Chicago’s Case-Shiller Housing Index seasonally adjusted for February 2010 fell 1.0% from January. The monthly drop was greater than the drop from December to January which was 0.8%. It’s down 2.9% from February 2009. The housing index is based on resales of houses in the Chicago Metro Area. It’s published with a 2 month lag. […]

Chicago’s Case-Shiller Housing Index seasonally adjusted for January 2010 fell 0.8% from December. The monthly drop was greater than the drop from November to December which was 0.6%. It is down 4.3% from January 2009. The housing index is based on resales of houses in the Chicago Metro Area. It is published with a 2 […]

Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index seasonally adjusted for December 2009 fell 0.6% from November bringing the housing index down a total of 7.2% from December 2008. The monthly drop was less than the drop from October to November which was 0.8%. The good news is that the yearly drop is around half of the drop in 2008 […]

Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index seasonally adjusted for November 2009 fell 0.8% from October, falling for the second month in a row after the housing index rose for 5 straight months last year. The drop was less than the drop from September to October which was 1%. The index is down 6.5% for 2009 and 8.5% from […]

Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index for October fell 1% from September ending 5 straight months of increases. With the rush of so many first time homebuyers to close on their home purchases before the initial tax credit deadline of November 30th, I’m surprised by the drop. I saw many multiple offers pushing up sale prices in October. […]