A Phil Hall Op-Ed: As 2024 slowly rolls itself into the history books, let’s take one last look back at the year in real estate and housing policy to cheer those who accomplished something remarkable and acknowledge others who fell far short of what they were capable...
NAR’s image problems, the Chicago mayor’s learning curve and political tumult in Canada. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 16-20. Miss: Welcome to Spin City. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has responded to pressure from City Council members and his constituents by dropping his effort to raise property taxes as a strategy for covering the city’s $1 billion deficit. WTTW reported Johnson informed City Council members on...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson abruptly called off today’s City Council vote on his 2025 budget after failing to secure support for his latest property tax proposal. According to combined media reports, the mayor’s original proposal of enacting a $300 million property...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: There is a quote attributed to the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu that, roughly translated into English, goes like this: “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish – too much handling will spoil it.” Lao Tzu’s wisdom is clearly a...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
