The Indianapolis-based firm will rebrand as @properties in the next 60 days.

Looking forward, 37% of the survey’s respondents expect drones to be the most-impactful technology over the next 24 months, followed by cyber security (34%), 5G (31%) and virtual reality (30%).

It’s the third franchise for the company — @properties launched its first two in Detroit, Mich., and La Crosse, Wisc. — and plans more to come.

Adjectives reflecting the desire for privacy and physical isolation gained a place of prominence: “private,” “covered,” “quiet,” “separate” and “enclosed” were among the top 100 most-used description terms.

Two companies have partnered to offer rapid COVID-19 tests to Realtors in North America.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has named Steve Rettig as the new managing broker of its Northbrook office. “We are thrilled to welcome Steve as the new managing broker of the Northbrook branch,” said Fran Broude, president and COO of

@properties continues its expansion in the Chicagoland area with the opening of a new office in St. Charles. The company will initially be leasing office space before moving into a permanent location at 111-113 W. Main St in downtown

The votes are in! Thank you to the many members of our real estate community, who submitted thousands of votes and shared their enthusiasm for this year’s Agents’ Choice Awards. We’ve tallied up the votes and determined the three

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group announced that Weichert Realtors Nickel Group has joined its team as of Oct. 1. John Lawrence, broker/owner of Weichert Realtors Nickel Group, will lead the office of 56 agents as managing broker. Located

Bill Coduto, managing broker of Baird & Warner’s Barrington office, was named Realtor of the Year by the North Shore – Barrington Association of Realtors. “While running a high-producing large office, Bill stepped up to accept the responsibility of blending

ShowingTime has added Maria Burud to its senior management team as senior vice president of sales. Burud has 20 years of experience in professional services and technology, and was formerly with Placeware, Inc., a Silicon Valley startup, and Infinium Software. “Maria

Compass today announced its acquisition of The Hudson Company, a Winnetka brokerage serving Chicago’s North Shore. The acquisition marks another step toward Compass’ goal to open 70 new offices around the U.S. by the end of the year. With

Nancy Nagy, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group, has appointed Jim Ziltz to the position of Vice President, Office Manager of the firm’s Wheaton office, according to a press release. A native of Wheaton, Ziltz was a

Broker J Maggio has joined CONLON/Christie’s International Real Estate. Maggio comes from an extensive background and education in finance. After graduating from The University of Illinois in Champaign/Urbana, he started his career as a futures trader at Chicago’s Mercantile

During Illinois Realtors’ public policy meetings held Jan. 23-26, Sue Miller, managing broker of Coldwell Banker Honig-Bell in McHenry, was named 2017 Illinois Realtor of the Year for outstanding industry leadership and service. The Realtor of the Year award

Top-producing broker Tere Proctor has joined @properties. As president of the Tere Proctor Group at @properties, she will focus primarily on serving individual buyers and sellers of luxury residences in Chicago’s core downtown neighborhoods, including the Gold Coast, Streeterville,