https://www.PR.com/ Latest news releases from PR.com for RE/MAX Northern Illinois. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:20:02 -0400 © 2026 PR.com 60 en-us https://www.PR.com/images/logo_white.jpg https://www.PR.com/ 68 69 PR.com provides press release distribution, and is a unique directory of businesses, products and services. Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/733196 Wed, 18 Oct 2017 03:00:00 -0400 According to an analysis by RE/MAX Northern Illinois, homes sold during the third quarter averaged 68 days on the market, the lowest for any quarter since RE/MAX began tracking that statistic in 2005. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/733196 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/732569 Thu, 12 Oct 2017 03:00:00 -0400 After a real estate broker lists a home for sale, a prime responsibility is learning what prospective buyers think of the property after visiting it. Gathering this information isn’t always easy, but it can be vital to selling the property. Buyers and their brokers often look at many homes in a short period, and providing detailed feedback isn’t their top priority, but a conscientious listing broker works [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/732569 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/730447 Thu, 21 Sep 2017 03:00:00 -0400 August home sales in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market continued to show the impact of a limited supply of property listings. Compared to August 2016, total sales fell 2.5 percent to 11,505 units, the median sales price climbed 3.5 percent to $240,000, and the inventory of homes for sale was down 7.8 percent to 34,619 units. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/730447 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/729828 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Coya J. Smith, one of the leading real estate brokers in Chicago’s western suburbs, has acquired the existing RE/MAX Properties franchise in Western Springs, Ill. Smith’s return to RE/MAX, after operating her own successful independent brokerage for the last nine years, was announced by Jack Kreider, executive vice president and regional director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois. “We’re excited to [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/729828 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/727807 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Sergio Cardoso has become sole owner of RE/MAX Countryside in Hoffman Estates, Ill., purchasing the ownership interest of his former partner Enrique Aguilar. The ownership change, which became official on Aug. 12, was announced by Jack Kreider, executive vice president and regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network. “Sergio has demonstrated his managerial skills ever since he and Enrique acquired [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/727807 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/727163 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Students at Westwood Elementary School in Woodstock, Ill., will enjoy a visit from the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew on Aug. 23, who will present an interactive educational program. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/727163 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/727046 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Activity in the metropolitan Chicago housing market during July reflected the impact of a dwindling supply of homes for sale. Compared to July of last year, closed sales fell 3.5 percent to 11,210 units, while the median sales price gained 4.2 percent to $250,000. Average market time for those homes fell to 66 days, RE/MAX Northern Illinois reports. “What’s most remarkable is that the July market time of 66 [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/727046 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/726266 Sat, 12 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX NEXT marked its grand opening on July 14 with a celebration in its office at 1046 W. Kinzie St. in Chicago's West Loop. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/726266 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/726132 Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0400 With few exceptions, homeowners preparing to sell must confront the reality that their home has a few flaws, and some homes have many more than others. The perennial question, notes Jack Kreider, executive vice president of RE/MAX Northern Illinois, is which flaws to fix and which, if any, to let go? “Flaws come in every form imaginable. Some result from normal wear and tear, such as worn or soiled carpeting. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/726132 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/725161 Wed, 02 Aug 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Sales of luxury homes increased in the metropolitan Chicago area during the second quarter of 2017 as the suburban luxury market showed signs of improvement, while the city market appeared to soften somewhat, according to the RE/MAX Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate. After rising 31 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period in 2016, second quarter sales rose 8 percent to 899 units, and the median [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/725161 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/724806 Sat, 29 Jul 2017 03:00:00 -0400 The RE/MAX Professional Advantage office in Byron, Ill., has been added to the brokerage group led by Tom Humpal that includes RE/MAX Property Source in Rockford and Belvidere, Ill., and RE/MAX Hub City in Rochelle, Ill. Headquarters are at the Rockford office. The nine brokers in the Byron office bring the total number of agents affiliated with Humpal’s firm to 40. Based on 2016 sales achievements, RE/MAX Property [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/724806 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/723260 Fri, 14 Jul 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX NEXT, Chicago’s newest RE/MAX franchise, will host a grand opening celebration for its office at 1046 W. Kinzie St., Suite 301, from 6 to 9 p.m. on July 14. Joining broker/owners Mike Opyd and Rafay Qamar will be a cross section of real estate industry peers. Those interested in joining their colleagues at this event can still register at [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/723260 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/720003 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Home sales in the metropolitan Chicago area continued to deliver upbeat results in May despite a continuing decline in inventory levels, RE/MAX reports. Comparing results for the month with those a year earlier, sales transactions rose 6.2 percent to 12,337 units, the median sales price climbed 6 percent to $249,000, and the average time it took one of those homes to find a buyer fell to 77 days from 87 days in May of [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/720003 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/717861 Sat, 27 May 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX recently welcomed 34 brokers in its northern Illinois real estate network to its Pioneer Club, which recognizes those affiliates who have reached their 25th anniversary with the RE/MAX network. Because real estate professionals typically work for several brokerages over the course of their career, 25 years spent with RE/MAX represents a significant commitment and indicates continued satisfaction with the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/717861 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/716724 Thu, 18 May 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX Northern Illinois, the real estate leader, recently announced that Chris Calomino has joined the company as Marketing Communications Manager. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/716724 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/715800 Thu, 11 May 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX Northern Illinois has announced that RE/MAX 1st, its franchised office in Elmhurst, Ill., has been acquired by real estate broker and investor Surinder Chandi of Toronto, Canada. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/715800 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/715649 Wed, 10 May 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Twenty-seven RE/MAX brokerage firms operating 60 offices in northern Illinois were recognized by REAL Trends magazine in its annual analysis of the nation’s largest residential real estate firms. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/715649 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/715126 Sat, 06 May 2017 03:00:00 -0400 When it’s time to sell their home, most Americans have their eye on the bottom line. RE/MAX brokers say sellers want to know, first and foremost, how much their home is worth, what commission the broker will charge and how much they might have to spend to get the home ready to sell. “Those are vital questions, but they aren’t the only ones,” said Jack Kreider, executive vice president and regional [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/715126 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/714645 Tue, 02 May 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Luxury home sales in the metropolitan Chicago area are off to a strong start in 2017, with first-quarter activity up 31.1 percent from the same quarter of 2016, according to the RE/MAX Luxury Report on Metro Chicago Real Estate. It represents the highest level of first-quarter $1-million-plus sales in the Chicago market since RE/MAX began tracking that activity in 2011. Sales for the quarter totaled 455 units, and the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/714645 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/714430 Sat, 29 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX Northern Illinois has announced that its newest Chicago franchise has opened in the hot West Loop market. Founded by two young real estate professionals with strong track records, RE/MAX NEXT, is headquartered at 1046 W. Kinzie St. The leaders of the new office are Michael Opyd, who will serve as managing broker, and Rafay Qamar, who also is a co-owner of RE/MAX Northern Shores in Skokie, Ill. The new office [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/714430 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/713843 Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX All Pro marked the debut of its new downtown St. Charles location with a grand opening celebration on April 6. The new 5,800-square-foot office is located at 505 W. Main St. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/713843 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/713921 Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 In 1977, RE/MAX came to Illinois when Dennis Sluga opened a RE/MAX franchise in Elmhurst. This year, the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and Sluga, who has been along for every step of that journey, was honored for his 40 years of dedication to the RE/MAX brand. The long-time Elmhurst resident received a special Ruby Award at the 40th Annual RE/MAX Awards Ceremony at Navy Pier, a [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/713921 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/713653 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Chad and Sarah Gilbert, owners of RE/MAX Suburban, and Angie Palazzolo, broker/owner of RE/MAX Destiny, recently were honored by RE/MAX Northern Illinois with its 2016 “Above the Crowd!” Award presented during its 40th Annual Awards Ceremony at Navy Pier. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/713653 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/712599 Fri, 14 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Chicago-area home sales soared in March, and home values continued to advance as the residential real estate market closed the first quarter of 2017 on an extremely positive note, RE/MAX reports. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/712599 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/712428 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network recently presented its Administrative Professional of the Year award for 2016 to two women whose day-to-day efforts have made major contributions to the continued success of the offices in which they work. They are Barb Kurz, who manages the RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals offices in Plainfield and Shorewood, Ill., and Margaret Kinnare, office administrator for RE/MAX in the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/712428 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/711656 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Allen Snyder, broker/owner of RE/MAX Partners in Berwyn, Ill., recently received the Distinguished Service Award from RE/MAX Northern Illinois. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/711656 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/711345 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Paul Wells recently was named Multi-Office Broker/Owner of the Year by RE/MAX Northern Illinois. Wells is the broker/owner of RE/MAX NOW in Lake Barrington, Ill., and RE/MAX of Barrington in Barrington, Ill. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/711345 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/710455 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Dale Taylor of RE/MAX 10, New Lenox, Ill., was recently honored by RE/MAX Northern Illinois as its 2016 Humanitarian of the Year for his work in aiding the homeless. Taylor, a RE/MAX agent since 1995 and resident of Frankfort, Ill., was praised for his efforts over the last 11 years with South Suburban PADS, an organization providing emergency shelter and a range of related services to aid the homeless. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/710455 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/710517 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Tim Binning, broker/owner of RE/MAX All Pro in Bloomingdale, St. Charles and Sugar Grove, Ill., and Kathy Dames, broker/owner of RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals in Plainfield and Shorewood, Ill., shared the 2016 RE/MAX Northern Illinois Trendsetter Award. The honors were presented at the recent 40th Annual RE/MAX Awards Ceremony at Navy Pier. The Trendsetter Award recognizes individuals who are consistently ahead of the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/710517 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/709823 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Chicago-area home values took another big step upwards in February, with the median sales price reaching $212,430, up 12.4 percent when compared to the same month last year, RE/MAX reports. That followed a 10 percent increase in January. “The median sales price in February was the highest for that month since 2008, the period when Chicago-area home values were at their pre-recession peak,” said Jack Kreider, [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/709823 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/709841 Thu, 23 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 Four young brokers who enjoyed remarkable success during their first full year in real estate sales were saluted by RE/MAX Northern Illinois as 2016 Rising Stars during its 40th Annual Awards Ceremony held last month at Navy Pier. Rising Star honors are given each year to RE/MAX broker associates who have held a real estate license for less than 18 months and whose productivity during the past year was clearly [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/709841 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/708745 Wed, 15 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0400 RE/MAX recently named its leading commercial real estate sales teams and individuals in northern Illinois for 2016. A team from Orland Park and a broker from Roselle earn top spots. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/708745 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/708468 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:16:22 -0500 The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network recently honored its associates whose 2016 residential sales achievements earned them coveted spots in its year-end Residential Top 20. A team from Lake Bluff and a broker from Hinsdale earned the coveted No. 1 rankings. Each year, the network gives special recognition to its Top 20 individual residential brokers and Top 20 residential teams. Among residential teams, the [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/708468 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/708317 Fri, 10 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0500 Ronald Ewing of RE/MAX Horizon in Elgin, Ill., recently was named the 2016 Single-Office Broker/Owner of the Year by RE/MAX Northern Illinois. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/708317 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/707100 Wed, 01 Mar 2017 03:00:00 -0500 The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network raised nearly $184,000 for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in 2016. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/707100 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/706899 Mon, 27 Feb 2017 03:00:00 -0500 Sales volume generated by RE/MAX Northern Illinois brokers registered another solid increase in 2016. Total sales volume for the year was $9.36 billion, an 8 percent increase over the 2015 total. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/706899 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/705716 Fri, 17 Feb 2017 03:00:00 -0500 The Chicago area housing market began 2017 much as it ended 2016, with a limited inventory contributing to a steady rise in the median sales price. January saw 6,127 homes sales completed in the seven-county metro area, 1.8 percent more than the same month of 2016 and the most in January since 2006. The median sales price gained 10 percent to $210,000. Average market time needed to sell those homes was 99 days, eight [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/705716 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/705229 Tue, 14 Feb 2017 03:00:00 -0500 The RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network will celebrate its 40th anniversary on Feb. 17 in the Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier with a gala dinner for 800 guests, its annual awards presentation and a spectacular fireworks show. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/705229 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/702045 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 03:00:00 -0500 The Chicago-area housing market continued to strengthen in 2016, according to a year-end sales analysis by RE/MAX. Home sales in the seven-county metro area totaled 114,569 units, 4.5 percent more than in 2015 and the most sold in any year since 2006 when 117,503 units changed hands. However, sales during the second half of the year weren’t quite as strong, rising only 2 percent above the 2015 sales total. The [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/702045 RE/MAX Northern Illinois https://www.pr.com/press-release/701647 Sat, 14 Jan 2017 03:00:00 -0500 RE/MAX of Rock Valley, the RE/MAX franchise in Oregon, Ill., is now under new ownership. Rebecca Hazzard, a leading broker in the office, has acquired the franchise from Judy Aurand and Carla Benesh, who founded the office in 2003. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/701647 RE/MAX Northern Illinois