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,

Your National Advocacy Update: Legislative Meetings, Priorities and More

Your National Advocacy Update: Legislative Meetings, Priorities and More Staff | July 31, 2024 In May, over 50 Chicago REALTORS®

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 […]

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.

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, […]

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 […]

Coffee With Your G.A.D.

Location Virtual Event Cost Members: Complimentary You’re invited to Coffee with Your GAD, an informal meeting to discuss legislative issues affecting the Chicago real estate market! This month, Alderman Gil […]