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Dan Wagner, the 2015-2016 Chicago Association of REALTORS® President, brings a lifetime of leadership and a legacy of altruism to his role. Born the youngest of seven siblings in Springfield, […]
Keller Williams defines leadership as: “teaching people how to think, so they can do what they need to do, to get what they want, when they want it.” But how, […]
Lenders are a crucial part of any real estate transaction, and they’ve been in the spotlight recently, with the addition of new technologies and the new TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure requirements. […]
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 articles. C.A.R. members […]
As human beings, we receive all types of communications through our own personal filters. Prejudgments, expectations, and built-in defenses can affect how we interpret information and respond. As a result, […]
Sellers definitely see the value in a broker who will take the time to stage, because a lot of brokers want the seller to do it on their own. Staging is […]
In 2006, the skyline was filled with cranes, and buyers could sift through the surplus of homes under construction to find the shiny new home of their dreams. But when […]
Every minute, there are 277,000 tweets sent, 72 hours of new kitten videos uploaded to YouTube, 416,000 swipes on Tinder, and 27,000 reviews left on Yelp. The world is full […]
REALTORS® must take steps to ensure their safety. A topic of national discussion following last fall’s kidnapping and murder of an Arkansas agent, the industry’s typical practices — working alone, […]
In May, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® Foundation invited a panel of three top producing agents from different North American markets to share the secrets to their extraordinary success. Their […]
NAR 2015 Profile of Home-Buying Activity of International Clients