Chicago Real Estate Office Opens In Hermosa

RE/MAX recently added a new Chicago real estate office to its northern Illinois network with the opening of RE/MAX In Motion at 4159 W. Fullerton Ave., in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood.

Established in 2003 by former RE/MAX agent Joseph Pabon, the office previously operated as an independent firm under the name Nobel Realty. Teaming with Pabon, 37, as a co-owner of the office is Jose Molina, 33, an experienced real estate investor whose background includes auto and truck sales.

The office, which currently has a staff of six agents, serves the Chicago real estate neighborhoods of Logan Square and Humboldt Park, along with Hermosa.

“Joining the RE/MAX network has been on our screen for some time,” explained Molina, who entered the business in 2005.

“My partner’s experience with the RE/MAX organization convinced him that it is the best of the national real estate brands in terms of the tools it provides and the name recognition it offers. It’s just been a matter of waiting until our office was ready to make the transition. No one had to sell us on RE/MAX.”

Pabon will remain the managing broker of the office, while Molina focuses his efforts on infrastructure, accounting and related issues. Both men currently live in Bridgeport and are long-time Chicago residents.

The 2,400-square-foot office can accommodate up to 25 agents, and already has a three-person support staff. Now, plans are in the works to add more support for the agents in the form of a full-time marketing specialist, who will work with agents to maximize exposure of their listings and services at a nominal cost.

“Bringing in a specialist will allow our agents to take advantage of the full array of RE/MAX tools available to them,” Pabon said.
“Our other major goal right now is to bring more experienced real estate sales people into our office. It is a challenging market these days, especially for sellers, and only those offices with a solid core of experienced, fully committed agents are going to thrive in this environment,” he said.

RE/MAX In Motion plans a grand opening event later this year, most likely in September.

“We’re still in the transition period, but that should be completed by Labor Day, and then it will be the right time to celebrate our new RE/MAX identity and re-introduce ourselves to the community,” Molina said.