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Managing Broker of the Year, Suburbs: Linda Fogarty

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

Best dressed: John Vossoughi

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,

Best Brokerage Website: Redfin

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

Best Agent Website: Alice Chin

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

Developer of the Year, City: Belgravia

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.

Charitable Service: Sam Powell

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

Industry MVP, Suburbs: Caroline Starr

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

Industry MVP, city: Nancy Tassone

A make-it-happen attitude and a reputation for professionalism and integrity help Nancy Tassone set the standard for real estate professionals. With more than $400 million in closed sales, Tassone has been named a Chicago Association of Realtors Top Producer

A controversial referendum: Why eliminating the Cook County recorder of deeds could cost more than it saves

When Karen Yarbrough became the Cook County recorder of deeds in 2012, she brought with her a unique set of skills and experiences. An entrepreneur and Realtor, Yarbrough was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2000, where

Politics and housing: agents sound off on local and national issues
The politics of housing in Chicagoland

  There are fewer homeowners in Chicago than there were last year, and the year before that. Homeownership in the city is at a 16-year low. Nationwide, it hasn’t been lower since 1967. You wouldn’t know it from how

Four challenges to housing that await our next president

When President Obama entered office, he inherited a fractured economy. The housing market’s crash and gradual recovery affected millions, and were key issues in national political discourse. While the massive wave of mortgage defaults and foreclosures has passed, the

Clinton vs. Trump on housing: how do the two candidates compare?
Strength in numbers: a closer look at NAR lobbying

With more than 1.2 million members as of Aug. 2016, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) is the largest trade association in the U.S. Its strength is in its numbers, as its collective voice is heard by government at

How virtual reality is shaping tomorrow’s homebuying experience

The real estate industry is no stranger to tech revolutions. The Internet forever changed how people buy and sell real estate, while the advent of high-resolution photography changed the art of listing a home. Listing homes on the Web

How artificial intelligence is redefining the future of real estate

It was an experiment straight out of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” In an effort to gauge the accuracy of AI technology, researchers presented real estate journalist John Rebchook with several recommended listings. The recommendations, which were based on a

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