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Obstacles and opportunities to growing hispanic homeownership

Despite the inventory and credit challenges, Latinos are driving homeownership growth. The Urban Institute projects that this trend is only going to continue, with Latinos expected to make up 70% of homeownership growth between now and...

Smart agents turn to their peers for branding tips

The smartest of us all turn to our peers. How are each of us innovating and adapting our brands and our...

Association News: “There’s always a market”

"If the past year has proven anything, it is this eternal truism about real estate: There’s always a market." — Jeff Lasky, CEO, North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®...

The 1031 like-kind exchange is a key tool for investing in diverse and inclusive communities

It is the ultimate equal opportunity tax code provision because it provides an efficient and effective means for individuals to grow their...

All’s fair (not quite) in love and bidding wars

"In today’s market, finding new approaches to put the twinkle in the seller’s eye is key." — Jim Haisler, Chief Executive Officer, Heartland Realtor Organization...

Ending 1031s hurts land conservation, farmers

The land conservation and farming communities need to come together and let Congress know how vital the like-kind exchange is to the future of our land and that it must...

Inventory Shortage an Invisible Roadblock to Fairer Housing

"Housing availability, fairness and equitability. Sounds obvious. But it’s been hard to achieve." — Jeff Baker, CEO of Illinois...

COVID-19 Can’t Stop Me!

Acknowledging the vast opportunities that real estate does offer, a former Los Angeles wedding planner, a Chicago Mercantile Exchange trader and a suburban Chicago millennial all launched their real estate careers just before the onslaught of the worldwide deadly...

Why professionalism is more important than ever during a pandemic

"COVID-19 has changed much of how we do our work from day to day, but it shouldn’t change our attention to common courtesies. If anything, clear communication with colleagues and clients is more pressing today than it was a year...

Updates and changes to the Real Estate License Act

Mario Treto, director Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation Division of Real Estate, shares the highlights of the changes to the Real Estate License...

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