We just added the 37,499 property sales in Cook County to our database. Our database of property sales stretches from 2016 to the 2021 Q1. (We update our database about two weeks after the end of each quarter.)
The chart above shows the pattern of property transfers in Chicago from 2019 to the most recently ended quarter (2021 Q1). The COVID-19 "shelter in place" order started March 21, 2020, so a full year has completed since that time. The blue column represents all transfers, and the green column represents transfers with a "full consideration" price of $100 or more.
This data is populated/displays on Chicago Cityscape in the following ways:
* Some property transactions are not subject to the real estate transfer tax but are subject to reporting. View all transfers in Cook County in our database.
There are nine upcoming and free events to learn about Chicago’s new ADU ordinance.
RSVP for each event to receive the webinar link.
Additionally, the Chicago Department of Housing is hosting three webinars in May and June:
Separately, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Chicago chapter and AIA Chicago are co-hosting three webinars with Department of Buildings deputy commissioner Grant Ullrich and zoning administrator Patrick Murphey who will also talk about three different topics. Registration closes two days prior to each event.
I think the last event on May 26 will be especially popular, as that is the question that I have received most via the Chicago Cityscape ADU Portal: How does one legalize an existing interior apartment (most often a basement unit)?
