"It's not as exciting as you'd think it would be given the fact we had such artificially low rates during COVID," said Danny O’Donoghue, a real estate broker with Compass."Now that we’re into the sixes, we're below the historical 30-year mortgage average. We're in a good spot," said O'Donoghue.In June, existing home sales fell 5.4%, as the median sales price climbed to the highest price ever recorded, according to the National Association of Realtors.
"It’s taking an average of 37 days for each home to sell in Chicagoland," said Villegas, a broker at RE/MAX Mi Casa. "Truth be told, there’s a big difference between 6.38% and 5%, but it's better than 8%," said Todd Williams, a senior vice president at American Community Bank. "We’re seeing multiple offers still, even during the summer. July and August historically are slower months as far as showing activity, offers written," he said.