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I am a REALTOR® [VIDEO]

Learn what inspires some of Chicago’s Top Producers and drives them to the top of their game, every day:

2018 Market Outlook: A Recap

2018 is here, and we have the expert views of what to expect in the residential and commercial real estate markets from our annual Market Outlook event. Joseph Kirchner, Senior Economist […]

2018 Market Outlook: Amy de Vallet

Amy de Vallet, Senior Director at Tribune Real Estate Holdings, LLC (TREH) is responsible for oversight of Tribune’s 37 acres of land comprising the River District.  She leads an internal […]

2018 Market Outlook: Chasse Rehwinkel

Chasse Rehwinkel is the Chief Economist for the Illinois State Comptroller Office, where he works on issues of state liquidity, public budgeting, and access to capital. Prior to coming to […]

2018 Market Outlook: Gail Lissner

Gail Lissner, CRE, SRA is Managing Director of Integra Realty Resources – Chicago, a national valuation and consulting firm.  Prior to joining IRR, she was Vice President of Appraisal Research […]

2018 Market Outlook: Joe Kirchner

Dr. Joe Kirchner leads research, provides economic analysis and conducts forecasts on economic and housing market trends. Joe brings over 30 years of experience in social policy research, including 7 […]

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Chicago Association of REALTORS® Announces Michelle Mills Clement, CAE, as New CEO

Mills Clement will assume role from Ginger Downs in April CHICAGO, Ill. (Jan. 8, 2018) – The Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR) announced today the hiring of Michelle Mills Clement, MNM, CAE, […]

Kick Off 2018 With These 8 Member Benefits

Buh-bye 2017 and bring it on, 2018! We’ve put together eight can’t-miss events, benefits, and tools you need to make the new year your best yet. Read the Winter 2017 CHICAGO […]

Professional Standards: Understanding the Ethics Citation System

The Chicago Association of REALTORS®’ Ethics Citation System allows you to file an anonymous complaint against a C.A.R. member based on the Articles of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics. Since […]

2018 Broker CE Schedule

Continuing Education (Licensed Prior to 2/1/16) If you were licensed prior to February 1, 2016 you will need to complete the requirements below by April 30, 2018: 3 Hours Core […]

November Real Estate Feature from WBBM

Each month, we’ll be releasing a collection of radio shorts from WBBM to help home buyers and sellers make informed real estate decisions. Each episode includes specialty advice from real estate experts, […]

Apply to the 2019 NAR Leadership Academy

The National Association of REALTORS® is accepting applications to the 2019 NAR Leadership Academy. Deadline to apply is Friday, March 9, 2018. What is the Leadership Academy? The Leadership Academy […]