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Recap: Dearborn REALTIST® Panel on Combating Chicago’s Low Black Homeownership Rate

Chicago’s Black homeownership rate is 39.1 percent, lower than the national average of 41 percent. On Thursday, November 1, our Industry Partner, the Dearborn REALTIST® Board held a forum to […]

Dearborn REALTIST® Board Presents: Public Policy & Its Impact on Black Housing – Nov. 1st

Join our Industry Partner, the Dearborn REALTIST® Board, on Thursday, November 1st for an informative event and reception at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Featuring several dynamic speakers, […]

Matt Difanis Receives First-Ever Industry Partners TITAN Award for Diversity and Inclusion Efforts

On Tuesday, October 16, the Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR) presented Matt Difanis (RE/MAX Realty Associates in Champaign) with the first-ever Industry Partners TITAN Award. The TITAN Award is reserved […]

You’re Invited: MIPIM 2019

Join fellow Illinois REALTORS® at the MIPIM Conference in Cannes, France March 12-15th!  Billed as the largest international real estate conference of its kind in the world, this year’s main […]

C.A.R.’s Industry Partner VAREP Demos a Home for a Deserving Veteran

On Friday, September 28th, our Industry Partner, Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) – Chicago Chapter, helped demo a home. The house will be completely rehabbed for a deserving veteran to […]

Multicultural Industry Partners Release Their Annual Reports

AREAA – State of Asia America Report For the 5th straight year in a row, China led all nations in total amount invested in US residential real estate. India was […]