{"id":33,"date":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/chicago-home-prices-rise-as-fewer-homes-hit-the-market\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:00:00","slug":"chicago-home-prices-rise-as-fewer-homes-hit-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/26\/chicago-home-prices-rise-as-fewer-homes-hit-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Home Prices Rise as Fewer Homes Hit the Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>In Chicagoland&#039;s ever-evolving housing market, we&#039;re seeing some noteworthy trends: active listings are down 6%, and new listings have dipped 7.5%. This tightening inventory has helped push median list prices up by 5.4%, now reaching $395,000. Homes are moving quickly, averaging just 36 days on the market\u2014and we&#039;re seeing fewer price cuts than the national average. As someone who knows the ins and outs of Chicago\u2019s neighborhoods, I keep a close eye on these shifts to help clients navigate their options with confidence. Whether you\u2019re looking to buy or sell, understanding what\u2019s happening behind the numbers is key to reaching your real estate goals.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/news\/local\/chicago-il\/real-estate-market-chicago-il-august-2026\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Chicagoland&#039;s ever-evolving housing market, we&#039;re seeing some noteworthy trends: active listings are down 6%, and new listings have dipped 7.5%. This tightening inventory has helped push median list prices up by 5.4%, now reaching $395,000. Homes are moving quickly, averaging just 36 days on the market\u2014and we&#039;re seeing fewer price cuts than the national [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33","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\/33","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=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annetteshelton.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}