Kelli Duncan

1 week ago | therealdeal.com | Kelli Duncan

The sellers of a Gold Coast mansion listed their home for nearly $9 million this month after marketing it privately. The pocket listing at 1534 North Dearborn Parkway was seeking $9.75 million in 2023, when very few properties in the neighborhood were trading for more than $6 million. The private listing was brief, however, and now the sellers are back with the new ask, according to public listing information.

2 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Kelli Duncan |Sam Lounsberry |Adam Farence

Andrew Holmes congratulated South Side single-family investor Chris Urban on completing his 75th real estate deal in 2022, calling it a “huge accomplishment” and posting a video tour of the home, and Chris joked about losing count of how many properties he had rehabilitated. About two years later, Holmes was warning fellow Chicago investors about Chris, who he accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme that required taking out loans from individuals to pay off other troubled single-family home debts.

3 weeks ago | therealdeal.com | Kelli Duncan

Shows like “Million Dollar Listing” and “Selling Tampa” have captivated viewers with inside looks into luxurious homes in some of the country’s biggest real estate markets. Now, it’s Chicago’s turn. Chicago area viewers can watch “The Listing” on KMAQ beginning Sunday at 8:30 a.m., according to a news release. It will air every Sunday, immediately following NBC’s 8 a.m. news broadcast.

1 month ago | therealdeal.com | Kelli Duncan

Broker J Maggio is trading in his jeans for suits as he teams up with top Chicago broker Matt Laricy to head the Laricy Team’s new office in Hinsdale, a wealthy western suburb. Formerly of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, he made a name for himself in Hinsdale over the last 10 years since he and his family settled out there, following a stream of his Chicago clients that became “city sellers and suburban buyers,” he said.

1 month ago | therealdeal.com | Kelli Duncan

PRG Group, an independent brokerage in Wheaton, has joined Keller Williams Premiere Properties, bringing 20 agents to the international real estate franchise. Managing broker Pat Callan founded PRG Group, formerly known as (dba) Realty Executives Premiere, a franchisee of Realty Executives International, 31 years ago. The firm amassed a “nice market share” centralized in Wheaton, a DuPage County suburb, and extending out into eastern Kane County and western Cook County, Callan said.