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We also promote professionals through our popular annual issue: Who’s Who in Chicago Residential Real Estate. We are a multi-channel, multidimensional information source, using print and online delivery to bring actionable information to the real estate professionals and encourage a richer dialogue between agents. Through our dedicated reporting, we bring fresh energy to tried-and-true disciplines

and inspire our readers to move the business intelligence they glean from our pages into initiatives of their own. In Chicago Agent, you can count on a rich array of issues connected to action, and insight connected to fresh thinking backed by solid experience. Who's doing what that works-and why-is our ongoing mission and constant guide. Chicago Agent is the definitive source of industry trends and news, informing readers of the best practices of their peers as well as reliable advice from the experts. We offer advertisers a multifaceted, highly efficient opportunity for business development in a rich environment of editorial excellence.

Sometimes the best opportunities come disguised as setbacks. In 2008, when the stock market crashed, Marissa Stapleton l...
11/16/2025

Sometimes the best opportunities come disguised as setbacks. In 2008, when the stock market crashed, Marissa Stapleton lost her job in online advertising with a Chicago firm. A client and broker-owner who had long encouraged her to get a real estate license finally convinced her to make the leap. With no salary and no health insurance, Stapleton agreed it was time for something different. She learned the business from the ground up, starting with distressed properties, cold calls and educating families on the edge of losing their homes.

Stapleton’s entry into real estate came at a turbulent time, but it gave her the foundation for a successful career that now spans luxury lake homes, second residences and investment properties across Michigan City, Sheridan Beach, Long Beach and Duneland Beach.

Marissa Stapleton, Broker Associate
Coldwell Banker Realty

Sometimes the best opportunities come disguised as setbacks. In 2008, when the stock market...

Fintech company Rate has relaunched its app with a focus on wellness. In the relaunch, Rate noted the results of a study...
11/15/2025

Fintech company Rate has relaunched its app with a focus on wellness. In the relaunch, Rate noted the results of a study it conducted, which found that almost seven in 10 homebuyers said homeownership keeps them up at night.

The new Rate app offers more than 1,300 free wellness videos created and led by over 60 instructors and experts. Available resources include yoga, meditation, fitness, nutrition and sleep content.

The Rate App also partners with security and smart-home technology providers, including ADT, ABT, Agilant and Wildfire, which provides users with shopping rewards, cashback, discounts and loyalty perks.

Find more wellness features in the full article!
https://chicagoagentmagazine.com/2025/11/10/rate-relaunches-app-with-wellness-focus/

Rate relaunched its app with a focus on wellness and released the findings of a survey of homebuyers.

Fueled by a desire to build something meaningful, Collin Wasiak entered real estate in 2014 with a vision to chart his o...
11/15/2025

Fueled by a desire to build something meaningful, Collin Wasiak entered real estate in 2014 with a vision to chart his own career path. Wasiak was inspired by his parents’ decades of experience in the industry, which provided him an early foundation in real estate knowledge. What began as an entrepreneurial experiment quickly evolved into a career driven by resilience, mentorship and a commitment to exceptional service.

As team lead of the Collin Wasiak Group at Compass, Wasiak now runs a client-focused, process-driven business powered by a small but powerful team. While Wasiak manages all client-facing roles, his operations manager and transaction coordinator handle back-end logistics to ensure smooth transactions.

Collin Wasiak Real Estate
Collin Wasiak Group, Compass Chicago

Fueled by a desire to build something meaningful, Collin Wasiak entered real estate in...

2025 Chicago Agents' Choice Industry MVP, City: Brad Lippitz, Compass Chicago Consistently ranked among Chicago’s top p...
11/15/2025

2025 Chicago Agents' Choice Industry MVP, City: Brad Lippitz, Compass Chicago

Consistently ranked among Chicago’s top producers with over $1 billion in career sales, Brad Lippitz has a proven track record when it comes to selling properties in the city. As a lifelong Chicagoan with roots in its diverse neighborhoods, Lippitz has a deep appreciation for the vibe of each community and what makes them special. With a background in law, business, design and development, Lippitz’s clients benefit from a rare combination of talents and depth of experience few other agents can match.

Consistently ranked among Chicago’s top producers with over $1 billion in career sales, Brad Lippitz has a proven track record.

RE/MAX Premier Chicago appointed Chicagoland industry veteran Beth Allen-Tiernan as executive vice president of growth ...
11/14/2025

RE/MAX Premier Chicago appointed Chicagoland industry veteran Beth Allen-Tiernan as executive vice president of growth development.

She will be based in the firm’s newly opened Lake Forest office and will work with Chairman and CEO Janice Corley on mergers, acquisitions and business development as the company continues to expand across Chicagoland.

RE/MAX Premier appointed Chicagoland industry veteran Beth Allen-Tiernan as executive vice president of growth development.

Shabana Karim, realtor for eXp Realty - Geneva shares real estate insights and how she distinguishes herself from a crow...
11/14/2025

Shabana Karim, realtor for eXp Realty - Geneva shares real estate insights and how she distinguishes herself from a crowd of agents in our latest 📸

"You have to practice consistency and be a self-starter!" — Shabana Karim, Realtor, eXp Realty, Geneva

With a combined 40 years of real estate experience, Kathryn Bader Mangel and Kelly O’Connell Mangel bring a corporate-dr...
11/14/2025

With a combined 40 years of real estate experience, Kathryn Bader Mangel and Kelly O’Connell Mangel bring a corporate-driven, concierge-level approach to buying, selling and investing in Chicago’s North Shore. Both Chicago-area natives, they transitioned from successful careers — Kathryn at IBM Corporation and Kelly at Aon Corporation — to real estate, quickly earning “Rookie of the Year” honors. Their passion for helping clients achieve their real estate goals has placed them in the top 1% of agents nationwide.

As founders of Team Mangel, the duo provides hands-on, round-the-clock guidance to a diverse clientele, including first-time homebuyers, families, investors and those relocating locally or internationally. They specialize in single-family homes, condos, land and investment properties across Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth, Northfield, Glencoe and Lake Forest.

Kathryn Bader Mangel and Kelly O’Connell Mangel,
Team Mangel : Kathryn and Kelly Mangel North Shore Real Estate Partners
atproperties Christie’s International Real Estate

With a combined 40 years of real estate experience, Kathryn Bader Mangel and Kelly...

Vesta Preferred Realty team broker Anastasiia Korinchevska has been promoted to partner. Korinchevska entered real est...
11/13/2025

Vesta Preferred Realty team broker Anastasiia Korinchevska has been promoted to partner.

Korinchevska entered real estate as a leasing agent in 2020, obtained her real estate license in 2021 and joined Vesta in 2022 as a team broker. She was recognized as a top producer in 2022 and 2023 and a Vesta MVP in 2023. She focuses on first-time homebuyers, second-home purchases and multifamily investments.

Vesta Preferred Realty team broker Anastasiia Korinchevska has been promoted to partner.

Raised in Madison, Sean McKenna has worked for over 22 years in the mortgage industry in southern Wisconsin. Chase-certi...
11/13/2025

Raised in Madison, Sean McKenna has worked for over 22 years in the mortgage industry in southern Wisconsin.

Chase-certified in FHA loans, VA loans, private client lending and down payment assistance programs, McKenna specializes in preapprovals, fixed-rate mortgages, FHA and VA mortgages, condo and co-op lending, conforming loans and jumbo mortgages. Recognized for his insight, knowledge and communication skills, he keeps his customers informed and up to date throughout the entire process. “My years of experience helps me stand out from my competition, as I have experienced almost every scenario imaginable,” he explains. “This allows me to lead buyers and mortgage seekers with confidence.”

Sean J. McKenna, Senior Home Lending Advisor
Chase

Raised in Madison, Sean McKenna has worked for over 22 years in the mortgage...

Do you think your 2026 numbers will beat your 2025 numbers? Do you plan on changing brokerages in 2026? Take a minute an...
11/13/2025

Do you think your 2026 numbers will beat your 2025 numbers? Do you plan on changing brokerages in 2026? Take a minute and let us know in our latest survey!

Take a minute and let us know your thoughts on what the next year will bring in our latest reader survey!

The Rubina Bokhari Luxury Group has left Compass and returned to Jameson Sotheby's International Realty. Led by veteran ...
11/12/2025

The Rubina Bokhari Luxury Group has left Compass and returned to Jameson Sotheby's International Realty.
Led by veteran broker Rubina Bokhari, the team includes agents Azin Amiran, Daisy Mazariegos, Olivia Stohle Real Estate and Hatis Akbudak.

With 17 years in the real estate industry, Bokhari has been recognized by RealTrends’ America’s Best and The Wall Street Journal as a Top 1.5% Agent nationwide, as well as by Crain’s Chicago Business among its “Most Notable” and “Most Influential” real estate professionals. So far this year, the Rubina Bokhari Luxury Group has closed almost $60 million in sales.

The five-person Rubina Bokhari Luxury Group has left Compass and returned to Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty.

Tracy Sorge’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: Treat the person first, and success will follow. “I provide trust, hone...
11/12/2025

Tracy Sorge’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: Treat the person first, and success will follow. “I provide trust, honesty and unwavering advocacy to my clients,” she says. “I transform uncertainty into courage and questions into confident decisions.”

A certified mortgage advisor with Wintrust Mortgage, Sorge started her career more than 30 years ago when someone believed in her potential and introduced her to a new career that can change lives. “I see myself as a builder of confidence and a champion of dreams,” she shares. “I am a firm believer that empowered buyers create empowered lives.”

Tracy Sorge Mortgage Professional #435792 , Certified Mortgage Advisor
Wintrust Mortgage

Tracy Sorge’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: Treat the person first, and success will...

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