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Realtor Dana Hudson participates in Illinois Association Fall Conference

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[October 12, 2013]  Dana Hudson from the Logan County Board of Realtors attended the Illinois Association of Realtors Fall Conference and Expo at the Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Oct. 1-3.

"The IAR Fall Conference is a great place to go to keep current on trends in real estate. It is also a great source for staying current with all of the different regulations required in the selling and buying of real estate," Hudson said.

With the theme of "The Power of R," this year's conference celebrated the power of the

Realtor family, education, the Realtors Political Action Committee and the RVOICE advocacy program. Hundreds of Illinois Realtors learned more about mobile technology, tips for going paperless, the social business of real estate and what may be ahead for the housing market and economy in 2014.

Featured presenters included a real estate economist, John Tuccillo; a social media trainer, John D. Reyes; the director of digital engagement for the National Association of Realtors, Nobu Hata; an iPad trainer, Kim Hlava; and a technology enthusiast, Steve Volkodav, CEO of the North Shore-Barrington Association of Realtors.

Conference attendees also had the opportunity to attend two continuing education classes.

Realtor and attorney Bruce Aydt provided an overview on fair housing and other issues in the course "Fair Housing, Agency, License Law & Escrow 3.0." Tax expert Chris Bird covered tax changes affecting the real estate industry in the course "What's Congress Up To? How Changing Federal Tax Laws Impact Your Clients and the Real Estate Professional."

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A trade expo in connection with the conference featured some of the real estate industry's top vendors, including marketing and insurance providers, banking and mortgage services, and business technology companies.

The conference also included an Inaugural Gala for the 2014 officers of the association. The officers are:

  • President: Phil Chiles, ABR, CRS, GRI, SRES, broker-associate with The Real Estate Group in Springfield.

  • President-elect: Jim Kinney, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, vice-president of luxury home sales for Baird & Warner in Chicago.

  • Treasurer: Mike Drews, broker associate with Charles B. Doss & Co. in Oswego.

The Illinois Association of Realtors is a voluntary trade association whose 41,000 members are engaged in all facets of the real estate industry. In addition to serving the professional needs of its members, the association works to protect the rights of private property owners in the state by recommending and promoting legislation that safeguards and advances the rights of real property ownership

[Text from file received from the Logan County Board of Realtors]

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