A partnership between CPAH, Open Communities, and the City of Evanston creates a Community Land Trust and transforms a long-vacant property into perpetually affordable housing for the future.

Learn common myths and facts about homebuying and how a HUD certified housing counselor can help you.

The Federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination due to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and...

July is Disability Pride Month, celebrating the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits discrimination...

June is Pride Month, and June 28th is Pride Day in honor of the first Pride march in 1970 in New York City. Fifty-three years later, we...

On Tuesday, May 22, we will be at the Evanston City Council meeting “All Inn” in support of the work Connections for the Homeless is...

April is National Fair Housing Month. This landmark legislation prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing...

April is National Fair Housing Month, a time to celebrate the passage of the Fair Housing Act signed 55 years ago on April 11, 1968. The...

This year, Evanston's City Council is considering ways to upgrade the current RLTO, the Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance. The RLTO...

Recently we were excited to see the White House release its Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights to promote fair housing for renters....

Redlining still exists - but now it is digital redlining. What is digital redlining, and how is Open Communities fighting it?

Learn about Cook County's Just Housing Amendment (JHA) and how it impacts housing providers and people with criminal records.

Open Communities is part of a settlement with Redfin, expanding access to real estate services in communities of color.

Open Communities was part of a $53 million settlement with Fannie Mae confirming fair housing laws cover the maintenance & marketing of REOs

How Open Communities plans to enforce fair housing laws in 2022. Written by Fair Housing Department Director Chris Riehlmann.

Open Communities & Connections for the Homeless are partnering on an eviction prevention program.

The Open Communities staff gathered in person for the first time in many months, thanks to Covid-19, to make plans for the coming year.

Open Communities offers steps to take if you are facing eviction.

Open Communities Board member, Joanne Rogers, VP of Mortgage at Guaranteed Rate, explains the unfair current "hot" housing market.

Board member Erica Page Muhammad writes about fair housing and homeownership from her perspective as a Black woman.