By Steve Harney The days of quick home sales, selling for top dollar and pricing wars on homes have been pushed to the wayside. Today’s successful real estate agents know that merely getting the listing isn’t enough; you now

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Number of years in real estate: 2.5 years Describe your look: Chic What do you consider a “fashion don’t”? I have a problem with black shoes if you have on a brown belt, or vice

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

Matt Silver, a top real estate agent with Rubloff Residential Properties, has been named Dean of the Illinois Association of Realtors (IAR) Realtor Institute. The IAR Realtor Institute, which provides educational programs designed to increase the knowledge of real

Roosevelt University’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate received the 2008 Education Award from the Chicago ACE Mentor Program on Feb. 28 at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. The program partners students with real estate professionals throughout the area.

Loan Workouts Approximately 1,035,000 homeowners have received loan workouts and have been able to stay in their homes since July 2007, according to the most recent study by HOPE NOW. Eighteen HOPE NOW servicers, covering almost two-thirds of the

President and Chief Financial Officer – J. Lawrence Homes Education/Background: Wozniak graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in administration of justice (pre-law). Chittaro graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor of

RE/MAX has opened an office in downtown Chicago that is exclusively focused on commercial real estate. It is the first all-commercial RE/MAX office in the Chicago area. RE/MAX Commercial Real Estate Services, located at 120 N. LaSalle St., has

Centrum Properties Inc. has named Carrie McCormick as the company’s new national sales manager. As national sales manager for MCZ/Centrum, McCormick will focus on the sales at the company’s five Florida developments, including Flamingo South Beach in Miami Beach,

By Agent X It’s been said that truth was the first U.S. casualty of the war in Iraq. If this is true, then was truth the first casualty in the lending market that led this great nation to its

What was your first job in the realty industry? I worked for a successful, mid-size real estate law firm. Who inspires you? Brian Buffini of Buffini & Company. What is your favorite free-time activity? Travel and golf. How did

Century 21 Sussex and Reilly Number of years in real estate 5.5 Describe your look Sophisticated, but not overly stuffy What do you consider a “fashion don’t”? I really don’t have a fashion don’t. My motto is “you wear

Frank DeNovi Coldwell Banker Residential Arlington Heights The most difficult part of performing a short sale is the coordination of the all parties in negotiating a contract that is agreeable to all. That is why it is critical to

By Jack Sternberg Gone is the heyday of the real estate boom when becoming a successful real estate agent just took a license and knowledge of current laws and regulations. While the latest numbers have existing home sales up

Short Sales and Foreclosures While some sit around and complain that the real estate industry is suffering from a down market, others seek out an entirely new way to prosper by focusing on segments of the industry that are

Gary Davis was awarded a Presidential Citation by the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago. The award was given at the organization’s annual Installation Dinner, held Jan. 19, 2008 at the Westin North Shore. Davis was recognized by 2007