Recent Headlines
Low Inventory of Homes in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Poses Challenges Buyers Can Surmount with Planning and Positive Attitude, RE/MAX Brokers Advise
Everyone knows that old truism: the three most important things in real estate are location, location, location. But today, the three most important things in real estate may be timing, timing, timing. Blame it on the low number of homes for sale in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market. The... - July 26, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate - $1 Million-Plus Home Sales in City Outpaced Broader Market in First Half of 2013
The first half of 2013 produced a substantial increase in luxury home sales in the City of Chicago, according to the RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate, a bimonthly analysis of city home sales at $1 million plus. Sales in that market segment rose 33 percent to 399 units from 300 units... - July 25, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
July 27 Event Hosted by RE/MAX Premier Properties at Metropolitan Tower Offers an Unusual Combination of Music, Art and Real Estate
It will be an unusual evening blending music, art and Chicago real estate at Metropolitan Tower, 310 S. Michigan Ave., on the evening of July 27. The invitation-only party is co-hosted by RE/MAX Premier Properties, based in Chicago’s Gold Coast, and Premier Systems, a Chicago company that... - July 24, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Chicago-Area RE/MAX Brokers and Teams Ranked Among Nation’s Top 1,000 in Wall Street Journal and Real Trends Analysis
Several RE/MAX brokers and teams serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are among the nation’s top 1,000 residential individuals and teams based on 2012 sales achievements, according to a national ranking by Real Trends, Inc., and the Wall Street Journal. Individual brokers and... - July 20, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
St. Louis Real Estate Firm Casts Its Spell
The Mad Magician restaurant and bar opens its doors to downtown music lovers. - July 20, 2013 - Hilliker Corporation
Bossier City Real Estate Agent Mari Demint Awarded Internet Marketing Specialist Designation
Advanced Marketing Designation Recognizes Deep Understanding of Internet Marketing Strategies for Helping Customers Buy & Sell Homes - July 18, 2013 - Keller Williams Realty NWLA, Shreveport, LA
Metro Chicago Real Estate Market June Trends Included Higher Home Prices and Faster Sales Times, Reports RE/MAX
The trend toward higher home prices and shorter selling times that has been emerging in the seven-county metro Chicago real estate market over the last five months was even more apparent in June. The median price of a home sold in June was $209,000, which is 13 percent more than both the June... - July 18, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Hasani Steele of RE/MAX Premier Properties Excels at Turning His Clients’ Projects Into “Good Neighbor” Award Winners
Over the last two years, Steele has helped his developer clients win a dozen of these prestigious awards, which are presented annually by the Chicago Association of Realtors®. - July 17, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Cresa Madison Names Ross Rikkers Partner
Ross Rikkers, previously a Vice President of Cresa, has been named a Partner with the firm. Rikkers has been with the company since 2010 and is regarded as one of the leading commercial real estate brokers in Madison. Specializing in the Downtown submarket, Rikkers has been involved in many of the... - July 17, 2013 - Cresa - Madison
Hilliker Corporation Helps Buyer Take the Plunge
Commercial real estate business represents plumbing distribution company in new headquarters' purchase. - July 14, 2013 - Hilliker Corporation
Build Your Dream Home for Less During Toll Brothers' National Sales Event
Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes, will celebrate its National Sales Event from July 13 to July 28 in its luxury communities nationwide. Home seekers who buy during this event can take advantage of exciting savings and incentive packages. - July 13, 2013 - Toll Brothers Colorado
With Multiple Offers Becoming New Normal in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Agents Offer Tips to Help Buyers Get the Home They Want
A substantial percentage of homes listed for sale today are attracting offers from more than one would-be buyer within just a few days of being listed for sale, according to RE/MAX. - July 13, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Daytona Beach Real Estate Heats Up
In Volusia County, 813 existing homes were sold in May. This is an increase from 681 homes sold the same month a May 2012. - July 11, 2013 - Mike Linton Team | Keller Williams Realty Florida Partners
Mike and Peggy Linton Join RE/MAX Signature as New Sales Associates
Mike and Peggy Linton (The Linton Team) have joined RE/MAX Signature as the newest members of this dynamic sales team. The Linton Team brings to the office a combined 51 years of experience in real estate and was formerly with Keller Williams Realty Florida Partners. “Our first... - July 04, 2013 - Mike Linton Team | Keller Williams Realty Florida Partners
Toll Brothers Starts Construction of Model in The Enclave at McKay Shores
Toll Brothers’ The Enclave at McKay Shores in Broomfield features five brand new home designs that have not been built in Colorado—one ranch and four two-story designs. The luxury home builder recently started construction on its model home for the community—the two-story Bellvue... - July 04, 2013 - Toll Brothers Colorado
Anthem Ranch by Toll Brothers Opens with Brisk Sales
Toll Brothers announced this spring that it will be building 387 homes within Anthem Ranch. The luxury home builder recently opened its Anthem sales office and received deposits for 16 homes during the opening weekend. - July 03, 2013 - Toll Brothers Colorado
New Benchmark Price Per Sq Ft Set in The Meadows by the Sarasota Suncoast Team
John and Anja Buetergerds of the Sarasota Suncoast Team at Keller Williams Realty successfully raised the bar with the recent sale of their listing in The Meadows at 3901 Stable Lane, Sarasota, FL. Based on MLS (multiple Listing Service) sales records, their recent sale with a price of $425,000 on a 2,846 sq ft home in The Meadows, raised the benchmark for “non-golf course view” homes to $149.33 per sq ft; a 5% increase over last year’s comparable homes. - July 03, 2013 - Sarasota Suncoast Team, Inc.
Rick Tritschler Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group
Realtor With 27 Years of Experience Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, Florida. - June 30, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Terri Kotaska Joins Dennis Kotaska at RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, Florida
Terri Kotaska joins husband at RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, Florida, with more than 26 years of successful experience selling more than $30 million of new homes per year. - June 29, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Rachelle Belanger Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group
Rachelle Belanger Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group as a Sales Associate in Sarasota, Florida. - June 29, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Hilliker Corporation Assists Doctor, Wife in Cooking Up Deals
Real estate firm represents entrepreneurs in four property purchases. - June 28, 2013 - Hilliker Corporation
Hilliker Corporation Gets Direct
Real estate firm represents prime downtown properties. - June 23, 2013 - Hilliker Corporation
RE/MAX Alliance Group Hosts Commercial Real Estate Symposium
Experts Discuss the Future of Commercial Real Estate in Southwest Florida - June 22, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Concero Search Partners Relocates to Historic Machinery Row Building in Downtown Madison
Concero Search Partners is a national, independently-owned, retained search consulting firm. Concero engaged Cresa to assist them in identifying and securing an office location that would be flexible enough to support their continued growth and would also support Concero’s collaborative corporate culture. - June 21, 2013 - Cresa - Madison
RE/MAX Honors Owners of Its Top Brokerage Group in the Metro Chicago Real Estate Market for Their Years of Distinguished Service
The owners of RE/MAX Suburban, the largest independent RE/MAX franchise in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market and one of the most successful in the nation, recently received the prestigious RE/MAX Distinguished Service Award from the worldwide RE/MAX organization. - June 21, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Luxury Specialist Christos Papanastasatos Joins RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago’s Gold Coast, Bringing Along $6.5 Million Listing in Burr Ridge
RE/MAX Premier Properties of Chicago now has a new luxury specialist. Christos Papanastasatos, a real estate broker with six years experience in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market and a focus on high-end homes, joined the Gold Coast brokerage located at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in late... - June 20, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
May Home Sales Activity in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Shows Condos Leading the Way to Higher Values, Accelerated Sales, Reports RE/MAX
A 35 percent increase in sales of attached homes (primarily condominiums and townhouses) helped the overall residential market post a 30 percent gain in total sales when compared to May of last year. - June 19, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Alliance Group Presents Check on Children’s Miracle Network Telethon
Southwest Florida Real Estate Firm and Associates Support All Children’s Hospital - June 15, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
InfoSec Institute Opens First Wisconsin Office
Cresa Madison represented InfoSec Institute, Inc. (www.infosecinstitute.com) on a lease transaction for their Madison office space at 2 South Carroll Street in downtown Madison. InfoSec Institute will occupy their new space in August, 2013. InfoSec Institute was founded in 1998 by an expert team... - June 15, 2013 - Cresa - Madison
Chuck and Mary Vargo Join RE/MAX Alliance Group
Award-Winning Realtor Team Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group in the Sarasota, Florida Office. - June 14, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Key Member of CENTURY 21 Wright & Associates, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years
Beaverton Real Estate Specialist, Jesse Poll delivers a special thank you to Katie Cook for all her hard work and dedication that keep the wheels turning at CENTURY 21 Wright & Associates, Inc. - June 09, 2013 - Jesse Poll Keller Williams Realty Saint George
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Young Elementary in Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood on June 11 for Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a June 11 visit to the Ella Flagg Young Elementary School, 1434 N. Parkside Ave., Chicago, in the Austin neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern... - June 07, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Vendorbid.com.au Launches Its Real Estate Auction Website
Vendorbid.com.au has successfully launched its advanced and fully featured real estate auction website for property managers, real estate agents, buyers and tenants in Australia. Vendorbid.com.au is a free service for anyone wishing to post an Auction, however, there are some users paid upgrades,... - June 07, 2013 - Vendorbid.com.au Pty Ltd
Eileen O’Connor, Becky Borci & Diane Batista Attends WCR Mid-Year Meetings in Washington DC and Takes Home the Gold
The Englewood on the Gulf Chapter was presented the Gold Award for Chapter Excellence, at the WCR Awards Banquet on Friday, May 14, 2010, in Washington, D.C. - June 06, 2013 - Becky Borci Realty, LLC
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate: $1 Million-Plus Home Sales Outpaced Broader Market in January-April Period
RE/MAX reports that the luxury segment of the Chicago real estate market, consisting of homes that cost $1 million or more, showed impressive strength through the first four months of 2013. The number of residential sales in that segment increased 32 percent during the period when compared to the... - June 06, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals to Add Plainfield Office; Broker/Owner Views Metro Chicago Real Estate Market as Ripe for Expansion
RE/MAX Broker/Owner Kathy McCauley-Dames will open her newest RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals brokerage in Plainfield, Ill., this autumn. - June 05, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
The REAL Team Just Sold a Home in Carriage Oaks Community, North Bossier City, LA
A Traditional Sale on a 4 Bedroom Home closed in Carriage Oaks in North Bossier City, 2012 Bedford, Bossier City, LA 71111. The REAL Team, Mari Demint, marid@kw.com. - June 04, 2013 - Keller Williams Realty NWLA, Shreveport, LA
Toll Brothers Colorado Team Plants Trees at Edwards Animal Rescue
Forty Toll Brothers staff members recently volunteered at Edwards Animal Rescue by planting much-needed shade trees. - June 02, 2013 - Toll Brothers Colorado
Hilliker Corporation Gets Its Head in the Game
St. Louis real estate firm represents award-winning gaming company. - June 01, 2013 - Hilliker Corporation
Marie Avery Named WCR Florida Chapter Member of the Year
Realtor With RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, Florida, Honored by Women’s Council of Realtors. - May 31, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
University Houses Preschool Relocates to Odana Road
Cresa Madison represented University Houses Preschool in a relocation from their current premises to 6033 Odana Road on Madison’s West Side. University Houses Preschool will occupy their new space in August, prior to the start of the 2013 / 2014 school year. University Houses... - May 31, 2013 - Cresa - Madison
RE/MAX Plaza Announces Plans to Open Woodstock Office Soon; Another Sign of Recovery for Metro Chicago Real Estate Market
A new RE/MAX Plaza office will open its doors in Woodstock, Ill., later this year in another sign that real estate professionals anticipate continued recovery in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market. Rob Schaid, managing broker and owner of RE/MAX Plaza, called the move a logical next step... - May 31, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Suburban Brokers in Arlington Heights Plan June 8 Garage Sale to Benefit Lurie Children’s Hospital
The brokers at RE/MAX Suburban, 1808 Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, Ill., are planning a June 8 sidewalk garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of their office, with all proceeds benefitting Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. “We hope many families in the area will... - May 30, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Cresa Madison Adds Broker to Staff
Cresa Madison is proud to announce the addition of their new Associate, Kevin Anderson. “I am very excited to start my career at Cresa,” stated Anderson. “I am especially interested in Cresa’s single agency platform. I look forward to joining the Madison team which has... - May 30, 2013 - Cresa - Madison
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Jenner Academy of the Arts in Chicago’s Near North Neighborhood on June 5 for an Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a June 5 visit to the Edward Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts, 1119 N. Cleveland Ave., Chicago, in the Near North neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network... - May 26, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Carla Stiver Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group
Award-Winning Broker-Associate Joins Englewood, Florida, Office - May 24, 2013 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Rock Cut Elementary School in Loves Park on June 3 Will be Visited by RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Team for Educational Presentation
Rock Cut Elementary School, 7944 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park, Ill., will be visited by the RE/MAX hot air balloon for a special educational program about the science of ballooning. - May 24, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Special Educational Presentation on the Science of Ballooning to be Presented to Peterson Elementary School in Naperville on May 28 by RE/MAX
A special Educational Presentation on the science of ballooning will be presented to Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School in Naperville on May 28 by the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Team. Ninety 5th grade students at the school, located at 4008 Chinaberry Lane, Naperville, Ill., will learn about... - May 24, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Portland Real Estate Specialist Jesse Poll at Century 21 Wright and Associates, Inc. Delivers the Happy Family Dream
Portland real estate specialist, Jesse Poll, gives a shout out the all those who worked to bring about the closing of another successful home sale. - May 23, 2013 - Jesse Poll Keller Williams Realty Saint George
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Scammon Elementary in Chicago’s Kilbourn Park Neighborhood on May 30 for Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 30 visit to the Jonathan Y. Scammon Elementary School, 4201 W. Henderson St., Chicago, in the Kilbourn Park neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in... - May 23, 2013 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois