Patrick Dalessandro of Prospect Heights was named the 2008 Illinois Realtor of the Year. The announcement was made at the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) business meetings in Springfield on March 27. A Realtor of the Year banquet will

By Bob Corcoran Imagine for just a minute that the year is 2020 – the year you’ll be retiring from real estate. That might sound like a long time, but it’s only 12 years.

The clock strikes 5 p.m. and

Michael Lerner, founder and president of MCZ Development Corp., a real estate development company based in Chicago, along with Thaddeus Wong and Michael Golden, co-founders of Chicago-based real estate brokerage firm @properties, were inducted into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship

Chicago-based Lucien Lagrange Architects (LLA) has promoted Tim Hill, James Kemper, Alfredo Marr and Heather Weed to principal. They join founder Lucien Lagrange and Wayne Miller, named co-managing principal in 2007, on the firm’s leadership team. Hill, previously associate

Prudential Preferred Properties received the Gibraltar Circle Award from Prudential Real Estate Affiliates at the Prudential Sales Conference 2008, held March 16-18 in New Orleans. The Gibraltar Circle Award is presented to the Top 50 companies in the Prudential

Governor Rod Blagojevich has declared April 2008 as Fair Housing Month in Illinois, urging all citizens to embrace diversity and acknowledge the 60,000 members of the Illinois Association of Realtors for their role in educating the public about their

Hyde Park Bank recently announced the launch of its mortgage lending division. The mortgage lending team will be led by Chad Boulanger, who will serve as vice president director. Jo Ann Grayson and Chris Knapp, the former management team

Keller Williams Realty announced that it will be launching a new division of the company dedicated to serving the high-end home market. The new venture, introduced at the company’s recent annual Mega Camp event, is the product of more

Katrina “Kat” Schmitt Broker Associate Streeterville Properties Near Northside/Goldcoast Due to recent media reports regarding the real estate market, I have encountered buyers expecting incentives who try to negotiate on new construction projects. Developers are not always willing to

By Agent X Did you hear the extremely loud noise coming from the loop last Tuesday night? It was the sound of over 250 Realtors kicking off the Spring new construction selling season at Chicago Agent’s event at the

As of March 17, Trump International Hotel & Tower, Chicago has closed more than 100 hotel condominiums within approximately one month. This means the building has already closed on 50 percent of its sold hotel condominiums. According to Leah

Throughout 2007, Century 21 Pro-Team’s sales associates were involved in a year-long charitable effort designed to benefit local Easter Seals recipients. As a result of their work, Century 21 Pro-Team has announced that they have exceeded their 2007 donation

Century 21 S.G.R. Inc. Near South Side What was your first job in the realty industry? I joined Century 21 S.G.R. Inc. in 1996 and have been with them ever since. Who inspires you? The management team in my

By Ginger Downs, RCE, CAE, IOM Chief Executive Officer Chicago Association of Realtors We are ever mindful of the difficulties our current economic situation presents with regards to financing new construction, and the challenges facing our industry today. Additionally,

By Carrie Kreydick and John-Paul Wolfe Working with commercial tenants can be a challenging experience, even if you have sold or leased commercial properties in the past. Transaction timelines can easily span more than a year from the initial

Welcome to Chicago Agent’s Spring New Construction Issue. This season’s listings include tons of single-family homes, condominiums, duplexes, rowhomes, townhomes and almost anything else your clients can imagine. We’ve brought you listings from Bourbonnais to Elgin, and have touched