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New Listings in the City of Chicago were down 1.2 percent for detached homes but Detached Single-Family Overview 2
were up 12.5 percent for attached properties. Listings Under Contract increased Attached Single-Family Overview 3
15.7 percent for detached homes but decreased 3.5 percent for attached properties.
New Listings 4
The Median Sales Price was down 1.4 percent to $251,500 for detached homes but Closed Sales 5
was up 0.3 percent to $331,000 for attached properties. Months Supply of Inventory
decreased 23.2 percent for detached units but increased 11.0 percent for attached
Under Contract (contingent and pending) 6
units. Median Sales Price 7
Average Sales Price 8
Although home sales may actually drop in year-over-year comparisons over the next
few months, that has more to do with low inventory than a lack of buyer interest. As Average List Price 9
lower days on market and higher prices persist year after year, one might rationally Percent of Original List Price Received 10
expect a change in the outlook for residential real estate, yet the current situation
has proven to be remarkably sustainable likely due to stronger fundamentals in Housing Affordability Index 11
home loan approvals than were in place a decade ago. Market Time 12
Months Supply of Inventory 13
Inventory of Homes for Sale 14
All Properties Market Overview 15
Current as of June 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 5-2017 5-2018 +/– YTD 2017 YTD 2018 +/–
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 2
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 5-2017 5-2018 +/– YTD 2017 YTD 2018 +/–
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 3
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 4
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 5
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 6
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.
$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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 8
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 9
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.
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 10
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 11
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 13
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
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 14
All Properties Market Overview
Key market metrics for the current month and year-to-date figures for all properties.
Key Metrics Historical Sparklines 5-2017 5-2018 +/– YTD 2017 YTD 2018 +/–
Current as of June 14, 2018. All data from Midwest Real Estate Data reflecting activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas. Report © 2018 ShowingTime. | 15