In May 2025, IHS Executive Director Geoff Smith shared data on affordability at a webinar hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

IHS has provided Technical Assistance to various community groups looking to fight disinvestment by repurposing vacant land in Chicago.

This update of the Institute for Housing Studies (IHS) Cook County House Price Index highlights changing prices for single-family homes through the fourth quarter of 2024. Data are included for 17 City of Chicago submarkets and 18 submarkets primarily in suburban Cook County.

IHS collaborated with CMAP to create updated Local Housing Profiles, which display housing market data for various geographies in the Northeastern Illinois region.

The Illinois Community Land Trust Task Force met throughout 2024 to determine ways the State could support CLTs in Illinois. The Task Force's final report, assembled by IHS, is available to read here.

IHS and the Preservation Compact recently collaborated on a project to inform the development of local and national policies supporting the preservation of unsubsidized, lower-cost rental housing.

IHS and DePaul Professor Dr. Amanda Kass explored outcomes of single-family homes purchased by three large corporate landlords in the Chicago region in 2013.

IHS is excited to announce that our research on the disappearance of 2 to 4 unit buildings in Chicago was published in the Spring 2024 issue of Cityscape!

IHS recently updated its Housing Market Indicators data portal to include new data on neighborhood demographic and economic characteristics. These data will provide portal users with additional context to understand factors that may affect housing market activity in their communities.

As part of a recent collaborative project to understand the implications of vacant land near transit, IHS developed an in-depth analysis of City- and privately-owned vacant land near CTA train stations across Chicago. This report highlights data and analysis developed as part of this work.