RE/MAX Commercial Top 10 for Year's 1st Half Led by Associates from Southwest Suburbs in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market

Elgin, IL, July 19, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Sales associates at offices in the southwest suburbs of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market were heavily represented in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois commercial real estate rankings for the first half of 2010. Tim Tynan of RE/MAX 10, Palos Park, Ill., and Al Vallejo of RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park, Ill., led the way, with six others from the southwest suburbs, including five from Orland Park, claiming spots in the mid-year Top 10.

Vallejo leads the top ranked sales team (a team involves the combined efforts of two or more licensed agents). Tynan is the sales leader among agents who are the sole licensed contributors to their sales production. Rankings are based on commissions earned.

“The first half of the year saw our associates in both the southwest suburbs and in areas outside metropolitan Chicago command a dominant share of our commercial transactions, especially when compared to recent years. The number of associates from the southwest suburbs in our team and individual Top 10 rankings nearly doubled from a year earlier, and those based outside the metro area tripled their representation,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. “RE/MAX associates are a versatile group, and many work with both residential and commercial properties. The number of associates doing so has increased in the last two years as more investors have been attracted to the market for distressed properties in both the residential and commercial sectors.”

The RE/MAX Top 10 commercial agents for the first half of 2010 are:
No. 1 – Tim Tynan, RE/MAX 10, Palos Park;
No. 2 – Peter Dravilas, RE/MAX Preferred Properties, Addison, Ill.;
No. 3 – Thomas Ewing, RE/MAX Property Source, Rockford, Ill.;
No. 4 – Jimmy Chung, RE/MAX Masters, Morton Grove, Ill.;
No. 5 – Dave Shalabi, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 6 – Michael Scola, RE/MAX Partners, Berwyn, Ill.;
No. 7 – Mark VanHyfte, RE/MAX Hometown Advantage, Geneseo, Ill;
No. 8 – Mark Batinick, RE/MAX Professionals South, Plainfield, Ill;
No. 9 – Carol Ficarra-Harczak, RE/MAX All Stars, Niles, Ill.;
No. 10 – Dan Vainisi, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park.

The RE/MAX Top 10 commercial teams for the first half of 2010 are:
No. 1 – Al Vallejo, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 2 – John Rosengren, RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling, Ill.;
No. 3 – Don Rosengren, RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling;
No. 4 – Bruce LaHa, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 5 – Anthony LaMonica, RE/MAX Partners, Berwyn;
No. 6 – Michael Mondello, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 7 – Beverly Labuda, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 8 – Tim McCaslin, RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling;
No. 9 – Al Snyder, RE/MAX Partners, Berwyn;
No. 10 – Sue Lane, RE/MAX Excels, Geneva, Ill.

RE/MAX is the leader in northern Illinois real estate sales. It has been number one in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market since 1989, closing more than $6 billion in sales last year. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network consists of 2,500 associates and 120 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of brokerage services throughout the northern one-third of Illinois. Its www.illinoisproperty.com and www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate brokerage brands. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with nearly 100,000 sales associates in 80 nations.

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