Dream Town Realty, a Chicago real estate brokerage with an award-winning website and expanding agent base, announced the addition of several new realtors over the summer. Among the July recruits are Duane Peterson, Mason Barnes andCJ George. All three

Proxio Inc., creators of the global network for real estate professionals, ProxioPro™, today announced that Larry Knapp, former president of residential brokerages Alain Pinel Realtors and Coldwell Banker Northern California, will join the company as Executive Vice President. In

Until late last year, I was not a texter. I still don’t really consider myself a texter, but at this point I don’t completely ignore those that dare to send me a text. Part of the reason for my

DePaul University’s College of Commerce has appointed real estate executive and scholar Charles H. Wurtzebach to be its first George L. Ruff Visiting Professor in Real Estate Studies. In his new position, Wurtzebach will lecture in undergraduate and graduate

Baird & Warner Chief Information Officer was recently elected president of Midwest Real Estate Data LLC (MRED). This voluntary, unpaid position has Melidosian serving as the chief elected official for MRED, the largest MLS in Illinois and one of

Making it to the Top Every Year In any year, becoming a top producer in the real estate game requires persistence, hard work, plenty of branding and high-quality customer service, but in a down year such as 2009, client

For our Best Offices issue, Chicago Agent found the most happening places to work in the Chicagoland area. These real estate offices in both the city and the suburbs have discovered how to be fun and exciting, while still

X is back, baby! Did you miss me? I didn’t miss you while I was lounging on the beach sipping mai tais. You know how I afford gallivanting around the world – working with first-time buyers! I worked with

For our Best Offices issue, Chicago Agent found the most happening places to work in the Chicagoland area. These real estate offices in both the city and the suburbs have discovered how to be fun and exciting, while still

In an effort to brighten the holiday season for children in need, Weichert, Realtors, along with its affiliated companies, has kicked off the company’s 30th Annual Toy Drive. Toys will be collected at each of the company’s sales offices

The people have spoken, and this is what they have to say: the following 14 companies and projects are the best of the best in the Chicagoland real estate industry. Chicago Agent’s third annual Agents’ Choice Awards survey winners

Ron Ewing is the new broker/owner of RE/MAX Horizon in Elgin. He acquired the franchise from long-time broker/owner Dean Gillman. RE/MAX Horizon is the top Elgin real estate office in annual sales closed, based on information from Midwest Real

Before the ribbon-cutting celebration for Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago, Donald Trump Jr. took some time to answer a few questions from Chicago Agent’s senior editor, Zipporah Porton. Below is a transcript of the interview. Zipporah Porton: Can

Rubloff Residential Properties announced its three top producing sales agents for 2007, who amassed a combined nearly $150 million in sales. For the third year in a row, Mario Greco earned the top spot, achieving more than $90 million

Chicago-based Lucien Lagrange Architects (LLA) has promoted Tim Hill, James Kemper, Alfredo Marr and Heather Weed to principal. They join founder Lucien Lagrange and Wayne Miller, named co-managing principal in 2007, on the firm’s leadership team. Hill, previously associate

Matt Silver, a top real estate agent with Rubloff Residential Properties, has been named Dean of the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) Realtor Institute. The IAR Realtor Institute, which provides educational programs designed to increase the knowledge of real