The students at Henry Clissold School, 2350 W. 110th Pl. on Chicago’s South Side, watched on April 2 as Bill Baker, pilot of the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon, explained how to control the two burners suspended above the balloon basket. The burners create the hot air that makes the balloon rise. The purpose of the visit by the RE/MAX balloon and its crew was to offer students a special program about the history and science of ballooning. The program was developed and the event sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Clissold School In Chicago
Students at st. Pascal school, chicago, get visit from RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Team
Students at St. Pascal School, 6143 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, listen as RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon pilot Bill Baker (left) and balloon crew member Andy Rumshas show them a sample of the material used to make a balloon envelope during a March 27 visit to the school. The RE/MAX balloon crew presented a program about the history and science of ballooning during its visit. The program was developed and the event was sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Children At Our Lady Of Snow School, Chicago
RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon pilot Bill Baker explains the history and science of ballooning to students at Our Lady of Snow School, 4810 S. Leamington Ave., Chicago, during a visit to the school by the balloon and its crew on March 27. The program was developed and the event was sponsored by the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Power Broker Survey Recognizes 14 RE/MAX Brokerages Serving The Northern Illinois Real Estate Market
Annual Ranking Places Them Among Nation’s Most Productive Firms
Fourteen independently owned RE/MAX brokerage organizations serving the northern Illinois real estate market ranked among the 600 most productive residential brokerages in the nation for 2008 based on transactions closed, according to the 2009 Power Broker Report by Real Estate Magazine, a RISMedia publication.
Nationwide, 22.8 percent of the firms ranked in the newest version of the annual Power Broker Report were RE/MAX units.
The 14 RE/MAX brokerages in northern Illinois that were recognized in the 2009 Power Broker Report (which is based on 2008 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 143rd in transactions and 115th in sales volume.
The 13 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, 199th and 205th;
- RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich and Palatine, 307th and 243rd;
- RE/MAX 10, Homer Glen, Oak Lawn and Palos Park, 320th and 347th;
- RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville, and RE/MAX Professionals South, Plainfield, 394th and 318th;
- RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee, Lake Forest, Long Grove and Waukegan, 395th and 365th;
- RE/MAX Professionals East, St. Charles, and RE/MAX Excels, Geneva, 401st and 281st;
- RE/MAX Great American North, Wasco/St. Charles and RE/MAX Town & Country, Aurora, 441st and 419th (these offices had joint ownership in 2008 but are now separately owned);
- RE/MAX City, Realtors® Chicago, 456th and 418th;
- RE/MAX Realty of Joliet, Joliet, 482nd and 531st;
- RE/MAX On Track, Aledo and Rock Island, 490th and 750th ;
- RE/MAX Properties, Western Springs, 522nd and 477th;
- RE/MAX Action, Lisle and Oak Brook, 559th and 492nd;
- RE/MAX 2000, Crete, 569th and 725th;
Real Estate Magazine listed six other RE/MAX offices in northern Illinois as “Companies to Watch,” a list of future star performers, based on their 2008 sales achievements. They are: RE/MAX Signature, Chicago; RE/MAX South Suburban, Flossmoor; RE/MAX Elite, Darien and Hinsdale; RE/MAX At Home, Rolling Meadows; RE/MAX Hometown Advantage, Geneseo; and RE/MAX North, Northbrook.
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