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Mark your calendars for these very special
upcoming events:
June 11
Short Sales, Foreclosures & REO’s Class,
Georgios, Orland Park, 9 a.m., Cost $250
CE credit $90, contact Kristin Morgan to
register: (815) 741-5657
June 18
Summer Networking Event – Mystic Blue
– Chicago Boat Tour, Navy Pier, Chicago,
3 p.m. – 5 p.m., $45 includes cruise, hors
d’oeuvres. Cash bar. 300 tickets available.
June 19
Short Sales, Foreclosures & REO’s Class,
Location to be Determined, 9 a.m., Cost
$250 CE credit $90, contact Kristin Morgan
to register: (815) 741-5657
Northern Illinois Franchisees
Ranked Among Most Productive Real
Estate Firms in the Nation
Twenty affiliated offices and office groups in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network,
operating a total of 50 offices across the region, recently were spotlighted in the nation’s most
prestigious survey of real estate office productivity.
The 2008 Real Trends 500, an annual report from Real Trends magazine is a ranking of the
500 leading real estate offices or office networks with common ownership in the nation. The
offices are ranked based on prior-year transaction volume, as well as by sales volume.
Nine RE/MAX firms in northern Illinois operating a total of 30 offices were ranked in the
Real Trends 500 for both transactions and sales volume. One firm with a single office ranked
among the top 500 firms in sales volume only. Ten RE/MAX firms operating 19 offices in
the region made the Real Trends Up-and-Comers list for closing 500 or more transactions.
RE/MAX Northern Illinois offices accounted for 11 percent of the 186 RE/MAX affiliates in
the United States recognized by Real Trends.
The top ranked RE/MAX organization in northern Illinois was RE/MAX Suburban, which
has offices in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and
Wheaton. It was ranked 130th in sales and 141st in transaction activity. It also ranked 130th in
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the Billionaire’s Club.
July 1
Short Sales, Foreclosures & REO’s Class,
Lindner Conference Center, Lombard,
9 a.m., Cost $250 CE credit $90, contact
Kristin Morgan to register: (815) 741-5657
Power Broker Report Ranks 18
Firms in Northern Illinois Among Nation’s
Most Productive
July 11
RE/MAX Annual Golf Outing, St. Andrews
Golf Club, West Chicago. Shot gun start,
food & beverage included.
Eighteen independently owned RE/MAX
brokerage organizations in northern Illinois
ranked among the 700 most productive
residential brokerages in the nation for 2007
based on transactions closed, according to the
2008 Power Broker Report by Real Estate
Magazine.
July 12
RE/MAX Vision Luau/Pig Roast to benefit
Children’s Memorial Hospital, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.,
RE/MAX Vision 7528 North Avenue,
Elmwood Park, $50 per person includes
drinks, food, live entertainment and contest
prizes. Call Jason at (312) 994-6300 or
Marisa at (708) 395-6171.
July 10-12
RE/MAX International Summer Conference
for Broker/Owners and Managers,
Toronto, Canada
®
Nationwide, 25.6 percent of the firms ranked
in the newest version of the annual Power
Broker Report were RE/MAX units.
The 18 northern Illinois RE/MAX brokerages
in the 2008 Power Broker listing (which is
based on 2007 sales results) are led once
again by RE/MAX Suburban, which has
offices in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn,
Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and
Wheaton. It ranked 139th in transactions and
117th in sales volume.
The 17 other RE/MAX offices in northern
Illinois ranked in the Power Broker Report,
with their transaction and sales rankings, are:
• RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park and Palos
Heights, 242nd and 230th;
• RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin,
Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich and Palatine,
290th and 224th;
• RE/MAX ‘10’, Homer Glen, Oak Lawn and
Palos Park, 295th and 303rd;
• RE/MAX Central, Roselle, and RE/MAX
Central West, West Dundee, 322nd and
392nd;
• RE/MAX City, Realtors®, Chicago, 350th
and 296th;
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Northern Illinois Franchisees Ranked Among Most Productive
Real Estate Firms in the Nation
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The Real Trends rankings for RE/MAX Northern Illinois offices are:
REAL TRENDS UP-AND-COMERS REAL TRENDS 500
Office
RE/MAX Realty of Joliet, Joliet
Transaction Sides Rank
Sales Rank
RE/MAX Suburban, Arlington Hts., Glen Ellyn,
Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg, Wheaton
141st
130th
RE/MAX On Track, Aledo and Rock Island
RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park, Palos Hts.
250th 248th
RE/MAX South Suburban, Flossmoor
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin, Cary,
Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich, Palatine
302nd 243rd RE/MAX ‘10’, Oak Lawn, Palos Park, Homer Glen
326th 342nd
RE/MAX City, Realtors®, Chicago
363rd 335th
RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee, Lake Forest,
Long Grove, Waukegan
382nd 358th
RE/MAX Action, Lisle and Oak Brook
RE/MAX Properties, LaGrange and
Western Springs
RE/MAX Property Source, Rockford
RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove
RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling
RE/MAX Professionals/Excels, Geneva
and St. Charles
401st 310th RE/MAX Central, Roselle, and RE/MAX
Central West, West Dundee
457th
453rd
RE/MAX Great American/Town & County,
Aurora, North Aurora, St. Charles, Yorkville
477th 489th
RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville
RE/MAX Affiliates, Aurora and Naperville
RE/MAX Horizon, Elgin
466th
Do You Know Someone Who
RE/MAX® Office?
what does an
opportunity
look like?
Here’s a list of special RE/MAX franchise
opportunities in Northern Illinois:
In Chicago
Lincoln Park
Bucktown
West Loop
Lincoln Square
Old Irving
Tri-Taylor
Loop
Logan Square
Old Town/
Gold Coast/
Streeterville
Albany Park
Plus more...
Outside Chicago
Evanston
Highland Park
Oak Lawn
Bridgeview/Burbank
Zion/Wadsworth/Beach Park
Warrenville
Palos Hills/Hickory Hills/
Worth
Midlothian/Crestwood
DeKalb
Galena
LaSalle/Peru
Kankakee/Bradley/
Bourbonnais
Rockford
Channahon/Minooka
Referrals are the heart of our business, too!
If you know of someone outside the RE/MAX
network who would like to own their own
RE/MAX office, please email Jeff Metz
[email protected] or Jennifer McLean at
[email protected]. All correspondence
will be held in strictest confidence.
C h i c a g o l a n d ’’ss l e a d e r s i n c e 1 9 8 9
Each RE/MAX office is independently owned and operated.
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Annual Golf Outing & BBQ Scheduled
for July 11 at St. Andrews
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to network, enjoy barbecue and/or 18 holes of golf at one of
the most beautiful and celebrity golf courses in the area, St. Andrews Golf & Country Club, located
at 3N441 Route 59 in West Chicago.
RE/MAX Northern Illinois and its Sales Advisory Council have an exciting day planned for golfers
and non-golfers alike. It’s a wonderful time to relax, network, get referrals, play a little golf and eat
some fabulous barbecue. Plus, every hole will have a sponsor, all golfers will receive a RE/MAX®
cinch bag full of golf balls and tees, and golfers and non-golfers alike will have the chance to win
great raffle prizes.
Three different registration packages are available:
• Non-golfers can enjoy the barbecue for $45 per person.
• Those who only want to golf can do so for $95 per person.
• Those wishing to play golf and eat barbecue, plus enjoy a continental breakfast, can do so for $120
(a $20 savings by signing up for both golf and barbecue!).
Networking events such as these tend to sell out early, so register today to confirm your place.
See your SAC. rep for additional information or call the Regional office for more information and
sponsorship opportunities at (847) 428-4200 ext. 226.
Power Broker Report Ranks 18
Firms in
Northern Illinois Among Nation’s Most Productive
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B O X S CO R E S
RE/MAX Northern Illinois
• RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee, Lake Forest,
Long Grove and Waukegan, 370th and 318th;
•R
E/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove, 653rd
and 518th;
• RE/MAX Professionals East, St. Charles and
RE/MAX Excels, Geneva, 392nd and 277th;
•R
E/MAX Affiliates, Naperville and Aurora,
669th and 537th;
• RE/MAX Great American, North Aurora,
RE/MAX Great American North, Wasco,
RE/MAX Great American II, Yorkville, and
RE/MAX Town & Country, Aurora, 463rd
and 434th;
•R
E/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling, 695th
and 815th.
Closed Sales Volume (YTD): $2,254,644,094*
“We are pleased to see the number of our
offices on the Power Broker list increase
from 11 to 18 in a single year,” said Jim
Merrion, regional director of RE/MAX
Northern Illinois. “RE/MAX continues to
grow and strengthen its leadership position
in all types of market environments.”
RE/MAX International**
• RE/MAX Realty of Joliet, Joliet, 513th
and 594th;
• RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville,
537th and 412th;
• RE/MAX South Suburban, Flossmoor, 544th
and 619th;
• RE/MAX On Track, Aledo and Rock Island,
571st and 789th;
• RE/MAX Action, Lisle and Oak Brook, 608th
and 592nd;
• RE/MAX Properties, LaGrange and Western
Springs, 619th and 555th;
Real Estate Magazine listed five other
RE/MAX offices in northern Illinois as
“Companies to Watch,” a list of future
star performers, based on their 2007 sales
achievements. They are: RE/MAX Elite,
Hinsdale and Darien; RE/MAX Professionals
South, Plainfield; RE/MAX of Barrington,
Barrington; RE/MAX North, Northbrook and
RE/MAX All Pro, Bloomingdale.
Number of Offices: 153**
Number of Agents: 3,563**
Number of Offices: 7,011
Number of Agents: 110,291
Number of Countries: 65+
*Through April 30, 2008 **As of June 3, 2008
Largest Single Commission
Earned in April: $172,000 3
2008 Calendar of Events
June
September
4-6
IAR AE Workshop, Marriott Hickory Ridge, Lisle
9-13
RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
11 Short Sales, Foreclosures & REO’s Class, Georgios, Orland Park, 9 a.m., Cost $250 CE credit $90, contact Kristin Morgan to register: (815) 741-5657
3-5RE/MAX Northern Illinois Broker/Owner Retreat,
The Abbey Resort & Spa, Fontana, WI
5RE/MAX World Long Drive Qualifiers (2). 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. The Golf Shack, Rockford. For more
information contact Glen Stroberg at (815) 332-9998 or
[email protected].
12Broker/Owner Meeting, Lindner Conference Center, Lombard,
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
6RE/MAX World Long Drive District Championship
(Women & Open Division)
18Summer Networking Event* – Mystic Blue – Chicago Boat Tour,
Navy Pier, Chicago
7RE/MAX World Long Drive District Championship
(Senior, Super Senior, Grand Champion Divisions)
19
15-19 RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
Short Sales, Foreclosures & REO’s Class, Location to be Determined, 9 a.m., Cost $250 CE credit $90, contact Kristin Morgan to register: (815) 741-5657
19Sales Advisory Council Meeting, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9:30 a.m.
21RE/MAX World Long Drive Qualifiers (2), The Golf Shack,
Rockford. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. For more
information, contact Glen Stroberg at (815) 509-9092.
28RE/MAX World Long Drive Qualifier, Deer Creek Golf Club,
25055 Western Avenue, University Park. 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more
information, contact Dave Zajac, Site Director at (708) 672-6667.
July
1
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Destination RE/MAX, Denver, CO
18Sales Advisory Council Meeting, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9:30 a.m.
18Sales Advisory Council Finance Meeting, Venuti’s Banquet Hall,
Addison
October
7The RE/MAX Experience, Lindner Conference Center, Lombard,
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
13-17RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
Short Sales, Foreclosures & REO’s Class, Lindner Conference Center, Lombard, 9 a.m., Cost $250 CE credit $90, contact Kristin Morgan to register: (815) 741-5657
8The RE/MAX Experience, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9 a.m. – noon
11
15-19 IAR Business Meetings & Convention, Westin, Lombard
RE/MAX Annual Golf Outing*, St. Andrews, West Chicago
12RE/MAX Vision Luau/Pig Roast to benefit Children’s Memorial
Hospital, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m., RE/MAX Vision, 7528 North Avenue,
Elmwood Park, $50 per person includes drinks, food, live
entertainment and contest prizes. Call Jason at (312) 994-6300
or Marisa at (708) 395-6171.
16Sales Advisory Council Meeting, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9:30 a.m.
16Educational Seminar*/Speaker/Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard
November
3-7RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
5-10NAR Governance Meetings & Conference & Expo, Orlando, FL
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Destination RE/MAX, Denver, CO
14-18RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
13Broker/Owner Meeting, Lindner Conference Center, Lombard,
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
17Sales Advisory Council Meeting, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9:30 a.m.
20Sales Advisory Council Meeting, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9:30 a.m.
August
December
10-12 RE/MAX International Summer Conference for Broker/Owners
and Managers, Toronto, Canada
8-12
18-22 RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
21Sales Advisory Council Meeting, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9:30 a.m.
21-22 NAR Leadership Summit, Chicago
RE/MAX International Management Training Course, Denver, CO
9The RE/MAX Experience, Lindner Conference Center,
Lombard, 9 a.m. – noon
*Sponsored by the Sales Advisory Council and RE/MAX Northern Illinois
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All Aboard for the Lake Michigan
Networking Event!
Don’t miss the second annual Lake Michigan networking event
aboard the Mystic Blue cruiser on June 18. This is the perfect
opportunity to relax, network and pick up referrals while you sail
along the beautiful Chicago lake shore.
Boarding begins at 3 p.m. (don’t be late) and departs the south side
dock at Navy Pier. The ship returns at 5:30 p.m. This luxury event
includes hors d’oeuvres, the cruise and a cash bar for only $45 per
person.
With only 300 tickets available, last year’s event was a sell-out, so
register early either with your Sales Advisory Council (SAC) rep or
online at www.signup4.com/2008mystic (this URL is case sensitive).
Cancellations cannot be accepted after June 8. See your SAC rep for
additional information or call (847) 428-4200 ext. 226 for answers to
other questions.
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RE/MAX Preferred Properties
in Addison Joins Exclusive
Ranks of CMN Miracle Offices
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Offices in Chicago
Attain Miracle Office Status
Three more RE/MAX offices in Chicago recently joined
the exclusive ranks of Miracle Offices, a designation given
by the Children’s Miracle Network (CMN), a network of
premier children’s hospitals in the United States and Canada.
The three offices are:
• RE/MAX Edge, 3843 N. Broadway, led by Broker/Owner Mark Zipperer,
with 11 affiliated agents;
• RE/MAX Millennium, 641 E. Pershing Road, led by Broker/Owner Demetrios Chronis,
with eight affiliated agents;
• RE/MAX Vision II, 350 W. Ontario St., led by Broker/Owner Jason Palermo,
with 39 affiliated agents.
“The commitment made by hundreds of RE/MAX agents throughout the Chicago area has
allowed our network to establish itself as a leading corporate sponsor of Children’s Memorial
Hospital,” noted Jim Merrion, regional director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois. “We’re excited to add three more Miracle Offices in the city, and look forward to an
outstanding year of fund raising on behalf of Children’s Memorial, which helps so many
children regardless of the financial resources their families possess. It’s a wonderful way for
all our agents to share their success with the communities in which they work,” he said.
RE/MAX Preferred Properties of Addison has
joined the exclusive ranks of Miracle Offices,
a designation given by the Children’s Miracle
Network (CMN), a network of premier
children’s hospitals in the United State and
Canada. The office, located at 715 Lake St., is
operated by Broker/Owner Peter Dravilas. To
become a Miracle Office, each agent donates
either a portion of every commission earned
or a one-time annual amount to CMN. All
funds raised for CMN by RE/MAX Preferred
Properties will benefit Children’s Memorial
Hospital of Chicago.
“Knowing the wonderful work of Children’s
Memorial and the many families in our
community that it helps each year makes it
both a pleasure and an honor for us to become
a Miracle Office,” said Dravilas. “Supporting
the hospital is a great way for us to give
something back to our customers while also
benefiting thousands of families across the
Chicago area.”
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Fundraising Events Lend Helping Hand
to Children’s Memorial Hospital
Three fundraising events put on this spring by RE/MAX offices around
the Chicago area resulted in gifts totaling more than $4,200 to Children’s
Memorial Hospital of Chicago via the Children’s Miracle Network.
The events were:
• St. Patrick’s Day Party, organized by Jason Palermo, Broker/Owner of
RE/MAX Vision of Elmwood Park, and RE/MAX Vision II of Chicago
at the RE/MAX Vision II office in downtown Chicago;
• Las Vegas Nite party of casino games limited to participants at least 21
years old. It was organized by a committee of agents from RE/MAX
Professionals Select of Naperville, and RE/MAX Professionals South of
Plainfield, chaired by Jennifer Conte, one of the Broker/Owners of the
Plainfield office.
• Cosmic Bowling, hosted by Broker/Owner Angie Palazzolo of
RE/MAX Destiny, Elk Grove Village, at the Elk Grove Bowl.
Cosmic Bowling
with RE/MAX Destiny
“Fundraising for Children’s Memorial is now an integral part of the
RE/MAX culture throughout our region,” said Jim Merrion, regional
director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois.
“Each year, events like this play a key role in helping reach our annual
goals for support of the hospital and its outstanding work. Our agents
get a great deal of satisfaction from their efforts to help the hundreds of
children whose health problems are addressed each year at Children’s
Memorial,” he said.
RE/MAX is the exclusive real estate partner and a Platinum Sponsor
of Children’s Memorial Hospital.
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New Owners Take Helm at RE/MAX Horizon, Elgin
Ron Ewing and Patricia Grant are the new
Broker/Owners of RE/MAX Horizon, 374
McLean Blvd., Elgin. He acquired the
franchise from long-time Broker/Owner
Dean Gillman.
RE/MAX Horizon continues to be the top
Elgin real estate office in annual sales closed,
based on information from Midwest Real
Estate Data, LLC. It also ranked among the
Top 25 RE/MAX offices in northern Illinois
for closed transactions in 2007 and recently
was named to the Up and Comers list in the
2008 Real Trends 500, an annual national
survey of leading real estate offices.
The office currently is home to 30 agents.
Ewing, 49, entered the real estate industry six
years ago as a sales agent and immediately
affiliated with RE/MAX. Prior to that time,
Ewing, a life-long resident of Elgin, worked
for 17 years as a technology management
professional with an international accounting
firm.
“Having been a sales associate at RE/MAX
Horizon for my
entire real estate
career, I know the
office well and
appreciate the skills
of our outstanding
group of agents,”
said Ewing. “They
provide exceptional
client representation
and deliver admirable
results no matter
what the market
conditions.”
Ron Ewing (right) and his wife Patricia Grant are the new owners of RE/MAX Horizon in
Elgin. They are pictured with Regional Director Jim Merrion.
Ewing’s plans for the
office include implementing some new
training programs for agents along with a
number of technological improvements.
“Given my background in technology, I’m
committed to keeping this office at the head
of the pack in terms of using technology to
make things easier and more productive for
our agents and their clients,” said Ewing.
Along with enhancing this office, Ewing
plans to take on a significant role in the local
real estate community.
“Just as it is a privilege for me to assume the
leadership role at RE/MAX Horizon, I feel
it is important to help address the broader
challenges that face our industry,” Ewing
said.
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Franchise in Sycamore Making a Fresh Start
Grounded in Years of Successful Experience
The popular RE/MAX franchise that has long been a fixture
in Sycamore is being reshaped from the ground up with new
leadership, a revamped identity and a new location in town. But its
primary calling card remains a pool of highly experienced agents
and a well-seasoned management team.
In fact, the franchise, now located at 1430 DeKalb Ave., has been
renamed RE/MAX Experience to emphasize the wealth of real
estate knowledge its agents offer to buyers and sellers, according
to Tom Skora, the new Broker/Owner. Skora has been a real estate
professional in Sycamore for more than 20 years.
“Not only do each of our agents have substantial experience, but
we are also committed to making sure that the clients we serve
have the best possible real estate experience when buying or selling
property,” said Skora, who has lived in DeKalb for the last 30 years.
Skora said his decision to move to RE/MAX and acquire his own
franchised office is an outgrowth of the changes that have been
transforming the real estate industry.
“A real estate office now has to be quite a different place than it was
a decade ago,” he asserted. “First, you need the technological tools
– computers, phone systems, video equipment, etc. – that are now
basic parts of how a state-of-the-art real estate office operates
and allow agents to be in touch with their clients no matter where
they are.
“Second, you need less office space because those same tools now
enable agents to work effectively almost anywhere, whether that is
the front seat of their car or a home office.
Skora feels RE/MAX has the systems in place to help agents make
the most out of those new tools. He points particularly to
www.illinoisproperty.com, the RE/MAX Northern Illinois Web site,
as an example of the leadership RE/MAX offers in the technology area.
“It is an extremely user friendly site that allows buyers and sellers
to search for properties around the world, but at the same time,
each agent can work with it to create a personal Web site to market
listings and promote his or her services.”
RE/MAX has a special web site that allows you
to see what RE/MAX hot air balloon flights are
coming to your area. In addition, each flight
has a status box that shows whether or not
the flight is on schedule or is cancelled due to
weather conditions.
Upcoming Flights
For more information on upcoming flights, click
on this link: www.rnibt.com
Or go to the Agents Only page at
www.illinoisproperty.com and click on the
RE/MAX balloon.
Tom Skora (center) is the new owner of the RE/MAX office in Sycamore, which will
be called RE/MAX Experience. He is pictured with his manager Rorry Heide (left) and
Senior Franchise Development Consultant Patrick McDowell.
Skora’s plans for the office include a move away from tradition with
the elimination of private desks. Instead, when an agent has work to
do in the new RE/MAX Experience office, he or she can take a seat
at any of 10 work stations that happens to be open and use any of the
office’s laptop computers with wireless Internet access, according
to Skora.
A third reason Skora chose to affiliate with RE/MAX when opening
his own office was the strength of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois
network.
“A goodly number of buyers for property in the Sycamore area now
and in the future will be coming from the Chicago metro area, where
RE/MAX is the top seller of residential real estate,” noted Skora.
“Being part of the RE/MAX referral system will give us a strong
connection to that pool of buyers.”
According to Skora, he also hopes to broaden the business focus of
the office, formerly called RE/MAX Gold, by expanding his agents’
involvement in commercial real estate and the marketing of land for
development.
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Carpentersville
Huntley
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West Chicago
West Dundee
Hoffman Estates
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Gages Lake
Brighton, WI
Sugar Grove
Oswego
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April Superstars!
Sales Associates of the Month
OFFICE
TOP LISTER
TOP SELLER
MOST COMMISSIONS
Addison
Rita Neri
Kamlesh Shah
John Monino
Chicago (Select)
Mauricio Gonzalez
Halina Novakovich
Al Cacciottolo
Aledo
Starr Zook
Marla Welch
Starr Zook
Chicago (Signature)
Cecily Crowther
Linda O’Donnell
Linda O’Donnell
Algonquin
Karen Goins
Susan Ligmanowski Karen Goins
Chicago (Signature North) Abhijit Leekha
Hugo Rodriguez
Santiago Valdez
Andalusia
James Fuhr
N/A
Karen Hilgers
Chicago (Skyline)
Jose Campoverde
Jose Campoverde
Jose Campoverde
Antioch
George Bessette
Edward Kanabay
George Bessette
Chicago (Vision II)
Gary Dailey
Roger Lautt
Ellen Silverman
Arlington Hts.
Cyndy Hass
William Brucks
Kathy Barkulis
Crete
Barb Bailey
Suzanne Stempinski Carolyn Moore
Aurora (Affiliates-South)
Sandra Johnson
Sandra Johnson
Sandra Johnson
Crystal Lake
Cookie Lamb
Cookie Lamb
John Greener
Aurora (Town & Country)
Linda Hoss
David Richert
Denise Brown
Darien
Richard Weglarz
Maria Baran
Mary Sesny
Barrington
Thomas Mitchell
Kathy Pinkus
Mimi Burke
Deer Park
Michelle Dorfman
Michelle Dorfman
Joan Dailey
Barrington (South)
N/A
Matthew McCarthy
Doug Wakeley
Deerfield
N/A
N/A
Eleonora Pasmanik
Bartlett
Kevin Forkin
Debi Clark
Timothy Winfrey
Jacqueline Zenk
Jacqueline Zenk
Jacqueline Zenk
Audrey George-
Vukadinovic
Stella Bryant
Belvidere
Des Plaines
William Farrell
Bensenville
Michael Loiacono
Michael Loiacono
Jaclyn Colletti
Dixon
Susie VanOosten
Susie VanOosten
Susie VanOosten
Berwyn
Anthony LaMonica
Maria Rodriguez
Michael Scola
Downers Grove
Marge Pawlak
Marge Pawlak
Marge Pawlak
Elburn
Kathy Huml
Maureen Hale
Denise Rogers
Bloomingdale
Mohammed Misbahuddin
Angela Lotz
Tim Sotis
Elgin (Horizon)
Esther Zamudio
Esther Zamudio
Esther Zamudio
Bolingbrook
Edward Lukasik
Jeffrey Kaplan
Edward Lukasik
Elgin (Professionals West) Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
Robert Wisdom
Buffalo Grove
Andee Hausman
George Seaverns
George Seaverns
Elk Grove (Destiny)
Elizabeth Bos
Tenkas Viswanathan Michael Quaglia
Burr Ridge
Julie Reich
Bonnie Kenyon/
Jennifer Kenyon
Julia Rzeppa
Elk Grove (Territory)
Jerry Hoffman
Dennis Toomey
Jerry Hoffman
Elmhurst
Rakesh Kumar
Nancy Means
Diane Lukasik
Byron
Kitty Moring
Joyce Niehaus
Kitty Moring
Elmwood Park
Erica McClain
Maria Rivera
Jimmy Torres
Carol Stream
Kathleen Maykut
Tim Binning
Tim Binning
Flossmoor
Bruce Hackel
Kelly Jackson
Bruce Hackel
Cary
Mary Opfer
Mary Opfer
William Hauck
Frankfort
Ben Cocogliato
Susan Maher
Mike Dybas
Chicago (212°)
Fevin Reyes
William Grossmann
Fevin Reyes
Freeport
Janet Schmidecamp Julie Wenzel
Lynn Epping
Chicago (Adventure)
Michael Mihes
John Pastos
John Pastos
Geneseo
Mark VanHyfte
Jean Pritchard
Mark VanHyfte
Chicago Joseph Sewielski
Marek Bystrowicz
Jovanny Canals
Geneva
Matthew Kombrink
Matthew Kombrink
Joyce Courtney
Genoa
Mary Gedmin
Margy Hill
Tammy Engel
Alicja Grzych
Patricia Regan
Jose Tenezaca
Gilberts
Jeff Richter
Jennifer Johnson
Sam Carrozza
Chuck Nunley
N/A
N/A
Glen Ellyn
Mary Beth Lynch
Haya Miller
Garry Vallo
Glenview
William Ehlers
Ana Anita Moral
Sunny Kim
Grayslake
Stewart Ramirez
Stewart Ramirez
Jim Starwalt
Gurnee
Tedd Bertrand
Kristina Seegren
Paul Baker
Hanover Park
Patricia Besler
Patricia Besler
Patricia Besler
(City Realtors®-Belmont)
Chicago
(City Realtors®-Harlem North)
Chicago (Commercial Real Estate
Services)
Chicago (Edge)
Mike Cohen
Mike Cohen
Mike Cohen
Chicago Scott Foster
Kristi Gunther
Kristi Gunther
(Exclusive Properties)
OFFICE
TOP LISTER
TOP SELLER
MOST COMMISSIONS
Chicago (Executives)
Laurencio Esparza
Jovany Mendoza
Jovany Mendoza
Harvard
Larry Smith
Larry Smith
Regina Perkins
Chicago (Golden Gate)
Santiago Sanchez
Santiago Sanchez
Santiago Sanchez
Hinsdale
Bryan Bomba
Bryan Bomba
Judith Just
Chicago (Home Center)
Joanna Ciesla
Israel Fuentes
Teresa Zubricki
Hoffman Estates
Dalida Studowski
Sergio Cardoso
Sergio Cardoso
Chicago (Millennium)
Demetrios Chronis
N/A
Demetrios Chronis
Homer Glen
Janna Denton
Janna Denton
Sherry Justice
Chicago (New Stars)
Ivan Santiago
Jessica Flores
Jessica Flores
Huntley
Kenneth Fishleigh
Anthony Bellino
Jaime Andrychowski
Chicago (NorthCoast)
Yvonne Carns
Julie Pacheco
Yvonne Carns
Ingleside
Linda Mortensen
N/A
Thomas Fremgen
Sylvia Martinez-
Johnson
Kametra McDowell
Joliet
Kathy McCauley-
Dames
Rosemary West
Jim Conway
Chicago (Platinum)
N/A
continued on page 10
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April Superstars!
Sales Associates of the Month
OFFICE
TOP LISTER
TOP SELLER
MOST COMMISSIONS
OFFICE
TOP LISTER
TOP SELLER
MOST COMMISSIONS
LaGrange
Coya Smith
Stan Skarbek
Coya Smith
Palos Heights
Isabel Diaz
Mike Dolce
Kathy Toscas
Lake Bluff
Jane Lee
Jane Lee
Jane Lee
Palos Park
Thomas Domasik
Paul Booth
Paul Booth
Lake Forest
Gwen Kukla
Deborah Cassidy
Peter Glover
Park Ridge
Ewa Kalembasa
Michael Lohens
Kenneth Guzzetta
Lake in the Hills
Sharon Gidley
Sharon Gidley
Sharon Gidley
Plainfield
Jackie Rogers
Leslie Hobbs
Becky ONeill
Lake Villa
Christopher Hoelz
Christopher Hoelz
Christopher Hoelz
Poplar Grove
Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis
Mary Ellis
Lake Zurich
Cherie Smith Zurek
Ovid Richards
Marsha Ulbrich
Richmond
Elise Livingston
Elise Livingston
Elise Livingston
Lansing
Tom Adams
Robert O’Hara
Robert O’Hara
Rochelle
Jennie McLaughlin
John Bearrows
John Bearrows
Lemont
Frank Richier
Melinda Withers
Melinda Withers
Rock Falls
David DeVries, Jr.
Barbara Kophamer
Debra Flannery
Libertyville
Leslie McDonnell
Marco Amidei
Marco Amidei
Rock Island
Kelli Hannah
Diane Godwin
Diane Godwin
Lisle
Michael Garr
Jeff Stainer
Jude Marchetti
Rockford (Accord)
Debbie Maxvold
Debbie Maxvold
Debbie Maxvold
Lockport
Linda Metallo
Maria Dziubczynski
Maria Dziubczynski
Rockford Barbara Erdmier
Carl Ratmeyer
Tina Eisler
(Property Source)
Lombard
Jeffrey Vitek
Randy Stob
Randy Stob
Long Grove (Prestige)
Susan Coveny
Susan Coveny
Susan Coveny
Rolling Meadows
Jeff Salhani
Basel Tarabein
Basel Tarabein
Long Grove (Showcase) Sharron Kelley
Sharron Kelley
Deborah Murphy
Roselle
David Bulava
Susan Camiliere
Shane Crawford
Loves Park
Peggy Lee
Zil Huma
Zil Huma
Schaumburg
Linda Longmeyer
John Tillotson
Karen Kusek
Marengo
Laura Heinberg
Melissa Human
N/A
Schaumburg (North)
Connie DeAndrea
Linda Minarik
Connie DeAndrea
McHenry
Wayne Moran
Christine Miller
Patrick O’Neill
Shorewood
Jake Jakovich
Ryan Behrens
Christine Ruzich
Morris
Vicki Geiger
Vicki Geiger
Vicki Geiger
Skokie
Christina Ezzo
Michael Plurad
Michael Plurad
Morton Grove
Andrzej Klisiewicz
Arceli Antonio
Arceli Antonio
South Holland
Monica Poland
Mike Buder
Mike Buder
Mount Prospect
Halina Kraszewski
Joanie Schwarzbeck Ben Herman
St. Charles
Wayne Reuter
Kay Russell
Wayne Reuter
Naperville (Affiliates)
Mary Jopp
Christopher Macak
Steve Malik
Sterling
Eric Bird
Keith Zoeller
Eric Bird
Naperville (North)
William White Sr.
William White Sr.
William White Sr.
Sugar Grove
Pam Moutray
Edie Jahn
Pam Moutray
Naperville (Prof. Select) Terry Pazo
Bertrand Gor
Bertrand Gor
Sycamore
Tom Skora
N/A
Katherine Gannon
Naperville (South)
Sharon Baines
Louise McClain
Sharon Baines
Viola
Sharon Esslinger
Sharon Esslinger
Sharon Esslinger
New Lenox
David Cobb
Kim Noonan
Al Walsh
Wasco
Alex Rullo
Alex Rullo
Alex Rullo
Niles
Carol Ficarra-Harczak N/A
Carol Ficarra-Harczak
Wauconda
Yolonda Moenning
John Blair
Yolonda Moenning
Norridge
Marek Prus
Kathleen DeVivo
Mary Jo Downes
Waukegan
Lilly Cardenas
Tomas Gomez
Lilly Cardenas
North Aurora
Mike Cluck
Mike Cluck
Graciela Cadenas
West Chicago
Cindy Banks
Cindy Banks
Cindy Banks
Northbrook
Val Napadov
Irit Jacobson
Val Napadov
West Dundee
Denise DAmico
Denise D’Amico
Gary Hall
Oak Brook
Carol Garland
Lirije Memeti
Steven Wagner
Judith Kratville
Margaret Wilk
George Karuntzos
Bernadeta Szczech
Leonard Wachholz/
Pamela Kresmery
Leonard Wachholz
Oak Lawn (‘10’)
Westchester
Oak Lawn
N/A
N/A
John McGee Jr.
Western Springs
Carol Rosentreter
Nancy Hammock
Gary Barnes
Wheaton
Kathryn Loth
Sue Hedlund
Donna Karner
(Peak Performers)
Oak Park
Steven Nasralla
Steven Nasralla
Kyra Pych
Wheeling
Igor Groysman
N/A
Rostislav Vasiliev
Oregon
Carla Benesh
Mark True
Douglas Weber
Willow Springs
Lucy Mierop
Paul Stepanovich
Paul Stepanovich
Orland Park (Harlem)
Daniel Vainisi
Susan Mathis
Patricia Brown-
Wyrick
Wilmette
N/A
N/A
Ned Leuchtner
Orland Park (Humphrey) James Kennedy
James Kennedy
James Kennedy
Wilmington
Stacey Ganster
Jodi Bette
Jayme Sundine
Orland Park (Wolf Road) John Sackett
George Slowinski
Thomas Dixon
Wood Dale
Michael Ibarra
Tim Soltys
Patty Dunn Verstat
Oswego
David Chally
David Chally
David Chally
Woodstock
Kimberly Keefe
Arnold Zoglauer
Nancy Sobol
Palatine
Dave Ablin
Virginia Opsahl
Laura Weaver
Yorkville
Mark Roncone
Mark Roncone
LauraLee McElroy
continued on page 11
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Sales Associates of the Month
Top 20 Residential Individuals through April 2008
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
1 Connie DeAndrea
2 Jim Conway
3 Bryan Bomba
4 Kristi Gunther
5 Mark Weinert
6 Edward Lukasik
7 Marsha Ulbrich
8 Sharon Gidley
9 Larry Leibovitz
10 John Monino
RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX Realty of Joliet
RE/MAX Elite
RE/MAX Exclusive Properties
RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX Professionals
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest
RE/MAX Innovations
RE/MAX Experts
RE/MAX Preferred Properties
Schaumburg
Joliet
Hinsdale
Chicago
Schaumburg
Bolingbrook
Lake Zurich
Algonquin
Buffalo Grove
Addison
11Melisande Van Liedekerke
12 Sharon Sims
13 Bertrand Gor
14 Karen Breen-Elia
15 David Cobb
16 Mimi Burke
17 Laura Weaver
18 Marek Prus
19 David Lobraco
20 Janice Weiner
RE/MAX in the Village, Realtors Oak Park
RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX Professionals Select
RE/MAX Exclusive Properties
RE/MAX All Properties
RE/MAX of Barrington
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest
RE/MAX Cumberland
RE/MAX Destiny
RE/MAX Suburban
Arlington Heights
Naperville
Chicago
New Lenox
Barrington
Palatine
Norridge
Elk Grove
Arlington Heights
®
Top 20 Residential Teams through April 2008
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
1 Jane Lee
2 Coya Smith
3 Leslie McDonnell
4 James Kennedy
5 Bernie Cobb, Jr.
6 Alex Rullo
7 Terri Sponburgh
8 William White, Jr.
9 Cindy Banks
10 Linda O’Donnell
RE/MAX Top Performers
RE/MAX Properties
RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX TEAM 2000
RE/MAX of Naperville
RE/MAX Great American North
RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX of Naperville
RE/MAX Cornerstone
RE/MAX Signature
Lake Bluff
LaGrange
Libertyville
Orland Park
Naperville
Wasco
Libertyville
Naperville
West Chicago
Chicago
11 Steve Malik
12 Marge Pawlak
13 Marco Amidei
14 Paul Wells
15 Matthew Kombrink
16 Robert Wisdom
17 Bruce Hackel
18 Rosemary West
19 George Seaverns
20 Susan Coveny
RE/MAX Affiliates
RE/MAX Enterprises
RE/MAX Suburban
RE/MAX of Barrington
RE/MAX Excels
RE/MAX Professionals West
RE/MAX South Suburban
RE/MAX Realty of Joliet
RE/MAX Experts
RE/MAX Prestige
Naperville
Downers Grove
Libertyville
Barrington
Geneva
Elgin
Flossmoor
Joliet
Buffalo Grove
Long Grove
Top 20 Commercial Individuals through April 2008
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
1 Peter Dravilas
2 Judith Just
3 George Iliopoulos
4 Eric Bird
5 George Zoellick
6 Joseph Wong
7 William Grossmann
8 Judith Farmer
9 Sana Samawi
10 John Bearrows
RE/MAX Preferred Properties
RE/MAX Elite
RE/MAX Accord
RE/MAX Sauk Valley
RE/MAX South Suburban
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest
RE/MAX 212°
RE/MAX Signature North
RE/MAX ‘10’
RE/MAX Hub City
Addison
Hinsdale
Bloomingdale
Sterling
Flossmoor
Palatine
Chicago
Chicago
Oak Lawn
Rochelle
11 Tom Arianas
12 Lee Dominguez
13 Ken Koreba
14 Deepika Syal
15 Paul Fasold
16 Graciela Cadenas
17 Lori Scelsi
18 Christopher DeSimone
19 Thomas Ewing
20 Ben Herman
RE/MAX Destiny
RE/MAX Cornerstone
RE/MAX Plaza
RE/MAX United
RE/MAX Signature
RE/MAX Great American
RE/MAX Properties
RE/MAX Signature
RE/MAX Property Source
RE/MAX Suburban
Elk Grove
West Chicago
McHenry
Wheeling
Chicago
North Aurora
Western Springs
Chicago
Rockford
Mount Prospect
Top 20 Commercial Teams through April 2008
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
NAME
OFFICE
TOWN
1 Al Vallejo
2 James Schaid
3 John Rosengren
4 Hugo Rodriguez
5 Michael Mondello
6 Bruce Hackel
7 Young Kim
8 Paul Stepanovich
9 Bruce La Ha
10 James Cesarek
RE/MAX TEAM 2000
RE/MAX Plaza
RE/MAX Sauk Valley
RE/MAX Signature North
RE/MAX TEAM 2000
RE/MAX South Suburban
RE/MAX Enterprises
RE/MAX Market
RE/MAX TEAM 2000
RE/MAX Sauk Valley
Orland Park
McHenry
Sterling
Chicago
Orland Park
Flossmoor
Downers Grove
Willow Springs
Orland Park
Sterling
11 Anthony LaMonica
12 David Bulava
13 Tim Binning
14 George Bessette
15 Diana Ivas
16 Cindy Banks
17 Vicki Melonas
18 Kitty Moring
19 Maria Rodriguez
20 Bradley Eshleman
RE/MAX Partners
RE/MAX Central
RE/MAX All Pro
RE/MAX Advantage Realty
RE/MAX Elite
RE/MAX Cornerstone
RE/MAX ‘10’
RE/MAX Professional Advantage
RE/MAX Partners
RE/MAX Great American North
Berwyn
Roselle
Carol Stream
Antioch
Hinsdale
West Chicago
Homer Glen
Byron
Berwyn
Wasco
11
Willow Springs
Agent Finds Fun, if Not Fortune,
on TV’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’
It was an exciting few
days in New York for
Linda Saracco, a sales
associate at RE/MAX
Market in Willow
Springs, during her
stint as a contestant on
the popular TV show,
“Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire.”
Linda Saracco
RE/MAX Market
Her TV adventure started late last summer
when she received, within minutes of
each other, calls from two relatives urging
her to attend a Chicago-area audition for
a special once-a-year version of “Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire” in which the
questions are all about the movies. Saracco is
legendary among friends and family for her
encyclopedic knowledge of films.
To qualify for the show, Saracco joined 4,000
would-be contestants to audition on a rainy
day. She took and passed two tests, one for
the special movie edition of the show, which
is co-sponsored by Netflix, and another for
the regular version of the program. Then,
over a five-week period, she went through
a range of additional tests and interviews
before learning she was one of 10 potential
contestants who would be invited to New
York. The 10 were selected from among
20,000 who auditioned around the country
for the Netflix show.
However, not all 10 contestants were
guaranteed a chance to play because of time
limitations. Saracco never got the chance to
sit in the Hot Seat, as the contestants’ chair is
called on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,”
but because she also had qualified to play the
regular version of the game, the producers
offered her a chance to do that the next day.
“I felt very fortunate to get that opportunity,
but I hadn’t prepared at all for the regular
version of the game,” Saracco recalled. “All
my studying had been for the movie version,
and all the folks I had lined up as potential
phone-a-friends were also people whose
expertise was in movies. But my family came
to the rescue and found several people who
would sit home the next day and be ready to
offer help if I called.”
When the game began, Saracco progressed
smoothly, successfully answering the first
eight questions. Then, she was asked to
which of four musical instruments the word
“tantara” would apply. As it turned out,
Saracco’s lifelines didn’t help her puzzle
out the answer, and she decided to take her
$8,000 in winnings and depart. By the way,
tantara is the word for the blast of a trumpet
or other horn.
“I relished the experience of qualifying
for and playing the game and met a lot of
terrific people, especially some of the other
contestants,” Saracco said.
When the show on which she appeared finally
was aired this May, Saracco and her friends
and family held a viewing party at a local
restaurant to celebrate.
“That made the whole thing an even more
memorable experience,” said Saracco. “In
the final analysis, the money wasn’t that
important though it was nice to win enough
to cover my expenses. It was just a lot of fun
all around.”
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World Long Drive Announces 2008
Northern Illinois Competition Schedule
RE/MAX World Long Drive Championship
(WLDC) competition returns to northern
Illinois for the 2008 season on June 21.
All golfers can experience the challenge
and excitement by competing in one of
five divisions: the highly competitive Open
Division, Women’s Division, Men’s Senior
Division (45 to 52), Men’s Super Senior
Division (53 to 60) and Men’s Grand
Champion Division (61 and over).
The RE/MAX WLDC, organized by the Long
Drivers of America, Inc. (LDA), provides an
unsurpassed competitive arena testing how
far and straight participants can drive a
golf ball.
As part of the championship competition, a
series of local qualifying events is scheduled
this summer in northern Illinois. The
RE/MAX WLDC gives competitors a chance
to test their long driving skills against their
friends as well as some of the world’s biggest
hitters.
The entry fee is $40 for men’s Open and
Senior divisions, $30 for the Women’s, Super
Senior and Grand Champion divisions. It
entitles a competitor to hit six golf balls at a
40-yard-wide measuring grid. Men’s drives
must travel 250 yards to reach the grid;
women’s drives must travel 200 yards.
Time permitting, a competitor may enter
more than once, but a separate entry fee
must be paid each time. Golf clubs used by
competitors must be on the USGA list of
conforming clubs.
Northern Illinois local qualifying events
currently are scheduled on the following
dates (additional qualifying events are likely
to be added):
June 21, Saturday
Two events – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to
4:30 p.m., Golf Shack, 1631 Bell School Rd.,
Rockford, (815) 332-9998. Event director is
Glen Stroberg.
June 28, Saturday
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Deer Creek Golf Club,
25055 Western Ave., University Park,
(708) 662-6667. Event director is Dave Zajac, Sr.
Sept. 5, Friday
Two events – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:30 to
5 p.m., Golf Shack, Rockford. Event director
is Glen Stroberg.
The Illinois-Wisconsin District Championship
will take place Sept. 6-7 at the Golf Shack in
Rockford, where top finishers in all divisions
from local qualifying events will compete for
slots in the world championship finals.
In the finals, competitors in the Women’s,
Open, Senior, Super Senior and Grand
Champion divisions can earn a share of a
$600,000 purse (the largest in the history
of the competition). The finals will be held
Oct. 20 through 25 at the Palms Golf Club in
Mesquite, Nev.
RE/MAX Vision in Elmwood
Park Joins Exclusive Ranks
of CMN Miracle Offices
RE/MAX Vision of Elmwood Park has
joined the exclusive ranks of Miracle
Offices, a designation given by the
Children’s Miracle Network (CMN),
a network of premier children’s hospitals
in the United States and Canada. The office,
located at 7528 W. North Ave., is operated
by Broker/Owner Jason Palermo.
“Contributing to the hospital is a perfect
way to thank the dozens of families in our
community who put their faith in RE/MAX
each year when buying or selling a home,”
said Palermo. “Children’s Memorial makes
a major difference in so many lives. We
are delighted to assist in that effort, and
my hope is that our office can maintain its
Miracle Office status for years to come.”
Thanks to Palermo’s leadership, RE/MAX
Vision and its sister office, RE/MAX
Vision II in Chicago, have raised more
than $75,000 for Children’s Memorial in
recent years. RE/MAX Vision II is also
a Miracle Office.
For more information about the RE/MAX
World Long Drive Championship,
call (888) 233-4654 or go to
www.longdrivers.com.
REMAX.com is Top
Real Estate Web Site
on Hitwise Quarterly
Top 10 Ranking
Not only does www.remax.com continue to
be ranked the No. 2 real estate Web site by
Hitwise, a competitive intelligence research company for online
marketing. The web site continues to be the only real estate web site to appear on
the Hitwise Top 10. Hitwise recently ranked remax.com No. 2 on its Quarterly Top 10 List,
based on share of visits among all U.S. Web sites in the “Business and Finance – Real Estate”
category, for the quarter ending March 2008. The Hitwise Top 10 Award recognizes Web sites
from over 160 industries that are leaders in their field.
In March alone, remax.com received nearly 6 million hits. Approximately half of them were
direct, which means 3 million hits came from top-of-mind brand recall and consumers typing
in “remax.com” to access the Web site.
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news
makers
RE/MAX Northern Illinois was recently
invited to attend the Circle of Corporate
Champions Breakfast hosted by Children’s
Memorial Hospital to honor its corporate
sponsors. Broker/Owner Piero Orsi,
RE/MAX Showcase, and Broker/Owner
Paul Wells and Sales Associates Kathy Pinkus
and Cathy Schmidt, RE/MAX of Barrington,
were in attendance to represent the region
along with Regional Director Jim Merrion
and Communications Strategist Laura
Ortoleva. RE/MAX Showcase and RE/MAX
of Barrington were two of the four largest
hospital fundraisers in 2007.
Bill Diehl and Matt McCarthy, RE/MAX of
Barrington, were featured on the CBS
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attention from both TV and newspapers,
including The Chicago Tribune.
Cook County
Tony Muno
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DuPage County
Gina LaBrasca
[email protected]
847-427-4629
Fox Valley
Rob Bartolucci
[email protected]
Cathy Stavropoulos, RE/MAX Showcase,
Long Grove, ran the 112th Boston Marathon
on April 21 in 4 hours, 19 minutes and 14
seconds. She plans to run her 4th Chicago
Marathon on October 12. The Boston
Marathon is the oldest annual city marathon
and one of the most prestigious running
events in the world.
Susan Shin, Broker/Owner, RE/MAX Masters,
Morton Grove, raised funds for Children’s
Memorial Hospital, Chicago, by running in
the San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon on
June 1. (It was Susan’s first marathon.) Susan
raised money by accepting dollar pledges
for each mile she completed or a flat dollar
amount for her efforts.
RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee, held its first
annual Client Appreciation Open House this
spring. During the event, they raised more
than $600 for “A Safe Place” of Lake
Ad Proof
County by selling raffle tickets to everyone
(18:28, 01/07/08)
who attended the event.
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Liz Sincox, RE/MAX of Barrington, was once
again featured on HGTV’s “My House
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public better understand home prices and
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RE/MAX Showcase, recently held an
intra-office workshop called “Listings,
Think Outside the Box,” which was
designed to discuss how to improve listing
presentations. Sales Associates Karen Ginn
and Michael Lescher (Gurnee); Carol Best
and Deborah Cassidy (Lake Forest) and
Kevin Walsh (Long Grove) presented and
shared their experience and knowledge
with the group. A presentation was also
made on “Productive Open Houses,” which
focused on how to increase traffic and get
appointments.
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[email protected]
* Source: 2006 Scarborough Chicago Market Study (R2)
** Study by Ominture 2007
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RE/MAX Northern Illinois and its Sales
Advisory Council hosted the 2008 Annual
RE/MAX Supplier Showcase at the Drury
Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace on April
21. Hundreds of RE/MAX Affiliates came to
shop business-related vendors, visit the new
Technology Theater and attend the Cyber
Star panel hosted by technology expert Allen
Hainge. The RE/MAX Supplier Showcase is
a free event for RE/MAX Affiliates.
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Sunday Package Price (per zone)
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$119
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CLS7013-apk-12.21.2006
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