Associations

A quarter of Realtors have sold homes sight unseen

A National Association of Realtors survey shows that one in 10 members have either seen their business grow or remain flat under COVID-19.

Santa Clara County Association of Realtors to provide training for members with AgentEDU

The Santa Clara County Association of Realtors has signed a partnership agreement with AgentEDU, a division of Agent Publishing, to provide online training, education, and certifications for its members.

NAR chief optimistic on home sales rebounding

February was another good month for pending home sales across the nation, but the coronavirus will put that all on hold.

NAR letter promises more support to Realtors during COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 outbreak has the association working overtime to bring relief and timely updates for real estate professionals.

Your local connection to sustainability and real estate

It’s clear that sustainability is an important aspect of the homebuying process, and something brokers need to be knowledgeable about. That’s why the Chicago Association of Realtors recently launched its new sustainability initiative and work group.

NSBAR’s new CEO is a familiar face

At a private event yesterday, the North Shore-Barrington Association of Realtors introduced the leader who will be taking over for former CEO Steve Volkodav.

Black homeownership rate up for second consecutive quarter

The U.S. Census Bureau report appears to show a trend in the rate of black homeownership.

LGBTQ Realtor association outlines advocacy agenda for 2020

As it celebrates a decade of successes, NAGLREP turns its focus toward getting the Equality Act through Congress.

A model for membership: What associations must do to meet the challenge of change

Realtor associations still provide many of the same services they’ve always offered to agents and brokers. Now, however, many feel called to help real estate professionals remain relevant in a marketplace in which they have to deal with competing, non-traditional business models that aren’t restrained by old ways of doing things.

Issues that keep coming back from the dead

What are the top legislative priorities for 2020? Illinois Realtors officials share their predictions of what the industry will have to battle next in Chicagoland and Springfield.

Volunteers clearing a historic walking path in the HeatherRidge Woods subdivision.
Becoming an agent of change

As a real estate professional, you’re more than just a broker. You’re an active member of your community with a unique understanding of what makes it great — and what could make it even better. That’s the motivation behind the National Association of Realtors’ placemaking program.

Why Thailand? CAR president-elect offers insight on international travel for Realtors

The Chicago Association of Realtors’ Global Real Estate Council hosted a trade mission to Thailand this July. Learn what’s in it for members from Maurice Hampton, president-elect of the association.

The view from D.C.

Every year at their legislative meetings, the National Association of Realtors sends members and government affairs directors to meet with their representatives on the Hill to lobby for change, usually with a list of talking points that are important on a national level. But Chicagoland real estate professionals were on hand to bring local issues to to fore as well. Find out what topped the issue lists.

Competition lawsuits roiling the industry

Real estate has been hit with multiple legal challenges to the status quo, particularly in how agents get paid. Why is this happening now, and what does it mean for you?

Realtor Association of the Fox Valley names Realtor of the Year

The Realtor Association of the Fox Valley has announced that Joy Baez, a broker at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Starck Real Estate in St. Charles, has been named the 2018 Realtor of the Year. “The REALTOR of the Year award

Illinois Home Sales Activity Up Year-to-Date

October continued the trend of median price growth in the majority of Illinois counties: sales were lower due to seasonal and residual tax credit factors and year-to-date sales remain positive even as the economy and foreclosures slow the recovery.

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