Trades, Industries & Professions (TIP)

Get Involved!

JUF's Trades, Industries and Professions Divisions offer opportunities for you to learn more about industry-related topics happening in Chicago, to network and socialize with your colleagues, and opportunities to volunteer in the community.
Get involved today! E-mail
tip@juf.org.

Contact

JUF Trades,
Industries & Professions
30 S. Wells St.
Chicago, IL 60606
312-357-4961
tip@juf.org.

Real Estate and Building Trades Division

"The JUF Real Estate and Building Trades Division is the premier organization for real estate professionals in Chicago" - Jason Friedman, Chair of Real Estate and Building Trades Division, Friedman Properties Ltd.

Connect with more than 7,000 of Chicago's most prominent real estate professionals!

The Real Estate industry includes:  The Building Trades industry includes: 
  • Commercial, industrial and residential
    brokers
  • Developers and owners of commercial,
    industrial and residential properties
  • Lenders, mortgage bankers, and
    financial service providers
  • Property and asset management
  • Appraisers, consultants and legal
    service providers
 
  • General and subcontractors
  • Architects
  • Home and property improvement companies
  • Lumber and material suppliers and
    furniture manufacturers
  • Retailers and representatives
 
 

Young Real Estate Group (YREG)

Young Jewish real estate professionals (ages 22 - 40ish) can connect with other young Jewish real estate professionals through networking, educational, and volunteer programs throughout the year, which typically attract up to 150 people. The YREG is also invited to participate in the Real Estate and Building Trades division-wide programs, with opportunities to interact with the seasoned and accomplished professionals of the industry.

For more information on the Young Real Estate Group, email YoungRealEstate@juf.org. 

Leadership

  • Jason Friedman is the 2012 Real Estate and Building Trades Division Chair
    and 2010 JUF Young Leadership Award recipient. 
  • Adam Kaplan is one of the 2012 Young Real Estate Group Co-chairs.
  • Seth Singerman is one of the 2012 Young Real Estate Group Co-chairs

Programs

The Real Estate and Building Trades Division and the Young Real Estate Group offer a variety of valuable programs. For example:

  • The 2007 Real Estate Division Educational program, featuring guest speaker Albert Friedman (Friedman Properties, Ltd), was attended by 149 real estate professionals.
  • The 2010 Economic Forecast featuring panelists Jeffrey Quicksilver (Walton Street Capitol), David Schwartz (Waterton), Steve Stratton (Jones, Lang, LaSalle) and David Stone (Stone Real Estate Group), offered a glimpse of what's to come in the real estate market.
  • The 2010 Real Estate Dinner, chaired by Barry Malkin (GEM Realty Capital) and featuring guest speaker Bob Costas, attracted 850 professionals.
  • The 2011 Real Estate Division Winter Educational program, The Art of the Restaurant Deal, featuring panelists Rob Katz (Boka Restaurant Group), Brendan Sodikoff (Gilt Bar, Maude's Liquor Bar, Curio, The Doughnut Vault) and Lawrence B. Swibel (Fox, Hefter, Swibel, Levin & Carroll, LLP), shared the process of opening and running successful restaurants.
  • The 2011 Real Estate Dinner, chaired by John Supera (Supera Asset Management) and featuring guest speaker Coach Mike Krzyzewski, head men's basketball coach of Duke University, attracted 1,150 professionals. 

Are you interested in learning more or getting involved? Do you have ideas or suggestions? We want to hear from you.

Contact us at RealEstate@juf.org, or (312) 357-4836.