Advocacy Updates from Department of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda
Advocacy Updates from Department of Housing Commissioner Lissette Castañeda Staff | August 20, 2024 Advocacy/Government Affairs On Wednesday, August 14th,
REALTOR® Support Helps Pass Affordable Housing & Homeownership Bond Program
REALTOR® Support Helps Pass Affordable Housing & Homeownership Bond Program Staff | April 30, 2024 On Friday, April 26, Chicago
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, […]
New Property Tax Reform Law Decreases Interest on Late Taxes
On Friday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law historic reforms to fix long-standing racial inequities and abuses in the state’s property tax system spotlighted in two studies issued last […]
2023 Mayoral Run-Off: What to Know, How to Cast Your Vote & More!
On April 4, the run-off election for the Chicago mayor and 14 aldermanic races will take place. We’ve put together a guide for what you should know on the two […]
What We Learned at Our 2023 Mayoral Candidate Forum
Earlier this January, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and Illinois REALTORS® invited each candidate to complete a questionnaire to better understand their positions on the following real estate hot topics: […]
Seeking Speaker Nominations & Proposals for Our Chicago REALTORS® 360° Summit
Call For Speakers We’re looking for dynamic speakers for our 2nd annual 360° Summit: Leading with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion event on June 22, 2023! What Will You Gain? NEXT […]