory
The inventory of homes for sale at the end of a given month, divided by the average monthly pending sales from the last 12 months.
18
16
14
12
10
2
1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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Inventory of Homes for Sale
The inventory of homes for sale at the end of a given month, divided by the average monthly pending sales from the last 12 months.
17,000
15,000
13,000
11,000
9,000
7,000
5,000
3,000
1-2008 1-2009 1-2010 1-2011 1-2012 1-2013 1-2014 1-2015 1-2016 1-2017 1-2018
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All Properties Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for all properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 10-2017 10-2018 +/– YTD 2017 YTD 2018 +/–
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