In case you missed it, here are three of the top IARbuzz blog posts from last week.

Illinois REALTORS® pitch in to build Habitat for Humanity home in Aurora #PowerofR – One week in and the third Illinois Association of REALTORS® (IAR) Habitat for Humanity project is taking shape in Aurora. On Thursday, officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the home, at the corner of Solifsburg Avenue and Beckwith Street, with REALTOR® volunteers, IAR President Phil Chiles, IAR Treasurer Mike Drews, State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit and members of the Aurora Police Department in attendance.

Leasing Agents: Still need more CE hours to renew your license? – Leasing Agents who need more CE hours can take advantage of a three-hour online program, COR 1610 Property Management, featuring IAR’s Legal Hotline Attorney Betsy Urbance and Steve Bochenek, a partner with Sorling Northrup Attorneys.

Commercial real estate rock star panel at IAR Fall Conference on Sept. 5 – Increase your understanding, improve your comfort level and give yourself a better chance to succeed with future commercial real estate transactions. Plan to attend the “Retail World from the Perspective of the Landlord” session, Sept. 5 at the IAR Fall Conference & Expo in Chicago.