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LEON I. WALKER Managing Broker, DL3 Realty Advisors Inducted September 23, 2022 “REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES. REALIZE RETURNS.” Walker has accelerated the transformation of Chicago’s historically disinvested communities through private capital investment. After a successful corporate career at JLL, Leon has spent the past 20 years executing cutting-edge community development projects that go beyond bricks and mortar. […]
Griffin’s Auto Care was awarded with the Foundation Community Champion Award and received a $3,500 to use towards the business’s charitable outreach efforts. Griffin’s Auto Care, owned by Mark Griffin and located at 9506 S. Indiana Ave., is known in its community for educating and employing individuals with diverse backgrounds, as well as giving a […]
It’s an early bird sale! Managing brokers, if you need to complete continuing education credits by the April 30, 2023 deadline, we have online CE bundles to help you get there stress-free. WHY BUNDLE? SAVE STRESS & MONEY With one click, rest easy knowing you have signed up for ALL your license renewal requirements in […]
This notice only applies to those Designated Managing Brokers that sponsor a business entity such as a 478, 481, or 477 brokerage license number. This notice does not apply to self-sponsoring managing brokers that just sponsor their own license under their 471 managing broker license number. All brokerage and branch licenses are set to expire on October 31, […]
As Chicago REALTORS®, we act as champions for the real estate industry and our communities – and our new Leadership Accelerator takes your leadership potential and, through various trainings, programs and projects, helps to refine and accelerate your leadership capabilities so you can make an even bigger, more effective impact. The Leadership Accelerator combines leadership […]
Attend the Chicago Build Expo, the largest construction, design and real estate show supported by the Mayor of Chicago and the Governor of Illinois! The Chicago Association of REALTORS® CommercialForum is an event partner for this year’s expo, so CAR members can attend for free. WHY ATTEND The show features 20,000+ Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) and real […]
*The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents the residential real estate activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas as provided by the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. STATE OF THE MARKET INVENTORY
As a reminder, the following change to the Code of Ethics took effect on January 1, 2022. This change was recommended by the National Association of REALTORS®’s (NAR) Professional Standards Committee and approved by the NAR Board of Directors. Standard of Practice 12-1 of the Code of Ethics now reads: REALTORS® must not represent that […]
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. We work to celebrate homeownership for all, including the Hispanic community. Find out how we’re celebrating below! Why Do We Celebrate in the Middle of the Month? September 15, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, is the anniversary of independence for […]
Illinois REALTORS® released call for action for Ordinance 2498, which seeks to stop tying property tax increases to inflation. Take one minute out of your day to encourage your alderperson to co-sponsor Alderman Reilly’s Ordinance 2498. If it passes, this ordinance would stop a property tax increase that is automatically tied to the highest inflation […]
On Thursday, September 1, we hosted our CommercialForum Diversity Summit. During this event, our panel of thought leaders, including Collete English Dixon of Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate, Manny Flores of Somercor, Ronan Remandaban of Bradford Allen and Manikka Bowman of Project REAP, HarveyReed LLC, discussed tips on advancing a career while fostering diversity and […]
On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, we hosted our monthly YPN breakfast “Best of Both Worlds – Commercial & Residential” at our home base, Manny’s Deli. We were so excited to get together in person, connect with our peers and devour advice from our panelists. You can stay up-to-date on upcoming YPN events by following the […]