The Chicago Association of REALTORS®, the “Voice for Real Estate” in Chicago since 1883, represents 17,000 members from all real estate specialties including commercial sales, development, property management, appraisal, auctions and residential sales.
Learn how we help our 17,000 members. Membership options are available for licensed real estate professionals and those affiliated with the real estate industry!
Connect with Chicago real estate communities! Organized by our own members, we host almost 70+ virtual and in-person events every year.
REALTORS® Real Estate School offers all kinds of real estate licensing and training. Browse self-paced, online training or live classes in our modern, downtown classrooms!
How can we help your business succeed? Your membership includes multiple resource guides on industry topics, tools to increase your knowledge and market statistics to help your serve your communities.
Get the latest in Chicago real estate news. Plus, explore the insight and resources available in the Chicago REALTOR® Magazine digital issues.
Chicago Association of REALTORS® members can explore these pages and quick links to prepare for the industry changes taking effect by August 17, 2024.
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From March 26-29, IDFPR will be performing system updates to their website. License Look Up, Print My License, Online Services Portal and Online License Renewals will be unavailable from 2:00 […]
On Friday, March 5, Governor Pritzker extended the eviction moratorium to April 3. The governor signed executive order 2021-05, which both extended the moratorium and also made one additional change to the […]
On Tuesday, March 2, we kicked off Women’s History Month with the first event of our Titans of Industry series, Leadership and Pain. We were joined by Courtney Clayton Jenkins, […]
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Treasurer Maria Pappas has announced a two-month grace period on late fees for the first installment of property taxes. The first installment deadline is due on March 2, but property […]
Illinois has moved into Phase 1B of distribution of the COVID-19 vaccination. This phase applies to those who are 65 years old or old and “essential frontline workers,” which includes […]
MARKET SNAPSHOT — CITY OF CHICAGO *The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents the residential real estate activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas as provided by the […]
On Thursday, January 7, we hosted our popular 2021 Market Outlook event. We kicked off the year with an economic forecast featuring three leading real estate economists on what we […]
We’re pleased to introduce our newest member benefit to you: professionally-designed customizable social media graphics! We’ve partnered with Photofy to allow you to easily personalize and share consumer-facing social media […]
Illinois REALTORS® Winter Meetings (formerly Public Policy Meetings) is moving online. If 2020 is any indication, the Winter Meetings will help you prepare for a successful 2021! From business outlook […]
Start your new year off on a strong note by making the most of your CAR membership. We put together the tools, resources, upcoming events and more that are designed […]
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Your health and safety is of the utmost importance to us. As COVID-19 is predominantly spread through close contact, out of an abundance of caution, all events through April 30 will be either canceled or postponed, except for Coffee with Your GADs, which will take place virtually. This includes our annual Sales Awards, which we are working to reschedule.
If you have registered for one of our upcoming events, look for an email with further details. All tickets for paid events will be automatically refunded. Please allow 3-5 business days to see the refund on your bank statement. Questions? Please reach out to our events team.
As COVID-19 is predominantly spread through close contact, out of an abundance of caution, all in-person classes scheduled through April 30 will take place virtually.
RRES staff has reached out to those of you who have registered for an affected class with an option to transfer into an online option or reschedule for a later classroom date. CAR to You is available in the meantime to assist you with your education needs and we have a variety of classes being offered online and via webinar for your continued development.
Questions? Our education team is here to assist you.