Volunteer Spotlight: Sam Powell, Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair

Get to know our members who share their expertise to help shape the future of our association and industry! We chatted with our 2021-2022 Foundation Board of Trustees Vice Chair […]

Take Action: Tell Legislators to Oppose Source of Income Mandates

We need you to take immediate, quick action to avoid source of income mandates for all rental housing providers being considered by the Senate as soon as this week. TAKE […]

NAR Report Shows Largest Annual Increase in Homeownership, But Black Homeownership Remains Low

NAR has released the 2022 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America report, which examines homeownership trends and challenges by race and location to explain current racial disparities in […]

Watch Director Lutalo McGee Discuss Appraisal Bias During Chicago Urban League Panel

Last Thursday, CAR Director and chair of the Illinois REALTORS® Discriminatory Appraisal Task Force Lutalo McGee, Ani Real Estate, took part in a panel with the Chicago Urban League to discuss […]

Keep Up-To-Date on State and National Advocacy with REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts

One of the best ways to ensure our voices, the voice of the industry and the voice of your clients is heard is through advocacy. And there are times when […]

January 2022 Market Snapshot

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 […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Christina Breuer McNamee, Grievance Committee

Get to know our members who share their expertise to help shape the future of our association and industry! We chatted with our 2021-2022 Grievance Committee member Christina Breuer McNamee, […]

Presidential Update from Antje Gehrken: My Experience at the Illinois REALTORS® Winter Business Meetings

Illinois REALTORS® took to Bloomington, Illinois at the end of January for the annual Winter Business Meetings. Our President Antje Gehrken shared her insight on the event with us below. […]

Governor Pritzker Presents 2023 Budget, Including Property Tax Rebates

On February 2, 2022, Governor JB Pritzker gave his budget address for Fiscal Year 2023. The Governor presented a budget of $45 billion. One of the provisions within the budget […]

Chicago Community Trust Partners with Chicago Cityscape to Create Auction Analyzation System

The Chicago Community Trust has partnered with Chicago Cityscape to create a brand new Scavenger Sale Portal. The Scavenger Sale Portal helps locate and analyze the investment potential of properties […]

Celebrate Our Industry’s Diversity this Black History Month!

February is Black History Month! Join us as we honor our trailblazers and leaders, discuss the state of Black homeownership, attend our Black History Month event and much more. Keep […]

First Installment of Cook County 2021 Property Tax Bills Have Been Mailed

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has mailed nearly 1.8 million first installments of property tax bills for 2021. Payments are due March 1, 2022. The first installment is 55% of […]