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 […]

December 2017 Market Snapshot

C.A.R.’s market snapshot helps prepare you to answer questions about Chicago’s real estate industry, while projecting confidence and consistency as a voice for Chicago REALTORS®. If you would like to […]

Mandatory Ethics Training Deadline: Dec. 31, 2018

All REALTOR® members are required to complete 2.5 hours of Code of Ethics training per two-year cycle. The current training cycle is January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018 Failure to comply […]

What You Need to Know about the New IDFPR Rules

IDFPR is in the process of rolling out some changes to education and licensing for real estate professionals. Many of these changes have an extended implementation timeline. The biggest change, […]

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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, […]

Verify Your 2017 Sales Data

The Chicago Association of REALTORS® honors the outstanding listing and selling accomplishments of our members with its annual Sales Awards Recognition. Awards are given in the categories of residential volume, […]

New 2018 Lease & Security Deposit Interest Rates

The Chicago residential lease has been updated for 2018 with the new security deposit interest rates. Ensure you are using the new lease, which is editable, available here. Review the new […]

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, […]