Sharon Esslinger at RE/MAX Country Crossroads, Viola, Saluted for 2011 Success in Real Estate Sales

Viola, IL, July 21, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Sharon Esslinger, broker/owner of RE/MAX Country Crossroads, Viola, Ill., recently received special recognition from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region for her sales success in 2011. She has been recognized for closing more residential sales transactions in 2011 than any other RE/MAX agent in northern Illinois outside the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market. She completed 83 sales last year.

Esslinger also has been named to membership in the 100% Club, an honorary club recognizing an important level of achievement in sales production.

Those who earn membership in the 100% Club have reached a top level of sales productivity. In 2011, 18 percent of RE/MAX affiliates throughout the world earned this award. The average 2011 RE/MAX Northern Illinois 100% Club member achieved productivity nearly six times greater than the average earnings of National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) sales agents reported in the 2011 NAR Member Profile.

RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,100 sales associates and 110 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. 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 88,000 sales associates in 90 nations.