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On Thursday August 11th, CREW Chicago hosted its monthly luncheon at Morton’s Steakhouse on Wacker Drive in collaboration with the Chicago Association of REALTORS® CommercialForum, the Women’s Council of REALTORS®, […]
On Wednesday, June 29th, C.A.R.’s YPN went commercial! Panelists Deena Zimmerman, SVN Chicago Commercial, and Paul Tsakiris, First Western Properties, volleyed with moderator Brian Bernardoni, C.A.R.’s Senior Director of Government […]
C.A.R.’s Deena Zimmerman was named a 2017 NAR Commercial Liaison at last week’s Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Show in Washington, D.C. She will report to NAR leadership on actions […]
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 […]
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? by James A. Hochman, Arnstein & Lehr The longer I am in the profession of representing real estate brokers, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]