RE/MAX Honors Lake County Agents for Career Achievements in Metro Chicago Real Estate Sales

Sept. 9, 2010 - PRLog -- RE/MAX affiliates at nine offices across Lake County, Ill., were among the elite agents who recently earned career awards from RE/MAX, the leading international real estate organization.  The awards reflected their continued success in one of the nation’s most competitive arenas, the metro Chicago real estate market.

RE/MAX affiliates are eligible to receive awards marking important professional milestones during their career with RE/MAX.  These career honors include the Hall of Fame, Lifetime Achievement Award and Circle of Legends awards, which are distinct from the honors that agents can earn each year for their annual sales production.  

Four agents received the received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which goes to those who have been part of the worldwide RE/MAX network for at least seven years and have completed 1,000 or more real estate transactions during that time.  Those who have received the award this year are George Seaverns, RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove; Kathy Knoll, RE/MAX Advisors, Lake Villa; Frank Tierney, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Lake Zurich; and Lynn Fairfield, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville.

Membership in the RE/MAX Hall of Fame recognizes agents who have completed 350 or more real estate transactions during their career with RE/MAX.  The Lake County agents recently inducted into the Hall of Fame are:  Michael Culat, RE/MAX Advantage Realty, Antioch; Helen Carlsen and Marjorie Harris, RE/MAX Center, Grayslake; David Ayabarreno, Paul Baker, Tedd Bertrand, Charlotte Brengle and Craig Stein, RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee; Jay Reid, RE/MAX Top Performers, Lake Bluff; Gregg Swanson, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Lake Zurich; Paul Cho, Joan Meredith, Cynthia Nash-Frye and Laura Swinden, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville; Paul Paterakis and Kevin Walsh, RE/MAX Showcase, Long Grove; and Tomas Gomez, RE/MAX Showcase, Waukegan.

Across the RE/MAX Northern Illinois region, 119 RE/MAX affiliates have earned career achievement honors so far in 2010.

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RE/MAX is the leader in northern Illinois real estate sales. It has been number one in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market since 1989, closing more than $6 billion in sales last year. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network consists of 2,500 associates and 120 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of brokerage services throughout the northern one-third of Illinois. Its http://www.illinoisproperty.com and http://www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate brokerage brands. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with nearly 100,000 sales associates in 80 nations.