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Realtor Rebecca Samler Earns RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award
Bradenton, Florida, Realtor Receives Prestigious RE/MAX Award. - September 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Sharone Giordano Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group; Michael Giordano Joins Alliance Group Property Management (AGPM)
Husband and wife Sharone and Michael Giordano Announce Major Move in Southwest Florida. - September 21, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Home Sales Momentum Continues in August Across Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Reports
Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market followed a familiar path in August, with more homes changing hands more quickly, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. August sales of detached and attached homes reached a combined total of 9,145 units, which is a robust 26.5... - September 16, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Sauk Valley Expands with Acquisition of Dixon Franchise
Jim Cesarek, Tim McCaslin and John Rosengren, the owners of RE/MAX Sauk Valley in Sterling, Ill., have expanded their brokerage by acquiring the RE/MAX franchise in nearby Dixon, Ill. The office, which has been renamed RE/MAX Sauk Valley, allows the firm to better serve the Dixon and Lee County... - September 14, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Debbie Puckett Joins RealtySouth Tuscaloosa
Debbie Puckett recently joined RealtySouth's Tuscaloosa branch as a Realtor, bringing with her 20 years of marketing experience and sales leadership from industrial automation companies. - September 14, 2012 - RealtySouth
Kombucha Retailer Relocating to Park Street in Downtown Madison
Cresa Madison represented NessAlla Kombucha, a kombucha retailer, in a relocation to Park Street in downtown Madison. - September 14, 2012 - Cresa - Madison
Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School to be Visited by RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon on Sept. 24
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a Sept. 24 visit to Hinckley-Big Rock Elementary School, 600 W. Lincoln Hwy., Hinckley, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network. - September 13, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Metro Chicago Real Estate Network’s Hot Air Balloon Visits Mahalia Jackson School in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham Area on Sept. 7
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a Sept. 7 visit to Mahalia Jackson Elementary School, 917 W. 88th St., in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate... - September 07, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Karrie Beckmann Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, Florida
Buyer Specialist Karrie Beckmann Joins the University Parkway Office of RE/MAX Alliance Group. - September 07, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Citadel Self Storage in Peachtree City, Geogia Sold
Dale C. Eisenman, CCIM of Midcoast Properties, Inc. represented the seller of Citadel Self Storage in Peachtree City, GA in its recent sale. Citadel is a class A self storage facility with climate and non-climate units situated on 8 acres. - September 05, 2012 - Midcoast Properties, Inc.
Authors of "Chicago's Gold Coast" to Host Book Signing at RE/MAX Premier Properties, Chicago on Sept. 15
Maureen O’Brien, an agent with RE/MAX Premier Properties, along with established co-authors Wilbert Jones and Kathleen Willis-Morton, will be signing copies of their new book, “Chicago’s Gold Coast,” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 15 at RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy., in Chicago’s Gold Coast area. - August 30, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Tom Rittenhouse Joins Golden Realty & Management as Associate Broker
Golden Realty & Management proudly welcomes Associate Broker Tom Rittenhouse, a 30-year veteran in the real estate industry and expert in foreclosed property. - August 29, 2012 - Golden Realty & Management
Dorette Oppong-Takyi Attends Internet Marketing Class to Help Clients Looking to Buy or Sell a Home
Dorette Oppong-Takyi, a local Phoenix Realtor®, took a class with the renowned Lori Ballen, the CEO of The Ballen Group of Las Vegas to learn about the power of internet marketing and how to use this tool to help her clients whether they are looking to buy a new home or sell a home they... - August 25, 2012 - Dorette Oppong-Takyi Real Estate
RE/MAX Top Properties Celebrates Office Grand Opening in Morris on Aug. 26
RE/MAX Top Properties is marking the grand opening of its new office at 101 Waverly St. in Morris, Ill., with a celebration that will run from 1 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 26. The event is open to the public and will feature refreshments and a raffle. The famous RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will also be tethered on site, weather permitting. - August 25, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Denny Thomas Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, Florida
Manatee County Native Joins the University Parkway Office of RE/MAX Alliance Group - August 24, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Metro Chicago Real Estate Agent Rich Toepper Returns to RE/MAX
Rich Toepper, a real estate veteran with more than 20 years experience, recently rejoined the RE/MAX brand as an agent with RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, 7107 Pingree Road in Crystal Lake, Ill. During his career, Toepper has consistently ranked among the top five agents for units sold annually in the... - August 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Home Sales in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Continue to Increase as Days on the Market Drop During July, RE/MAX Reports
Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued to show improvement in two important respects, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. Sales of detached and attached homes increased an impressive 29 percent in July, compared to the same month in 2011, with a total of 8,490 homes changing hands. - August 18, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Cresa Represents Shoutlet for Nearly 25,000 Square Feet of Class A Office and Creative Space in Madison and Milwaukee
Cresa Madison and Cresa Milwaukee represented Shoutlet (www.shoutlet.com) for 18,645 square feet at 1 Erdman Place in Madison and 6,214 square feet of creative space at the Wirth and Hammel Stable Shops in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward. Shoutlet expects to add an additional 40-50 jobs at... - August 08, 2012 - Cresa - Madison
RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals in Shorewood Plans Aug. 10 Grand Opening Celebration
RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals, 576 Brook Forest Ave., Shorewood, Ill., will open its doors to the community from 4 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 10 for its grand opening celebration. The public is invited to meet Broker/Owner Kathy Dames and her RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals agents, who have planned an... - August 05, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Agent Maureen O’Brien Puts Her Local Knowledge to Good Use in "Chicago’s Gold Coast"
The Gold Coast area of Chicago’s Near North Side has long been both home and workplace for Maureen O’Brien, a broker associate with RE/MAX Premier Properties. It has become her literary subject, too. O’Brien, who has been selling real estate since the 1970s, is a co-author of... - August 05, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Commercial Brokers See Positive Signs in Local Retail and Office Sectors
Vacant storefronts across the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are starting to fill up in greater numbers, and rental rates for office space in the area are showing signs of bounce back after several years of decline, according to top commercial brokers with the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real... - August 05, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Keller Williams Westlake Village Plans Move to State-of-the Art Office Space
Keller Williams Westlake Village Plans Move to State-of-The Art Office Space off Lindero Canyon. - August 01, 2012 - Keller Williams Westlake Village
Housing Rebound Clear in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Based on Activity in 1st Half of 2012, RE/MAX Reports
The long-awaited rebound in home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market apparently arrived during the first half of 2012, according to an analysis of area home sales by RE/MAX. The number of homes changing hands was 22 percent higher than in the first half of 2011. The... - August 01, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Jodi Bryan Returns to RE/MAX Alliance Group
Sarasota, Florida Realtor Takes an Entrepreneurial Approach to Building Wealth in Real Estate. - July 27, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Alfredda Smith-Odato of RE/MAX Earns RSPS Certification
Sarasota, Florida Associate Receives Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist Certification. - July 27, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Claudia Meyer Earns RE/MAX Hall of Fame Award
RE/MAX Alliance Group Associate in Sarasota, Florida, Receives Prestigious Honor - July 25, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Targets Moline for Expansion; Offers Franchise Opportunity to Brokers, Agents and Investors
RE/MAX Northern Illinois, the leading real estate brokerage organization in its region, has targeted the Moline, Ill., area for future expansion and is now offering a franchise opportunity to the right broker/owner candidate. Experienced real estate brokers, investors or Realtors® interested in... - July 21, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Sharon Esslinger at RE/MAX Country Crossroads, Viola, Saluted for 2011 Success in Real Estate Sales
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... - July 21, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Lou Sansevero Earns CDPE Designation to Help Homeowners in Danger of Foreclosure
RE/MAX Alliance Group Associate in Sarasota, Florida, Assists Buyers and Sellers with Short Sales - July 20, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
RE/MAX Agent Hasani Steele Celebrates Close-Out of Award-Winning Development in Hyde Park/Woodlawn Neighborhood
Hasani Steele, a real estate agent with RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, recently completed the successful marketing of the Renaissance on Kimbark, a 32-unit condominium development in Chicago's Hyde Park/Woodlawn neighborhood. For Steele, the close-out of this... - July 20, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Seeks to Add Lake Forest Franchise in Bid to Expand North Shore Presence
RE/MAX Northern Illinois, the leading residential brokerage organization in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, has announced its intention to establish a new franchise in Lake Forest, Ill., the elegant North Shore suburb, as part of a strategy to expand its presence in that segment of the... - July 20, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Cresa Madison Represents Resource Solutions Group
Cresa Madison helps to relocate environmental consulting firm. - July 20, 2012 - Cresa - Madison
Cresa Madison Represents BioForward
Cresa Madison helps relocate the voice of Wisconsin's bio-science industry - July 20, 2012 - Cresa - Madison
The International MLS [IMLS] Forms Esteemed Advisory Board
The International MLS [IMLS] Announces Rei L. Mesa, Lawrence Vecchio and Valerie Fitzgerald as First Advisory Board Members - July 19, 2012 - The International MLS [IMLS]
Firming Prices, Quicker Sales, Lower Inventory Add Up to Solid June Results for Home Sales Across Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Reports
The upbeat trend in home sales across the metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued unabated in June, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. June sales in the seven-county metro area totaled 9,077 units, 20 percent more than June of 2011. - July 15, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Jayne DiGiovanni-Carter Joins RE/MAX Alliance Group
Experienced Real Estate Agent Returns to RE/MAX in the Bradenton, Florida, Office - July 14, 2012 - RE/MAX Alliance Group
Chicago-Area RE/MAX Agents and Teams Ranked Among Nation’s Top 1,000 by Wall Street Journal and Real Trends
A national ranking by Real Trends, Inc., and the Wall Street Journal recently named several RE/MAX agents and teams serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market among the nation’s top 1,000 residential individuals and teams based on 2011 sales achievements. - July 13, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Buy a Phoenix Mansion, Get a Bentley
Two Phoenix, Arizona luxury homes come with a new Bentley automobile at the close of escrow. Jeffrey Smith, the listing agent, is marketing the exclusive properties to international buyers. - July 12, 2012 - West USA Realty
RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network Presents Multiple Honors to RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX Suburban, which operates seven brokerage offices located in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton, Ill., recently earned multiple honors from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network for its outstanding performance in 2011. The RE/MAX... - July 12, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Louise Clark at RE/MAX Property Associates, Morrison, Saluted for 2011 Success in Real Estate Sales
Louise Clark, Broker/Manager at RE/MAX Property Associates in Morrison, Ill., recently received special recognition from the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region for her sales success in 2011. She has been named to membership in the Executive Club, an honorary club recognizing an important level of... - July 12, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Associate Realtor Lourdes Garcia Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Lourdes Garcia Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas - July 11, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
Man Leete, Broker/Realtor® and Acreage Specialist Joins Golden Realty & Management
Golden Realty & Management, a full-service real estate company, welcomes Man Leete to its team of experts. Man is a North Carolina native with more than ten years of experience as a real estate agent, specializing in homes with land, farms/acreage, vacant commercial land, and new... - July 11, 2012 - Golden Realty & Management
Cresa Milwaukee Represents Riverwater Partners LLC
Tenant Advisory Firm Expedites Purchase of Notable Milwaukee Building - July 07, 2012 - Cresa - Madison
C.A.R Good Neighbor Awards Give RE/MAX Agent Hasani Steele Five Reasons to Celebrate Success
Hasani Steele, a top-producing Chicago real estate agent with RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy., in the city's Gold Coast neighborhood, had to have been happy with the recently announced results of the Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) 2012 Good Neighbor Awards. Among... - June 29, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Broker Associate Angelica Fahy Joins Cannon Realty & Associates
Another Great Move – Angelica Fahy Joins Cannon Realty & Associates of The Woodlands, Texas. - June 28, 2012 - Cannon Realty & Associates
One-Third of RE/MAX Offices in Northern Illinois Real Estate Market Recognized in Two National Rankings of Top Residential Brokerages
Fourteen RE/MAX brokerages operating 34 offices in the northern Illinois region have been highlighted in the two most widely recognized national rankings of real estate brokerages: the REAL Trends 500, compiled by REAL Trends magazine, and the Power Broker Report, developed by RISMedia. As a group,... - June 27, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Tim Binning Wins Broker/Owner of the Year Honor from RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network
Tim Binning, broker/owner of RE/MAX All Pro in Bloomingdale and Sugar Grove, Ill., and RE/MAX Great American North in St. Charles, Ill., recently received one of the top honors presented by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network when he was named Broker/Owner of the Year, Multi-Office, at... - June 24, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Three RE/MAX Offices in Chicago Take Home High Honors at RE/MAX Northern Illinois Awards Ceremony
Three Chicago RE/MAX offices -- RE/MAX City, RE/MAX Signature and RE/MAX Premier Properties -- took home some of the most prestigious awards during the annual RE/MAX Northern Illinois awards ceremony held in late April. Each year, the awards ceremony honors affiliates who have achieved outstanding... - June 24, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
Selling Your Home This Summer? Then Make Sure Backyard is Appealing, Advise RE/MAX Agents
Summer time is the outdoor season in Chicagoland, and if that is when you plan to sell your home, you can be sure potential buyers across the metropolitan Chicago real estate market will be paying special attention to your backyard. “The backyard is always important to buyers who are... - June 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois
RE/MAX Sauk Valley in Sterling Captures Awards for 2011 Sales Achievements
RE/MAX Sauk Valley, 110 E. Lynn Blvd., Sterling, Ill., captured several top honors at the 35th annual awards ceremony held this April by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. Based on 2011 sales, RE/MAX Sauk Valley ranked as the network’s leading office outside the metropolitan... - June 22, 2012 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois