The Association Issue

Contents

Cover Story

Are all Realtor associations different? How does each association differ when it comes to benefits, education, events and fees? See how they all stack up in our cover story

Also…

• How the Association Fees Stack Up
• Never a Dull Moment: A Day in the Life of CAR’s Senior Director of Communications, Barbara Matthopoulos
• The Top 10 Associations and MLS in the U.S. by Membership

Editor’s Note

• Associating with the Right Association

National News

• Improving Markets List Adds 47 New Metros, Positive Sign for Housing
• 2013 Starts Off with Fixed Mortgage Rates at Historic Lows
• Housing-Related Searched on Google Grew 253 Percent Over Past Four Years
• New Social Media Privacy Laws Set the Bar

By The Numbers

• How Do 2012’s Highest Closings Compare to 2011?

Agent Snapshot

• Lisa Sanders, broker associate, Baird & Warner, Jefferson Park, Edison Park and Norwood Park

Improving Your Business

• How to Make 2013 a Year of Cheer

The Scene

• Perl Mortgage and AmStreet Capital Year-End Party
• Coldwell Banker President’s Club Ronald McDonald Tree Decoration
• Guaranteed Rate Holiday Party
• WCR 2013 Officer Installation

My Style

• Jennifer Cudahy, Realtor, Charles Rutenberg Realty, Naperville