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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
Your business and personal budgets may be causing you extra stress right now. Here are some tips from our YPN Mastermind Series of how you can effectively tackle your budget problems and worries. Set your client’s expectations Lenders are extremely backlogged during these shelter in place orders. The end result: deals are taking longer to […]
Being recognized and acknowledged by your peers is one of the highest compliments. Nominate your colleagues who go above and beyond for a 2020 REALTOR® Award. Nominations will be accepted until Thursday, May 14, and awards will be presented during the 2020 Inaugural Gala. Awards Include: REALTOR® OF THE YEAR The REALTOR® of the Year […]
Now, more than ever, YPN is committed to lifting our community up. Our foundation of YPN is centered around education, collaboration and camaraderie, and that doesn’t have to stop even though we are social distancing! So, we’re bringing you Zoom interviews every week with YPN and experts from our local real estate market to talk […]
We hosted our second virtual Partners Panel on Tuesday, April 14, focusing on our lenders. Our board member Sarah Ware of Ware Realty Group moderated a panel including Tony Ameti of Neighborhood Loans, Jeff Baker of CrossCountry Mortgage, Ben Cohen of Guaranteed Rate and David Kasprisin of Wintrust Mortgage. They all agreed that, for the […]
Since the governor issued stay at home orders, REALTORS® around the country have been facing the challenge of how to stay productive while their world has turned upside down. Here are seven tips from our YPN Masterminds Series on ways you can stay productive during this time. Focus on staying positive A positive mental outlook […]
The theme of our first Partners Panel, featuring our title company partners, was that real estate is still moving full steam ahead; however some aspects of the transaction will require more time than others. Most notably, lenders are hard-pressed to meet deadlines right now, and REALTORS® need to be prepared for that. Over the hour-long […]
We know this is a challenging time for everyone. At every level of government, relief is sought. The Chicago Association of REALTORS® is working to find creative solutions. Whether it is seeking another round of federal stimulus, asking for special relief from the Assessor and/or Board of Review, or monitoring proposed legislation from Aldermen seeking […]
No access to telemedicine? NAR has your back. As a REALTOR®, you have access to two months of their TeleHealth service at no cost. This offer has limited enrollment, which is available until Wednesday, April 15. It will then be available on a significantly-reduced basis after that. NAR’s Members TeleHealth is a telemedicine service that […]
We know right now, more than ever, you may be looking for tools to gain skills and insights for the future. As a member benefit, NAR is helping you through these uncertain times with their Right Tools, Right Now initiative. This program makes new and existing products and services free or discounted to you as […]
Social distancing and self-isolation may have left you with more time on your hands than usual, and we want to make sure to provide you with as many tools as possible to make the most of it! We have launched multiple new virtual series to keep you connected with your peers and gain insightful tools […]
On Tuesday, March 31, Baird & Warner donated $150,000 to the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund through its philanthropic arm, The Good Will Network, according to a press release from the company. “Donated funds assist agencies and individuals that help ensure families can access basic needs, such as emergency food and supplies, mortgage and utility […]