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Protect REALTORS® by providing legal guidance and education.
Stay current on industry issues with daily news from Illinois REALTORS®, network with other professionals, attend a seminar, and keep up with industry trends through events throughout the year.
Illinois REALTORS® recently heard from top-ranking state real estate regulators on timelines for restructured education requirements affecting new broker licensees.
On hand were Acting Director Mario Treto Jr. and Deputy Director Laurie Murphy with the Real Estate Division of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
They also addressed other changes to the Real Estate License Act (RELA) that became effective Aug. 9, 2019.
Treto and Murphy discussed some of the reasons for changes and clarifications that are part of the new legislation.
Go to the RELA Rewrite page (member login required) for the latest information on RELA amendments.
Illinois REALTORS® CEO Gary Clayton and Deputy CEO Jeff Baker brought the audience up to speed on other legislative updates and initiatives important to our members, such as title insurance, rent control and the Cook County transfer tax initiative.
Finally, Illinois REALTORS® General Counsel Betsy Urbance provided a brief legal update where she discussed the new Illinois legislation legalizing recreational marijuana and what that might mean to members, upcoming changes to Illinois fair housing laws and a Cook County fair housing ordinance among other “hot” legal topics.
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