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C.A.R.’s Vicky Silvano was named 2018 NAR Global Business Alliances Liaison at the recent Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Show in Washington, D.C. She will report to NAR leadership as part […]
YPN Advisory Board Member, Moses Hall, traveled to Shanghai, China, in early April to attend the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Retail Summit. Here is a recap of his first time […]
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, […]
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 […]
The Global Real Estate Council has been awarded Global Gold Status by the National Association of REALTORS® for their accomplishments in 2016, with particular accolades given to the council’s growth in outreach and marketing […]
Download the 2016 Profile of International Activity in U.S. Residential Real Estate.
Chicago Sister Cities International is committed to promoting Chicago as a global city, developing international partnerships and networks, and sharing best practices through citizen-to-citizen connections. With 28 cities in almost […]
Forbes recently profiled the top 10 U.S. cities where investors say they will be property buyers in 2016, using figures based on Colliers International’s Global Investor Outlook 2016. Chicago ranked number […]
IR recently launched its new Consulate General Liaison Program to better “position the REALTOR® community as a leading source for service and information for a growing global clientele.” In its […]
Throughout Chicago, diversity is everywhere you turn. With that in mind, Global Real Estate Council hosted a panel of experts to help educate REALTORS® on interacting with clients of diverse backgrounds. We […]