Call it a classic case of too much too soon: After zooming more than 9 percent in 2013 and 5 percent last year, median home values in the six-county metro area should level off with just a 0.5 percent increase in 2015, predicts Skylar Olsen, a senior economist at the real estate research firm Zillow. (Many other metro areas, such as Boston and New York, also have a virtually flat forecast for the year.) The message: If you want to sell now but wondered if you should wait another year to benefit from rising prices, go ahead and list. And if you’re a buyer, you’ll have plenty of time to shop around. See how your area stacks up on these charts, which include price data for neighborhoods and suburbs with 20 or more sales in 2014.

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NOTES: Only places with at least 20 house sales or 20 condo sales in 2015 are listed. Community areas that did not meet those criteria: Fuller Park, Riverdale, and West Garfield Park. Suburbs that did not: Bannockburn, Bedford Park, Bull Valley, Dixmoor, Dundee, Ford Heights, Gages Lake, Golf, Highwood, Hodgkins, Holiday Hills, Hometown, Indian Creek, Indian Head Park, McCook, McCullom Lake, Merrionette Park, Mettawa, Oakbrook Terrace, Old Mill Creek, Park City, Phoenix, Prairie Grove, Robbins, Rosemont, Third Lake, Tower Lakes, Trout Valley, and Union. Suburbs that straddle two or more counties are listed in the county where they have the greatest population.
“Community areas” are defined by the City of Chicago and may include more than one neighborhood. Those on the northwestern side of the city are included in “West.” Edgewater  Includes Andersonville, Lakewood Balmoral. Lincoln Square Includes Budlong Woods, Ravenswood. Near north side Includes Gold Coast, Old Town, River North. north center Includes Roscoe Village. Logan Square Includes Bucktown. Near west side Includes West Loop. West town Includes Noble Square, Ukrainian Village, Wicker Park. armour square Includes Chinatown. near south side Includes Printers Row, South Loop.
SOURCE: Midwest Real Estate Data, an aggregator and distributor providing the multiple listing service to metro Chicago and its collar counties; MRED does not guarantee the accuracy of the data, which may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.