Former MRED CEO Russ Bergeron has joined Real Estate Digital (RED) as the VP of the firm’s data licensing group, according to a new report from Greg Robertson of Vendor Alley. Bergeron, who resigned as MRED’s CEO in late June,

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group is mourning the loss of Carolyn McLaughlin, one of the company’s top-producing agents. McLaughlin was partnered with Kelly McInerney for 14 years at the company’s Lake Forest office. The duo, McLaughlin & McInerney,

On Friday, July 18, Chicago Association of Realtors CEO Ginger Downs was honored with the 2014 Elevate Award from the Women’s Council of Realtors. The event was held at The Union League Club of Chicago and the program focused

On July 8, REAL Trends/The Wall Street Journal released its Top One Thousand list for 2014. As advertised by The Wall Street Journal, REAL Trends Top One Thousand recognizes the top one half of 1 percent of nearly 963,000

Independent contractor? Employee? It’s a slippery slope for brokers across the United States, as more and more questions arise about the appropriate status for real estate salespersons. It’s a real pickle. Brokers are required to supervise their associates. Adequate

It was recently announced by @properties that Doug Fox has joined the company’s Lincoln Park office as a broker associate. Fox is making his transition back into sales after working as managing broker for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty

Natalie Carpenter, branch manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Hyde Park office recently announced that Maikol Akintonde has joined as its newest broker-associate. He has aided both buyers and sellers in achieving success in the market and has extensive

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently announced that Marie Fay has joined its Naperville office. Fay has nearly 10 years of experience as a broker and is re-entering real estate after 2 years with Wintrust Mortgage. Fay describes her work

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates recently named Debra Chandler-Protass as the new west coast director of business development. “The selection of a sales representative who is rooted in real estate furthers the ‘in-the-trenches’ model for WREA,” said Senior Vice President

Coldwell Banker recently announced that Karen Ruchim has joined Sharron Kelley’s Team at its Buffalo Grove office. Ruchim has 24 years of experience as a Realtor and formerly worked in the Lake Forest area. She has worked with both

A Chicagoland native and a long time Chicago DJ of WXRT-FM 93.1, Johnny Mars has joined Baird & Warner as broker associate. “Now that the real estate market is heating up, I knew this was a great time to

Chicago based real estate firm, @properties has announced its addition of the Schiller Team to the firm. The top producing brokerage team previously comes from Koenig & Strey Real Living and is made up of brother and sister, Tim

The year of 2014 is proving to be a memorable one for Coldwell Banker Chicago residential broker Jennifer Ames, who celebrates 20 years on the Chicago real estate scene and claims the top selling agent ranking in the city

Pat Callan, the managing broker owner of Realty Executives Premiere in Wheaton and NAR member has been named 2014’s Illinois Realtor of the year by the Illinois Association of Realtors. The award is presented to a member of the

Weichert, Realtors – Kingsland Properties has recently announced that local St. Charles resident and Realtor John Tarzynski will be joining their sales team at their Naperville office. Tarzynski holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and as well as

Jim Weichert, president and founder of Weichert, Realtors, has announced that his son, James Weichert Jr., will be joining him as co-president of Weichert, Realtors. In his new role, Weichert Jr. will be responsible for growing the business of