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Helping their community get its housing market back on solid ground wasn’t on the agenda when Chicago real estate brokers LaShawn Brown and Warren Davis first met in 2012, but it certainly is these days. The two RE/MAX brokers are ready to roll out their second annual South Side Expo, slated for July 11 at South Shore International High School, 1955 E. 79th St., and free to the public

CHICAGO, IL - June 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit the 1st Baptist Church, 3440 178th St., Lansing, Ill., on July 15 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

CHICAGO, IL - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Summer time is the outdoor season in Chicagoland, and if that is when you plan to sell your home, you can be sure potential buyers across the metropolitan Chicago real estate market will be paying special attention to your backyard.

CHICAGO, IL - June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in May offered some encouraging news for the metropolitan Chicago real estate market, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. Compared to activity in May 2011, sales this May were 23 percent higher. The average time those homes spent on the market before finding a buyer fell by 14 percent to 160 days. The median sales price of a home rose 1 percent

MILWAUKEE, WI - June 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Starting in the last row of a 22 car field, Gary Mitidiero of Homer Glen, Illinois came from behind to win the Vintage Stock Car Feature driving the RE/MAX Synergy Camaro at the famous Milwaukee Mile. “This is really a thrill to win at this race track” said Mitidiero in Victory Circle. “When I was a kid we’d come up here to watch some of the greatest drivers in the history of auto racing compete. To be able to stand in the same A.J. Foyt Victory Circle as they did is as good as it gets.”

CHICAGO, IL - June 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will help the Lisle Library in Lisle, Ill., launch its summer reading program on June 20 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network at Lisle Community Park, east of the soccer fields near Ill. Hwy. 53 and Short Street.

Chicago, IL - June 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The first weekly winner in the RE/MAX “What Moves You?” contest is Roger Blackwell, of Lombard, IL for his story and photo entitled “My Wife Moves Me.” Roger has won an Apple gift card worth $750 and a chance to win a Grand Prize of $10,000

CHICAGO, IL - June 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Angel and Antonio Aguilar recently opened RE/MAX Fidelity at 2137 N. Cicero Ave. on Chicago’s Northwest Side. In doing so, they started with a simple but important goal: To provide superior real estate services to a very important segment of the city, the adjoining neighborhoods of Hermosa, Avondale and Belmont Cragin.

CHICAGO, IL - May 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit to Josephine Locke Elementary School, 2828 N. Oak Park Ave. in the Montclare neighborhood of Chicago on June 1 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network

Los Angeles, CA - May 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed the $2.1 million sale of a 12,221-square-foot U.S. Post Office facility located at 811 N. La Brea in ...

CHICAGO, IL - May 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- April home sales activity in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market was characterized by rising sales and firmer home prices, according to an analysis by RE/MAX. Combined sales of attached and detached homes in the seven-county metro market totaled 6,771 units in April, which compares to 6,501 units sold in the previous month and 5,713 in April 2011. These represent increases of 4.2 percent and 18.5 percent respectively.

CHICAGO, IL - May 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit to Mozart Elementary School, 2200 N. Hamlin Ave. in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on May 23 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network

CHICAGO, IL - May 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Top real estate sales agent George Arvanitis, who previously worked for Coldwell Banker, @Properites, Sudler Sotheby’s, and most recently Conlon Real Estate Company, has joined RE/MAX Premier Properties, located at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood.

CHICAGO, IL - April 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Rupley Elementary School, 305 Oakton St., Elk Grove Village, Ill., on May 7 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

CHICAGO, IL - April 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Circle Center Grade School, 901 Mill St., Yorkville, Ill., on May 4 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

CHICAGO, IL - April 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a visit at Kanoon Magnet School, 2233 S. Kedzie Ave., in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago, on May 3 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

CHICAGO, IL - April 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will visit Gary Elementary School, 130 E. Forest Ave., West Chicago, Ill., on April 27 when the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

CHICAGO, IL - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- During a time in which real estate offices across the region are downsizing, RE/MAX Premier Properties at 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy. in Chicago’s fashionable Gold Coast neighborhood continues to add to its roster of top producing real estate agents. Mona Jee, a well known real estate veteran with 15 years experience, is the latest to join the Chicago real estate brokerage.

CHICAGO, IL - March 29, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agents affiliated with the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network captured prestigious honors at the Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) annual awards, which recognized achievements in Chicago real estate sales. In addition, RE/MAX agents increased the number of C.A.R awards they took home at the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze levels by 60 percent compared to their 2010 total.

Chicago, IL - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last year, more than 20,200 homes repossessed through foreclosure were resold in the metropolitan Chicago real estatemarket, including single-family residences, townhouses and condominium units. The median sales price of those homes was $74,200, according to RE/MAX.