The Pecan Street Index

Illinois housing-market dispatches

City- and metro-level reads across Illinois, from The Pecan Street Index.

Bloomington, IL · 2026-06-29

Bloomington sale-to-list dropped below 1.0 — 99.0%

Typical closed deal now prints below list; buyers have real negotiating room for the first time in this market's recent cycle.

Chicago Naperville Elgin, IL · 2026-06-29

Oak Park avg sale price crossed $500K — now $581K

Crossing $500K is a narrative hinge — buyer shopping-by-price bands and seller list-price anchoring both reset when a market moves past a round number.

Peoria, IL · 2026-06-29

Peoria median price -8.5% YoY

Price-per-sqft also -5.6% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.

Rockford, IL · 2026-06-29

Rockford homes taking 14 days to sell — +133.3% vs. a year ago

Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.