IAR Commercial State Legislative Report

ILLINOIS REALTORS – COMMERCIAL STATE LEGISLATIVE REPORT – 2016 Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly  The following are bills that are presently being considered in the General Assembly. Property […]

Lake View Township Now Open for Property Tax Appeals

Don’t miss deadlines for property tax appeals! If you do business in the Lake View Township, you should know that Lake View opened April 6th for appeals and property owners have […]

Is Your Exclusive Sale Listing Agreement the Full Bundle of Rights?

Is Your Exclusive Sale Listing Agreement the Full Bundle of Rights? by James A. Hochman, Arnstein & Lehr The longer I am in the profession of representing real estate brokers, […]

Commercial Sales Awards Nominations

All C.A.R. members and CommercialForum subscribers are eligible for consideration for transactions completed in the 2015 calendar year. Enter by downloadable form or online submission by January 4, 2016 for […]

Six New Commercial Forms Added

This past week, we added six new commercial forms to the website. Available forms and contracts now include: Exclusive Representation Agreement Letter Broker to Broker Referral Form Commercial Letter of […]

Economic and Commercial Real Estate Outlook

While commercial real estate has been steadily recovering in recent years, industry experts expressed concern that prices may have reached a peak during the November 13th Commercial Economic Issues and […]

Lunch and Learn: Crossover to RPR Commercial to Address Those Quirky Residential Questions

If you’re a residential broker with questions about commercial transactions, here’s a good start. Mark your calendar for this RPR webinar “Crossover to RPR Commercial to Address Those Quirky Residential […]

Navigating the New Affordable Requirements Ordinance (ARO)

The Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) presented “Navigating the New ARO” on May 28th to a packed room at the Dream20 Showroom in the Merchandise Mart. Paul Colgan, Governmental […]

Lakeview Chamber & Center for Neighborhood Technology Release White Paper on TOD

The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Center for Neighborhood Technology, has drafted a white paper demonstrating the need for additional Transit Oriented Development (TOD) that would increase […]

Spring Issue of NAR Commercial Connections Now Available

Check out the latest issue of NAR’s Commercial Connections featuring an outlook on the first quarter market survey, new research on cross-border investment, NAR’s commercial legislative and regulatory priorities for […]

Chicago Ranked Top Metro for Corporate Investment

For the second year in a row, Chicago has been named the top U.S. metro for corporate investment. Site Selection magazine said Chicago saw more new or expanded corporate facilities […]