Major metropolitan market · Illinois · June 2026 data
Chicago Real Estate Market
The Chicago, IL housing market as of June 2026 — real median listing price, market pace, inventory and supply, from public records and industry data. Prepare a client-ready Chicago report in a click.
Median listing price, Chicago IL · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.
10-year median listing price, Chicago IL · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.
As of June 2026, the median home listed in Chicago, IL asks $394,500 — up 3.8% from a year ago. Homes are taking a median of 33 days to go under contract, and 13% of the 13,809 active listings have taken a price cut, which points to a seller-leaning market. Based on public records and industry data, updated monthly.
Chicago scores 82/100 on our composite Investor Score (#9 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; at the published FY2026 fair market rent of $1,743/mo for a two-bedroom, the gross rental yield on the median listing is about 5.3%; active inventory sits at 36% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are up 3.8% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).
Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Chicago ranks on the trending markets index.
Principal & interest on the $394,500 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.
Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.
Chicago headlines indicate conflicting trends of falling prices but also price growth and affordability concerns amidst low inventory. — AI-generated summary of the headlines above; read the linked coverage before relying on it.
Headlines collected 2026-07-05; each links to the original publisher.
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