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Chicago Is the Strongest Housing Market in the Nation. What That Means for North Shore Sellers and Buyers.

Is the Chicago housing market strong right now? Yes. Chicago posted a 6.1% annual home price gain in March 2026 — the highest of all 20 major U.S. cities tracked by the S&P Case-Shiller Index. The national average was 0.7%.

Most national real estate headlines right now tell a cautious story. Rates remain elevated. Price growth in many Sun Belt markets has stalled or reversed. Buyer demand has softened in cities that saw extreme appreciation during the pandemic years.

Chicago is a different story.

The [S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index](https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/indices/indicators/sp-corelogic-case-shiller-us-national-home-price-nsa-index/) for March 2026 ranked Chicago first among all 20 major U.S. cities for annual home price appreciation — at 6.1%, nearly nine times the national average. That is not a rounding error. It reflects a m...

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