August 2026 vs. August 2025 · City and nine-county metro
The city accounted for most of the region’s inventory decline
62.2%of the metro’s year-over-year inventory reduction
Chicago city lost 1,075 available homes out of a regional decline of 1,728, while holding 29.3% of the metro’s prior-year inventory.
Prior-year inventory share29.3%
Share of inventory decline62.2%
A count-based contribution using Illinois REALTORS® reports, assuming consistent nested geography. It does not explain what caused the decline.
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Attached luxury gained sales as available inventory fell
+23.5%
year-over-year attached-luxury sales
Sales rose from 200 to 247 while inventory fell about 13.4%. Single-family luxury sales declined about 5.6% over the same comparison.
ILHM’s September 2026 report defines attached luxury at $750,000+ and single-family luxury at $850,000+. Its exact geographic boundary is unspecified; these are not city-only or individual-suburb results.
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