The constant torrent of local and national news is distracting. It is also probably the reason you may not have heard about the newly formed Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO) Task Force. This announcement was made…
By: Steve Cain We are staring down the end of one year and the beginning of another – and not just any year. Twenty-twenty promises to be like no other, with an election looming…
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President On January 1, 2020, two new protected classes will be added to the 15 that already exist under Cook County Human Rights laws: Ex-offenders with criminal convictions that occurred more than…
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President Last week the NBOA submitted our list of questions and comments (see attachment), yet I would like to bring special focus on these few, including a couple of lesser referenced…
The Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance hosted a hugely successful Summer Soiree - our 7th Annual - welcoming a crowd of several hundred real estate professionals, elected officials and other VIPs. View the Sponsors for this…
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President My “Aha Moment” arrived when I read the title of the Sun Times editorial, dated April 28, criticizing the County Board’s passage of the Just Housing Ordinance. “Don’t punish landlords to…
by Doug Imber As widely reported, the efforts in Springfield to lift the State ban on rent control were recently defeated. While it was determined that rent control is not a practical solution, the…
NBOA President Mike Glasser explains industry perspective on rent control on WTTW broadcast Watch the video above, and read the article on WTTW
It seems all but certain that the Pritzker administration will look to gaming as a source of needed revenue. Illinois has a long history with depending on various forms of gaming to generate state funds.…
By Mike Glasser, RPBG President The State Legislature under Governor Pritzker is in session and, as expected, members of the General Assembly have introduced problematic and short-sighted bills regarding rent control. I urge you to…