RE/MAX Pioneer Club Welcomes Its Newest Inductees from West Suburbs of Metro Chicago Real Estate Market

Chicago, IL, June 30, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network recently welcomed the newest members of its Pioneer Club during its 34th annual awards ceremony. The Pioneer Club member have been affiliated with the network for 25 years, and this year several of those recognized were from the western suburbs of the metro Chicago real estate market.

Among them was Al Snyder, the founder and broker/owner of RE/MAX Partners in Berwyn, Ill. Currently a resident of Forest View, Ill., Snyder grew up in Berwyn and spent a decade in the real estate industry, primarily as a managing broker, before opening his own office under the RE/MAX banner in 1986.

“I was attracted by the structure of RE/MAX and the quality of its agents, and I don’t view it any differently today,” said Snyder. “We have consistently been able to bring on board the kind of fully committed, highly skilled agents who have allowed our office to achieve and maintain a dominant role in our local market.”

Other recent Pioneer Club honorees from the western suburbs were Mary Sesny of RE/MAX Elite in Darien, Ill., and Joel Adams of RE/MAX Suburban in Glen Ellyn, Ill.

“Our Pioneer Club members have built distinguished records of service to their clients, the RE/MAX network and the real estate industry. Over the course of their careers, they have adapted successfully to changing market conditions because they combine professional expertise and strong work ethic,” said Laura Ortoleva, spokeswoman for the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. “The success of the RE/MAX network is due in no small part to the hard work and accomplishments of these outstanding professionals.”

RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network consists of 2,300 sales associates and 110 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 franchise brands. Its mobile search, m.illinoisproperty.com, allows users to conduct real estate searches on any mobile device with Internet access. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 90,000 sales associates in 84 nations.

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