Spring buying season is heating up in Chicago — and our market is doing something the rest of the country isn't. While prices in Sun Belt cities like Austin and Cape Coral are sliding, Chicago just hit a $410K median, up 5.2% year-over-year, with homes moving in roughly 50 days. The Fed held rates again this week in an unusually divided 8-4 vote, so mortgage rates are bouncing in the mid-6% range and likely will for a while. If you've been waiting for the "perfect moment," I'll level with you — in this market, well-priced inventory still moves fast, and waiting is costing more than buying. Call me anytime, even just to talk strategy.
— Slawomir, (773) 837-4815
| Metric | Current | vs Last Issue |
|---|---|---|
| Median Sale Price | $410,000 | ↑ 5.1% |
| Active Listings | ~13,700 | ↑ 3.2% |
| Avg Days on Market | 50 days | ↓ 17 days |
| List-to-Sale Ratio | 98.6% | ↑ slight |
| 30-Yr Mortgage Rate | 6.38% | ↑ 11 bps |
Two-speed market is the phrase to remember this spring. Well-priced homes in good Chicago neighborhoods are going under contract in under 50 days — overpriced ones are sitting four months. As a seller, the first 14 days of being listed are everything; price ambitiously and you'll lose momentum. As a buyer, don't fear rates in the 6s — fear waiting for prices to drop in a market where Chicago is actually appreciating. The math almost always favors buying now and refinancing later.
Sellers: stage and photograph BEFORE setting your list price, not after. Strong photos give you 5–7% more pricing power on day one — and in this two-speed market, day one is when buyers either click or scroll past.
Chicago znów wyróżnia się na tle kraju — mediana cen domów wzrosła do $410,000 (o 5,2% rok do roku), a domy sprzedają się średnio w 50 dni. Stopy procentowe utrzymują się na poziomie 3,50–3,75% po podzielonej decyzji Fed (8-4), a oprocentowanie kredytów hipotecznych wynosi obecnie około 6,38%. Wiosna to najlepszy czas na sprzedaż — dobrze wycenione domy znikają z rynku w ciągu 2 tygodni. Zadzwoń do Sławomira: (773) 837-4815 — bezpłatna konsultacja po polsku, bez zobowiązań.
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