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Program helps members navigate Cook assessment process	5/22/2012 11:54 AM
Date: May 22, 2012 (5/22/12) This spring, the Cook County Assessor’s office began its triennial assessment process for the eight county townships that make up the City of Chicago. read more
April home sales in Illinois up 15.7% from a year ago; median prices stable across state	5/21/2012 2:18 PM
Date: May 22, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2012 Contact: Jon Broadbooks 217-529-2600 April home sales in Illinois up 15.7% from a year ago; median prices stable across state read more
REALTORS® donate $44,000 to help tornado victims	5/21/2012 12:25 PM
Date: May 21, 2012 REALTORS® from throughout Illinois donated more than $44,000 to help recovery efforts in Harrisburg in the wake of a tornado that devastated parts of the small town. Among the donations was $25,000 from the Illinois Association of REALTORS®, and donations poured in from REALTOR® associations in Belleville, Glen Carbon, Springfield, Chicago, Champaign, Galesburg, Wauconda, Crystal Lake and the Egyptian Board of REALTORS® in Marion. In addition to money, several REALTOR® organizations sent supplies to aid the recovery. read more
Meet the FPCs	5/18/2012 12:05 PM
Date: May 18, 2012 read more
Legal update: Resources and news from IAR's Betsy Urbance	5/3/2012 9:30 AM
Date: May 3, 2012 IAR Legal Hotline attorney Betsy Urbance shared current legal issues and questions from attendees in this early morning "Legal Update" session at the IAR Spring Conference in Collinsville. Transition questions were covered first, among them a Managing Broker's responsibility to make sure all sponsored licensees have completed transition. read more
Q&A for the Post Transition Era	4/30/2012 3:06 PM
Date: April 30, 2012 IAR's Chief Legal Counsel Steve Bochenek shares some frequently asked questions and answers as part of the May edition of DR Legal News. IDFPR also has a Q&A , which can be found here. Post-transition and Renewal Frequently Asked Questions read more
Cities consider policy on fire sprinklers in new construction	4/24/2012 2:01 PM
Date: April 24, 2012 Intro: Work by IAR's governmental affairs team has resulted in changes to a proposed building code in Jerseyville. The rules had called for fire sprinklers in new construction, but some officials wanted to eliminate that portion of the code. read more
Currency, visa status on list of things to do	4/19/2012 2:54 PM
Date: April 19, 2012 Getting money from a foreign country to close a real estate transaction in the U.S. can be easy with advance planning, said Darren Connor, an account manager for Moneycorp Foreign Exchange. And since many foreign buyers use cash, setting up an exchange account is important. read more
U.S. a top destination for international relocation	4/19/2012 2:13 PM
Date: April 19, 2012 Business globalization is making the U.S. one of the top relocation destinations in the world, said Dianne Amos, CRP, GMS, vice president of client services with RELO Direct Inc. That means real estate professionals interested in working with clients relocating from another country should clearly signal on their websites that they offer services targeted for this group. read more
Tips for building an international client base	4/19/2012 10:14 AM
Date: April 19, 2012 From a sales perpective, foreign real estate investors are an attractive and fast-growing part of the market. They tend to pay cash for property. And the typical sales price they pay is higher than the median price for property in the U.S., said Don Pasek, a REALTOR® and managing broker with Omniterra Real Properties. read more

Illinois Association of Realtors News

IAR's Chief Legal Counsel Steve Bochenek shares some frequently asked questions and answers as part of the May edition of DR Legal News. IDFPR also has a Q&A , which can be found here.

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