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Meet REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR®), One of Your Most Powerful Member Benefits

Meet REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR®), One of Your Most Powerful Member Benefits Staff | October 15, 2026 Membership Realtor Tools

Navigating UAD 3.6: Key Insights for REALTORS® on the New Appraisal Form

Navigating UAD 3.6: Key Insights for REALTORS® on the New Appraisal Form Staff | October 7, 2026 Must Read Membership

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from the Chicago Association of REALTORS®! We celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities — and the members, clients and neighborhoods that […]

August 2026 Market Snapshot

*The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents the residential real estate activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas as provided by the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. STATE OF […]

Residential to Commercial Real Estate: A YPN Breakfast Recap

Your residential clients don’t stop having real estate needs the moment they buy a home. The first-time buyer becomes a landlord. The landlord buys a mixed-use building. The business owner […]

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine

Chicago REALTOR® Magazine is the only glossy, 4-color publication that covers the entire residential real estate market in Chicagoland.

Building an ADU in Chicago: Costs, Timelines and Lessons From the Field

Our CommercialForum Committee held the second event in its power lunch series this summer, which covered the kind of development that happens one property at a time, led by individual […]

August 2026 Bylaws Amendments: What You Need To Know

Amendments to the association’s bylaws were voted on by the membership on August 20th, 2026 at the Summer Soiree and Annual Business Meeting. All amendments were approved. What Was Updated? Article […]

Home Performance & Resale Value: What REALTORS® Should Know

A home is more than a collection of features. It’s a system that works together to provide a comfortable, safe living space. That was the core message from the Chicago […]

July 2026 Market Snapshot

*The City of Chicago Market Snapshot represents the residential real estate activity within the 77 officially defined Chicago community areas as provided by the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. STATE OF […]

2026 Proposed Bylaw Amendments

About the Bylaws The Chicago Association of REALTORS® regularly conducts a review of its Bylaws to ensure they remain up to date and aligned with industry standards. Regular review is […]

More Than Just Dots on a Map: A Chicago REALTORS® 360° Recap

Chicago REALTORS® 360°: Power, Place & Progress closed on Thursday, August 5th, with a speaker who’s spent her career turning Chicago’s housing data into something harder to look away from: […]