Suburban Chicago Real Estate Agents and Teams Dominate RE/MAX Residential Top 10 for 1st Half of 2010

ELGIN, Ill., July 15, 2010 -- Two suburban Chicago real estate agents, Jane Lee of RE/MAX Top Performers, Lake Bluff, Ill., and Edward Lukasik, Jr., of RE/MAX Professionals, Bolingbrook, Ill., ended the first half of 2010 atop the residential real estate sales rankings in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network.

Lukasik is the sales leader among agents who are the sole licensed contributors to their sales production. Lee leads the top ranked sales team. A team involves the combined efforts of two or more licensed agents. Rankings are based on commissions earned. Lee and Lukasik also were ranked number one for all of 2009.

“Jane, Ed and all of our Top 10 agents epitomize the expertise and productivity that has kept RE/MAX number one in the metro Chicago real estate market and all of northern Illinois,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. “They have the skills and determination to succeed in all types of market conditions, including today’s challenging economic environment.”

The RE/MAX Top 10 residential agents for the first half of 2010 are:
No. 1 – Edward Lukasik, Jr., RE/MAX Professionals, Bolingbrook;
No. 2 – Connie Ritchie, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg; Ill.;
No. 3 – Marsha Ulbrich, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Lake Zurich, Ill.;
No. 4 – Joyce Courtney, RE/MAX Great American North, St. Charles, Ill.;
No. 5 – Charles Ivas, RE/MAX Elite, Hinsdale, Ill.;
No. 6 – Kristi Gunther, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties, Chicago;
No. 7 – Lynn Fairfield, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville, Ill;
No. 8 – Robert Padron, RE/MAX Cityview, Chicago;
No. 9 – Larry Leibovitz, RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove, Ill.;
No. 10 – Sharon Gidley, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin, Ill.

The RE/MAX Top 10 residential teams for the first half of 2010 are:
No. 1 – Jane Lee, RE/MAX Top Performers, Lake Bluff;
No. 2 – James Kennedy, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park, Ill.;
No. 3 – Leslie McDonnell, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville;
No. 4 – Matthew Kombrink, RE/MAX Excels, Geneva, Ill.;
No. 5 – Marge Pawlak, RE/MAX Enterprises, Downers Grove, Ill.;
No. 6 – Marco Amidei, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville;
No. 7 – Andee Hausman, RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove;
No. 8 – Alex Rullo, RE/MAX Great American North, St. Charles, Ill.;
No. 9 – Cindy Banks, RE/MAX Cornerstone, West Chicago, Ill.;
No. 10 – Wayne Reuter, RE/MAX Excels, Geneva.