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Chicago Association of REALTORS^® in the News

• Chicago Home Sales, Prices Plunge in July (NBC-5, Aug. 25)
• Chicago-area home sale up 35% in 2Q (Chicago Tribune, Aug. 11)
• Ruttenberg, Supera to be Inducted into C.A.R. Hall of Fame (Chicago Agent, Aug. 11)
• Ruttenberg and Supera entering the Chicago Realtor Hall of Fame (YoChicago, Aug. 11)
• Chicago-Area Home Sales Up 35 Percent (Chicago Sun-Times, Aug. 11)
• County By County, the Good News Rolls In (Sun-Times Media, Aug. 4, 2010)
• Voters May Be Asked to Okay Tax on Banks (Chicago Tribune, July 28, 2010)
• A Year of Gains for Local Home Sales (Chicago Sun-Times, July 22, 2010)
• Fannie Mae Tightens Screws on Appraisal Guidelines (Chicago Tribune, July 16, 2010)
• Luxury Apartment Rentals Are Hot Again (Rented Spaces, June 28, 2010)
• “Independent Real Estate Agents Skip Trend to Join Corporate Franchises” (Crain’s Chicago Business, June 28, 2010)
• “Real Estate Agents Serve Ever Narrower Niche Markets” (Crain’s Chicago Business, June 28, 2010)
• Realty Groups Call Local Loan Limits a Jumbo Problem (Chicago Tribune, June 25, 2010)
• Double-Digit Home Sales Gains Continue in Illinois (Mortgage Mag News, June 25, 2010)
• “Sales and Prices Nudge Up for Chicago Homes” (Chicago Sun-Times, June 22, 2010)
• “Foreclosures Offer Wide Range of Surprises - From Financial to Structural” (Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2010)
• “Recovery Should be Steady But Slow, According to Freddie Mac” (Chicago Agent, June 16, 2010)
• REALTORS Chafe As U.S. Housing Tax Credits Expire (Reuters, June 16, 2010)
• “Downtown Chicago Rental Market Soaring” (Chicago Tribune, June 12, 2010)
• New Green, Affordable Housing Development Officially Opens in Humboldt Park (City of Chicago, June 10, 2010)
• Be a “Good Neighbor” at award-winning loft projects in Lake View and Avondale (YoChicago.com, June 9, 2010)
• “Real Estate Blog Has House Hunters Talking” (Chicago Tribune, June 2, 2010)
• "Stand Up for Your Signs" (REALTOR^® Magazine, May 26, 2010)
• “Advancing Awareness for Veteran's Housing Through Heroes Welcome Home Initiative” (International Business Times, May 25, 2010)
• Illinois Home Sales Jump in April, Helped by Tax Credit (WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio, May 24, 2010)
• “Home Sales Boomed in April (Chicago Sun-Times, May 24, 2010)
• “City Prices Rise for the First Time Since June ‘08” (Chicago Tribune, May 24, 2010)
• “Cap and Gown Factory Rises Again as Loft Development” (Chicago Tribune, May 21, 2010)
• Game Changing Ideas Help REALTORS® Respond to Challenging Real Estate Market (The Financial, May 13, 2010)
• Today's Commercial Market: Finding Opportunity in Crisis (International Business Times, May 3, 2010)
• House Hunters Scramble To Beat Friday Tax-Credit Deadline (Investors Business Daily, April 29, 2010)
• Homebuyer Tax Credits to Expire, No New Collapse Seen (WBBM-AM Newsradio, April 28, 2010)
• Home Prices Perk Up (Crain’s Chicago Business “Chicago Business Today” TV, April 27, 2010)
• “Real Estate: Chicago Area Home Sales Take Off” (USA Today, April 27, 2010)
• “Tax Credit for Home Buyers Expected to Expire This Week” (Chicago Sun-Times, April 27, 2010)
• “Tax Credits Help Boost Chicago Area Home Sales 45% in March” (WBEZ/Chicago Public Radio, April 22, 2010)
• Area Home Sales Balloon for 9th Month (Chicago Sun-Times, April 22, 2010)
• “C.A.R. Schedules ‘Heroes Welcome Home’ Seminars to Help Returning Troops” (Yo Chicago, April 20, 2010)
• "Living in a Green House" (Chicago Examiner.com, April 13, 2010)
• "Clock is Ticking on Buyer Tax Credit" (Chicago Tribune, April 9, 2010)
• "Mortgage Rates Climb as Unemployment Stabilizes" (Medill Reports, April 8, 2010)
• "New Rules Give Fast Help to Home Owners in Short-Sales" (Chicago Sun-Times, April 6, 2010)
• "Chicago Joins Nationwide Open House" (Inman News, April 5, 2010)
• "Report: Remodeling Shows Smaller Payback Than in the Past" (Chicago Magazine, March 2010)
• "Get Ready For Mega Open-House Weekend" (CBS-Channel 2, March 26, 2010)
• "It’s a Buyer’s Market and a Renter’s Market, Too" (Medill Reports, March 22, 2010)
• "Real Estate Payoff Depends on Timing of Your Purchase” (Aurora Beacon-News, March 21, 2010)
• "Nuggets of Advice from Gold, Platinum Agents" (Chicago Tribune, March 19, 2010)
• "Trouble Selling? Why Not Swap Homes?" (CBS-2 Chicago, March 18, 2010)
• "Some Better Real Estate News – Especially for Buyers” (Skyline, March 10, 2010)
• "Getting Foreclosures Back on the Market" (Speaking of Real Estate blog, March 9, 2010)
• "Singles, Especially Women, a Growing Share of Home Buyers" (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 28, 2010)
• "Chicago Area Home Sales Post Year-Over-Year Gain" (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 27, 2010)
• "REALTORS® Looking for Special Bond with Consumers" (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 26, 2010)
• "Measures Needed for Housing Market Stability" (Medill Reports, Feb. 24, 2010)
• "Secrets to Selling" (WLS-TV, Feb. 15, 2010)
• "For the Love of Real Estate" (Chicago Agent Magazine, Feb. 15, 2010)
• "Buyers, Sellers Finding Solid Ground as Market Thaws" (Chicago Tribune, Feb. 5, 2010)
• "Chicago’s Real Estate Forecast" (Chicago Magazine, Feb. 3, 2010)
• "Widow Thought Home, Because It Was Old, Was Safe from Radon" (Chicago Sun-Times, Feb. 3, 2010)
• "The CRE Refinance Time Bomb" (Commercial Property Executive, Jan. 29, 2010)
• "C.A.R.’s 2010 Economic Forecast: The End of New Construction in Downtown Chicago" (video, YoChicago, Jan. 29, 2010)
• "C.A.R.’s 2010 Economic Forecast: A Chicago Market Roadmap" (video, YoChicago, Jan. 29, 2010)
• "C.A.R.: Fixing Illinois’ Woes" (Real Estate BisNow, Jan. 29, 2010)
• "Illinois’ Lost Decade" (Real Estate Journals Commercial News, Jan. 29, 2010)
• "C.A.R. 2010 Economic Forecast Highlights" (Chicago Metro Area Real Estate, Jan. 29, 2010)
• "Chicago Home Sales Show Signs of Life" (Crain’s Chicago Business TV, Jan. 27, 2010)
• "Area Home Sales Climb, Foster Market Optimism" (Chicago Tribune, Jan. 26, 2010)
• "REALTORS® Partner with National Community Stabilization Trust, Revitalize Neighborhoods" (MarketWatch, Jan. 26, 2010)
• "Local Home Sales in December and 2009" (Crain’s Chicago Business TV, Jan. 25, 2010)
• "Illinois Home Sales Gain in December" (MSN Money, Jan. 25, 2010)
• "Chicago’s Next Hot 'hood'" (RedEye, Jan. 19, 2010)
• “Special Report: Home Sweet Homicide” (FOX-TV Chicago News, Jan. 18, 2010)
• Interview with C.A.R. President Genie Birch, Part 1 (YoChicago.com, Jan. 6, 2010)
• "Don’t Go It Alone" (Chicago Sun-Times, Jan. 6, 2010)
• "How to Sell Your House in Winter" (Minyanville blog, Jan. 5, 2010)

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Chicago Association of REALTORS^® News

• Chicago Association of REALTORS® to Install Officers, Directors on September 16
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® to Induct Buzz Ruttenberg, Michael Supera
• Freddie Mac Chief Economist Speaks to Chicago REALTORS®, June 16
• “Heroes Welcome Home” Prepares REALTORS® to Serve Vets
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Hosts 2010 Good Neighbor Awards
• Successful Women in Chicago Commercial Real Estate
• Doors Open to Home-Buying Opportunities, April 10-11: Chicago REALTORS® Join Nationwide Open House Weekend
• Plan to Attend C.A.R.’s CommercialForum Panel Discussion, Feb. 11
• Chicago REALTORS® “Good Neighbor Awards” Honors Exceptional Rehabs, Redevelopments
• Plan to Attend C.A.R.’s Economic Forecast, Jan. 28
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Programs and Leader Place Nationally
• IRS Tax News and Information
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Prepares for its 126th Inaugural
• Distinguished Properties Honored at the Chicago Association of REALTORS® 2009 Good Neighbor Awards
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Hosts “Successful Women in Commercial Real Estate” Luncheon and Panel Discussion
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Education Foundation Offers Free Continuing Education Program to Members
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Hosts 2009 Good Neighbor Awards
• Chicago Association of REALTORS® Hosts Creative Deal-Making Strategies Networking Breakfast
• Making Your Home More “Green” Could Save You Some Too
• Chicago REALTORS® Celebrate Fair Housing Month
• Save the Date: Exclusive Invitation to 2009 Economic Forecast
• Chicago REALTORS®, Lenders, Economist Reveal the “Truth Behind the Myths” in the Chicagoland Economy and Housing Market
• Despite Economic Crisis, Domestic Real Estate Investments Top Mutual Fund Performances for Third Quarter
• Housing Stimulus Law a Boost for Potential Homebuyers
• "International Real Estate Pros from around the Globe Gather in Chicago for Expo"
• “Don’t Become a Victim of “Mortgage Rescue” Scams
• “Wrong Tax, Wrong Time”: Coalition unites to fight Real Estate Transfer Tax
• REALTORS® Join Forces to Host Press Conference Opposing RE Transfer Tax
• Area REALTOR® Associations Sign Settlement Agreement
• Radon Disclosure Requirements Begin January 1, 2008
• 2007 Inaugural
• Realtor of the Year
• Hall of Fame Inductees Announced
• Commercial Impact Award Recipient Announced
• “Foreclosure Queen” Marki Lemons Makes Sense of Foreclosure Increases in Illinois

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