Illinios REALTORS® Set the Agenda for 2012

Highlights from the IAR Public Policy Meetings

Illinois REALTORS® met Jan. 24 - 26 in East Peoria for the annual Public Policy meetings. Some the most engaged members of the 41,000-member association met to make sure REALTORS® have a voice in the local, state and federal public policy issues and legislative battles that affect their business. Featured speakers included Dr. Paul Green, director of the Institute for Politics and the Arthur Rubloff Professor of Policy Studies at Roosevelt University and Dr. Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, director of REAL and professor of Geography, Economics and Urban and Regional Planning.

• VIDEO: FPC's working hand-in-hand with local Congressman
• Assessment of today’s political climate: Illinois continues to be a fiscal mess, the redrawn legislative map isn’t likely to bring much change to the state’s political landscape and voters can expect the Republican Party’s choice for presidential candidate to go down to the wire. Read more > | VIDEO: Paul Green Talks Politics
• Economic Forecast 2012: Illinois has seen year-over-year gains in home sales in recent months and the trend is expected to continue in early 2012, but foreclosures will affect prices. Read more > | Economic Forecast Presentation > | VIDEO: 2012 Housing Market Q & A | VIDEO: Mobility Trends Affecting Housing

• Poll shows Illinois residents overwhelmingly aspire to homeownership
• REALTOR® outreach forges community development successes
• RPAC: Making a difference through a culture of giving

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