Wall Street investors are now barred from buying single-family homes. Will that ease homebuying in Chicago ?

Abby Miller — 2026-02-09T11:35:04Z

Chicagoans may not see much benefit from the White House's recent executive order that aims to block institutional investors from buying single-family homes, but experts say those landlords are still a contributing factor to the region's housing shortage.
President Donald Trump signed the executive order Jan. 20 ; it directs government agencies to define institutional investors and set guidelines to prevent the federal government and government-sponsored entities from approving purchases (…)

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Chicago's housing market sees more buyers, possibly higher prices this year, experts say

Abby Miller — 2026-01-30T12:03:01Z

The housing market usually slows down in the winter, due to the holidays and frigid weather.
But Grigory Pekarsky, co-owner of Vesta Preferred Realty, has done more deals in January than some agents do in a year. Pekarsky said he's sold more than 70 homes, and it's coming off the coattails of a busier-than-usual December, he said.
“The market just completely opened up, and it started to pace fast in early December,” Pekarsky said. “I was like, ‘This is going to be a really, really (…)

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