Rising mortgage rates and home prices sidelining buyers but now is the time to purchase, report says

Source WBEZ
Original Load Date Oct. 17, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated Oct. 17, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/housing/2026/10/17/mortgage-rates-home-prices-sidelining-buyers-purchase-redfin-report

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Hopeful buyers poured into open houses across the North Side over the summer. Some real estate agents reported nearly 100 people touring their listings. But Keller Williams One Chicago Realtor Tommy Choi had less than 30 people recently visit his listing in Lincoln Park, one of the city’s hottest r...