Laricy LIVE

This week on Laricy Live, Matt Laricy breaks down the Q3 2026 Chicago real estate market data and what the numbers reveal about where the housing market is headed for the remainder of the year and into 2027. Matt takes a closer look at key metrics, including closed sales, months of inventory, days on market, and sales prices, while explaining how these trends are impacting buyers and sellers across Chicago. From pricing strategies and negotiating power to buyer demand, inventory levels, and mortgage rates, Matt cuts through the noise to explain what's really happening in the market and what to expect moving forward. Whether you're buying, selling, or working in real estate, this episode delivers real data, straightforward insights, and honest market analysis. No sugarcoating. Just the numbers and what they mean. Laricy style.

Matt Laricy sits down with Susana Mendoza to discuss Chicago's future, the potential mayoral race, property taxes, public safety, housing affordability, and the city's biggest challenges. From the local economy to the issues impacting Chicago homeowners and businesses, this conversation explores the policies, leadership, and decisions that could shape the future of Chicago real estate and the city as a whole.

Chicago real estate is entering what I'm calling the "Frightful Fall." Higher mortgage rates, changing buyer demand, shifting inventory, and economic uncertainty are creating a very different market heading into the end of 2026. Matt Laricy breaks down what Chicago buyers and sellers need to know right now, where the opportunities are, and why this fall market may not be as scary as it looks. 

Fall buyers in Chicago don't shop like spring buyers. They're more cautious, more skeptical, and quicker to see the glass as half empty. On Episode 212 of Laricy Live, Matt Laricy explains what drives that mindset: less inventory, fewer competing offers, the pressure of the calendar, and the feeling that whatever's still on the market must have something wrong with it. He also covers how to work with that mindset. Buyers will learn how to separate real red flags from seasonal doubt. Sellers will learn how to price and present a home for someone looking for reasons to walk away. Agents will learn how to keep deals together when buyers second-guess everything. If you're buying, selling, or advising someone in the Chicago market this fall, this episode shows how the season changes the conversation and how to use that to your advantage.

Condo financing just changed — and most buyers, sellers, and even agents haven't caught up yet. This week on Laricy Live, Ben Cohen and Condo Colin from Rate break down the biggest shift in condo lending in years: stricter building reviews, longer loan approval timelines, and new requirements condo associations now have to meet before a buyer can even get financed. We cover: - Why condo loan approvals are taking longer in 2026 - What lenders are now requiring from condo associations - How these changes affect buyers trying to close on time - What sellers need to know before listing a condo - What HOA boards should be doing right now to avoid delays If you're buying, selling, or financing a condo — this is the episode that explains what's actually changed and what to do about it. 🔔 Subscribe to Laricy Live for weekly real estate insights from Chicago's western suburbs and beyond.