Membership Maintenance Forms

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Change Email Address

To change your email address click the Member Login tab on our home page. Login in to our Internet Member Services section. Your Logon ID is your six-digit C.A.R./MRED number. Your default password is your social security number minus the last digit. (If this is your first visit, we recommend you change your password immediately after logging in by clicking on “Personal Information”.) Once you have logged in, Click “Personal Information”.

Change Phone Number

To change your email address click the Member Login tab on our home page. Login in to our Internet Member Services section. Your Logon ID is your six-digit C.A.R./MRED number. Your default password is your social security number minus the last digit. (If this is your first visit, we recommend you change your password immediately after logging in by clicking on “Personal Information”.) Once you have logged in, Click “Personal Information”.

Change Your Home Address

If you wish to change your home address, forward the following Personal Name Change Request to the Member Resource Center. Personal Name Change Request Form. Next, change your address with the Licensing Agency. Visit their website www.idfpr.com to download their "Address Change Form".

Change Your Name

The formal name we maintain in our database must match the name shown on your real estate license. If you wish to change your name, you must first change it with the Licensing Agency; they will forward a new license to you. You will need to send documentary proof to the Licensing Agency (i.e., certifed or photocopy of a marriage certificate, divorce decree, or court order). Visit their website www.idfpr.com to download their "Address Change Form"...this form is also used for name changes. Once the Licensing Agency records have been changed and you receive your new real estate license, forward the following Personal Name Change Request to the Member Resource Center along with a copy of your new license. Personal Name Change Request Form.

Change the Name of Your Firm

Click here to obtain a CAR Firm Name Change Request Form. Only Responsible Brokers can change Firm information and copies of DBA or Corporate License must be submitted if changing Firm Name.

Letter of Good Standing Requests

Click here to obtain a Letter of Good Standing Request Form. Members transferring to another REALTOR® association may request a Letter of Good Standing from C.A.R. to submit to the other association they are joining. The purpose of the Letter of Good Standing is to have any portion of IAR or NAR dues you have already paid through C.A.R., as well as an initiation fee, waived by the other association. Members will only be given a Letter of Good Standing if they have paid all current membership dues and fees to C.A.R./MRED. All requests for Letter of Good Standing must be in writing.

Transfer an Agent to Another Office

To transfer an agent from one C.A.R. office to another C.A.R. office, click here to download a CAR Member Transfer Notification Request Form. Complete the form and fax or mail it as directed along with the agents signed off license, a copy of the 45 day sponsor card, and the $35 transfer fee payment.

Transfer Primary Membership of an Office

To transfer Primary Membership of an office click here to download a Request to Transfer the Primary Membership of an Entire Office Form. Complete the form and fax or mail it as directed.

Terminate an Agent

In order to terminate (or drop) an agent, download our Terminate an Agent Request Form, then follow the steps below:

Step One

  1. Sign the license of the sponsored licensee, write "terminated," and mark the date of the termination on the license.
  2. Submit a copy of the signed/terminated license to the licensing agency within 2 business days after termination.
  3. We highly recommend you send the copy via overnight delivery (signature required) to the following address. Keep a copy of the overnight delivery receipt.

    4. Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

    500 East Monroe Street

    Springfield, Illinois 62701-1509

    Note: If the terminated license is not property received by DFPR the licensee WILL NOT be dropped from your C.A.R. sponsorship and you will continue to be responsible for paying their "non-member licensee fees".

  4. Or you may fax the information to 217.782.3390; keep a copy of your "fax received" confirmation.
  5. Retain a copy of the endorsed license and your DFPR delivery receipt for a minimum of one year or at least until the next renewal date.
  6. Give the original endorsed license to the licensee.

Step Two

  1. C.A.R. must have a copy of either the signed-off license (or a letter from the Broker on Company letterhead) in order to remove the agent from the C.A.R. office roster. Fax a copy of the signed/terminated license along with a copy of either your overnight delivery or "fax received" confirmation to C.A.R. at 312.803.4905 within 2 business days after termination.

In most cases, the managing broker of the office will be responsible for the endorsement required of the sponsoring broker. However, in the event the managing broker is unavailable, any broker authorized to sign on behalf of the sponsoring broker may provide the endorsement. Either the sponsoring broker or the sponsored licensee may demand the endorsement of the licensee. Failure of the sponsoring broker to endorse the license upon demand may subject the sponsoring broker (or managing broker) to discipline. The reason for this is IDFPR has complete jurisdiction over each license. However, the endorsement should not preclude either the sponsoring broker or sponsored licensee from pursuing any right or obligation pursuant the terms of the written employment agreement, or pursuant to any other civil remedy. See Section 5-40(b) of the Act and Rule 1450.75

Terminating a Broker Sponsorship

Click here to obtain a Terminate a Broker Request Form. In order to terminate a Broker, the broker should:

  1. Sign their license, indicate "terminated," and mark the date of the termination.
  2. Fax a copy of the endorsed license to C.A.R. at 312-803-4905.
  3. Retain a copy of the endorsed license at least until the next renewal date
  4. Submit a copy of the endorsed license to the licensing agency within 2 business days after termination by “signature required mail delivery”.

Changes in Managing Brokers

If a managing broker of an office is being replaced by someone else:

  1. The office must contact the Licensing Agency to make the changes on the office’s license as well as on the licenses of the individuals involved.
  2. The new broker must submit a copy of the licenses (office and broker) to C.A.R. in order to be assigned as the managing broker of the office as well as notify C.A.R. of the status of the outgoing broker.
  3. If the outgoing broker will remain with the office, C.A.R. will reassign them as an agent.
  4. If the outgoing broker is leaving the office altogether, the new broker must submit a termination notice for the outgoing broker (see Terminating A Broker Sponsorship above). If the incoming broker is not currently a member of C.A.R., the must submit a new member application and pay applicable dues. An MLS Participation Agreement and the MLS start-up fee would not be required of a new broker taking over an existing office. (NOTE: All the appropriate forms necessary to make these changes are available on our website.)

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