Create professional development programs that help REALTORS® strengthen their businesses.
Protect private property rights and promote the value of REALTORS®.
Advance ethics enforcement programs that increase REALTOR® professionalism.
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.
REALTORS® who come to the Illinois REALTORS® Public Policy Meetings next week in East Peoria can share ideas, learn about statewide real estate issues and see a presentation by 2020 NAR President Vince Malta.
Malta is the CEO of Malta & Co. in San Francisco, a family real estate business founded by his father in 1979. The business manages 15 residential and commercial buildings.
He served as the San Francisco Association of REALTORS® president in 1993 and as the California Association of REALTORS® president in 2006. He’s testified on behalf of NAR to Congress and served as an NAR vice president in 2010 and 2011.
NAR Vice President of Association Affairs Mabél Guzmán, a broker for @properties in Chicago, will also attend. Also, she is the Illinois REALTORS® State Legislative Contact for Sen. Iris Martinez of Chicago, an Illinois RPAC Major Investor and a member of the NAR’s President’s Circle. She served on the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors, and she is a three-time recipient of the association’s Presidential Medallion.
What’s on the agenda
Registration is required for members to attend the Public Policy Meetings at the Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center. Register now.
Members who want hotel reservations must make their own arrangements since the Embassy Suites is sold out.
The annual meetings set the stage for the association’s advocacy and outreach efforts. The meetings cover topics ranging from public policy to legal issues, and the event debuts a revised committee structure which seeks to enhance member engagement.
Highlights of the event include a Kentucky Derby-themed auction to raise money for RPAC, and an awards ceremony recognizing RPAC investment by members and local REALTOR® associations. The association’s REALTOR® of the Year will be named on Wednesday.
