The Chicago Association of REALTORS®, the “Voice for Real Estate” in Chicago since 1883, represents 16,000+ members from all real estate specialties including commercial sales, development, property management, appraisal, auctions and residential sales.
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Every year during our Sales Awards, we honor the outstanding listing and selling accomplishments of our members, including our commercial members! This is your opportunity to celebrate your successes from […]
Each year, NAR honors Commercial REALTORS® for their exceptional service and contributions. One of this year’s honorees is Chicago REALTOR® Deena Zimmerman, SVN Chicago Commercial. View the full list of […]
City of Chicago’s Department of Planning and Development announced their Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF), which provides grants for up to 90% of building improvements costs, with a maximum grant […]
On Friday, November 19, 2021, we had the opportunity to team up again with the ReBuilding Exchange, a company dedicated to investing in our communities by using repurposed material for […]
CommercialForum and Commercial Brokers Association have partnered to offer you an exclusive, commercial-focused forms and contracts program, the Legal Library Pro, exclusive to Chicago Association of REALTORS® and CommercialForum members. […]
On the heels of the spectacular 138th Inaugural Gala on Friday, September 24, our leadership and volunteer members attended the C5 Summit in New York. As many of you may […]
On Saturday, September 18, our newest placemaking project, located at Houston Park in Kenwood, was unveiled by the Jessie “Ma” Houston Parks Advisory Council. The Living Legends Mural honors three unsung community and civil […]
Through our placemaking efforts, we recently partnered with the Andersonville Chamber of Commerce to complete our newest project, a mural titled Life at the Intersections, located on the south wall […]
We’ve all read the headlines about the impact of the pandemic on commercial real estate: the Magnificent Mile is a ghost town, fully remote offices and all electronic billing systems […]
Get to know our members who share their expertise to help shape the future of our association and industry! We chatted with our 2020-2021 CommercialForum Vice Chair Jimena Sayavedra, Newmark, […]
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® honors the outstanding listing and selling accomplishments of our members with the annual Sales Awards Recognition. This recognition gives CAR members the opportunity to celebrate […]
The city of Chicago has placed a six guest per unit restriction on all residential apartments in the city. This restriction was reinstated on Friday, July 24, as part of […]