Sterling, Viola, Morris, Geneseo, Aledo, Oregon And Dixon, Rockford Realtors® Earn Spots In RE/MAX Top 10 For First Half Sales

James Cesarek of RE/MAX Sauk Valley in Sterling, Ill., captured top sales honors among RE/MAX agents in northern Illinois outside the Chicago metropolitan area during the first half of 2008. Cesarek ranked second at the end of the first quarter.

The agents in this quarterly ranking are based in the Illinois counties of Boone, Bureau, Carroll, DeKalb, Grundy, Henry, Jo Daviess, Lee, Mercer, Ogle, Rock Island, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago.

The ranking reflects the sales performance of both individual agents and sales teams. Teams involve the efforts of two or more licensed individuals. Rankings are based on commissions earned.

The Top 10 Non-Chicago real estate agents and teams for the January-June period this year are:

1. James Cesarek (team), RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling;
2. Robert Nieman (team), RE/MAX Property Source, Rockford, Ill.;
3. Sharon Esslinger, RE/MAX Country Crossroads, Viola, Ill.;
4. Tina Eisler, RE/MAX Property Source, Rockford;
5. Vicki Geiger (team), RE/MAX Top Properties, Morris, Ill.;
6. Jean Pritchard, RE/MAX Hometown Advantage, Geneseo, Ill.;
7. Starr Zook, RE/MAX On Track, Aledo, Ill.;
8. Carla Benesh (team), RE/MAX of Rock Valley, Oregon, Ill.;
9. Susie Van Osten, RE/MAX Homes Unlimited Dixon, Dixon, Ill.;
10. John Rosengren (team), RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling.

“The members of our non-metro Top 10 are proven performers who deliver top quality service to clients,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois, leaders in the Chicago real estate market. “It is the skill and dedication of these and many other agents that keep RE/MAX the real estate leader in our region and in the world.”

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