REALTOR® Governmental Affairs Directors (GAD) are your eyes and ears on the ground, providing insight into how policy issues affect residents, gathering feedback from the community, reviewing data on home sales and property values and compiling statistics that reveal economic trends in the state.

Issues we care about

  • Eliminating red tape and unnecessary hurdles to real estate transactions
  • Reducing real estate taxes and transaction fees

  • Limiting fees and mandates related to real estate transactions and property improvements

  • Increasing the availability of affordable housing
  • Initiatives that include property tax and Illinois income tax incentives
  • Blocking Home Rule initiatives that drive up property taxes
  • Preventing overly strict building codes and zoning regulations that discourage new housing inventory
  • And much more

Recent Advocacy Wins

Vacant Properties – Brookfield

Sprinkler Systems – Pontiac

Strategic Plans – Boone, McLean, Red Bud

Cashiers Checks – Bradley

Sewers – Fulton County

Closing Education – Waukegan

Pre-Sale Inspections – Westchester

Meet Your Illinois REALTOR® GAD Team

Tom Benedetto
Tom BenedettoDirector of Local Advocacy
Michael Bailey
Michael Bailey
Ron Deedrick
Ron Deedrick
Michael Dobrow
Michael Dobrow
Kristie Engerman
Kristie Engerman
Neeley Erickson
Neeley Erickson
Nora Gruenberg
Nora Gruenberg
Jeff Merrinette
Jeff Merrinette
Adriann Murawski
Adriann Murawski
Nash Oldenettel
Nash Oldenettel

Advocacy Success Stories

Issues from the field