The virtual conference sessions of the 2020 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings ended Friday with the NAR Board of Directors Meeting. This photo gallery captures some of the highlights from the three-day event, “Home Front – Fighting for the Future of Real Estate.”

Illinois REALTORS® would like to say thank you to 12 members who played important leadership roles in the first-ever virtual meetings:

  • Zeke Morris, NAR Committee Liaison
  • Mabél Guzmán, Vice President of Association Affairs
  • Matt Difanis, Chair, Professional Standards Committee
  • Matt Farrell, Chair, Real Property Operations Committee
  • Nykea Pippion McGriff, Chair, Realtor Party Member Involvement
  • Chris Read, Chair, Conventional Financing and Policy Committee and the GSE Messaging Task Force Working Group
  • Pat Callan, Vice Chair, Reserves Investment Advisory Board
  • Moses Hall, Vice Chair, Commercial Economic Issues and Trends Forum
  • Maurice Hampton, Vice Chair, CIPS Advisory Board
  • Matt Silver, Vice Chair, Federal Legislative and Political Forum
  • Michelle Mills Clement, Vice Chair Forum, Global Business and Alliance Committee
  • Rebecca Thomson, Executive Committee Member

Watch one of the streamed sessions from last week.

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(Clockwise from top right) Chicago REALTOR® Matt Silver co-moderated a discussion that included former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
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Illinois REALTORS President Ed Neaves ended the Illinois State Caucus with a positive signal for members.
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Chris Read told REALTORS® that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the way technology is being used in real estate.
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Rebecca Thomson spoke during the Illinois State Caucus.
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Illinois REALTORS® Senior Director of Legislative & Political Affairs Julie Sullivan tuned in for several virtual meetings this week.
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Illinois REALTORS Local GAD Joe Roth wanted to hear what Mabél Guzmán had to say.
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Local GAD Jim Clayton watched Lawrence Yun’s presentation on the economy and residential housing market.
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Local GAD Ron Deedrick didn’t want to miss any part of the virtual meetings.
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CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger was one of the featured speakers during the Regulatory Issues Forum at the 2020 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings
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