Local realtor Raziel Ungar provides bi-annual, B’game-specific updates on a variety of real metrics on how our local market is responding to market conditions. The brochure is really well-done (speaking as numerate former analyst) and provides a permanent view that we can look back on later. For example, here is the April 2013 post.

For the first half of 2026, sales jumped to 104 from the mid-70s the last two years, up 33.3%. Prices still rose with the additional monthly inventory which remains low at 13.3 vs 17-18 the last two years. Average price per square foot bumped up to $1,539 – up 3.1% YoY and up $184 per ft² in two years. As Raziel notes, “this remains the metric that best reflects true appreciation in this market.” Back in the linked post from 2013, it was less than half that in Burlingables and B’game Grove.

The average home price was up 2.0% to $3.37M which seems a bit low but is partially explained by the median size being 3.5% smaller–just a sales mix change as houses certainly are not getting smaller in B’game! Lastly, for the first half, average sales prices were 107.5% of asking with Raziel and others suggesting that AI money is flowing into B’game and will continue. All this in the face of high, but not crazy high since the October 2023 Peak of 7.79% was the highest point since late 2000. Raziel notes that the second half generally “flattens” but he doesn’t think we are set up for that this year. We shall see.