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Chicago Association of REALTORS® President-elect Dan Wagner has been honored by the Illinois Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) for his advocacy work. During the Illinois Association Park Districts/Illinois […]
Managing broker renewal postcards will go out the week of Feb. 9 from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). Postcards are white this year, and managing brokers […]
More than 68 million single-family and condo households would qualify for a down payment program available in the county where they are located, found a new study by Down Payment […]
Registration is open for the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. This annual event brings together NAR members to take an active role to advance the real estate industry, public […]
Register for the ICSC Midwest Idea Exchange “Show Me the Green!” Keynote Panel Presentation: The Future Is Now Michele Dodd, Vice President Real Estate Growth & Development, ULTA Beauty, Romeovillle, IL; Michael […]
Taking steps to stage a home can make a difference in how a buyer values it, according to the National Association of REALTORS® 2015 Profile of Home Staging. Here are […]
Marki Lemons-Ryhal, an instructor at the REALTORS® Real Estate School, has won a trip to the REALTOR® Association Professional Development Directors and Educators Summit (RAPDD) in Wichita, Kan. In a […]
Using the right tech tools for your business can give you a solid advantage. Our first YPN Monthly Breakfast of the new year (Wednesday, Jan. 28) was packed with useful […]
Chicago Association of REALTORS® February 2015 Speaking Points C.A.R. speaking points help prepare you to answer questions about Chicago’s real estate industry and project confidence and consistency as a voice […]
The City of Chicago’s Building Department has published its first “problem landlords” list on its website. The city plans to update the list twice a year of those that have […]
By the first week in February, the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® will complete its change of Bannockburn, Deerfield and Riverwoods into Area 15. Please be advised that all listings […]
The City of Chicago is conducting an Analysis of Impediments of Fair Housing Choice (AI) as part of its 2015-2019 Consolidated Planning process. The AI is a requirement of the […]