Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Hinsdale
Hinsdale prices rose even as more listings came to market In the three months ending August 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 96 homes sold in Hinsdale at a median price of $1,537,500, up 11% from the same period a year before.
By Thurston Gayle Homes sold
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Up 5.5% from 2025
Homes for sale
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Down 9% from 2025
Months of supply
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Down 0.4 months from 2025
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Glencoe
Glencoe moved faster even with rates above 7% The three months ending August 31, 2026 showed Glencoe sellers collecting more than list price while homes left the market faster than a year ago.
By Thurston Gayle Median days on market
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9 days shorter than a year ago
Months of supply
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Down 0.5 months from a year ago
Under contract within two weeks
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Up 8.4 points from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · West Loop / Near West Side
Prices and sales both rose in West Loop and Near West Side In the three months ending August 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted more deals and higher prices in ZIP 60607, even as mortgage rates climbed past 7%.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 15.5% from the same months in 2025
Homes sold
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Up 12.3% from the same months in 2025
Pending sales
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Up 11.7% from the same months in 2025
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · South Loop
One part of South Loop is much tighter than the other ZIP 60605 and ZIP 60616 sit a few blocks apart, but their supply numbers tell two different stories as of October 18, 2026.
By Thurston Gayle Homes sold
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up 1.7% year over year
Months of supply
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down 1.1 months year over year
Median days on market
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11 days shorter year over year
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Oak Park
Oak Park buyers still paid over list, but not every home moved fast In the three months ending August 31, 2026, more than half of Oak Park homes sold above list price, even as mortgage rates climbed above 7% nationally.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 15.7% from the same period in 2025
Homes sold
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Down 7.5% from the same period in 2025
Median days on market
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2 days shorter than the same period in 2025
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Evanston
One part of Evanston stayed tight even with more listings In the three months ending August 31, 2026, ZIP 60203 had 1.5 months of supply and a median sale price up 11.4%, even as more listings hit the market across Evanston.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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up 11.4% year over year
Months of supply
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down 0.9 months year over year
Median days on market
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7 days shorter year over year
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Oak Brook
Oak Brook inventory stayed lean while the national market added supply The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 41 homes for sale in Oak Brook in the three months ending August 31, 2026, down 22.6% from a year before, even as Realtor.com reported active listings topping 1.16 million nationally in September 2026.
By Thurston Gayle Homes for sale
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Down 22.6% from a year before
New listings
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Down 23.6% from a year before
Months of supply
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Up just 0.1 months from a year before
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Lakeview
Lakeview prices rose faster than the national pace The median sale price in Lakeview hit $705,000 for the three months ending August 31, 2026, up 16.7% year over year, while U.S. prices rose just 2.6% in the same stretch.
By Thurston Gayle Homes sold
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down 7.7% year over year
Homes for sale
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down 12.5% year over year
Months of supply
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down 0.1 months year over year
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Streeterville
Streeterville prices rose even as inventory fell In the three months ending August 31, 2026, the median sale price in Streeterville climbed 7.5% while the number of homes for sale dropped 17.1%, pulling in opposite directions from national trends.
By Thurston Gayle Homes for sale
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Down 17.1% from a year earlier
Months of supply
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Down 0.6 months from a year earlier
Homes sold
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Down 2.6% from a year earlier
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is moving faster than the national market While sellers outnumber buyers across the U.S. by a wide margin, Lincoln Park had only 1.4 months of supply and 63% of homes went under contract within two weeks.
By Thurston Gayle Homes went under contract within two weeks
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Up 4.5 points from 2025
Median days on market
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5 days shorter than 2025
Homes sold above list price
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Up 14.1 points from 2025
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · River Forest
River Forest prices rose even as sales slowed The median sale price in River Forest reached $775,000 in the three months ending August 31, 2026, up 7.1% from a year before, even as the number of homes sold fell.
By Thurston Gayle Homes sold
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Down 20% from a year before
Median sale price
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Up 7.1% from a year before
Median days on market
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9 days shorter than a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Hinsdale
Hinsdale prices rose even as buyers got a little more room to negotiate The median sale price in Hinsdale climbed 11% year over year, yet the share of homes selling above list fell 8.1 points, so both sides of a deal face a different market than last year.
By Thurston Gayle Homes sold
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Up 5.5% from a year before
New listings
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Up 31.3% from a year before
Homes for sale
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Down 9% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Glencoe
Glencoe sellers had leverage while many U.S. listings saw price cuts In the three months ending August 31, 2026, nearly 7 in 10 Glencoe homes sold above list price, even as Realtor.com reported price cuts on 20.8% of U.S. listings.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 23.3% from same months of 2025
Homes sold
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Up 28.1% from same months of 2025
Median days on market
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9 days shorter than same months of 2025
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · West Loop / Near West Side
West Loop and Near West Side stayed competitive even with rates near 7.5% In the three months ending August 31, 2026, more than half of homes in ZIP 60607 sold above list price, even as CNBC reported the average 30-year rate hit 7.49%.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 15.5% from same months in 2025
Homes sold
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Up 12.3% year over year
Median days on market
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5 days longer than last year
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · South Loop
One part of South Loop is tighter than the other The three months ending August 31, 2026 show ZIP 60605 and ZIP 60616 moving in opposite directions, and that gap changes what a price or an offer actually means.
By Thurston Gayle 60605 median sale price
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Down 3.9% from the same period in 2025
60616 median sale price
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Down 3.5% from the same period in 2025
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Evanston
More listings gave one part of Evanston a little more room, not a reset In ZIP 60201, inventory rose 10.3% and homes still sold in a median of 39 days, while the rest of Evanston told a different story.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 6.5% from a year before
Homes sold
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Down 3% from a year before
Median days on market
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8 days shorter than a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Oak Park
Oak Park still saw bidding pressure even as more U.S. sellers cut prices In the three months ending August 31, 2026, more than half of Oak Park homes sold above list price, even as price cuts spread across the country.
By Thurston Gayle Average sale-to-list ratio
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Up 1.8 points from a year earlier
Median sale price (ZIP 60302)
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Up 15.7% from a year earlier
Median days on market (ZIP 60302)
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2 days shorter than a year earlier
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Oak Brook
Oak Brook listings fell, but homes still moved faster With only 41 homes for sale and days on market dropping by 20 days, Oak Brook's tighter inventory is shaping how quickly the right home gets taken.
By Thurston Gayle Homes for sale
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Down 22.6% from a year before
New listings
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Down 23.6% from a year before
Homes sold
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Down 25.9% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Lakeview
Lakeview stayed tight even with rates at 7.40% Supply fell, prices rose 16.7%, and nearly two out of three homes went under contract within two weeks, all while the 30-year rate hit 7.40%.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 16.7% from the same months in 2025
Homes sold
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Down 7.7% year over year
Median days on market
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One day longer than a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Streeterville
Streeterville inventory fell even as mortgage rates moved above 7% Fewer units for sale and faster sales times are reshaping what buyers and sellers should expect in Streeterville right now.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 7.5% from the same period in 2025
Homes for sale
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Down 17.1% from a year ago
Months of supply
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Down 0.6 months from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · West Loop Gate / Loop
West Loop Gate / Loop inventory fell, but more homes still went under contract In the three months ending August 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 18 homes for sale here, down 28% from a year ago, while pending sales rose 14.8% to 31 homes.
By Thurston Gayle Median days on market
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18 days shorter than the same period in 2025
Under contract within two weeks
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Up 10.5 points from a year ago
Months of supply
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Down 1.2 months from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · River Forest
River Forest prices rose even as sales slowed The median sale price in River Forest climbed 7.1% to $775,000 in the three months ending August 31, 2026, even as the number of homes sold fell 20%.
By Thurston Gayle Homes sold
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Down 20% from a year before
Median sale price
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Up 7.1% from a year before
Median days on market
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9 days shorter than a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park stayed tight even as more sellers cut prices nationally Inventory in Lincoln Park fell while national listings climbed, and homes here are selling faster and above asking price.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Up 18.3% from the same period in 2025
Median days on market
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5 days shorter than a year before
Homes sold
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Up 1.9% from the same period in 2025
Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · West Loop Gate / Loop
West Loop Gate / Loop moved faster even as prices dipped In the three months ending July 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 23 homes sold in ZIP 60606, prices fell 6.1%, and the median days on market dropped by 35 days, while U.S. prices rose 2.6% over the same stretch.
By Thurston Gayle Median sale price
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Down 6.1% from a year before
Homes sold
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Up 21.1% from a year before
Median days on market
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35 days shorter than a year before
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By Thurston Gayle