{"id":19,"date":"2026-09-12T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/chicago-housing-shortage-pushes-home-prices-higher\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:00:00","slug":"chicago-housing-shortage-pushes-home-prices-higher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/chicago-housing-shortage-pushes-home-prices-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago housing shortage pushes home prices higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Navigating Chicagoland\u2019s dynamic real estate market means keeping a close eye on trends\u2014like July\u2019s notable price increases. Chicago\u2019s median home price jumped 13% to $425,000, leading the nation\u2019s major cities, while suburban homes climbed nearly 7% to $401,000. With inventory down 56% since 2019, the competition for homes is fierce and properties are moving quickly. Guiding clients through these shifts, I draw on deep neighborhood expertise and a commitment to personalized service, ensuring your next move\u2014whether buying or selling\u2014is a smart one.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/chicago\/2026\/08\/25\/chicago-housing-market-median-price-425000-july-2026\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navigating Chicagoland\u2019s dynamic real estate market means keeping a close eye on trends\u2014like July\u2019s notable price increases. Chicago\u2019s median home price jumped 13% to $425,000, leading the nation\u2019s major cities, while suburban homes climbed nearly 7% to $401,000. With inventory down 56% since 2019, the competition for homes is fierce and properties are moving quickly. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":20,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}