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4 Things to Know About ADUs Before City Council Votes In Late September

4 Things to Know About ADUs Before City Council Votes In Late September Staff | September 12, 2025 Advocacy/Government Affairs

Q&A with Millie Rosenbloom

Q&A with Millie Rosenbloom Tori Cannon | July 2, 2025 Advocacy/Government Affairs Chicago Realtor Magazine You’ve had a longstanding career

Cook County Treasurer & ABC To Host Phone Bank For Tax Refunds

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas and ABC 7 Chicago will host an “Our Homes Matter” phone bank on Thursday, October 17 to help taxpayers learn if they are owed refunds. […]

Meet The Chicago REALTORS® Representing Us Nationally As Committee Leaders

Congratulations to the Chicago REALTORS® who have been appointed as National Association of REALTORS® committee leaders: Zeke Morris EXIT Strategy Realty/EMA Management REALTOR® Party Director The REALTOR® Party advances public […]

Advocacy Updates from Department of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda

On Wednesday, August 14th, Department of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda met with our Board of Directors to share insights on issues pertaining to housing in Chicago. Establishing relationships like these […]

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine is the only glossy, 4-color publication that covers the entire residential real estate market in Chicagoland.

REALTOR® Support Helps Pass Affordable Housing & Homeownership Bond Program

On Friday, April 26, Chicago City Council approved a bond measure to help fund affordable housing and economic development programs for the next five years. A total of $1.25 billion […]

Input Needed: Chicago Housing & Economic Development Bond Program

Chicago Housing and Economic Development Bond Program The City of Chicago is proposing a major change to financing housing and economic development programs, and REALTORS® have been asked to weigh […]

Real Estate Transfer Tax Increase Likely Defeated

While we still need to wait to see the results from the primary election mail-in ballots, the real estate transfer tax referendum is on track to be defeated. We agree with […]

Judge Rules Against Proposed Transfer Tax Increase Referendum Language

On Friday, February 23, a Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of a lawsuit that requested the Bring Chicago Home transfer tax increase question to be removed from the primary […]

What You Need to Know About the Real Estate Transfer Tax Resolution

Update 11/7/2023 On Nov. 7, Chicago City Council approved (32-17) the ballot question to increase the real estate transfer tax. Despite our advocacy efforts and significant outreach, this measure was […]

Real Estate Transfer Tax Resolution Introduced in City Council

Yesterday, a proposed resolution to the real estate transfer tax was introduced to City Council that would raise the real estate transfer tax on properties over $1 million. In October, […]