
Chicago, IL Housing Market Update: May 2026
Chicago's housing market showed balanced conditions in May 2026, with home prices rising 5.2% YoY to $395,400 as activity and listings rebounded.

Chicago's housing market showed balanced conditions in May 2026, with home prices rising 5.2% YoY to $395,400 as activity and listings rebounded.

Gitcha and Momentum MLS partner to bring verified buyer demand data into the MLS workflow, transforming how agents in western Arizona serve clients.

Despite 30-year mortgage rates staying above 6.7%, home purchase demand and pending sales remain resilient, edging up year-over-year.

Onity Group receives regulatory approval for a revised sale of ~20,000 HECM servicing rights to Finance of America, with $5.1B in UPB and $70–80M in expected proceeds.

Windermere Real Estate elevates Lucy Wood to regional director, overseeing 170+ offices across the Pacific Northwest in a landmark leadership move.

CoStar's $800M Zonda acquisition and Berkshire Hathaway's $8.5B Taylor Morrison deal signal a major strategic shift toward the booming homebuilding market.

Utah-based Cole West elevates Chris Winter to President of Homebuilding, overseeing 21 communities across Utah during a period of significant expansion.

Cloze launches Forge, a no-code platform enabling real estate brokerages to build branded digital tools using unified brokerage data.

BOXABL launches Phase 2 lineup using three standardized modules to configure 20+ home types, targeting ADUs to workforce housing.

Pennsylvania's House passed HB 2186, requiring municipalities to allow one ADU per residential lot by right. Here's what it means for housing.

Discover how Taylor Morrison's decentralized integration model under Sheryl Palmer reshaped homebuilder M&A strategy and why it still matters today.

Zillow wants data access. Compass wants control. MLSs are choosing sides. Here's what it means for buyers and agents caught in the middle.