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Nominate Your Peers for a 2024 REALTOR® Award

REALTORS® make a difference in our communities. They are rising stars, changemakers and community advocates who work to make our neighborhoods thriving places to live, work and play.  It takes […]

December 2023 Market Snapshot

*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 […]

Introducing The 2024 Leadership Accelerator Class

Congratulations to the following Chicago REALTORS® who have been chosen for our Leadership Accelerator class. This program will help attendees prepare for the next steps in their leadership journey in their […]

New 2024 Residential Lease & Security Deposit Interest Rates Now Available

The 2024 Chicago Residential Lease is now available on our Forms & Contracts webpage. The City released its 2024 Bilingual Security Deposit Interest Rate Flyer on January 8th this year, which […]

November 2023 Market Snapshot

*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 […]

Call For Speakers: Submit a Nomination or Application for the 360° Summit

We’re looking for dynamic speakers for our third annual 360° Summit: Leading with Diversity, Equity & Inclusion event in June 2024! WHAT WILL YOU GAIN? Interested in Submitting an Application or Nomination? […]

Check Out Our 2023-2024 Board of Directors’ Favorite Member Perks

We spoke with our 2023-2024 Board of Directors to ask them about their favorite association member perk. They shared their favorite tried and true tools that help keep their businesses […]

MRED Launches MLS Mobile App

This week, MRED announced that it has launched a mobile app for the MLS! This app is designed to make your life easier and more efficient. With the app, you […]

Cook County Treasurer Launches Online Tool to Show How Property Taxes Are Allocated

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas launched a new online tool that calculates year-to-year changes for each property tax bill and shows where tax dollars go. The new feature, called “Where […]

Save the Date: 2024 Trade Mission to Ghana

UPDATE – PLEASE READ: Updated As of March 22, 2024 We have recently learned that Ghana’s parliament passed legislation that prosecutes and criminalizes members of the LGBTQIA community. This legislation […]

October 2023 Market snapshot

*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 […]

Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month. We are proud to celebrate and recognize the diverse culture, traditions, achievements and contributions, as well as raise awareness about the historic and current […]