The Chicago Association of REALTORS®, the “Voice for Real Estate” in Chicago since 1883, represents 16,000+ members from all real estate specialties including commercial sales, development, property management, appraisal, auctions and residential sales.
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Author: Dr. Margot Weinstein, MW Leadership Consultants LLC and Metropolitan Real Estate Group Inc. Make no mistake – real estate is a global business. Regardless of where you practice – in […]
Author: Don Pasek , CIPS, TRC, Omniterra Real Properties In October of this year, C.A.R. received a trade mission group from the Warsaw Real Estate Brokers’ Association (WSPON), a long standing tradition […]
Author: Chuck Thiel, Meetings & Events Coordinator, Chicago Association of REALTORS®. In 2011-2012, I spent 13 months living and working in South Korea. I walked away with several language tips, […]
The latest issue of Chicago REALTOR® is now available. Enjoy the content in the format of your choice! You can find the digital PDF flipbook below, with links to blog-format articles. C.A.R. members will […]
International residential and commercial real estate sales continue to rise in Chicago, making global real estate an important target market for REALTORS®. According to the 2016 Profile of International Activity […]
Nancy Suvarnamani never thought she’d go into real estate. Born in Bangkok, Thailand, her father was a Major General in the Thai Army, and her mother was a nurse. After […]
Mari Smith A prominent social media thought leader, Mari specializes as a Facebook marketing expert and was listed as Forbes’ #4 “Top Social Media Power Influencer.” Gary Vaynerchuk Best known […]
Author: Terry Watson, President, Easify Inc. As you’re setting goals for the coming year, I have one I’d like you to consider: not making people think. And by that I mean, […]
Throughout the year, the Foundation has been actively engaged in assisting REALTORS® and their families in meeting their real estate educational goals through scholarships, as well as helping to build […]