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As COVID-19 numbers surge this holiday season, the Greater Chicago chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) is supporting healthcare workers through its new Feed the Frontline […]
Our industry partner, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), has released their 2020 State of Housing in Black America report. This report provides a detailed view of what […]
Our industry partner, the Asian Real Estate Association of America’s (AREAA), has released its annual State of Asia America report. This report provides a snapshot of what homeownership looks like […]
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. We work to celebrate homeownership for all, including the Hispanic community. At CAR, we have many industry partners, […]
On Friday, July 28, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) President and REALTIST® Donnell Williams released new information on Black homeownership rates. Based on the U.S. Census Bureau […]
CAR Past President and Hall of Fame winner Sheldon Good has been given the Lifetime Achievement Award by The International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI) in recognition of his efforts and […]
June is Pride Month! We work to support the LGBT community in real estate, to fight discrimination and encourage equal and Fair Housing to everyone. At CAR, we have many […]
NAHREP Chicago has been awarded NAHREP’s Top Producing Chapter of Latino agents and mortgage originators! NAHREP is dedicated to advancing sustainable Hispanic homeownership. Winners were selected by dividing NAHREP’s chapters into […]
Titans of Industry – an all-day, nine-hour, 17 speaker line-up day of education and empowerment – was not about what happened on stage, not entirely. The Titans, the ones charged […]
As Titans entered its afternoon hours, Marki Lemons Ryhal encapsulated the day’s events with both her content and her presence. “Tech will not replace REALTORS®,” she said. “REALTORS® who use […]
The #LadyBoss panel, comprised of some of the top executives in the Chicago – and national – real estate industry, embodied the spirit of empowerment. “In a male-dominated industry, I […]
More and more studies from renowned publications including Forbes and Harvard Business School are finding emotional intelligence (EQ) to be more and more imperative to your career – perhaps even […]