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The three numbers bumming out Chicago-area homebuyers this summer

This house on Linden Avenue in Western Springs sold for $910,000 in June. (Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker) By Dennis RodkinJuly 28, 2026Crain’s Chicago Business Key Takeaways People shopping for a Chicago-area home this summer have about one-third the inventory to choose from that they would have had in 2019, the last summer before the […]

New home sales flat in 1st half of 2025, but not because of low demand

Aug 5, 2025Tracy Cross & AssociatesIn The Newsfirst half 2025, housing market, new home sales, new residential construction, production housing, subdivisions, suburban chicago, tracy cross & associates

By Dennis RodkinAugust 5, 2025Crain’s Chicago Business Credit: Coldwell Banker Realty The number of newly built homes sold in the Chicago area was flat in the first half of the year, frustrating a veteran analyst who believes there’s enough demand to fuel a big increase if builders would only tap into it. “There would be […]