Honoring a New Year’s Resolution
By: Mike Glasser, RPBG President Winter, 2020 I offer to you, my fellow property owners, an important New Year’s message: even if you don’t accept security deposits, you MUST still post on your leases…
Understanding Recycling and Trash Service in Chicago
By: Scott Post Owner of PW Disposal Service and RPBG Member I have been a member of RPBG since my good friend, Marty Max, talked me into coming to my first meeting at Devon…
DOH Announces New ARO Task Force
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…
Ups and Downs – Fall 2019
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…
Rent Stabilization and Rent Control in New York City – Part I
Christina Rossetti Rent Stabilization and Rent control are becoming hot topics here in Illinois as various pieces of legislation are being drafted and proposed. What does it mean for landlords and tenants? The answer is…
New Incentives for Affordable Housing
Steve Cain Photo courtesy of Community Investment Corporation All too often, in Chicago and Cook County, local governments seem to believe that every housing problem can be solved by levying more costs on property owners…
Rent Control Could Still Be A Reality – Act Now!
A Call for action! Contact your State Representative and ask them to vote "NO" on HB 2430 (Guzzardi). RENT CONTROL BILL (HB 2430 - Guzzardi) was not called for a vote this week. However, the…
Rent Control: A Bad Idea for Chicago… and Everywhere Else
An Open Letter to Rep. Will Guzzardi Steve Cain | Principal Rogers Park Builders Group recently posted an open letter to Will Guzzardi, Representative of the 39th District in the Illinois General Assembly. The 39th…
Counter Control – Is Rent Control Chicago’s Answer to Better Neighborhoods?
At the intersection of Chicago’s growth and its residents, the city finds itself resurrecting the ever-lasting argument of Rent Control. Throughout Chicago’s battle with neighborhood economics, we’ve seen that issues arise when the government…
Banks Start Letting the Air Out of the Apartment-Construction Balloon
Original from Crain's It's too early to tell, but banks may be starting to provide the downtown Chicago apartment market with something it could use right now: restraint. They're tightening lending guidelines for new developments…