Chicago, IL (Metro) - Trend of Monthly For-Sale Inventory for All Homes, Smooth (Zillow)

Updated on March 22, 2026.

According to data from Zillow.com, the monthly smooth For-Sale Inventory for All Homes in the Chicago, IL Metro in February 2026 was 17,268. The month over month percentage change (MoM) was -5.92%, and the year over year percentage change (YoY) was -4.94%.

The chart below shows the trend of the smooth for-sale inventory for all homes in the Chicago, IL metro. The table below shows the trend of the smooth for-sale inventory, and the MoM and YoY percentage changes for all homes in the Chicago, IL metro.

You can see similar information for other US metros, and for the United States.

Note: The For-Sale Inventory is the count of unique listings that were active at any time in a given month.

Data Source: Zillow.
Chicago, IL (Metro) - Trend of Monthly For-Sale Inventory for All Homes, Smooth
Chicago, IL (Metro) - Trend of Monthly For-Sale Inventory for All Homes, Smooth
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Month Number of For-Sale Inventory MoM Perc. Change (%) YoY Perc. Change (%)
Mar 2018 38581 NaN NaN
Apr 2018 42253 9.52 NaN
May 2018 45757 8.29 NaN
Jun 2018 47492 3.79 NaN
Jul 2018 48984 3.14 NaN
Aug 2018 49782 1.63 NaN
Sep 2018 49630 -0.30 NaN
Oct 2018 48916 -1.44 NaN
Nov 2018 46495 -4.95 NaN
Dec 2018 42304 -9.01 NaN
Jan 2019 38250 -9.58 NaN
Feb 2019 36754 -3.91 NaN
Mar 2019 39387 7.16 2.09
Apr 2019 43789 11.18 3.64
May 2019 48113 9.88 5.15
Jun 2019 50794 5.57 6.95
Jul 2019 51883 2.14 5.92
Aug 2019 52135 0.49 4.73
Sep 2019 51829 -0.59 4.43
Oct 2019 50805 -1.98 3.86
Nov 2019 47938 -5.64 3.10
Dec 2019 43093 -10.11 1.87
Jan 2020 38966 -9.58 1.87
Feb 2020 37740 -3.15 2.68
Mar 2020 39339 4.24 -0.12
Apr 2020 39363 0.06 -10.11
May 2020 39734 0.94 -17.41
Jun 2020 40277 1.37 -20.70
Jul 2020 42454 5.41 -18.17
Aug 2020 43099 1.52 -17.33
Sep 2020 42308 -1.83 -18.37
Oct 2020 40961 -3.18 -19.38
Nov 2020 38027 -7.16 -20.67
Dec 2020 33837 -11.02 -21.48
Jan 2021 31354 -7.34 -19.53
Feb 2021 29581 -5.65 -21.62
Mar 2021 30715 3.83 -21.92
Apr 2021 31386 2.19 -20.26
May 2021 34006 8.35 -14.42
Jun 2021 36266 6.65 -9.96
Jul 2021 38328 5.69 -9.72
Aug 2021 39729 3.66 -7.82
Sep 2021 39806 0.19 -5.91
Oct 2021 38727 -2.71 -5.45
Nov 2021 35528 -8.26 -6.57
Dec 2021 30559 -13.99 -9.69
Jan 2022 25580 -16.29 -18.42
Feb 2022 22343 -12.65 -24.47
Mar 2022 22775 1.93 -25.85
Apr 2022 24246 6.46 -22.75
May 2022 26775 10.43 -21.26
Jun 2022 28894 7.91 -20.33
Jul 2022 30846 6.76 -19.52
Aug 2022 31876 3.34 -19.77
Sep 2022 31682 -0.61 -20.41
Oct 2022 30798 -2.79 -20.47
Nov 2022 28771 -6.58 -19.02
Dec 2022 25674 -10.76 -15.98
Jan 2023 22770 -11.31 -10.98
Feb 2023 20829 -8.52 -6.78
Mar 2023 20922 0.45 -8.14
Apr 2023 21214 1.40 -12.50
May 2023 21880 3.14 -18.28
Jun 2023 22230 1.60 -23.06
Jul 2023 22571 1.53 -26.83
Aug 2023 22830 1.15 -28.38
Sep 2023 22737 -0.41 -28.23
Oct 2023 22644 -0.41 -26.48
Nov 2023 21781 -3.81 -24.29
Dec 2023 19944 -8.43 -22.32
Jan 2024 17943 -10.03 -21.20
Feb 2024 17193 -4.18 -17.46
Mar 2024 17862 3.89 -14.63
Apr 2024 19099 6.93 -9.97
May 2024 20419 6.91 -6.68
Jun 2024 21738 6.46 -2.21
Jul 2024 22811 4.94 1.06
Aug 2024 23445 2.78 2.69
Sep 2024 23822 1.61 4.77
Oct 2024 24170 1.46 6.74
Nov 2024 23408 -3.15 7.47
Dec 2024 21405 -8.56 7.33
Jan 2025 19217 -10.22 7.10
Feb 2025 18165 -5.47 5.65
Mar 2025 18896 4.02 5.79
Apr 2025 20089 6.31 5.18
May 2025 21804 8.54 6.78
Jun 2025 23133 6.10 6.42
Jul 2025 24026 3.86 5.33
Aug 2025 24129 0.43 2.92
Sep 2025 24076 -0.22 1.07
Oct 2025 23989 -0.36 -0.75
Nov 2025 22985 -4.18 -1.81
Dec 2025 20628 -10.25 -3.63
Jan 2026 18354 -11.02 -4.49
Feb 2026 17268 -5.92 -4.94