The Chicago Association of REALTORS®, the “Voice for Real Estate” in Chicago since 1883, represents 17,000 members from all real estate specialties including commercial sales, development, property management, appraisal, auctions and residential sales.
Learn how we help our 17,000 members. Membership options are available for licensed real estate professionals and those affiliated with the real estate industry!
Connect with Chicago real estate communities! Organized by our own members, we host almost 70+ virtual and in-person events every year.
REALTORS® Real Estate School offers all kinds of real estate licensing and training. Browse self-paced, online training or live classes in our modern, downtown classrooms!
How can we help your business succeed? Your membership includes multiple resource guides on industry topics, tools to increase your knowledge and market statistics to help your serve your communities.
Get the latest in Chicago real estate news. Plus, explore the insight and resources available in the Chicago REALTOR® Magazine digital issues.
Chicago Association of REALTORS® members can explore these pages and quick links to prepare for the industry changes taking effect by August 17, 2024.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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The brilliant minds of YPN joined forces with the minds of CommercialForum to offer an event themed around real estate investing. From basic jargon to potential investing possibilities to client […]
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Your health and safety is of the utmost importance to us. As COVID-19 is predominantly spread through close contact, out of an abundance of caution, all events through April 30 will be either canceled or postponed, except for Coffee with Your GADs, which will take place virtually. This includes our annual Sales Awards, which we are working to reschedule.
If you have registered for one of our upcoming events, look for an email with further details. All tickets for paid events will be automatically refunded. Please allow 3-5 business days to see the refund on your bank statement. Questions? Please reach out to our events team.
As COVID-19 is predominantly spread through close contact, out of an abundance of caution, all in-person classes scheduled through April 30 will take place virtually.
RRES staff has reached out to those of you who have registered for an affected class with an option to transfer into an online option or reschedule for a later classroom date. CAR to You is available in the meantime to assist you with your education needs and we have a variety of classes being offered online and via webinar for your continued development.
Questions? Our education team is here to assist you.