Podcast Illinois Realtors

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're joined by RPAC Fundraising Specialist Vanessa Wiseman. It's March so that means it's time for the Mega Raffle! We talk all about what the Mega Raffle is and how it works. We also dive into why RPAC continues to be such a vital part of Illinois REALTORS® and why it's important to…

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're joined by Illinois REEF Foundation Manager Laurie Clayton talks about eight scholarship programs that have April 1 application deadlines. We discuss the various scholarships and opportunities REEF provides and what it's meant to Laurie to see so many people further their educati…

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're joined by Illinois REALTORS® Senior Director of Advocacy Programs Gideon Blustein. The Chicago primaries were held last Tuesday and led to some very interesting results from the Mayoral race to the ward aldermen. When it comes to Chicago elections there's no better authority tha…

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, Education Director Carrie Elliott and Education Specialist Aniya Lathan discuss all Managing Brokers need to know about renewing their real estate licenses. We talk about completing your required CE courses, the different categories of brokers and the requirements for each, and some a…

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're welcoming back Manager of State Government Affairs Jim Clayton to talk about the upcoming Capitol Conference. Jim reveals preliminary details about the 2023 Capitol Conference in Springfield including the return of the Lobby Day at the State Capitol. You won't want to miss the s…

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're introducing you to the newest member of the Illinois REALTORS® Staff: Director of Local Advocacy Tom Benedetto. Tom comes to us by way of Chicago and brings a wealth of experience in governmental affairs and we cannot wait to see what he has in store! In this conversation we lea…

On this week's episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Weekly Podcast, we're talking to the Immediate Past President Ezekiel "Zeke" Morris as he discusses the importance of Black History Month and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion successes - but says there is still more work to be done.Bởi Illinois Realtors®

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. We recently returned from the 2023 Winter Business Meetings in Bloomington. The week was PACKED with some incredible sessions and some amazing speakers who came to inspire and inform our members…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. Experience has taught Herrin-area REALTOR® Teresa Camarato, Illinois REALTORS® 2011 President Sheryl Grider Whitehurst of Peoria, Belleville-area REALTOR® Tricia Tialdo and Chicago Association o…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome back Illinois REALTORS® RPAC Fundraising Manager Kim House for a preview of the biggest state RPAC fundraising event of 2023, the Rockin' With RPAC Auction, sch…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome back Illinois REALTORS® Senior Advisor Governmental Affairs Betsy Mitchell for a summary of the lame duck session and the issues that loom for legislators in th…

Our members are always looking for opportunities to connect with clients. Today we are talking with a few members who are successfully growing their business with social media to share their strategies: Carrie Little of CarMarc Realty Group in Chicago and Brandon Blankenship with Keller Williams Premier Properties in Glen Ellen. We discuss how they…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we’re talking with Yvette Jones-Swanson, an Illinois REALTOR® who was just named one of five 2022 NAR Volunteering Works Grant and Mentoring Recipients. We speak with Yvet…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome back Illinois REALTORS® Manager of State Government Affairs Jim Clayton to talk about the 2022 Veto Session, gives a preview of the upcoming new class of lawmak…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome back Illinois REALTORS® Senior Advisor of Governmental Affairs Betsy Mitchell to discuss the new Smoke Alarm Law that will be taking effect in Illinois right as…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome the brand new President of the REALTORS® Land Institute Luke Worrell. Luke has been in land brokerage nearly his entire life first as a part of his Father's com…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome Tracey Royal to talk about her recent experience at the NAR Conference in Orlando as part of the NAR Leadership Academy class of 2022. Tracey is the Assistant B…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we're diving into the results of the highly competitive mid-term elections. We're joined by Illinois REALTORS® Manager of State Governmental Affairs Jim Clayton to talk ab…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we have a packed house in the studio and online to talk about the vital work of the Illinois REALTORS® Relief Foundation. The foundation helps those living in the state’s …

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode we welcome two of your local GADs: Joe Roth & Ron Deedrick to talk about why the question of Home Rule status is appearing on ballots this fall in Barrington, Carbondale, …

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we’re welcoming a very special guest to the podcast for the first time! Victoria "Vicki" Munson is the new Legal Hotline Attorney for Illinois REALTORS® and we could not …

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we’re getting back into the studio for some genuine new content! The Leadership Development Program's applications are being accepted and about to accept a new class. As …

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we’re bringing you excerpts form the presentation by Dr. Daniel McMillen: Winterizing: Analysis and Outlook on Illinois Residential Real Estate. Dr. McMillen is a Profess…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we’re bringing you the presentation by IDFPR’s Division of Real Estate Director Laurie Murphy that was a part of our PACKED Broker Engagement Forum at the 2022 Fall Busin…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we're giving you a little bit of what our members experienced at last week's Fall Business Meetings. We're bringing you the full session delivered by Intersect Illinois C…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we're welcoming the Chair and Vice Chair of the Illinois REALTORS® Business Issues Forum Brian Kwilosz and Jayme Ahlden to preview their upcoming section of the massive B…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we're welcoming Gideon Blustein back to the pod to talk about the upcoming Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference which he will be attending and why REALTORS® in all f…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this week's episode, we're welcoming Young Brockhouse and Jim Clayton to give a preview of some of the voluminous forum options awaiting all of the attendees of our annual Fall Business Meeti…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. Last week, Illinois REALTORS® attended the C5 Conference in New York City. This conference is presented by NAR and is a big part of effort to continue drawing attention to the commercial side of…

As was first seen in the inaugural issue of the new digital magazine, we have updated our invaluable 21 Things To Do and Not Do List When Marketing Your Business. This list has always proved as a vital resource to our members and this update comes at a great time for the market itself. To help break it all down we welcome Illinois REALTORS®' Direct…

Welcome to Illinois REALTORS® Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this episode of the podcast Jeremy & Kelli are giving you a comprehensive breakdown of the PACKED slate of content coming to the annual Fall Business Meetings in Oak Brook September 19-22. Hi…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this episode of the podcast we welcome the CEO of Quad City Area REALTORS® Sharon Smith. Sharon gives us a great rundown on the Quad Cities area of the state and the unique knowledge base the association's m…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this episode of the podcast we welcome a mother-son duo in Jessica and Gavin Devore. Gavin is truly a unique and incredible individual as he is one of the first teenagers to take advantage of the age drop in…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this episode of the podcast we welcome Angela Rather, who is a realtor with Keller Williams Pinnacle Group in O'Fallon. Angela is currently spearheading efforts to educate and provide resources to real estat…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this episode of the podcast we're throwing an interview party as we're joined by 4, count 'em, 4! guests today to talk about one of the most unique, unsung and vital programs Illinois REALTORS® offers: The O…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this very special episode of the podcast we are joined by two amazing individuals to talk about the historic Dearborn Realtist Board and their current new member drive. First is Illinois REALTORS® 2022 Presi…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. In case you missed the live broadcast on June 29, listen now to an analysis of the historic June primary elections by the Illinois REALTORS® Governmental Affairs Team including Greg St. Aubin, Senior VP for Gov…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. Today we have a fantastic episode that truly shows the impact our GADs have. We have two interviews that we recorded over the last few weeks with Neeley Erickson and Kristie Engerman about specific ways they've…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. Today on the podcast Kelli and Jeremy welcome back Dr. Dan McMillen to talk about the Summer housing market and where the market may go for the rest of the year. Dr. McMillen is the head of the Stuart Handler D…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. Today on the podcast Kelli and Jeremy will be talking about how REALTORS® can hone their leadership and collaboration skills. And the best part about it; they also get to protect the future of the real estate i…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. As it does every year, June marks the beginning of LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the United States and around the world. Unlike other national observance months, Pride month is a relatively new celebration of our colle…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. June is National Homeownership Month and we're once again bringing focus to our ongoing American Dream campaign. The American Dream of homeownership is only made possible by YOU. So on this episode we're bringi…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. It's been a while since the Illinois Residential Real Property Disclosure Act has been updated but that is what happened mere weeks ago. But have no fear! Returning podcast champion and IR Legal Counsel Betsy U…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. On this special episode of the podcast, we give a brief history of Asian American & Pacific Islander Month. We're also giving you a preview of the 2022-2023 State of Asia America Report from the Asian Real Esta…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. It's time for a good old fashioned episode on location! This week Jeremy and Kelli are bringing you this episode from Collinsville as we're getting set up for our first Spring Conference and Expo since 2019! Th…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. The broker renewal deadline has officially passed. So what now if you still haven't renewed? Jeremy and Kelli are here to answer all of your questions and give you a road-map for what to do now. Then they previ…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. The broker renewal deadline is quickly approaching on April 30th! SERIOUSLY! The time is now to get your renewals done so as not to interrupt your business. For one last push, we welcome back Jeremy Reed from I…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. The broker renewal deadline is quickly approaching on April 30th! We're continuing our informational push by welcoming Christi Walden, Education Manager & Aniya Lathan, Education Specialist from Illinois REALTO…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. April once again welcomes Fair Housing Month to the United States. Join us for this special episode as we hear from Nathan K. Johnson of Redkey Realty Leaders and learn about the history of the fight for fair h…

Welcome to IR Weekly. This podcast will be in your feeds every Tuesday to keep you up to date on all the latest news in the REALTOR® world. Many people already struggle with finding the right work-life balance. Throw in a pandemic, which forced everyone to work from home and go to school from home, and the lines separating work and home life blurre…