Congratulations to Matt Silver, broker-partner with Corcoran Urban Real Estate in Chicago, who has been named the 2022 treasurer nominee for the state association.

An Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors vote is expected to formally place Silver on the association’s leadership ladder later this year. ­His selection by the association’s Nominating Committee was announced Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.

Silver is a past president of the Chicago Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.). He was named Chicago REALTOR® of the Year in 2018 and received the REALTOR® Achievement Award from C.A.R. in 2013. Silver has served as 2015 president of the Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF) and is a member of the Dearborn REALTIST® Board.

At the state level, Silver serves as a Federal Political Coordinator for District 10 (Rep. Brad Schneider). He is a member of the Illinois REALTORS® Board of Directors, currently chairs the association’s Professional Standards Committee and has served on a variety of association committees over the past 19 years.

Silver has earned several industry designations and endorsements, including Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI), e-PRO certification, and the National Association of REALTORS®’ Commitment to Excellence C2EX endorsement.

Once the nominating committee’s selection is sanctioned by the association’s board of directors, Silver will join other Illinois REALTOR® leaders in 2022, including Ezekiel “Zeke” Morris, who will become president; Michael Gobber, who will become president-elect and Sue Miller, who will be immediate past president.