Before establishing themselves in real estate, industry professionals Bridgett Fitzgerald and Todd Shissler each managed careers involving sales and customer care. It’s largely due to that experience that they now are the newest broker associates at Koenig and Strey’s

Baird & Warner has surpassed $3.5 billion in sales as of July 2013, a level of business the residential brokerage hasn’t seen since 2007. Baird & Warner also announced that the company has closed nearly 14,000 transactions and taken

With more than two decades of industry experience, broker Michael Parent will serve as the 2014 president of the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors (MORe), according to a recent press release. Parent, who is a broker with Coldwell Banker and is Burnet

Neena Vlamis, president and co-owner of A & N Mortgage Services, Inc., was ranked in Scotsman Guide magazine as one of the Top 200 Mortgage Originators nationally and one of the Top Three Woman Originators in Illinois. Scotsman’s Guide received

Many people wouldn’t dare start a company in the midst of a recession, but the aggressive decision to do so by Robert J. Buford, founder of Planned Realty Group, has paid off. Now, three decades after launching PRG, his

Koenig & Strey Real Living Real Estate had a busy week before the holiday, adding a new team member to three different offices before Labor Day Weekend. According to a recent press release, Shay Hata, a Lakeview resident, joined

Curt Bailey, president of Related Midwest, announced the addition of Jacques Sandberg as vice president to the company. In his new role, Sandberg will head the affordable housing business for Related Midwest, including new development and acquisitions. “Jacques brings

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently announced the addition of Eric Smith to its Hyde Park office. Smith, who earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Howard University, spent a semester studying at Hautes Etudes Commercial in Paris while finishing

Apart from being a mother, an avid reader and a singer in three separate choirs, Allyn Rawling is a real estate agent, and it’s her work in this field that is music to the ears of Prudential Rubloff Properties.

There are many types of properties available to today’s homebuyers, but as any savvy agent knows, various trends emerge that largely determine what kinds of residences most homebuyers will be interested in pursuing. Using information from the National Association

Prism Development announced that Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is the exclusive brokerage representing The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Chicago. Coldwell Banker Previews International, the luxury division of Coldwell Banker, will market the remaining available condominium units at the iconic high

Broker/Owner of Ryan Hill Realty, Teresa Ryan, was named one of America’s top real estate professionals by REAL Trends and The Wall Street Journal. Ryan is ranked in the top one half of 1 percent of more than 963,000

Fifteen-year veteran in non-profit management, Lana Vukovljak, has recently been appointed as the new chief executive officer of The Council of Residential Specialists (CRS), a not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors®. Her objective as CEO is to

Michael Pierson and Chris Eigel, principals of the prestigious Chicago-area real estate firm Prudential Rubloff Properties, have appointed Taylor Lindstrom to the position of managing broker of the firm’s Winnetka office located at 850 Green Bay Road. “We welcome

Chicago Title Insurance Company announced the promotion of Gus Abello to Senior Vice President and Regional Manager. In his new position, Abello will oversee the company’s services to residential 480 employees in a seven-state region: Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri,

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently announced the addition of Realtor Marlene Calders to their Park Ridge office. Throughout her 12-year career, Calders has built an area of expertise in distressed properties, staging, interior design and buyer brokering. “We are