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
Summer 2025: Editor’s Note
Editor’s Note Summer 2025 Tori Cannon | July 2, 2025 Chicago Realtor Magazine As we send this issue off to
Tenant Opportunity to Purchase in the 606: What REALTORS® Need to Know
Location Virtual Event Cost Members: Complimentary A new pilot program, Tenant Opportunity to Purchase, is launching in the 606 Block District, bringing changes that will impact rental property transactions in […]
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 […]
Summer 2024: Your Local Legislative & Advocacy Updates
Local, state and national REALTOR® association advocacy efforts protect your business and private property rights. Over the last year, the power of our advocacy efforts has been evident through the […]
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 […]
A Look At the Year Ahead with Public Policy Coordinating Committee Chair Staci Slattery
In November, we caught up with the Public Policy Coordinating Committee Chair Staci Slattery, North Clybourn Group, Inc., to discuss what we can expect in the year ahead in government […]
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, […]