Chicagoland Home Prices Are Up 7.7% — and the NW Suburbs Are Absolutely Here for It

    Chicagoland Home Prices Are Up 7.7% — and the NW Suburbs Are Absolutely Here for It By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · July 1, 2026 · Market Trends · Chicagoland · NW Suburbs The national real estate market has been doing its best impression of a sad trombone lately. But Chicagoland? We're playing

Half a Million Isn't Even a Conversation-Starter Anymore: McHenry County Home Sales Are Climbing

    Half a Million Isn't Even a Conversation-Starter Anymore: McHenry County Home Sales Are Climbing By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · June 22, 2026 · Crystal Lake · Lake in the Hills · McHenry County · Market Update Two Crystal Lake homes closed in the past week — one at $800,000, another at $682,50

$390,000: Chicago Metro's Median Home Price Is Now Officially a Personality Trait

    $390,000: Chicago Metro's Median Home Price Is Now Officially a Personality Trait By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · June 8, 2026 · Market Trends · NW Suburbs · Home Prices According to Illinois Realtors, the median home price in the nine-county Chicago metro hit $390,000 in April — up 5.4% from $

Crystal Lake Market Pulse: What Two Recent Closings Tell You About Local Prices

    Crystal Lake Market Pulse: What Two Recent Closings Tell You About Local Prices By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · May 21, 2026 · Crystal Lake · Local Sales · Market Data Two recent Crystal Lake closings hit the public record this week, and together they tell a story about exactly where the market