Level Up!

What a privilege it is to serve as your 2025 President of ARELLO! This association has played such a defining role in my professional life, and I am truly grateful for the opportunity to serve through the upcoming year.

For those who don't know me yet, I began my career with the North Carolina Real Estate Commission in 1997, and my first ARELLO meeting followed not long after. North Carolina has deep roots in our association - from founding member Phil Fisher to Fran Whitley and most ...

ARELLO: Welcome 2025!

As we bring in 2025, it’s an ideal time to reflect on our shared accomplishments and look ahead to an exciting year of progress, innovation, and collaboration. This year, we are standing tall to strengthen our role as the global leader in real estate regulation by launching new initiatives, developing deeper industry connections, and building on the foundation of success we’ve established together.

2024 Year-End Recap Video

If you haven’t already, take a moment ...

Ohio Legislation Modifies Pre-Licensing Requirements

Ohio’s legislature has passed legislation reducing pre-licensing requirements for real estate appraisers, salespersons, and brokers. The measure came after an occupational licensing review of a number of Ohio’s state boards and commissions that issue certifications or business licenses. The legislation’s sponsor, Representative Sarah Fowler Arthur, testified in support of the legislation. She highlighted her work with agencies and stakeholders to ensure unintended consequences were ...

Illinois CLIMB Task Force Issues Report

An Illinois task force, CLIMB – which stands for Comprehensive Licensing Information to Minimize Barriers, charged with analyzing occupational licensing, processes, procedures, and statutory requirements for licensure administered by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), has issued its Report and Recommendations. To ensure historically and economically ...

California Issues License Advisory

The California Department of Real Estate has issued an advisory on a scheme defrauding licensed real estate brokers out of thousands of dollars. The scheme is perpetrated by unlicensed imposters posing as fake lenders. The scammers recruit licensed real estate and mortgage brokers to represent the scammer as an account executive for the scammer. The scammer offers its recruited account executives warehouse lines of credit, which afford the account executive the ability to fund mortgage loans ...