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SUMMARY:Chicago REALTORS® 360°: Power\, Place & Progress — Reframing Housing Equity in Chicago 
DESCRIPTION:Chicago REALTORS® 360°: Power\, Place & Progress — Reframing Housing Equity in Chicago \n\n\n\n                                        \n                                                Wednesday\, June 10\, 2026 | 12:07 am – 12:07 am\n                                            \n                                                           \n                        \n                            fb icon\n                            \n                        \n                        \n                            tw icon\n                            \n                        \n                        \n                            em icon\n                        \n                        \n                    \n                                                            Register\n                                    \n            \n            \n                            \n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\nChicago’s neighborhoods each have a story to tell\, rooted in a complex history of community power and the ongoing journey toward equity.  \n\n\n\nJoin us at the Obama Presidential Center for a morning of meaningful conversation as we unpack how the city’s housing history has shaped neighborhood investment\, homeownership opportunities and the equity landscape we navigate today.  \n\n\n\nThrough a series of insightful presentations\, you will: \n\n\n\n\nGet an inside look at current and upcoming development initiatives across the city. \n\n\n\nExplore the vital role REALTORS® play in Chicago’s evolving housing ecosystem. \n\n\n\nWalk away with the perspective to lead with integrity in your business and your community. \n\n\n\n\nOver breakfast\, connect with fellow real estate professionals and community advocates who are committed to fair housing\, informed leadership and thriving neighborhoods. This work is strengthened by shared knowledge\, trusted relationships and a collective commitment to building a more equitable Chicago.  \n\n\n\nMeet the speakers and browse the sessions below\, then register today to be a part of the conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n        \n        \n            Be A Changemaker\n            Connect with fellow real estate professionals as we unpack our city’s housing history and how it shapes today’s real estate landscape.  \n        \n    \n\n\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation & PARKING\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to view parking information.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\nChicago REALTORS® Members: FREE \n\n\n\nAre you a community organization interested in attending this event? If so\, please request tickets here. \n\n\n\nPre-registration will close Tuesday\, August 4th at 11:59 PM. A limited quantity of on-site registrations will be accepted\, pending availability.    \n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor This Event!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet to know the event topics & guest Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent emcee\n\n\n\nEMCEE:\n\n\n\n\nCassandra “Ms. Cass” Sneed | Vice-President of Community Engagement\, EXIT Strategy Realty\n\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more about Cassandra Sneed\nCassandra “Ms. Cass” Sneed is a Chicago-based REALTOR®\, community advocate\, and real estate strategist known for blending deep neighborhood knowledge with practical wealth-building guidance. She serves as Vice President of Community Engagement at EXIT Strategy Realty and Chair of The 77 Diversity Committee at the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. With prior experience at the City of Chicago’s Department of Housing and as a graduate of the Real Estate Mentorship Cohort Program with C3 and Dajuan Robinson (DNA Construction)\, Cassandra is recognized as a deal maker\, opportunity finder\, and trusted voice in real estate. While her primary focus is the South Side of Chicago and surrounding suburbs\, her work now extends internationally through her affiliation with Seso Global\, connecting opportunities in Nigeria\, Ghana\, and Liberia.  Affectionately known as “Ms. Cass\,” she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to her work. She is a proud wife\, mother\, daughter\, and grandmother — lovingly called “Yaya” — who is personally navigating caregiving alongside her sister for their 80-year-old mother living with dementia. This personal journey deepens her commitment to housing stability\, legacy\, and generational impact. Whether speaking on homeownership\, investment strategy\, or community-driven development\, her message is clear: real estate is not simply a transaction — it is a pathway to security\, opportunity\, and long-term wealth.  \n\n\n\nlinktr.ee/CassandraSneed\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDecades of Disinvestment: Redlining\, Segregation & Current Lending Patterns\n\n\n\nThe color-coded maps federal officials used from the 1930s through the 1960s still closely align with mortgages and where economic opportunity flows today. Over the past four decades\, neighborhoods labeled “hazardous” more than 80 years ago received about 3\,000 fewer mortgages than neighborhoods graded “best\,” with lending declining step-by-step across every lower grade decade after decade. Even after accounting for differences in housing stock\, vacancy and owner-occupancy\, these gaps persist alongside today’s racial wealth disparities\, where Black households hold roughly $15 in wealth for every $100 held by White households.  \n\n\n\nPresenter:\n\n\n\n\nBruce C. Mitchell | Principal Researcher\, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) \n\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more about Bruce C. Mitchell\nBruce C. Mitchell\, PhD\, is Principal Researcher at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)\, where he investigates how place determines economic opportunity in America. As an urban geographer\, he traces the long arc of segregation\, redlining\, urban renewal\, and gentrification – forces that still shape neighborhood investment\, homeownership\, and wealth in U.S. cities\, Chicago among them. His most recent research\, pairing archival evidence on redlining with mortgage data across 118 metropolitan areas\, shows that neighborhoods graded “hazardous” by federal agents in the 1930s still receive significantly fewer home-purchase loans today\, with the deepest disparities in historically Black communities. His broader work examines gentrification\, environmental justice\, and disparities in access to financial services. Bruce holds a PhD in Geography and Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida  \n\n\n\nBruce Coffyn Mitchell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFear as Infrastructure: The Socialization of Disinvestment \n\n\n\n2025 MacArthur Fellow and Chicago-based artist Tonika Lewis Johnson examines how segregation and disinvestment are reinforced not only through policy and economics\, but also through inherited fear\, social conditioning and everyday narratives about place. Through her Don’t Go project and broader body of work\, this presentation explores how perceptions of neighborhoods become normalized across generations — shaping housing patterns\, investment decisions and public understanding of community value — while considering how storytelling and intentional engagement can help interrupt those cycles.  \n\n\n\nPresenter:\n\n\n\n\nTonika Johnson | Artist & Founder\, Folded Map Project\, NFP \n\n\n\n\nClick here to learn more about Tonika Johnson\nTonika Lewis Johnson is a Chicago-based artist\, researcher\, and storyteller whose work examines segregation\, housing inequity\, and spatial justice. A 2025 MacArthur Fellow\, she creates projects that use art as a tool for public understanding and community repair.  Her Folded Map Project pairs residents living at the same street address on Chicago’s North and South Sides—“map twins”—to explore segregation through portraits and conversations across difference. Inequity for Sale is a data-driven public art project that marks homes impacted by predatory land sale contracts\, exposing how Black wealth was extracted through discriminatory housing practices. Through UnBlocked Englewood\, she moves from storytelling to action by repairing homes\, reclaiming land\, and supporting block-level revitalization in Englewood.  She is the CEO of Folded Map Project\, NFP and co-founder of the Englewood Arts Collective. Her work has been exhibited nationally\, including at major cultural institutions in Chicago and beyond. Johnson holds a BA from Columbia College Chicago and an MBA from National-Louis University.  \n\n\n\nTonika Johnson\n\nTonika Lewis Johnson\n\n@tonikaj\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister below\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThank you to our sponsors\n\n\n\n\n                \n        \n            \n                The Hydration Champion Sponsor\n            \n        \n        \n            \n                            \n                \n                                    \n                                \n                            \n        \n    \n        \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nevent policy\n\n\n\nSpace is limited. Please click here for more information on the Chicago Association of REALTORS® event attendance and cancellation policy. Advance registration is strongly encouraged. If space permits\, a limited number of on-site registrations may be available.   \n\n\n\nBy registering to participate in this event\, you hereby acknowledge and consent that The Chicago Association of REALTORS® (and their assignees) may take photographs and/or video of you during the event and may use those photographs and recordings for the Association’s purposes\, including but not limited to news\, publicity and fundraising purposes\, without further compensation to you. All such photos and videos are the sole property of the Association.  \n\n\n\nProfessional recordings intended for commercial purposes without prior written authorization from association leadership are strictly prohibited. Learn more about the association’s Professional Recording Policy.  \n\n\n\nThe Chicago Association of REALTORS® is committed to creating a safe and inclusive experience for our community and providing a friendly and welcoming environment for all. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Please act professionally and follow our Code of Conduct at all Chicago REALTORS® events.  \n\n\n\nDo you require special accommodations? If so\, please identify any special accommodation by emailing events@chicagorealtor.com at least one week prior to the event date.  \n\n\n\nInterested in receiving our events emails? Click here to sign-up! 
URL:https://chicagorealtor.com/event/chicago-realtors-360-power-place-progress-reframing-housing-equity-in-chicago/
LOCATION:Obama Presidential Center\, 6001 S. Stony Island Ave.\, Chicago\, Illinois\, 60637\, United States
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