Learn why standout REALTORS® Matt Difanis, David Ferrel Jr. and Ethan Nagar are looking forward to attending the 2025 Capitol Conference on April 29 in Springfield, then register to join them.

Find out more about the Capitol Conference and keynote speaker Harold Ford, a former U.S. Congressman. A Democrat known for his centrist views, Ford is co-host of FOX News Channel’s The Five and regularly appears on Special Report with Bret Baier. He is also the Regional President for PNC Bank in New York.

Difanis is the broker-owner of RE/MAX Realty Associates with offices in Champaign, Monticello and Mahomet, is a member of the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors and was the 2018 state president. He’s also served on numerous national committees, including his position as the NAR Association Leadership Liaison. On the local level, he has served in numerous leadership positions, including as the Champaign Country Association of REALTORS® president and on its board of directors.

Ferrel, of Su Familia Real Estate in Chicago, is the Illinois YPN vice president and was a 2023 graduate of the Illinois REALTORS® Leadership Development Program.  He’s served on several state committees.

Nagar, of RE/MAX American Dream in Round Lake Beach, is the president of the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS®, a member of Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors and president for Illinois YPN. He’s served on several state committees.