Arthur J. Murphy; Urban Real Estate Research

Arthur J. Murphy is the president and owner of Urban Real Estate Research. Urban Real Estate Research, based in Chicago, is an appraisal and consulting company specializing in industrial, commercial, multi-family residential, and special-purpose building assignments. It primarily works with corporations, law firms, financial institutions, developers, and government agencies. In the last five years, Urban Real Estate Research has received state contracts worth in excess of $160,000.

Arthur Murphy is a career patron of Comptroller Dan Hynes (D).

From 1993 through June 30, 2007, Arthur Murphy and Urban Real Estate Research have contributed $189,000 to Illinois statewide offices. 73% of these funds were given to Democrats.

Last revised September 2008