Tag: Chicago Association of Realtors
CAR panel says it’s ethical to violate Illinois law
Last Thursday an Ethics Hearing Panel of the Professional Standards Committee of the Chicago Association of Realtors ("CAR") heard my complaint that a [...]
Chicago Association of Realtors sues one of its members
The Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR), an organization that we've repeatedly suggested is ethically challenged, just sent an email news release an [...]
Bloody real estate agent brawls – Beijing and Chicago editions
Baird & Warner's Facebook page alerted us to a video of real estate agents slugging it out on the streets of Beijing. The Sydney (AU) Telegraph re [...]
Chicago Association of Realtors continues to promote ethics violations
A week ago we wondered whether the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR) was fostering trademark fraud. CAR has since removed the offending use of [...]
Is the Chicago Association of Realtors fostering trademark fraud?
Real estate agents often have a long list of acronyms corresponding to "professional" designations following their names. My generally-accurate rule o [...]
Is Ginger Summers the Chicago Association of Realtors’ poster child?
We've written before about a rental service bedbug by the name of Ginger Summers who litters Craigslist with 1,000s of ads.
A number of those ads a [...]
A follow-up on ethics and the CAR Board
Chicago Agent Magazine followed up on our questioning of the Chicago Association of Realtors (“CAR”) commitment to the standards of professionalism se [...]
What does CAR mean by “resolved?”
Our post last week questioning the Chicago Association of Realtors (“CAR”) commitment to the NAR Code of Ethics apparently prompted an e-mail to agent [...]
Ruttenberg and Supera entering the Chicago Realtor Hall of Fame
Yesterday the Chicago Association of Realtors announced the two newest inductees into its Hall of Fame: Buzz Ruttenberg, founder of Belgravia Group, [...]
Be a "Good Neighbor" at award-winning loft projects in Lake View and Avondale
In late May the Chicago Association of Realtors handed out Good Neighbor Awards to dozens of new commercial and residential projects throughout the [...]
Chicago Association of Realtors schedules "Heroes Welcome Home" seminars to help returning troops
The Chicago Association of Realtors has scheduled a two-day "Heroes Welcome Home" program for next month that will teach Realtors how to address the h [...]
When will Chicago home values stop falling?
When you get down to it, everyone who attended last week's Chicago Association of Realtors' 2010 Economic Forecast panel wanted to know the same thi [...]
A roadmap to the Chicago homes market
Michael Hart's presentation to the Chicago Association of Realtors during last week's 2010 Economic Forecast panel was heavy on slides and charts, n [...]
2010 forecast: When will things improve?
If you feel like you're hearing a different story about the "real" market conditions every time a new report hits the news wire, you're right. There [...]
The alarm bells aren't ringing
A real estate recovery will be difficult without job creation, and Illinois entered the recent economic downturn with one distinct disadvantage: It [...]
The right time for serious buyers
After running through all the things in a buyer's favor in today's market -- low prices, low interest rates, and government incentives -- Genie Birc [...]
What new buyers need to know
What advice would Chicago Association of Realtors President Genie Birch give a buyer who's entering the market for the first time? For one, buyers n [...]
Being a Realtor in 2010: Challenges, motivations, and advice
In this segment from our recent interview, Chicago Association of Realtors President Genie Birch talks about the challenges of being a Realtor in 20 [...]
Financing frustrations continue in 2010
For much of 2009, Chicago Association of Realtors President David Hanna publicly criticized federal lending guidelines that hampered buyers' efforts [...]
Promising signs for the market in 2010
Yesterday I sat down with Koenig & Strey agent and Chicago Association of Realtors President Genie Birch to talk about the ups and downs of 2009 and [...]