08/29/2026
Transaction volume in the apartment investment sales sector is heating up as Chicago’s sustained rent growth convinces investors to get off the sidelines.
Investors traded nearly $2.5 billion worth of Chicago-area apartment buildings in the first half of 2026, a 91% increase from the first six months of 2025, according to data from real estate services firm Newmark, which tracks deals of more than $15 million or 50 units.
Chicago real estate players say the metro area’s strong rental demand and a deeper buyer pool are driving that increase. The current flurry of activity is also a bounceback from a slowdown a few years ago, when interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve that began in mid-2022 increased the cost of borrowing and made larger deals more challenging to pull off.
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