You’ve Just Won… the Chance to Buy a House

The New York Times, July 23, 2026-Kim Bellware

Home buying is a game of numbers, and often a game of chance. Timing, the right broker and wooing letters can mean the difference between winners and losers. Then come the deep-pocketed speculators and cash-in-hand buyers who can blow other prospective buyers off the board. Craig Johnson, the longtime mayor of the Chicago suburb Elk Grove Village, Ill., figured there had to be an equalizer.

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