{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/glorianowotarski-com\/2026\/09\/12\/house-prices-jump-in-illinois-amid-slow-pace-of-new-construction\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:00:00","slug":"house-prices-jump-in-illinois-amid-slow-pace-of-new-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/12\/house-prices-jump-in-illinois-amid-slow-pace-of-new-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"House Prices Jump in Illinois Amid Slow Pace of New Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>A 13.3% jump in Chicago\u2019s median home price\u2014to $425,000\u2014has put a spotlight on just how tight our local housing supply has become. After years of working with Naperville-area buyers and sellers, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how limited inventory can shape every stage of the real estate journey, from upsizing to downsizing or taking that first leap. One big reason for today\u2019s market squeeze? New construction simply isn\u2019t keeping pace; it would need to triple to satisfy current demand. Outdated building codes, slow permits, and infrastructure hurdles continue to slow things down. There\u2019s talk of reforms to encourage more affordable middle housing\u2014changes that could bring some relief to families searching for options. In the meantime, navigating this environment takes extra patience and a clear-eyed approach, something I\u2019ve always prioritized for my clients.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wttw.com\/2026\/08\/20\/house-prices-jump-illinois-amid-slow-pace-new-construction\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 13.3% jump in Chicago\u2019s median home price\u2014to $425,000\u2014has put a spotlight on just how tight our local housing supply has become. After years of working with Naperville-area buyers and sellers, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how limited inventory can shape every stage of the real estate journey, from upsizing to downsizing or taking that first leap. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glorianowotarski.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}