2013 Holiday Season Shapes Up as Improved Home Shopping Environment in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Agents Report
The major rebound in home sales activity and home prices that has been seen across the metro Chicago real estate market during the second and third quarters of 2013 was great news for home sellers. - December 04, 2013
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate: 1 Million-Plus Homes Gain Sales Momentum in City and Suburbs
Sales of luxury homes in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued to gather momentum, according to the RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate, a bi-monthly analysis of home sales at $1 million plus. This is the first time the report, which was initiated earlier this... - November 22, 2013
Spurred by Low Interest Rates and Attractive Prices, Home Buyers Opting for More Expansive Residences These Days, Report RE/MAX Agents
The small-home trend seems to be waning. A growing number of today's home buyers are choosing to buy the largest home they can afford, according to agents with RE/MAX Northern Illinois. The reason? RE/MAX agents point to affordable home prices and low interest rates, two factors that make larger... - November 21, 2013
RE/MAX Plaza Invites Public to Grand Opening of New Woodstock Office on Nov. 21
RE/MAX Plaza will celebrate the grand opening of its newest office located at 112 N. Benton St. on the town square in the heart of historic Woodstock, Ill., with a grand opening from 4 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 21. - November 20, 2013
RE/MAX Reports That Home Prices Continued Upswing in October Across Metro Chicago Real Estate Market
October home sales in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market extended the trends that have characterized the local market in 2013. Both the median sales price and the number of homes changing hands increased when compared to the same month a year ago. Time homes spent on the market declined,... - November 17, 2013
Julie Kuehl Joins the RE/MAX Valley, Realtors®, Team in Roscoe
Julie Kuehl is the most recent addition to the outstanding group of real estate professionals at RE/MAX Valley, Realtors®, 4761 Bluestem Rd. The office is now the business home of 17 agents, according to its broker/owner, Johanna Koslofski. - November 14, 2013
RE/MAX Countryside of Hoffman Estates Rolls Out Red Carpet for Its Neighbors in Grand Opening Celebration on Nov. 15
RE/MAX Countryside at 1634 W. Algonquin Road, Hoffman Estates, Ill., will roll out the red carpet for its neighbors with a grand opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 15. Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod will be on hand to officiate at a ribbon cutting ceremony. Visitors will have a... - November 13, 2013
RE/MAX Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Its Iconic Hot Air Balloon
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon, one of the most recognized real estate logos, commemorated its 35th anniversary in October with celebratory balloon flights around the world. The familiar red, white and blue RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon made its debut at the 1978 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in... - November 08, 2013
Rebound in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Hit New Heights in 3rd Quarter, RE/MAX Reports
The residential rebound in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market hit new heights during the third quarter of this year, according to an analysis by RE/MAX in which results for the quarter were compared to the same period last year. - November 07, 2013
RE/MAX Plaza Opens Its Newest Office on the Square in Woodstock
RE/MAX Plaza has opened its newest office at 112 N. Benton St. on the town square in the heart of historic Woodstock, Ill. It is another sign that the metropolitan Chicago real estate market continues to gain momentum. - October 26, 2013
Like the Weather, Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Cooled Down Only Slightly in September, RE/MAX Reports
September is traditionally the month when both air temperatures and housing market activity retreat from their summer highs, but that wasn’t exactly the case this year. The Chicago area enjoyed balmy weather, and the metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued to flex its muscles. - October 17, 2013
RE/MAX Ranked No.1 Among Real Estate Franchises for 5th Consecutive Year by Franchise Times
For the fifth consecutive year, RE/MAX, LLC, ranked as the leading real estate franchise organization in the Franchise Times Top 200. The survey is based upon annual worldwide sales. Franchise Times is a leading publication focused on the highly diverse world of franchised businesses. In the... - October 16, 2013
With Autumn Underway, RE/MAX Brokers Offer Simple Tips That Can Boost Sellers’ Odds of Attracting Multiple Bids from Buyers
If selling their current home is on the agenda for autumn, homeowners have every reason to be upbeat about the prospects. The six months from April through September of this year have seen the pace of recovery in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market accelerate considerably. There were 29... - October 10, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Offer Students in Franklin Park an Exciting, Interactive Educational Experience on Oct. 11
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon visits Vance C. Hester Junior High School, 2836 Gustav St., in Franklin Park, Ill., on Oct. 11 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program to students from both Hester Junior High and nearby Lawrence W. Passow Elementary School. - October 07, 2013
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate: Sales Pace Sped Up Substantially in July-August Period
Luxury homes in Chicago were finding buyers much more quickly during July and August than they did earlier in the year, according to the RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate, a bi-monthly analysis of city home sales at $1 million plus. In the July-August period, listings of attached luxury... - September 30, 2013
If Your Home Didn’t Sell This Summer, Don’t Despair; Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Sell, Too, RE/MAX Reports
If your house didn’t sell this summer, look at its asking price. That’s the advice of RE/MAX Northern Illinois brokers, who report that the biggest hurdle keeping homes from selling this summer season was a list price too high for the market. The good news for owners whose homes... - September 19, 2013
Median Home Price Rebounded Twice as Fast in Metra Served Communities Than in Other Suburbs of Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Study Shows
According to results of the fifth annual Metra Communities Study by RE/MAX, the median sales price of homes in towns that Metra commuter trains serve rose twice as fast as the median price in suburban communities without Metra service in the seven-county Chicago real estate market. The study relies... - September 13, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Will Visit Apollo School in Des Plaines for Its "Get in Gear to Start the Year" Event on Sept. 14
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Apollo School, 10100 Dee Road, Des Plaines, Ill., on Sept. 14 as part of the school’s “Get in Gear to Start the Year” walk/bike/run event. The goal of the event, created in cooperation with the Illinois Safe Routes to School program, is to encourage students to walk and bike safely to school each day. - September 11, 2013
RE/MAX Broker Luigui Corral of Wheeling Named Among Top 250 Latino Real Estate Agents in U.S.
Luigui Corral, broker/owner of RE/MAX United in Wheeling, Ill., recently was named one of the Top 250 Latino Real Estate Agents in the United States by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP). He ranked 27th in the nation and second in Illinois among Latino agents. - September 01, 2013
Modern Intelligence Series Homes Bring Green Amenities, Contemporary Look to Chicago’s “West Bucktown”
The Modern Intelligence Series is a distinctive collection of single-family homes with many “green” amenities that is having a major impact in the up-and-coming “West Bucktown” section of Chicago’s Northwest Side. - August 23, 2013
Average Market Time for Home Sales Dropped Below 100 Days in July as Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Accelerated, RE/MAX Reports
Eager home buyers reduced the average market time for homes sold during July to only 97 days in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market. It is the first time the monthly average has dropped below 100 days since September 2006, the height of the housing boom, RE/MAX reports. The... - August 22, 2013
RE/MAX Brokers Report Commercial Real Estate Recovery Continues in Chicago and Suburbs
RE/MAX commercial real estate brokers in northern Illinois report seeing an increase in the number of commercial real estate sales, leases and developments in Chicago and its suburbs. - August 09, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visit Kicks Off New School Year at Grove Junior High in Elk Grove Village on Aug. 23
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will help kick off the new school year when it visits Grove Junior High School, 777 W. Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove Village, Ill., on Aug. 23. Its balloon crew will present an interactive educational program designed especially for students in K-12 schools. More than 800... - August 08, 2013
2nd Quarter in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Marked by Broad Gains in Home Prices, RE/MAX Reports
A 10 percent increase in the median price of homes sold during the second quarter of 2013 confirms that rising home values now characterize the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, according to an analysis by RE/MAX that compared results for the quarter to the same period last year. The median... - August 02, 2013
Hasani Steele of RE/MAX Announces That Award-Winning Windsor Rowhomes by Premium Builders in North Kenwood Are Sold Out
All four Windsor Single-Family Rowhomes in the North Kenwood neighborhood have been sold, according to Hasani Steele, RE/MAX agent and CEO of Steele Consulting Group. - July 27, 2013
Low Inventory of Homes in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Poses Challenges Buyers Can Surmount with Planning and Positive Attitude, RE/MAX Brokers Advise
Everyone knows that old truism: the three most important things in real estate are location, location, location. But today, the three most important things in real estate may be timing, timing, timing. Blame it on the low number of homes for sale in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market. The... - July 26, 2013
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate - $1 Million-Plus Home Sales in City Outpaced Broader Market in First Half of 2013
The first half of 2013 produced a substantial increase in luxury home sales in the City of Chicago, according to the RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate, a bimonthly analysis of city home sales at $1 million plus. Sales in that market segment rose 33 percent to 399 units from 300 units... - July 25, 2013
July 27 Event Hosted by RE/MAX Premier Properties at Metropolitan Tower Offers an Unusual Combination of Music, Art and Real Estate
It will be an unusual evening blending music, art and Chicago real estate at Metropolitan Tower, 310 S. Michigan Ave., on the evening of July 27. The invitation-only party is co-hosted by RE/MAX Premier Properties, based in Chicago’s Gold Coast, and Premier Systems, a Chicago company that... - July 24, 2013
Chicago-Area RE/MAX Brokers and Teams Ranked Among Nation’s Top 1,000 in Wall Street Journal and Real Trends Analysis
Several RE/MAX brokers and teams serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are among the nation’s top 1,000 residential individuals and teams based on 2012 sales achievements, according to a national ranking by Real Trends, Inc., and the Wall Street Journal. Individual brokers and... - July 20, 2013
Metro Chicago Real Estate Market June Trends Included Higher Home Prices and Faster Sales Times, Reports RE/MAX
The trend toward higher home prices and shorter selling times that has been emerging in the seven-county metro Chicago real estate market over the last five months was even more apparent in June. The median price of a home sold in June was $209,000, which is 13 percent more than both the June... - July 18, 2013
Hasani Steele of RE/MAX Premier Properties Excels at Turning His Clients’ Projects Into “Good Neighbor” Award Winners
Over the last two years, Steele has helped his developer clients win a dozen of these prestigious awards, which are presented annually by the Chicago Association of Realtors®. - July 17, 2013
With Multiple Offers Becoming New Normal in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market, RE/MAX Agents Offer Tips to Help Buyers Get the Home They Want
A substantial percentage of homes listed for sale today are attracting offers from more than one would-be buyer within just a few days of being listed for sale, according to RE/MAX. - July 13, 2013
RE/MAX Honors Owners of Its Top Brokerage Group in the Metro Chicago Real Estate Market for Their Years of Distinguished Service
The owners of RE/MAX Suburban, the largest independent RE/MAX franchise in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market and one of the most successful in the nation, recently received the prestigious RE/MAX Distinguished Service Award from the worldwide RE/MAX organization. - June 21, 2013
Luxury Specialist Christos Papanastasatos Joins RE/MAX Premier Properties in Chicago’s Gold Coast, Bringing Along $6.5 Million Listing in Burr Ridge
RE/MAX Premier Properties of Chicago now has a new luxury specialist. Christos Papanastasatos, a real estate broker with six years experience in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market and a focus on high-end homes, joined the Gold Coast brokerage located at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in late... - June 20, 2013
May Home Sales Activity in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Shows Condos Leading the Way to Higher Values, Accelerated Sales, Reports RE/MAX
A 35 percent increase in sales of attached homes (primarily condominiums and townhouses) helped the overall residential market post a 30 percent gain in total sales when compared to May of last year. - June 19, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Young Elementary in Chicago’s Austin Neighborhood on June 11 for Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a June 11 visit to the Ella Flagg Young Elementary School, 1434 N. Parkside Ave., Chicago, in the Austin neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern... - June 07, 2013
RE/MAX Luxury Report on Chicago Real Estate: $1 Million-Plus Home Sales Outpaced Broader Market in January-April Period
RE/MAX reports that the luxury segment of the Chicago real estate market, consisting of homes that cost $1 million or more, showed impressive strength through the first four months of 2013. The number of residential sales in that segment increased 32 percent during the period when compared to the... - June 06, 2013
RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals to Add Plainfield Office; Broker/Owner Views Metro Chicago Real Estate Market as Ripe for Expansion
RE/MAX Broker/Owner Kathy McCauley-Dames will open her newest RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals brokerage in Plainfield, Ill., this autumn. - June 05, 2013
RE/MAX Plaza Announces Plans to Open Woodstock Office Soon; Another Sign of Recovery for Metro Chicago Real Estate Market
A new RE/MAX Plaza office will open its doors in Woodstock, Ill., later this year in another sign that real estate professionals anticipate continued recovery in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market. Rob Schaid, managing broker and owner of RE/MAX Plaza, called the move a logical next step... - May 31, 2013
RE/MAX Suburban Brokers in Arlington Heights Plan June 8 Garage Sale to Benefit Lurie Children’s Hospital
The brokers at RE/MAX Suburban, 1808 Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, Ill., are planning a June 8 sidewalk garage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in front of their office, with all proceeds benefitting Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. “We hope many families in the area will... - May 30, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Jenner Academy of the Arts in Chicago’s Near North Neighborhood on June 5 for an Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a June 5 visit to the Edward Jenner Elementary Academy of the Arts, 1119 N. Cleveland Ave., Chicago, in the Near North neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network... - May 26, 2013
Rock Cut Elementary School in Loves Park on June 3 Will be Visited by RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Team for Educational Presentation
Rock Cut Elementary School, 7944 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park, Ill., will be visited by the RE/MAX hot air balloon for a special educational program about the science of ballooning. - May 24, 2013
Special Educational Presentation on the Science of Ballooning to be Presented to Peterson Elementary School in Naperville on May 28 by RE/MAX
A special Educational Presentation on the science of ballooning will be presented to Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School in Naperville on May 28 by the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Team. Ninety 5th grade students at the school, located at 4008 Chinaberry Lane, Naperville, Ill., will learn about... - May 24, 2013
RE/MAX Collection Unveils New Stand-Alone Website, New Resource for Buyers and Sellers of Luxury Homes
RE/MAX has launched a new stand-alone website for luxury properties. The RE/MAX Collection, www.theremaxcollecton.com, is marked by a distinctive onyx and silver logo and presents high-end home listings across the United States in a format featuring a clean, simple design. More than just a new... - May 23, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Scammon Elementary in Chicago’s Kilbourn Park Neighborhood on May 30 for Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 30 visit to the Jonathan Y. Scammon Elementary School, 4201 W. Henderson St., Chicago, in the Kilbourn Park neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in... - May 23, 2013
C.A.R. Awards for 2012 Success in Chicago Real Estate Sales Highlight Productivity of RE/MAX Brokers
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. Once again, Linda O’Donnell, broker/owner of RE/MAX Signature, 2411 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, and Robert Padron,... - May 19, 2013
20 RE/MAX Brokerage Firms in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Earned National Recognition for 2012 Sales Achievements
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 residential real estate firms. Compiled annually by REAL Trends... - May 19, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Harrison Elementary School in Wonder Lake on May 24 for Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 24 visit to Harrison Elementary School, 6809 McCullom Lake Road, Wonder Lake, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The RE/MAX balloon... - May 18, 2013
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Jesse Owens Community Academy in Chicago’s West Pullman Community on May 21 for Educational Presentation
The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 21 visit to the Jesse Owens Community Academy, 12450 S. State St., Chicago, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois. The RE/MAX balloon has become... - May 17, 2013
Strong April Gains for Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Point to Acceleration in Housing Recovery, RE/MAX Reports
After months of making steady progress, the housing recovery in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago real estate market kicked into a higher gear in April, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. Compared to the previous April, total sales of attached and detached homes increased 32 percent, while the... - May 17, 2013