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CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 – RE/MAX brokers claimed a substantial share of the honors when the Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) announced its annual awards for sales accomplishments in 2012.

CHICAGO, May 6, 2013 – The website for the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, Illinoisproperty.com, has announced that its listings are now part of the first truly global online real estate resource for consumers: www.global.remax.com, which hosts...

Specialties: Multifamily Apartment Complexes, Low Income Housing, Student Housing, Senior Housing, GSA-Government Leased Buildings.

Move-up buyers (who own a home but are looking for something larger or in a more desirable location) are returning to the market but with a much different mindset than they had during the housing boom, according to RE/MAX.

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, a leader in the Chicago real estate market, will add its fifth location when the brokerage opens a new office at 12376 Princeton Dr. in Huntley, Ill., in January.

Early next year, Luigui Corral and Gary Aver, Broker/Owners of RE/MAX United in Wheeling, will open an office at 1616 N. Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach.

Chicago-based Lake Effect Real Estate has just listed 3520 N Reta Ave Unit 2S in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. This high-quality condo features two bedrooms and two bathrooms in over 1,400 square feet of space.

Chicago-based Lake Effect Real Estate has another listing under contract in Chicago’s North Park neighborhood. REALTOR Kim Kerbis is again beating average market times in Chicago real estate with effective marketing and maximum exposure.

The luxury market for Chicago real estate continued to do well in June, with sales ranging from $1 million to $4.5 million.

Fourteen 14 RE/MAX brokerages in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market were among the RE/MAX franchises and agents who dominated nearly all categories in the RISMedia 23rd annual Power Broker Report.

CHICAGO (May 23, 2013) – Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty today announced that Jim Miller was named Managing Broker of the Lincoln Park office and COO of Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty.

CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 – RE/MAX has launched a new stand-alone website for luxury properties.

CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 – RE/MAX brokers claimed a substantial share of the honors when the Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) announced its annual awards for sales accomplishments in 2012.

CHICAGO, May 16, 2013 – Twenty RE/MAX brokerages serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market as part of the RE/MAX network in northern Illinois were among those recognized in the 2013 REAL Trends 500 analysis of the nation’s most productive...

I’ve made the comparison before between the real estate market and the stock market–while we think of the latter and being able to turn on a dime, the real estate market can certainly do the same.

Although the luxury Chicago real estate market is continuing to charge forward, the month of March saw 27 luxury homes sold, with prices ranging from $1 million up to $2.5 million.

March was good to Chicago real estate, with Chicago Magazine just declaring it an “awesome” month for the market.

CHICAGO, May 6, 2013 – The website for the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, Illinoisproperty.com, has announced that its listings are now part of the first truly global online real estate resource for consumers: www.global.remax.com, which hosts...

CHICAGO, May 3, 2013 – The 3rd Annual Michelle Radke Benefit in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) and Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago will be held from 12:30 to 6 p.m.

CHICAGO, May 2, 2013 – The public can visit the newest RE/MAX brokerage in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest in Huntley, Ill., during an open-house event on May 16. The open house will run from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

CHICAGO, May 1, 2013 – Lissa Weinstein, a Chicago real estate broker and luxury home specialist with RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, relies on two strategies to serve the owners and buyers of high-end homes in the city,...

CHICAGO, April 30, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 14 visit to Aurora Christian School, 2255 Sullivan Road, Aurora, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real...

CHICAGO, April 23, 2013 – The RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois recently presented special honors for technology leadership and to those whose websites have excelled in attracting visitors.

An increasing demand for luxury real estate in Chicago could quickly turn the market in favor of sellers, according to a recent report from the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing.

CHICAGO, April 22, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay an April 26 visit to the Maud E.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has named April New Homes Month. All month long, the association is showing new home buyers in Chicago and across the nation why new homes are a better investment than resale properties.

CHICAGO, April 15, 2013 – Six RE/MAX brokerages operating 19 offices in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are among the top performing firms across the United States recognized in the 2013 RISMedia Power Broker Report, which was published...

CHICAGO, April 17, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Annunciation BVM Catholic Elementary School, 1840 Church Road, Aurora, Ill., on April 22, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by...

CHICAGO, April 11, 2013 – The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network recently presented outstanding performance honors to affiliates and offices at the RE/MAX Northern Illinois 36th Annual Awards Ceremony, held Feb.

CHICAGO, April 9, 2013 – RE/MAX recently presented a select group of broker associates in its northern Illinois real estate network with its Pioneer Club award.

CHICAGO, April 4, 2013 – RE/MAX Impact of Lockport, Ill., is among those businesses to join the trend that is reshaping and revitalizing the downtown areas of so many suburbs across the Chicago area.

CHICAGO, April 4, 2013 – Aaron Vanderbilt is the latest leading Chicago real estate broker to join RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. The Gold Coast brokerage is headed by broker/owners Janice Corley and Cynthia Bauer.

CHICAGO, April 3, 2013 – The new year brought good news for metro Chicago real estate home sellers: The Illinois Association of Realtors® (IAR) reported that Chicago-area home prices and sales rose in January and February.

RE/MAX recently honored its affiliated brokers in northern Illinois whose commercial property sales achievements in 2012 earned them coveted spots in the year-end Commercial Top...

The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network donated $129,000 in 2012 to the Ann & Robert H.

CHICAGO, March 14, 2013 – The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network recently honored its associates whose 2012 residential sales achievements earned them coveted spots in its year-end Residential Top 20.

CHICAGO, March 13, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a March 25 visit to St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, 3741 W.

Specialties: Multifamily Apartment Complexes, Low Income Housing, Student Housing, Senior Housing, GSA-Government Leased Buildings.

The pace of January home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued the positive trend seen over the last nine months, according to an analysis by RE/MAX.

Whether buyers are moving to the suburbs from the city or have lived in the suburbs all their lives, those buyers want to be near Elmhurst's downtown.

As we move further into the new year, buyers, sellers and realtors alike are keeping a close eye on end-of-2012 numbers and what is projected for 2013.

Walking into Chicago’s Trump Tower is an experience unmatched by other condo buildings: from the attentiveness at the valet, to the elegantly appointed lobby, to the concierge services available to handle every whim of the building’s residents.

First-time home buyers have long been an important part of the housing market. And that hasn’t changed today.

I’ve said before that, despite the volatility in real estate markets across the country, luxury real estate in Chicago has done relatively well holding its own.

Propelled by strong condominium sales in Cook County, attached homes led the metro Chicago real estate market to its most active December since 2006, according to RE/MAX.

Sales for Chicago luxury real estate continue to be good, with 43 luxury condo apartments sold during the month of December.

During the last few years of a volatile real estate market, there hasn’t been much upside to selling your Chicago home–buyers have had the upper hand, negotiating to lower prices and getting great deals in fantastic locations.

The reports are in for Chicago luxury condo sales during the month of November, and they are a bit surprising.

As 2012 winds down, many are looking to forecast where the year ahead may take the economy. The good news is that 2012 has shown good signs for high-end real estate, with luxury homes and luxury condos moving on the market and moving up in price.

Move-up buyers (who own a home but are looking for something larger or in a more desirable location) are returning to the market but with a much different mindset than they had during the housing boom, according to RE/MAX.

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, a leader in the Chicago real estate market, will add its fifth location when the brokerage opens a new office at 12376 Princeton Dr. in Huntley, Ill., in January.

Is holding an open house during the holidays a waste of time, or can it really help sell your home? Many home sellers and real estate agents will be asking themselves that question in the weeks to come.

A growing number of parents are helping their children purchase homes today, whether they’re buying these homes for their sons and daughters outright, helping them pay for closing costs or coming up with the money for their down payments.

Early next year, Luigui Corral and Gary Aver, Broker/Owners of RE/MAX United in Wheeling, will open an office at 1616 N. Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake Beach.

Last month’s condo sales in Chicago continued to hold ground during summer’s end, with sales of luxury condos (those priced at $1 million or higher) totalling $47 million, with 28 units sold.

RE/MAX Northern Illinois recently named Scott Johnson, 31, as franchise sales consultant. Johnson, a Chicago resident, will meet with professionals interested in buying RE/MAX franchises across the northern Illinois region.

For buyers who are interested in luxury Chicago real estate, there’s always one great place to start: Look at previous sales.

The residential segment of the metropolitan Chicago real estate market extended the upswing experienced in the first half of 2012 through the third quarter, registering the largest number of third-quarter home sales since 2007.

Chicago isn't short on options when it comes to luxury real estate in the city. But choosing the right home doesn't always mean finding the one that's the most-buzzed about on the market.

RE/MAX Synergy will host a grand-opening celebrating its new Flossmoor office location at 3327A Vollmer Road, Saturday, Oct. 20. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.