Guaranteed Rate Guaranteed Rate is one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the company has approximately 195 offices across the U.S. and Washington, D.C., and is licensed in all 50 states. Since

We asked agents, developers and lenders to vote for peers and colleagues for our eleventh annual Agents’ Choice Awards, and the winners are all on the following pages. The top three vote-getters were the official nominees for each category, but

Guaranteed Rate is the eighth largest retail mortgage lender in the U.S. Headquartered in Chicago, the company has approximately 175 offices across the country and is licensed in all 50 states. Founded in 2000, Guaranteed Rate has helped hundreds

Marlene and her daughter Dena are the No. 1 mother-daughter Baird & Warner and Chicagoland real estate team. They are consistent top producers, ranking in the top 1 percent of the North Shore for closed volume in 2015. Rubenstein

PulteGroup, Inc. is one of America’s largest homebuilding companies, with operations in approximately 50 markets throughout the country. In its 65-year history here in the Greater Chicago area, the company has been known for its innovative life-tested home designs,

After fifteen years as founder and managing director of a successful management consulting firm specializing in developing customer experiences, Thomas Downing was well prepared to follow his dream of a career in real estate. After being licensed for only

Mark Kowalik was born and raised in Chicago’s southwest suburbs. After graduating from Colorado State University, Kowalik returned to Chicago, where his passion for Chicago’s history, active lifestyles and bicycling came together to forge a successful career managing Chicago’s

Ginger Downs, RCE, CAE, CIPS, IOM, is chief executive officer of the Chicago Association of Realtors, where she is responsible for leading and maintaining the association’s national standing as a premier Realtor organization. Downs was appointed to her current

Prior to joining @properties, Rick Sobin’s ten years of experience in real estate sales and management fueled a passion for helping agents tap into their unique strengths and natural skill sets to build their businesses. “I realize that no

As managing broker of the largest real estate office in Naperville, Linda Fogarty feels that it is her responsibility to offer a productive, supportive and educational atmosphere for affiliated agents. Fogarty has created an environment where everyone feels important

The Boss Group, headed by broker John Vossoughi and his partner Nathan Binkley, is a nine-agent team. Each agent was personally recruited and trained. This group has stood out at @properties, ranking among the firm’s leading producers in 2013,

Redfin is a national real estate brokerage with a mission of making buying and selling homes better for consumers. The experienced, full-service real estate agents who work at Redfin are advocates who earn customer-satisfaction bonuses, not just commissions. Redfin

Alice Chin was raised in Naperville and has been a full-time Realtor selling residential real estate since 2005, when she joined Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. Chin has assembled a team of real estate professionals that specialize in every aspect

Since 1947, Belgravia Group, Ltd. and its associated companies have been involved in the development of numerous residential properties, including 600 and 530 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicagoland retail centers, Lincoln Park mixed-use properties and River North office buildings.

Hailing from Delaware and educated in Rochester, New York, Sam Powell is proud of the successful 14-year real estate career she has built in Chicago. In addition to her work as a broker, Powell has dedicated herself to improving

Caroline Starr began her career in real estate in Jan. 2010. Starr found success early on and started her own team with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in 2013. As the lead principal on the C Starr Properties team, Starr’s