Illinois Realtors

Advocacy is not about politics. It’s about protecting the people, properties, and communities we serve every day.

As REALTORS®, our voice matters when it comes to housing affordability, private property rights, and creating opportunities for homeownership across Illinois. No matter your perspective, advocating for fair and balanced housing policies helps strengthen our industry and the communities we call home.

Real estate impacts everyone. That’s why REALTORS® need to stay informed, engaged, and involved in the conversations shaping the future of housing.

When REALTORS® speak together, lawmakers listen.

https://www.illinoisrealtors.org/advocacy/housing/

Will months-long delays to building purchases be mandatory in your town? Senate Bill 332 (“Tenant Opportunity to Purchase”) passed out of Executive Committee this week. 📢 Respond to the Call For Action with this link: https://bit.ly/4dDAJaY

Illinois needs more housing solutions, and time is running out.

The BUILD Plan is a major step toward expanding housing opportunities, supporting affordability, and removing barriers that slow development across our state.

Now is the time for REALTORS® to speak up.

Contact your lawmakers today and help push this plan across the finish line.

https://www.illinoisrealtors.org/advocacy/housing/

📊 “The Institute for Housing Studies’(IHS) three-month forecast projects that closed sales activity in Illinois during May, June, and July will be approximately 2 percent higher than during the same period last year. Home prices in July are expected to be nearly 6 percent higher than a year earlier,” said Geoff Smith, Executive Director, Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University in Chicago.

“Continued tight inventories, fluctuating mortgage rates, affordability challenges, and broader economic uncertainty such as labor market and consumer confidence concerns are likely to constrain homebuying activity in the near term.”

🔗 Find Illinois housing stats, data and the forecast at https://lnkd.in/gHXP # # #.

REALTOR® Michael D. Oldenettel discusses the state of housing in Illinois, the growing challenges surrounding affordability and availability, and why it is vital Springfield legislators pass the BUILD Plan to help address them.

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For years, Illinois REALTORS® have been showing up, speaking out, and pushing for solutions to one of the biggest challenges facing communities across our state: the housing supply crisis.

For Illinois REALTORS® CEO Jeff Baker, the urgency behind this work has been clear. At this year's REALTORS® Day in April, Baker stated:

“This legislative session, we mark the culmination of years of REALTOR® advocacy…”

That work has taken time, focus, and a clear vision for what housing in Illinois can become. The BUILD Plan reflects that effort, bringing together practical solutions to help cut red tape, support new housing opportunities, and open more doors across the state.

Because when REALTORS® show up together, we do more than talk about change.

We help make it possible.

Learn more about the BUILD Plan:
https://www.illinoisrealtors.org/advocacy/housing/

Advocacy is not just part of what we do. It is what moves our industry forward.

Every day, Illinois REALTORS® work behind the scenes to protect homeownership, support communities, and make sure the voices of members and their clients are heard where it matters most.

At this year’s Capitol Conference, that mission was front and center.

Members met with lawmakers, shared what they are seeing in their local markets, and brought real housing challenges into the conversation. The message was clear: Illinois is facing a housing supply crisis, and standing still is not an option.

That is why we are supporting the BUILD Plan.

It is a path forward focused on creating more housing opportunities, reducing barriers to development, and making it easier for individuals and families to find a place to call home.

Because when housing works, communities work.

And when REALTORS® show up together, we do more than talk about solutions. We help move them forward.

Lena residents whose homes were damaged by tornadoes shouldn’t face lengthy zoning approvals to rebuild homes that already legally existed. It only adds delays, higher costs, and prolonged hardship for families trying to recover. https://bit.ly/4eXcohv

New podcast episode! 🎙️ Illinois REALTOR® and 2026 NAR 30 Under 30 honoree Cinny Chui joins Illinois REALTORS® YPN Chair David Ferrel to talk about her real estate journey, career growth and what it means to be named to NAR’s 30 Under 30 Class of 2026. Tune in for insights, inspiration and advice for the next generation of REALTORS®. 🎧 https://bit.ly/4tFgQpq