South Suburban Agents Receive Career Honors from RE/MAX for Continued Success in Metro Chicago Real Estate Sales

Elgin, IL, September 19, 2010 --(PR.com)-- RE/MAX affiliates from five suburban communities in south Cook County, Ill., were among the elite agents who recently earned career awards from RE/MAX, the leading international real estate organization. The awards reflected the continued success these agents have achieved in the metro Chicago real estate market, which is among the nation’s most competitive.

RE/MAX affiliates are eligible to receive awards marking important professional milestones during their career with RE/MAX. These career honors include the Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award and Circle of Legends awards, which are distinct from the honors that agents can earn each year for their annual sales production.

Bernadeta Szczech of RE/MAX 10, Oak Lawn, received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which goes to agents who have been part of the worldwide RE/MAX network for at least seven years and have completed 1,000 or more real estate transactions during that time.

Sue Grandys and Anna Krzemien, also of RE/MAX 10, Oak Lawn, along with Monica Poland of RE/MAX South Suburban in Flossmoor, Thomas Adams of RE/MAX Southeast in Lansing, Paul Newman of RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park and Thomas Domasik of RE/MAX 10, Palos Park, were welcomed into the RE/MAX Hall of Fame, which recognizes agents who have completed 350 or more real estate transactions during their career with RE/MAX.

Across the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region, 119 RE/MAX affiliates have earned career achievement honors so far in 2010.

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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