Courtesy of Derrick Rowe Chicago-area landlord Derrick Rowe had to sell three properties and borrow against his retirement to make ends meet this year. By Derrick Rowe Mar. 19, 6 a.m. CT I was three years…
About the Survey The Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance (NBOA), in cooperation with its affiliate members, conducted a second quarterly online survey of nearly 400 Chicago housing providers to determine the effect of COVID-19 on the…
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker In a July 7 letter, the NBOA outlined our concerns to Governor Pritzker regarding eviction cases that initiated prior to the pandemic. Many conscientious housing providers - many small and midsized…
Four different NBOA members offered eloquent testimony during public testimony prior to Chicago City Council meetings on Wednesday and on Friday. We are thrilled that via lottery, the City Clerk selected four of our members…
On Thursday April 9th, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi and Chief Valuation Officer Donald Meyers discussed the impact of the Covid crisis on our assessment process with Michael Glasser and Sam Goldman of the NBOA…
By: Mike Glasser, President, NBOA April 3, 2020 As members of the Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance, an organization of Chicagoans who own or manage many of the city’s small and midsized neighborhood rental properties,…
By: Mike Glasser, President, NBOA March 20, 2020 “The real estate industry is being clobbered by the coronavirus, and it’s going to get worse before it gets better.” Those are the words of Brad…