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August 2026 Market Snapshot

August 2026 Market Snapshot Staff | September 16, 2026 Realtor Tools Must Read *The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents

Residential to Commercial Real Estate: A YPN Breakfast Recap

Residential to Commercial Real Estate: A YPN Breakfast Recap Staff | September 1, 2026 YPN Your residential clients don’t stop

Building an ADU in Chicago: Costs, Timelines and Lessons From the Field

Our CommercialForum Committee held the second event in its power lunch series this summer, which covered the kind of development that happens one property at a time, led by individual […]

August 2026 Bylaws Amendments: What You Need To Know

Amendments to the association’s bylaws were voted on by the membership on August 20th, 2026 at the Summer Soiree and Annual Business Meeting. All amendments were approved. What Was Updated? Article […]

Home Performance & Resale Value: What REALTORS® Should Know

A home is more than a collection of features. It’s a system that works together to provide a comfortable, safe living space. That was the core message from the Chicago […]

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.

July 2026 Market Snapshot

*The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents the residential real estate activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas as provided by the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. STATE OF […]

2026 Proposed Bylaw Amendments

About the Bylaws The Chicago Association of REALTORS® regularly conducts a review of its Bylaws to ensure they remain up to date and aligned with industry standards. Regular review is […]

More Than Just Dots on a Map: A Chicago REALTORS® 360° Recap

Chicago REALTORS® 360°: Power, Place & Progress closed on Thursday, August 5th, with a speaker who’s spent her career turning Chicago’s housing data into something harder to look away from: […]

Inside Chicago’s $20 Billion Development Pipeline: A Chicago REALTORS® 360° Recap

On Thursday, August 5th, Chicago REALTORS® 360°: Power, Place & Progress brought REALTORS® together at the Obama Presidential Center for a morning on reframing housing equity in Chicago. Following a […]

The Stair Steps of Disadvantage: A Chicago REALTORS® 360° Recap

Chicago’s neighborhoods carry more history than most of us learned in school. On Thursday, August 5th, REALTORS® gathered at the Obama Presidential Center for Chicago REALTORS® 360°: Power, Place & […]

Cook County Down Payment Assistance Program Reopened: What You Need To Know

Cook County’s Down Payment Assistance Program reopened on July 20 with $2 million in new funding. Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions your clients will make, […]