Illinois REALTORS® Podcast

Listen to today's podcast with Highland Park REALTOR® Betsy Brint, and you'll want to cast online votes for her as a finalist in NAR's Good Neighbor Award program. Brint has served the Highland Park Community Foundation for years but the recognition comes as a result of the role the foundation has played in helping the Highland Park community heal following the mass shooting at its 2022 Independence Day parade. Brint and members of the foundation worked with local leaders to distribute donations to families of those who died, were injured or traumatized by the shooting. If Brint and the foundation collect one of the three highest online vote totals before the Oct. 1 deadline, she will be named a Web Choice Favorite and the foundation will receive grant money to continue to support the community. Learn more about Brint and the Good Neighbor Award program.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, Jeremy and Kelli are giving you the final rundown as the Fall Business Meetings quickly approach! Hear all the details of the highly anticipated 2023 Forums including Political Involvement featuring State Senator Christina Castro, Public Policy featuring members Andy Velkme and Tim Ryan, Business Issues featuring Opticos Design, Inc's Jennifer Settle AND MANY MORE. Find all the info and get your registration in for this FREE event at www.IllinoisRealtors.org/fallbusinessmeetings.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we welcome back to the show Becky Carraher, who is Illinois REALTORS’ Director of Ethics and Professional Standards, to talk about a new option being offered when an ethics complaint is filed.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we welcome 3 REALTOR® members to talk all about the annual Fall Business Meetings. We welcome in Keith McKeever, John Grissom and Meenu Bhaskar to talk about their experiences at the Meetings, what some of their favorite parts of the Meetings are and why they believe they are vital to attend for REALTORS® of all ages and experience.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we welcome Senior Director of Advocacy Programs Gideon Blustein to talk about the new REALTOR® Candidate Training Program. This program helps walk prospective government candidates through the process of running for public office. Gideon gives an overview of the program and talks about why it's especially important that REALTORS® get involved in the political process.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, Jeremy & Kelli are back in studio and giving you a comprehensive preview of the upcoming 2023 Fall Business Meetings. Like every year, the Meetings are PACKED with speakers, forums and meetings to help our members get energized and this year promises to be just as vital. You can register for the Meetings NOW at www.illinoisrealtors.org/fallbusinessmeetings.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, Illinois REALTORS® Legal team update you on legal considerations concerning teams and independent contractor status. Learn about requirements you must follow to protect your brokerage.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, Carrie Elliott, Illinois REALTORS® Education Director, joins the conversation about American Warrior Real Estate Classes, co-sponsored by the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, the Heartland REALTOR® Organization, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation and Illinois REALTORS®. Special guests include American Warrior Institute CEO and Branch Manager (for Fairway) Louise Thaxton, who will serve as the course instructor, and former Navy SEAL, retired Lt. Jason Redman, who will be the keynote speaker for both August classes. Listen to today’s podcast and you’ll want to be the first in your office to register for one of the American Warrior Real Estate Professional courses scheduled for August in the Chicago area.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we welcome two Illinois winners of the NAR 30 Under 30 honor for 2023; Caira Button and Kelly Carlson. We dive deep in this episode talking about how they found their way to the real estate profession, how they have achieved success early, what it was like to apply for and be selected for the 30 Under 30 and what advice they would give to other REALTORS® starting. This is a great episode with two dynamic guests that is sure to energize you. Enjoy!

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're talking about the Illinois REALTORS® Relief Foundation with Illinois REALTORS® Vice President of Operations Cathy Madaus and Assistant Operations Manager Brandi Buchele. On June 29, severe storms swept through several Illinois communities, causing extensive damage to homes, trees and power lines. The storm left tens of thousands of residents without power for a number of days. With extreme weather events taking place throughout the state, the work of the Illinois REALTORS® Relief Foundation has never been more needed. We discuss the foundation and how homeowners can apply for assistance.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're bringing you a portion of the latest recording of Legal Update with Illinois REALTORS® VP of Legal Services Betsy Urbance and Legal Hotline Attorney Vicki Munson. In this section Betsy and Vicki discuss a new scam making it's way across the country involving vacant property. They discuss what to look for to make sure your business is protected from these scams.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we welcome back Manager of State Government Affairs Jim Clayton. Jim brings you up to date on our efforts to increase housing supply in every Illinois community. The fight continues in Springfield and beyond!

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're welcoming 3 association presidents from the North, Central and Southern parts of the state to talk about the challenges their members are seeing in the current housing market. Jean Lewis (Keller Williams Pinacle), Ginger Sreenan (Pioneer Real Estate Services), PJ Trautman (Trautman Real Estate Agency & Appraisal) give specific examples of what issues are arising in the market and give advice on how they're dealing with those issues. They also talk about the Illinois REALTORS® Your American Dream campaign and how the campaign assets for our members are helping them deal with the market.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're bringing back our guests from last week, Global Forum Committee Chair Ahmed Badat and Vice Chair Jana Herdova, to give us 6 Reasons to attend the June 20th Illinois REALTORS Global Forum: “The Important Role of U.S. Economic Aid Abroad.”

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're focusing on the June 20th Illinois REALTORS Global Forum: “The Important Role of U.S. Economic Aid Abroad.” To tell us a little more about this FREE virtual event, we’ve invited Global Forum Committee Chair Ahmed Badat and Vice Chair Jana Herdova as well as the featured speaker of the event, Joe Williams, the Managing Director for Global Programs at Financial Services Volunteer Corps.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we are talking about AI, a topic that is quickly dominating the pubic sphere of discussion and how it pertains to the real estate profession. To help us along we are joined by REALTORS® Carrie Little and Marki Lemons Ryhal as well as Legal Hotline Attorney Vicki Munson for an exploration of the ways this quick-developing, far-reaching technology could affect your bottom line, the rights of private property owners and our industry. You don't want to miss this discussion!

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we are happy to welcome back to the show, Dr. Daniel McMillen, head of the Stuart Handler Department of Real Estate at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Business Administration. You may have seen Dr. McMillen at some Illinois REALTORS® events where he shared his insights into the economic trends affecting the housing market. He and his team at the University of Illinois also provide Illinois REALTORS® with monthly, quarterly and annual housing forecasts. Today we are sitting down to talk with him about what is happening in the market, what REALTORS® might expect this summer and some of the larger economic factors that could come into play over the next few months.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we welcome back to the podcast Illinois REALTORS® Manager of State Government Affairs Jim Clayton, to talk about the latest news from Illinois’ 103rd General Assembly with only four days left in the Spring Session. We're talking about the twists and turns of the Radon Bill and the surprise full court press that all of you members helped pull off. We're also giving a preview of what we're keeping our eyes on as the session comes to a close. You won't want to miss these stories of just how vital our Government Affairs team is.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're focusing on the upcoming 2023 Spring Conference & Expo, and the obvious – and maybe not-so-obvious – reasons why hundreds of REALTORS® attend this annual event in Collinsville. To help us reveal the details of this two-day, can’t-miss event, we welcome the chair of the Spring Conference & Expo Working Group Kris Rosser Schmitt, the Egyptian Board of REALTORS® CEO, Charay Palmer and the Illinois REALTORS® Vice President of Professional Development Young Brockhouse.

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're bringing you a very special episode recorded during our Capitol Conference 2023. During CapCon YPN held a special event all about mentoring. We snagged their special guest NAR YPN Advisory Board Member Yared Rivera and we're also joined by Illinois YPN Advisory Group Chair Ryan Elwell to talk about the variety of ways you can learn AND help others through mentoring by keeping your mind open to the possibilities.