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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 Chicago Association of REALTORS®. STATE OF THE MARKET INVENTORY
The Chicago Association of REALTORS® is busy working virtually on your behalf to ensure the safety and security of our industry in the Chicago area. It is important to remember to remain at home but remain engaged with your advocacy team as we all get used to these unusual times. City Council Meetings Begin Virtually […]
Congratulations to former CAR president Tommy Choi, Keller Williams Chicago – Lincoln Park, the 2021 NAR Vice President of Association Affairs. He has a long history of involvement in the Chicago area. He served as CAR’s president in 2019 and is involved with the Chicago Community Trust “On the Table” program, the Development Board for […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Here are a list of books recommended by our experts on our recent mental health & wellness panel you might find beneficial. Building Your Resilience: Finding Meaning in Adversity by Molly Birkholm Do you ever wish you could get rid of your problems? Recent research shows that we grow […]
Our final installation of the YPN Mastermind series centered around self-care. Self-care, a hot button topic that’s been gathering interest as days of quarantining in place have turned to weeks and weeks have turned to months. Here are some of the simple tools for managing self-care from our final YPN Mastermind session. Take breaks Take […]
The reality of being a REALTOR® is that you’re in constant motion. You’re regularly trying to show houses, marketing to bring in new clients, closing on sales and purchases, and maintaining relationships with your associates and clients. It’s easy to neglect the future when you’re constantly trying to keep up with the present. As a […]
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) has issued guidance instructing 1099 workers who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19 to apply for regular unemployment insurance before the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) portal goes live on Monday, May 11. Receiving denial for regular unemployment is the first step that must be made in determining […]
For the past decade, a few trends have risen above the algorithms to reign supreme. Shiplap comes to mind, along with the farmhouse chic look made popular by HGTV’s legendary Fixer Upper. Grey dominated color schemes — alternately moody or bright, but not simply white, with variable saturations and undertones. Millennial pink, too, rose […]
These uncertain times make it essential to come up with creative ways to continue having success. This includes successfully pivoting your office to a virtual setting. With the help of Sam Powell, a Chicago REALTOR® with Dream Town Realty, we have compiled a list of tips to help build a virtual office from home. TIME […]
When it comes to voice search, Amazon Echo and Google Home have become synonymous with home technology. According to a report by Jupiter Research, at the end of 2018, there were an estimated 2.5 billion voice assistants in use, and we can expect to see around 8 billion voice assistants in use by 2023. Based […]
We’re always working together to increase the level of professionalism in our industry – and a new tool is making it easier than ever to test your knowledge and the service you’re providing to your clients. The National Association of REALTORS® launched the Commitment to Excellence endorsement, an innovative, award-winning tool exclusively for REALTORS®. This […]
CAR Launches the Sustainability Work Group If you are looking to grow your business and help protect the environment, look no further than our new Sustainability Work Group! Our mission is to help Chicago REALTORS® create value for you, your brokerages and your clients by providing the resources you need to create sustainable buildings and […]