Our newest blog presents the latest data on changes in the city's rental housing stock and the demographic and socioeconomic makeup of renters in advance of our upcoming State of Rental in Chicago report.

Explore the data here: housingstudies.org/blog/rental-...

A lot of interesting stuff here from @housingstudies.bsky.social, but here's an [eyes emoji] one: Chicago has gained 176,000 households between 2012 and 2023, growing from almost exactly 1 million to 1.18 million housingstudies.org/blog/rental-...

The role of investors in single-family homebuying markets is changing, and some cities are crafting new policies in response.

IHS data and expertise helps tell the story in a new article about south suburban Markham: www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-...

You can explore housing stock data for Chicago Community Areas, Wards, and other geographies in our data portal, recently updated with data from 2024. Check it out here:

www.housingstudies.org/data-portal/...

💡 Did you know that South Lawndale has the highest share of units in 2 to 4 unit buildings of any Community Area in Chicago? As of 2024, over 70% of the neighborhood’s housing units are in these buildings.

Additionally, IHS used the data to analyze current affordability conditions throughout the region. This analysis illustrates how key indicators for homeowners, new homebuyers, and rental affordability vary across geographies.

Read our analysis here: housingstudies.org/releases/hou...

Curious about housing in your community? Check out our Local Housing Profiles, produced by IHS and CMAP. These fact sheets contain housing market data for municipalities throughout Northeastern Illinois and community areas in Chicago.

Explore the data here: cmap.illinois.gov/data/land-us...

Our Cook County House Price Index has been updated through the fourth quarter of 2024! The data indicate that prices throughout the county are consistently growing.

Explore the data here: housingstudies.org/releases/coo...

Chicago’s supply of affordable rental homes is shrinking. One contributing factor is the disappearance of 2 to 4 unit buildings throughout the city.

IHS research on these buildings helps explain why rents are climbing:
www.wbez.org/interactive/...

Read the report from IHS and the Community Land Trust Task Force here: housingstudies.org/releases/com...

“… a report from the DePaul Institute for Housing Studies and Illinois’s first land trust task force … identifies consistent funding as the biggest barrier to the future success of land trust.”

Read more about Here to Stay Land Trust here: chicagoreader.com/news/land-tr...

In 2024, the State of Illinois convened a task force to evaluate ways to help Community Land Trusts provide permanently affordable housing. Read the Task Force’s final report here: housingstudies.org/releases/com...