Verify Your 2018 Sales Data

The Chicago Association of REALTORS® honors the outstanding listing and selling accomplishments of our members with its annual Sales Awards

CAR Office Hours for the Thanksgiving Holiday

In observation of the Thanksgiving holiday, the CAR office hours are as follows: – Wednesday, November 21: Closing at 1

October 2018 Market Snapshot

MARKET SNAPSHOT – CITY OF CHICAGO *The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents the residential real estate activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas as provided by the […]

City of Chicago’s Department of Buildings Announces New Building Code Interpretations

On November 9, 2018, The City of Chicago’s Department of Buildings updated its Chicago Building Code interpretations. A memo from the Department says the new interpretations will address: Prior Code […]

Support Veterans By Joining VAREP – Chicago’s Leadership

Veterans and active military in Chicago need your help. Join our Industry Partner, VAREP – Chicago in helping our men and women in uniform with securing homeownership, using VA loans, […]

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine is the only glossy, 4-color publication that covers the entire residential real estate market in Chicagoland.

Buildings Department’s New Online Permit Review System Launches on Nov. 18th

The Buildings Department is unveiling a new and improved E-Plan (online permit review) system at 11 PM on Sunday, November 18th. The E-Plan system will be disabled from 4:30 PM […]

What We Learned at the 2018 CommercialForum Networking Breakfast

CommercialForum, the commercial division of the Chicago Association of REALTORS®, hosted a networking breakfast on Thursday, November 8th. Guest speakers discussed NAR’s current advocacy initiatives impacting commercial real estate, assessments in […]

IDFPR Releases Visual Flowchart of the Complaint and Disciplinary Process

IDFPR’s Division of Real Estate has released a flowchart that identifies how filed complaints are handled. To get a better understanding of the process, see the document below.

Fraud Alert: Thief Posing as a Buyer to Steal from Homes

The Skokie Police Department is looking for REALTORS® and homesellers who may have been victims of scams and theft by suspect Marin Ghimes, 62 years old. Ghimes is to believed […]

Staff Spotlight: Avery Gardner

Welcome to the C.A.R. New Staff Spotlight. We’ve welcomed some new additions to our team in the past few months. Learn more about these new faces around the office! MEET […]

November 2018 Coffee with Your GAD Advocacy Update

On Election Day, we held our monthly “Coffee with Your GADs” chat, where members join our Government Affairs Directors for an informal discussion about policy and politics impacting the real […]