Housing/Real Estate

This section of the Auburn Gresham portal will provide information about housing rentals, home sale opportunities and educational programs and other resources to help people find housing to fit their needs. If you have a home for rent or sale in our neighborhoods and would like it listed here, submit information by clicking here or on the orange "Share" button above.

This section is also designed to inform residents and business owners about residental and commerical development and preservation efforts here in the greater Auburn Gresham community.

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16th Annual 79th Street RenFest, Sept. 10th!: Sep 10, 2022; Join us Saturday, Sept. 10th for the 16th Annual Renasissance Festival. FREE FAMILY FUN FROM 10am-8pm, Featuring DOUG E FRESH AND SLICK RICK and much, muchm more!
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has residential openings: Jul 25, 2022; Mercy Home for Boys & Girls currently has openings for young people ages 11-23.
NHS's Housing University (Housing U): Jun 6, 2022; No matter where you are on your homeownership journey, Housing U has something for you! Our webinar series is designed with you and your family in mind. Housing U is the perfect option to help you…
NHS's Upcoming Webinars: Jun 6, 2022; Whether you are interested in buying a home or are an existing homeowner, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (NHS) provides a variety of workshops to empower you to make smart decisions.
National Landlord Day (Nov. 3): Spanish Coalition for Housing Provides Landlords with Resources: Spanish Coalition for Housing, Oct 27, 2021; National Landlord Day is November 3rd | Resource for Landlords
Local Org. Helps Connect Communities to Resources as Eviction Ban Ends: Spanish Coalition for Housing, Aug 17, 2021; As the Illinois Eviction Moratorium comes to an end this month, a local housing counseling agency is helping connect individuals and families to resources.
GAGDC accepting applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP): Aug 13, 2021; GAGDC is now accepting applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP)!
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has Openings this Fall: Aug 2, 2021; Do you know a young person who may need some extra help? Maybe they are having problems at home, in school, or are enduring difficult experiences like grief, loss, unstable living environments, or…
Auburn Gresham Community Roundtable ALL RESIDENTS OF AUBURN GRESHAM ARE INVITED TO ATTEND Thursday, May 13 from 6–7 p.m.: May 10, 2021; Join the Chicago Department of Planning and Development (DPD), Thursday, May 13 from 6-7pm , for an update on the Auburn Gresham INVEST SOUTH/WEST proposal at 838-58 W. 79th St.
Spanish Coalition for Housing Addresses the Forgotten Side to Fair Housing Amid the Pandemic: Spanish Coalition for Housing, Apr 21, 2021; Agency Connects 520+ Independent Landlords with Resources as COVID-19 Housing Policies Favor Renters
Calling all Owner-Occupant Landlords!: Allison Helmuth, Apr 19, 2021; Join a research study about what it's like to be a landlord and receive a $45 cash stipend as a thank you.
Spanish Coalition for Housing Assists More Than 2,000 Households Amid Pandemic: Spanish Coalition for Housing, Mar 17, 2021; Housing Counseling Agency Continues Services Virtually to Connect Chicagoans to Housing and Support Resources
Spanish Coalition for Housing Assists More Than 2,000 Households Amid Pandemic: Spanish Coalition for Housing, Mar 11, 2021; Housing Counseling Agency Continues Services Virtually to Connect Chicagoans to Housing and Support Resources
Do you know a young person in need?: Jan 25, 2021; As we begin 2021, Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is anticipating residential openings this winter for girls ages 11-14 and boys and girls 17 and up.
INVEST South/West Auburn Gresham RFP Response.: Jan 25, 2021; The nearly 23,000-square-foot-site consists of six parcels of vacant land owned by the City.
America’s Cities Were Designed to Oppress: Reprinted from City Lab 01.07.21, Bryan Lee Jr. June 3, 2020, 2:56 PM CDT (initially published), Jan 7, 2021; How to Design Justice Into American Cities. Architects and planners have an obligation to protect health, safety and welfare through the spaces we design. As the George Floyd protests reveal,…
Thousands of languishing vacant and abandoned properties with unpaid taxes harm Black neighborhoods and suburbs. Cook County treasurer says program aimed at fixing the problem is not working.: Reprinted By HAL DARDICK CHICAGO TRIBUNE | DEC 10, 2020 AT 6:56 AM, Dec 10, 2020; Disinvestment in African American communities in the city dates back to at least the 1968 riots after the Rev. Martin Luther King’s assassination. Swaths of Black neighborhoods went up in…
How One Family Escaped The Fire That Destroyed Auburn Gresham Food Mart: ‘Dad, Somebody’s Stuff Must Be On Fire’: Reprinted from Block Club Chicago, Jamie Nesbitt Golden@thewayofthePUBLISHED ON MAY 21, 2020 8:10AM, May 21, 2020; How One Family Escaped The Fire That Destroyed Auburn Gresham Food Mart: ‘Dad, Somebody’s Stuff Must Be On Fire’ So Fresh Saturdays emcee Mario Lemar may have lost his home, but his…
COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program available to residents economically impacted: City of Chicago, Apr 2, 2020; The $2 million COVID-19 Housing Assistance Grant Program is available to people who have suffered an economic impact due to a recent change in employment status. Apply by Wednesday, April 1: https://…
Auburn Gresham Hosts LEGAL CLINIC for Seniors: Linda Johnson, Sep 18, 2019; There's nothing as satisfying as helping people except seeing a room filled with people wanting to help themselves.
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has Openings for Boys Ages 14-16 & Girls Ages 16-18 Years Old: Aug 14, 2019; A solution for kids in crisis. 1140 W. Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60607 info@mercyhome.org (312) 738-7560 (phone) https://www.mercyhome.org/ Hours of operation 8am - 6pm
100&Change, Lever for Change: Valerie F. Leonard, Jul 3, 2019; Cecilia Conrad, Managing Director of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s Awards and Fellows Program, and CEO of Lever for Change, and Cindy Moelis, President of the Pritzker…
Spanish Coalition for Housing Team Honored for Outstanding Efforts in Education: Spanish Coalition for Housing, Jun 11, 2019; Annual Mujeres Destacadas Awards Recognize Spanish Coalition for Housing for Their Successes and Dedication to Housing Education in Chicago's Communities.
Raising the rent: 5 Chicago neighborhoods that will cost you more in 2019: Reprinted from Chicago Tribune, by Darcel Rockett Contact Reporter, Jun 7, 2019; Apartment search website Rent.com culled data to find which Chicago’s neighborhoods (based on inventory from Apartment Guide and Rent.com) have seen the highest one-bedroom rent increases…
Spanish Coalition for Housing Continues to Increase Access to CHA Services: Apr 2, 2019; As Spanish Coalition for Housing (SCH) completes its third year as part of Community Alliance , the Chicago Housing Authority ’s (CHA) Diversity Outreach Initiative, it continues to increase…