Chicago Metro Area Real Estate
A Better Buying Experience
The inventory of listed River North condos for sale continues to fall.* There were 191 condos for sale in River North in November down 10% from November 2012 when there were 212 condos for sale. The percent of distressed sales (short sales and foreclosures) on the market stayed the same at 9%. Three months ago […]
The inventory of listed Chicago apartments for sale continues to drop.* There were 11,981 apartments for sale in Chicago in the third quarter down 8.5% from third quarter 2012 when there were 13,098 apartments for sale. The percent of distressed sales (short sales and foreclosures) dropped from 31% of the inventory to 20%. In August […]
After falling over the past few years the quarterly inventory of Chicago homes for sale priced $3 million or higher moved up in the 3rd quarter. There were 150 ultra-luxury homes for sale up 7.1% from 3rd quarter 2012 when there were 140 such homes for sale.* There were no distressed sales (short sales and […]
The inventory of listed Chicago 2 bedroom condos for sale continues to drop.* There were 5,756 2 bedroom condos for sale in Chicago in the third quarter down 6.5% from third quarter 2012 when there were 6,159 for sale. The percent of distressed sales (short sales and foreclosures) on the market dropped from 33% of […]
Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index for September is up 9.7% from September 2012. This is the largest increase since November 2005. It’s the 11th consecutive month it’s been up compared to a year earlier. It rose 0.3% from August. It’s back to its March 2003 level. The Case-Shiller Index for Chicago is based on resales of houses […]
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Michael
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