Mary Jane Cleeland has been appointed sales manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s Bradley office. Her responsibilities include overseeing 45-plus associates. Cleeland joins the management team with 21-plus years of experience in real estate, most recently as a branch

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Ben Kastein Help-U-Sell Naperville I have enjoyed the pleasure of working with and alongside of Michael Falagario, a developer that continues to expand his business and relations throughout the Chicagoland area and other states. Currently he can be heard

Century 21 Sussex & Reilly Partners Liz Scheffler, Glen Tomlinson and Don Battaglia attended their system’s 2007 international conference for the largest and most successful Century 21 organizations. They spent three days at the 2100 Club Conference at Fairmont

Chicago-based Taylor Johnson Associates, a marketing firm specializing in public relations, event planning and brand strategy, has named Peter B. Olesker, partner. The company will now be known as Taylor Johnson & Olesker. The announcement was made by Chairman

Libertyville-based CENTURY 21 Kreuser and Seiler reported under contract unit sales up 9% in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. Dollar volume (sum of sale prices) was up 12% for the period. Tom

By Ginger Downs, RCE, CAE, IOM Chief Executive Officer Chicago Association of Realtors While the nationwide real estate market has had a down year, it is important for both industry professionals and consumers to evaluate local markets individually. We

Prudential Preferred Properties Hires Stein Prudential Preferred Properties (PPP) has named Chicago-area residential sales leader Leslie Stein senior VP and manager of its Northbrook office. Stein, a Northbrook resident, came to PPP from the same post at Coldwell Banker.

CAR Inducts Members into Hall of Fame The board of directors for the Chicago Association of Realtors has inducted two new members into its hall of fame. Joel M. Carlins, Founder and President of Magellan Development Group and William

Donna Sattler, RE/MAX, Rolling Meadows Some of the unprofessional things I have witnessed are agents not filling out the purchase contract completely, leaving blanks and not knowing or understanding what it says and agents who show homes and leave

Century 21 Kreuser & Seiler Sales Up Libertyville-based CENTURY 21 Kreuser and Seiler reported under contract unit sales up 9% in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. Dollar volume (sum of sale prices)

Snyder Joins McElroy Associates Sara Snyder has been named senior account supervisor at McElroy Associates, a boutique public relations, marketing and public policy firm based in downtown Naperville. Snyder was most recently associate managing editor for the Naperville Sun

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Rubloff Residential Properties announced that Quality Service Certification, Inc. (QSC) and Leading Research Corporation have awarded Rubloff with two 2007 Quality Excellence (QETM) Awards. The awards recognize Rubloff as one of the nation’s top 10 real estate companies as

The Chicago Association of Realtors announced the selection of Steven Fifield, Founder and Chairman of Fifield Companies, as the 2007 CommercialForum Impact Award Recipient. CommercialForum, a division of the Chicago Association of Realtors, will present Fifield with the Impact

What was your first job in the realty industry? Homeowner Who inspires you? A.J. Foyt (four-time winner of the Indy 500); he never let anything stop him from winning. What is your favorite free-time activity? Reading and learning about