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Cover Story

Racial discrimination has been a part of Chicagoland’s housing market for more than a century. From blockbusting and contract buying at the local level, to redlining and “urban renewal” at the federal level, Chicagoans were denied housing opportunities at every turn for one simple reason – the color of their skin. Our cover story examines Chicagoland’s past to address the urgent need for change in the present.

Also

• Diversity in Realtors: Beyond the Numbers
• Creating New Opportunities in Chicago Housing with Warren & LaShawn Davis
• A Century of Change in Chicago’s Demographics

Editor’s Note

• Looking Back to Get Ahead

News

• Watch for These 5 Homebuyer Trends this Year
• What Modern Homes Say About Modern Homebuyers
• Survey: TRID Impacting 75 Percent of Loan Closings

Agent Snapshot

• Agent Snapshot: Sam Shaffer, Managing Broker/Co-Owner, Chicago Properties Group, Chicago

Agent X

• Facing the Facts

My Style

• My Style: Danielle Moy, Real Estate Broker, Coldwell Banker Residential, Orland Park