The Brokerage Forum is designed to give brokerages an opportunity to have their voices heard, their specific needs addressed, and questions answered. Each forum is unique and updated with new content each time it is offered.
Each forum is unique and updated with new content each time it is offered.
Topics covered include:
- Industry updates and news from NAR, IR, and MRED
- Featured topic with guest speaker
- Coaching Agents for best practices and strategies when rates are rising
- Opportunity for open discussions and questions
Speakers
Chris Read
CRB, CRS, GRI, ABRM, AHWD, CIPS, CNC, SFR, BPOR, SRS, SRES, CRETSChris Read of CR Strategies has been training and coaching Real Estate for over 30 years. She is the Managing Broker for CR REALTOR® and is a licensed CE and Pre-Licensing Instructor. She has authored numerous courses and education resources and was a contributing editor for the Dearborn * Edition of "Modern Real Estate Practice in Illinois." In her path of keeping abreast...
Chris Read of CR Strategies has been training and coaching Real Estate for over 30 years. She is the Managing Broker for CR REALTOR® and is a licensed CE and Pre-Licensing Instructor. She has authored numerous courses and education resources and was a contributing editor for the Dearborn * Edition of "Modern Real Estate Practice in Illinois." In her path of keeping abreast with trends and issues she has achieved the designations of CRB, CRS, GRI, ABRM, AHWD, CIPS, CNC, SFR, BPOR, SRS, SRES and C-RETS.
Chris brings to the classroom experiences from many leadership roles with the local, state, and National REALTOR® associations which include: Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS®, Chair of Illinois REALTORS® Professional Standards, Buisness Issues, Illinois License Law Rewrite, the Education Task Force, Broker/Lawyer and Multi-Board Contract work group. She has served on the MLS Board and currently is a NAR Director, an appointed member of the Illinois Real Estate Administrative Discipliary Board, a Mediator, an Ombudsman, and the 2016 Illinois REALTOR® of the Year.
Chis is passionate about the need for agents to keep abreast with the ever-changing skills and knowledge required to be the "Trusted Advisor" today's consumers want and expect. Proactively positioning clients for "Success on Purpose" is a predominant theme in her courses and presentations.