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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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