The Chicago Association of REALTORS® compiles housing market statistics on a quarterly basis.
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Chicago REALTORS® have easy access to enhanced statistical reports to improve your client service! CAR is proud to offer this benefit, designed to help you illustrate the Chicago market and boost your brand as a trusted real estate advisor. These ready-to-use, weekly and monthly reports, offered at no charge to CAR members, include:
MONTHLY INDICATORS
See the big picture with this overview of the Chicago Market’s key trends. This report looks at the 77 neighborhoods as a whole providing both the statistics and analysis.
LENDER-MEDIATED REPORT
This report details MRED data on foreclosed, REO, pre-foreclosure and short sale properties – an important part of today’s market.
LOCAL MARKET UPDATES
Get local. Use this interactive map to fine neighborhood-specific data representing each of Chicago’s 77 different areas!
WEEKLY MARKET ACTIVITY
Trendspotting, faster. All the data from our monthly reports, just more frequently. Includes data on the Chicago Market on a weekly basis, complete with analysis.
Statistical Spreadsheets
Our quarterly and yearly stats are your best resource for housing market trends in Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods and 293 suburbs. The statistics consist of average sales price, median sales price, market time, units sold and percent changes for Chicago and the suburbs. Become familiar with these statistical spreadsheets so you can impress your clients with your knowledge of the market.
REALTOR® Connection with Weekly Statistics
The REALTOR® Connection newsletter is your way to stay on top of trends in weekly mortgage rates, current inventory levels, amount of FSBOs, and units and median price for residential sales and listings. If you’re looking for numbers, look to the REALTOR® Connection every Wednesday morning.
Monthly Real Estate Speaking Points
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® provides speaking points to help you speak confidently with reporters or others who may ask you about Chicago real estate. Prepared monthly, speaking points promote accuracy and consistency among Chicago REALTORS®. If you have questions about talking to the media or any other public forum, contact our Communications team.
Market Data Good Reads from Chicago REALTOR® Magazine
You can find a digital PDF flipbook of our local publication Chicago REALTOR® Magazine with links to blog-format articles on our website. Chicago REALTORS® members also receive a printed copy in the mail! Here are some of our favorite reads that are all about collecting data from free tools and using them to serve your clients:
Training You’ll Find Valuable
Build confidence pulling and interpreting data reports. Whether you’re a self-proclaimed number nerd or you’re just trying to get started on your market data journey, these classes will help you strengthen your statistics skills.
- Online, Self-Paced: Utilizing Statistical Data To Enhance Client And Customer Engagement
- Live & Self-Paced Options: FREE MRED Training Classes. These classes offer you the best opportunity to become intimately familiar with the most important tools you will use in your new business.
NAR Data Tool: REALTORS® Property Resource
REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR) provides data, tools and property reports that can help you “wow” your clients and close more deals. Pull professional-looking reports packed with up-to-date data on specific properties, market activity, neighborhoods, schools and more.
Source properties and local public records for CMAs and home valuations in a user-friendly interface. Learn more about how to add this to your business.
More Data Tools Synced With MRED
These are just a select few of the data tools at your disposal through MRED! How can you use these? Log in to your MRED account, then, go to “Tools, Resources & Links.”
CloudCMA
This easy-to-use software is fully integrated into connectMLS and saves you time by creating reports for you that you can provide to your buyers and sellers. These visually appealing and information-rich CMAs use a seamless blend of data from MRED as well as other real estate websites to keep your clients as well informed as possible.
InfoSparks
You’ll never look at housing data the same way again. InfoSparks helps you break down marketplace data into usable snapshots, making you the expert in your area. This is also a great tool to demonstrate market activity over time.
Remine
Remine provides a unified source where you can access up-to-date public records and tax data. Remine also combines this information with social data to deliver predictive analytics that highlight consumers who are likely to buy and sell.
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