blog

Figuring Out Your Mortgage Payment | WBBM Real Estate Feature

Each month, we release a series of PSAs through WBBM Radio to help home buyers and sellers make informed real estate decisions. Each feature includes specialty advice from real estate […]

December 2019 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 […]

blog

How to Apply For Your Real Estate License in Illinois

Confused about what documents you should hold onto to apply for a real estate license? We built a guide that breaks down the whole process, so you can prevent unnecessary […]

blog

2020 Market Outlook: Dr. Lawrence Yun Presentation

Dr. Lawrence Yun, the chief economist and senior vice president of research for the National Association of REALTORS®, oversees research including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home […]

blog

2020 Market Outlook: Panel Discussion

Rebecca Thomson, who served as our panel moderator, is the Regional Vice President of Coldwell Banker Residential. She is a nationally sought-after speaker and strategist who serves on the Executive […]

blog

2020 Market Outlook: George Ratiu Presentation

George Ratiu is the senior economist with realtor.com®, where he delivers information and insights to consumers and REALTORS®. George explores trends in global economies, real estate markets, technology, consumer demographics […]

blog

2020 Market Outlook: Brandon Svec Presentation

Brandon Svec is the market economist with CoStar Group. Brandon, an expert in commercial real estate, leads the firm’s research and analysis on the Chicago and Milwaukee multifamily, office logistics […]

blog

2020 Market Outlook Recap

On Thursday, January 9, CAR members gathered at the Swissotel Chicago to hear from three leading real estate economists on what they can expect from 2020. Dr. Lawrence Yun of […]

blog

FAQs Released for Just Housing Amendment

Illinois REALTORS® has made available the following FAQs regarding the Just Housing Amendment. When processing applications for rental housing, what are new and/or different requirements? Housing providers cannot include a […]

blog

2020 FHA Loan Limits Now Available

The FHA released its loan limits for 2020 on December 3, 2019, with just about every county seeing an increase in the highest and lowest-cost loan limits. Loan limits are […]

blog

January 2020 Advocacy Update

JUST HOUSING AMENDMENT UPDATE The new rules for the Just Housing Amendment have taken effect, although enforcement begins January 31. This amendment expands the Human Rights section of Cook County […]

blog

New 2020 Lease & Security Deposit Interest Rates Now Available

The Chicago residential lease has been updated for 2020 with the new security deposit interest rates. Ensure you are using the new lease, which is editable, available here. Review the […]