Autumn 2020: Foundation Update
Advancing Your Profession and Your Professional Goals “I didn’t know you offered scholarships… had I known, I would’ve applied a long time ago!” We often hear this sentiment when engaging […]
Chicago REALTORS® Blog & News
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Introducing Our Member Care Task Force
Your voice and opinions are vital to the success of our association so we can continue to provide you with the tools to help you succeed. To ensure we are […]
Autumn 2020: Association News
Dave Naso Named CAR’s Vice President of Membership and Professional Standards We are excited to announce the hiring of REALTOR® Dave Naso to fill the position of our Vice President […]
Lenders Sound Off
Lenders are a vital part of the real estate transaction. We gave some of our lenders the opportunity to speak out on hot topics and important questions that REALTORS® have […]
Summer 2020 Chicago REALTOR® Magazine
The latest issue of Chicago REALTOR® is now available. Enjoy the content in the format of your choice. You can find the digital PDF flipbook below, with links to blog-format […]
Home is Still Essential
BEST PRACTICES The Chicago Association of REALTORS® has issued these best practices for Chicago REALTORS® for everyone’s well-being: OPEN HOUSES SHOWINGS The transaction may be different than in the past […]
Summer 2020: Association News
IDFPR Extends Broker Renewal Deadline to September 30, 2020 The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has extended renewal dates and continuing education (CE) deadlines until September 30, […]
One-On-One with Chicago’s 30 Under 30 Honorees
At the end of March, the National Association of REALTORS® announced their final 30 Under 30 list of honorees, featuring three Chicago REALTORS®! Emily Ackerman of Compass, Jordan Pyle of […]
Introducing The 77 and Our Diversity Committee!
The 77 General Body is a representation of Chicago as a whole. Diversity is defined by a range of human differences, including but not limited to: race, ethnicity, gender, gender […]
Summer 2020: Government Affairs Update
Under normal circumstances, our focus here would capture our advocacy efforts during the Illinois REALTORS® Capitol Conference and National Association of REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings — but this year is […]
Let’s Get Ethical: Do’s and Don’ts of Advertising
With the new license law update comes changes not only to your CE requirements, but also advertising ones. As REALTORS®, we have an awesome job — we get to help […]
Cannabis and Real Estate
Since being legalized at the beginning of this year, the marijuana industry has seen a gigantic boom in the city of Chicago, surrounding areas and the state of Illinois. Michael […]