Chicago home prices rise five times faster than national pace

15 articles · Updated · Crain's Chicago Business · Apr 29

The gap has persisted for two consecutive months, marking a sustained period of much stronger price growth in Chicago than across the United States.
The latest report highlights Chicago as a notable outlier in the housing market, with local price gains far exceeding the broader national trend.
The divergence suggests stronger demand or tighter supply in Chicago, even as the wider US housing market records much slower home-price growth.

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