RE/MAX Center Plans 4th Annual Michelle Radke Benefit on Aug. 24 in Grayslake to Aid Lurie Children’s Hospital
The 4th Annual Michelle Radke Benefit in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) and Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago will be held Aug. 24 at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake, Ill., starting at 12:30 p.m. The event is being organized by... - August 14, 2014
RE/MAX Brokers See More Empty Nesters in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Seeking out Urban Amenities When It’s Time to Downsize
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the nation’s urban areas continue to add residents more rapidly than the country as whole. It’s a trend that includes a wide swath of the population, from young married couples to empty-nesters. Bearing out that trend, RE/MAX brokers in Northern... - August 09, 2014
Dick Hegner, a Man of Diverse Talents, Who Left Enduring Mark on Real Estate Industry as Co-Founder of RE/MAX Northern Illinois Network, Dies at 92
Dick Hegner was a man of diverse talents – a school teacher, outdoorsman, home builder, artist, successful Realtor®, avid tree farmer and conservationist. His greatest financial success, however, came when he and his wife, Betty Hegner, co-founded the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate... - August 08, 2014
Chicago-Area RE/MAX Brokers and Teams Ranked Among “The Thousand” Most Productive in Real Estate Sales
A distinguished group of RE/MAX brokers and RE/MAX sales teams in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market have been named to REAL Trends’ 2014 “The Thousand.” This annual ranking, based on prior-year sales achievements, honors 250 brokers nationwide in each of four categories. - August 07, 2014
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate: $1 Million-Plus Homes Selling More Quickly So Far This Year
The luxury segment of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market experienced relatively steady market conditions during the first half of 2014, with one notable exception. Luxury homes sold much more quickly in the January-June period than they did in recent years, according to the RE/MAX Luxury... - August 01, 2014
Seven Chicago-Area RE/MAX Brokers Named Among Top 250 Latino Agents in U.S. by NAHREP
Seven RE/MAX brokers based in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market were named to the Top 250 Latino Agents in the United States in the most recent annual assessment produced by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals® (NAHREP). Local brokers to make this... - July 24, 2014
RE/MAX Professionals Slates July 26 Open House at Newly Opened Office in Burr Ridge
RE/MAX Professionals is opening the doors of its new Burr Ridge office to the public for a special open house event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 26. - July 23, 2014
RE/MAX Top Performers of Lake Bluff Settles Into Expansive New Office
RE/MAX Top Performers recently relocated to a custom designed, newly constructed office building at 28986 N. Waukegan Road in the heart of Lake Bluff, Ill. It is just a short walk from where the brokerage had been located for the prior decade. Established by Broker/Owner Jane Lee in 2000, RE/MAX... - July 18, 2014
3 RE/MAX Brokerages in the Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Rank Among Nation’s Most Productive
RE/MAX brokerages based in Naperville, Gurnee and Orland Park, Ill., are among the 50 most productive in the nation based on home sales data in the prestigious 2014 REAL Trends 500 survey. They are the only brokerages in the Chicago area to qualify. Of the 50 top brokerages nationwide, an impressive 41 are affiliated with RE/MAX. - July 16, 2014
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Launches State-of-the-Art Real Estate App Compatible with Apple and Android Smartphones and Tablets
Finding a new place to rent or own has never been easier or more fun now that the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network is marketing a revolutionary state-of-the art real estate app that is free to consumers and RE/MAX Northern Illinois agents and works with both Apple and Android... - July 11, 2014
RE/MAX Announces Quad Cities Expansion; Adds Moline Office Headed by Top Agent Rich Bassford
RE/MAX has expanded its already strong presence in the Quad Cities real estate market by establishing a new office in Moline, Ill. RE/MAX Elite Homes will open at 1485 41st St. in July, according to Broker/Owner Rich Bassford, but the operation is already up and running with agents working from... - June 07, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Visit 4 Chicago Schools in Coming Days, Bringing Unique Educational Program to More Than 1,700 Students
More than 1,700 students at four Chicago elementary schools will soon be gaining new insights into science and the history of human flight from the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew. At each school the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. - June 01, 2014
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate: Shorter Market Times, Higher Prices Characterized $1 Million-Plus Market in Jan.-April Period
The Chicago-area luxury home market continued to gain ground over the first four months of 2014. After getting off to a fast start in January and February, the market for homes selling for $1 million or more in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market moved at a more relaxed pace during March... - May 31, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and Crew Visiting Joliet’s Sanchez Elementary School on June 3 to Present Interactive Educational Program to Students
Sator Sanchez Elementary School, 1101 Harrison Ave., Joliet, Ill., will welcome the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon on June 3, and the balloon crew will present an informative educational program designed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The 1,020 students and staff... - May 30, 2014
RE/MAX Offices in Northern Illinois Received Recognition from REAL Trends for 2013 Sales Excellence
Twenty-six RE/MAX firms operating 50 offices in northern Illinois, which are approximately half of the total offices in the network, were recognized in the 2014 REAL Trends 500. The REAL Trends 500, compiled by REAL Trends magazine, is an annual analysis of the nation’s most productive... - May 24, 2014
Quicker Sales, Rising Prices Remained Dominant Trends for Metro Chicago Real Estate Market in April as Distressed Sales Receded, RE/MAX Reports
Faster home sales at higher prices continued to be the dominant trend in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market during April, according to an analysis of market activity by RE/MAX. At the same time, sales of distressed residential properties, through either foreclosure or short sale, declined... - May 23, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and Crew Plan Visits to Two Darien Schools in Coming Weeks; Will Present Interactive Educational Program
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew will make two stops in Darien, Ill., in May and June to present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The RE/MAX balloon will visit Lace Elementary School, 7414 Cass Ave., on May... - May 22, 2014
4 New RE/MAX Franchises Sold in Chicago and Suburbs in March and April; Housing Rebound Brightens Real Estate Business Outlook
RE/MAX Northern Illinois, based in Elgin, Ill., has announced that it has sold four new franchises during the months of March and April. The new offices are evenly divided between the city and suburbs. “We have had an explosion of interest from experienced real estate professionals. They see... - May 21, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and Crew to Visit Washington Elementary in Sterling on May 22
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Washington Elementary School, 815 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling, Ill., on May 22. That morning the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The program will begin... - May 15, 2014
RE/MAX Tech Day 2014 Helps Brokers Utilize Latest Innovations in Technology
Nothing changes faster than technology, and keeping up with it, even if you are a developer in Silicon Valley, can be daunting. Nearly every new advance in technology has real value for the public and professionals everywhere, and that is especially true for the real estate community. For this... - May 15, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and Crew to Present Interactive Educational Experience to Students of Moline's Ericsson Elementary on May 22
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon makes a stop in Moline on May 22 to visit Ericsson Elementary School, 335 5th Ave., Moline, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The program will begin... - May 15, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Offer an Exciting, Interactive Educational Experience to Students at St. Elizabeth Elementary in Bronzeville on May 13
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School, 4052 S. Wabash Ave., in the Bronzeville community of Chicago on May 13. That morning the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern... - May 09, 2014
Commercial Real Estate Market Upswing Becoming More Visible in Northern Illinois, RE/MAX Brokers Report
Investors are gaining confidence in commercial real estate across the Northern Illinois region, according to RE/MAX Northern Illinois brokers, who report that sales and leases of commercial properties have been on the rise for the last six months. The RE/MAX brokers don’t see this as a... - May 09, 2014
Coles Language Academy in South Chicago Will Welcome RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon on May 9 for Exciting, Interactive Educational Experience
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits Edward Coles Language Academy, 8441 S. Yates Blvd., in the South Chicago community of Chicago on May 9. The balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The 200... - May 08, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Visit Onahan Elementary in Chicago's Old Norwood Neighborhood on May 20
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits William J. Onahan Elementary School, 6634 W. Raven St., in Chicago’s Old Norwood neighborhood on May 20 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern... - May 07, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Offer Students at Johnson Elementary in Rockford an Exciting, Interactive Educational Experience on May 17
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits Maud E. Johnson Elementary School, 3805 Rural St., Rockford, Ill., May 17 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. This is the second consecutive year that... - May 07, 2014
RE/MAX Brokerages Serving Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Tabbed as Top Performers in 2014 RISMedia Power Broker Report
The 2014 RISMedia Power Broker Report named eight RE/MAX brokerages in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market as among the top performing firms across the United States. The report, published this month, is considered one of the most accurate gauges of brokerage performance in the U.S. - April 29, 2014
Happy Returns: RE/MAX Plaza Continues Its Growth, Adds 3 Former RE/MAX Brokers, Now Has Sales Team of 41
RE/MAX Plaza continues to expand its presence in McHenry and Lake counties in northern Illinois as the real estate market gathers momentum. Recently three outstanding brokers rejoined RE/MAX as members of the growing RE/MAX Plaza sales team. The firm now has 41 brokers at its headquarters in... - April 24, 2014
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Offer Students in Monroe Center an Exciting, Interactive Educational Experience on April 25
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits Monroe Center Elementary School, 17500 Ill. Hwy. 72, in Monroe Center, Ill., on April 25 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. Since its creation 36... - April 16, 2014
Use of Pocket Listings Rising, But They're the Right Choice for Only a Small Number of Home Sellers, According to RE/MAX Brokers
Pocket listings, in which homeowners offer their homes for sale but don’t make this information public by putting it on the local multiple listing service, appear to be on the rise. The broker/owners of RE/MAX offices in Chicago, Buffalo Grove, Rockford and Belvidere, Ill., report an upswing... - March 29, 2014
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate: $1 Million-Plus Home Sales Start Strong in 2014
Winter winds and frigid thermometer readings couldn’t cool the activity level in the luxury home segment of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market during the first two months of 2014. Compared to the same period in 2013, the number of $1 million-plus homes sold in the seven-county area... - March 20, 2014
February Delivered Rising Home Prices Despite Reduced Sales Activity in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Reports
Residential sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market during February followed a pattern similar to that established in January, with prices rising but the pace of sales slowing when compared to the same month last year, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. - March 19, 2014
RE/MAX Suburban Saluted for Its 2013 Achievements
RE/MAX Suburban, which has real estate brokerage offices in the Chicago suburbs of Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton, recently earned several honors for its 2013 achievements. It captured the annual award given to the company in the RE/MAX Northern... - March 15, 2014
Broker/Owner Jane Lee of RE/MAX Top Performers, Lake Bluff, Earns National and Regional Honors for 2013 Achievements
Jane Lee, broker/owner of RE/MAX Top Performers, 210 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Bluff, Ill., along with a number of the other broker associates in that office recently received special recognition from RE/MAX for their achievements in 2013. Each year RE/MAX honors its top residential teams and brokers... - March 15, 2014
Among Luxury Condos, Unfinished Penthouses Sparkle as Crown Jewels in Downtown Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Reports
Homebuyers typically are attracted to residences they view as move-in ready or close to it. For Chicago’s wealthiest and most discriminating buyers, however, it is unfinished space that can sparkle most brightly, according to an analysis of the luxury residential market by RE/MAX. - February 22, 2014
What’s a Move-Up Buyer to do? Recovering Northern Illinois Real Estate Market Poses Timing Concerns That Homeowners Seeking a New Residence Can Overcome
Selling one home and buying another is never a simple task. As market conditions change, so does the nature of that challenge. Today, in the metro Chicago real estate market and across much of northern Illinois, the seller-buyer confronts an active market with rising prices and strong demand but a... - February 20, 2014
Price Gains Continue Even as Wintry Weather, Shrinking Inventory Slowed January Home Sales in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Reports
Home prices in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued demonstrating upward momentum even as January’s challenging weather and a further tightening in the supply of homes for sale helped slow the pace of sales, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. - February 15, 2014
RE/MAX Suburban's Glen Ellyn Office Welcomes 3 New Broker Agents
Three new broker agents have joined the Glen Ellyn office of RE/MAX Suburban, 441 Taft Ave. They are Roz Iaccino, Lakshmi (Sue) Veeramasuneni and Kathy Berger, and they are part of an 18-broker sales force at RE/MAX Suburban Glen Ellyn. Iaccino moved into real estate brokerage after a 28-year... - February 14, 2014
New Year Brings New Leader at RE/MAX Connections II in Marengo as Ben Broughton Takes the Reins
The New Year brought new leadership to RE/MAX Connections II in Marengo, Ill., as Ben Broughton took the reins as broker/owner on Jan. 1, acquiring the successful office from its founder, Laura Heinberg. It is part of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. Broughton, 40, is a... - February 06, 2014
RE/MAX Network Expands with Addition of New Office in Des Plaines: American Star Realty Becomes RE/MAX Renaissance
Spurred by a reinvigorated real estate market, RE/MAX has announced that another independent brokerage has joined its northern Illinois network. On Jan. 16, American Star Realty, 2250 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, Ill., became RE/MAX Renaissance. “We view joining RE/MAX as an ideal way to... - February 01, 2014
After 25 Years with RE/MAX in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, Broker Roger Lautt Happy to be Home Again After a Brief Departure
Broker Roger Lautt has returned to RE/MAX after trying the United Real Estate business model. - January 30, 2014
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate: More and Faster Sales for $1 Million-Plus Residential Market in 2013
Luxury homes sold in greater number and more quickly during 2013 in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market even as the median sales price held steady, according to the RE/MAX Northern Illinois Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate, a bi-monthly analysis of home sales at $1 million... - January 23, 2014
Good News for Homeowners; RE/MAX Brokers Advise That Older Kitchen or Bath Needn’t be a Major Obstacle to Quick Sale
What attracts buyers most strongly when touring a home for sale in the Chicago real estate market? RE/MAX brokers report that buyers love to find modern kitchens with granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances and new cabinets. They also like large bathrooms with tile floors, steam showers,... - January 18, 2014
Top Broker Starr Zook Takes Command at RE/MAX On Track in Aledo
Starr Zook, one of the leading real estate brokers in Mercer County, Ill., for more than a decade, recently acquired RE/MAX On Track in Aledo, Ill., the office with which she has been affiliated since 2001. - January 17, 2014
South Loop Specialist Terri Buseman Joins RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago’s Gold Coast
Terri Buseman, a broker specializing in residential properties in Chicago’s South Loop and neighboring communities, has joined RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. A resident of the South Loop for the last 30 years, Buseman earned her real estate license in 2004 after an... - January 05, 2014
Drone-Mounted Video Camera Lets RE/MAX Broker Scott Gerami Provide Bird’s Eye View of His Listings
E/MAX broker Scott Gerami of Naperville, Ill., is a self-described “gadget guy.” So about a year ago, when he saw a YouTube video taken by a tiny video camera mounted on a drone, he was fascinated. - December 19, 2013
Home Values in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Remained on Upswing in November, RE/MAX Reports
Home values in the seven-county metro Chicago real estate market extended their upswing in November, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. The median sales price of all attached and detached homes closed in November was $170,000, a 10 percent increase over the median price a year earlier. That... - December 18, 2013
Becky Lippstreuer Joins RE/MAX Suburban in Mt. Prospect
Becky Lippstreuer is the most recent addition to the outstanding group of real estate professionals at RE/MAX Suburban, 330 E. Northwest Hwy. The office, with 23 broker affiliates, is one of seven operated by RE/MAX Suburban in the Chicago area. Lippstreuer is a second generation real estate... - December 15, 2013
Trisha Dunaway Joins Sales Team at RE/MAX Valley, Realtors
Trisha Dunaway is the most recent real estate professional to join RE/MAX Valley, Realtors®. - December 14, 2013
RE/MAX Broker Hasani Steele Joins Development Team to Restore 19th Century Brownstone Rowhouse on Chicago’s South Lakefront
A gutted and restored 19th century Victorian brownstone rowhouse at 4058 S. Lake Park Ave., originally built in 1882, is an outstanding example of how historical elegance and state-of-the-art finishes can be blended to create a remarkable residence. The project was a two-year effort involving... - December 12, 2013