New Homeowner Records: Chicago Area, Illinois Counties
17,440 home sales were recorded in Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, Illinois in the 8-week window Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 19, 2026, 1,685 of them in the latest 7 days. Sales recorded through Oct 16, 2026.
What a new homeowner record means here
A New Homeowner record is a recorded home sale with the property address, ZIP code, sale or recording date and buyer name, taken from public deed or property records.
New Homeowner files are included with Whole City for the areas listed on our New Homeowner page. Each file covers the full area listed for that metro, every week.
New owners hire for their first projects in the weeks after they move in. Reaching them first wins those jobs.
Coverage note. Illinois counties of the Chicago metro only: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will. Indiana counties are not covered.
How to use it
- Welcome new owners before they hire for their first projects.
- Pair recent home sales with the permit activity on the same streets.
Sample records: Chicago Area, Illinois Counties
Recent examples from the sources below, showing sale type, ZIP code and recorded date only.
| Recorded date | Sale type | ZIP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | Residence sale | 60613 |
| 2026-10-16 | Residence sale | 60803 |
| 2026-10-15 | Residence sale | 60422 |
| 2026-10-14 | Residence sale | 60527 |
| 2026-10-13 | Residence sale | 60643 |
| 2026-10-07 | Residence sale | 60614 |
New Homeowner Records by City
Recorded home sales in the 8-week window by the city named in the property address. Cities with fewer than 25 sales are counted in the area total above but have no page of their own.
Sources
- Illinois Dept. of Revenue PTAX-203 real estate transfer declarations: Source dataset
Pulled Oct 19, 2026. Recorded home sales only, from sources that refresh weekly and publish the property address, ZIP code, sale or recording date and buyer name. Each count covers the 8 weeks ending on the pull date; the data-through date is the newest recorded sale the source has published. Permit pages by trade for this metro · How we count permits.
Included with Whole City
New Homeowner files are included with Whole City ($140/mo) for Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, Illinois; there is no separate price. Whole City includes your first file within 24 hours of purchase. If we cannot deliver your first file within 24 hours of purchase, you get 50% off next month.
ZIP Lite. ZIP Lite also includes New Homeowner files, but only for ZIPs inside the covered areas. Whole City covers the whole area. ZIP Lite details.
If a month comes in under half the 8-week average permit count for your ZIPs and trades, you get 50% off next month. For New Homeowner files, the count is recorded home sales in the Illinois counties of the Chicago metro. If a weekly file is ever late or missing, you get 50% off next month.
Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current paid period, and files continue until then. Manage billing through Manage Your Subscription.