Financial Aid for Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Payments
Remind your senior clients of the Senior Citizen Real Estate Tax Deferral Program offered by Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas. The program is designed to help those over the age of 65 […]
Past, Present & Future: Reflecting on 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act
NOTE: this blog was published in 2018. Some information may have changed or been updated since. In 1968, President Johnson declared that “Fair housing for all, all human beings who […]
Winter 2018 Government Affairs Update
Advocacy that works – it’s our creedo. We put together some updates of the year so far, as well as what’s to come. As always, we invite you to join […]
December 2018 Coffee with Your GADs Advocacy Update
On Tuesday, December 4th, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Directors for an informal discussion about policy and politics impacting the […]
Cook County First Installment Property Tax Bill Now Available Online
The Office of the Cook Country Treasurer recently released good news for property owners. The First Installment property tax bill, due on March 1st, has been posted online, and payments […]
Buildings Department’s New Online Permit Review System Launches on Nov. 18th
The Buildings Department is unveiling a new and improved E-Plan (online permit review) system at 11 PM on Sunday, November 18th. The E-Plan system will be disabled from 4:30 PM […]
What We Learned at the 2018 CommercialForum Networking Breakfast
CommercialForum, the commercial division of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®, hosted a networking breakfast on Thursday, November 8th. Guest speakers discussed NAR’s current advocacy initiatives impacting commercial real estate, assessments in […]
November 2018 Coffee with Your GAD Advocacy Update
On Election Day, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Directors for an informal discussion about policy and politics impacting the real […]
Recap: Dearborn REALTIST® Panel on Combating Chicago’s Low Black Homeownership Rate
Chicago’s Black homeownership rate is 39.1 percent, lower than the national average of 41 percent. On Thursday, November 1, our Industry Partner, the Dearborn REALTIST® Board held a forum to […]
Brian Bernardoni Honored at Cook County’s Italian-American Heritage Celebration
Join us in congratulating CAR’s Brian Bernardoni, who was honored for his “Excellence in Leadership” at the 2018 Cook County Italian-American Heritage Month Celebration. Brian is an Illinois REALTORS® Government […]
Past, Present & Future: Reflecting on 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act [Videos]
Thank you to those who joined us last week for Past, Present & Future: Reflecting on 50 Years of the Fair Housing Act. You may view all the footage and […]
How to Report a Fair Housing Violation
If you believe you or your client has been a victim of a Fair Housing violation, we encourage you to report the violation to both the Chicago Association of REALTORS® […]