Real Estate · Illinois

You've spent years building equity and creating a life in your home.

Deciding what comes next deserves more than a sales pitch.

A home in Illinois, a new one rising in Coasterra, and helping clients in both states is a dream come true. We’d love to help with your next chapter.

Illinois home with stone and covered porch under a blue sky Two-story Chicago-suburb family home with a front-facing garage and mature landscaping

We help sellers and buyers throughout the Chicago metro area decide what makes the most sense for their next chapter: selling, staying local, upsizing, downsizing or relocating. Or staying right where they are and putting their equity to work, whether that means investing or buying a second or vacation home.

How we help

Selling a Home

First, tell us what a perfect transaction looks like to you. Then we'll build the plan together, covering pricing, preparation, marketing, negotiation and transaction strategy, and we’ll handle it start to finish.

Buying a Home

Tell us about your perfect home or investment. Together, we'll identify opportunities, evaluate each property, structure your offer strategically, and negotiate the best deal possible on your behalf.

Move-Up Buyers

Let us coordinate the sale of your current home with the purchase of your next one, so timing never becomes the obstacle.

Downsizing & Right-Sizing

Next-chapter decisions shouldn't be taken lightly. Let's talk honestly about whether your current home still fits your life, and if it doesn't, what size and where is the best fit for your next chapter.

Relocation

Moving to or from Illinois? We handle your relocation directly, and through our preferred referral partner network we can coordinate moves between any of the 50 states. A smooth move is the priority. With our network of trusted partners, including reputable movers, cleanout crews, attorneys, lenders and more, you won't have to figure it out alone. We’ll support you every step of the way, for your comfort and peace of mind.

Every kind of move

Whatever your next chapter looks like.

Moving up, downsizing, retiring, relocating or buying your first home. New construction or resale, a luxury home or a simpler one. You get the same personal service in Illinois and Florida.

Where we work in Illinois

Naperville and the communities around it.

Our Illinois practice is centered on Naperville and roughly a 20-mile radius around it, though we’re happy to talk about homes beyond it.

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Within about 10 miles

About 10 to 20 miles

  • Lombard
  • Westmont
  • Darien
  • Lemont
  • North Aurora
  • Batavia
  • Geneva
  • St. Charles
  • Romeoville
  • Crest Hill
  • Yorkville

Plus parts of Schaumburg, Elgin and Oak Park.

New construction & relocation

Building a new home, or moving to or from Illinois? We represent new construction buyers and manage relocations to and from Florida and all 50 states.

Selling in Illinois

Your home, presented the way it deserves.

Buyers start their search online, so the first impression is made before anyone walks through the door. Every listing we take is prepared and presented with that in mind.

Living room with fireplace and blue accent chairs, professionally photographed Kitchen with butcher-block island and marble backsplash Sitting room with brick fireplace and hardwood floors Primary bath with soaking tub and glass shower

Photography from a recent Illinois sale, part of our listing package.

Prepared

An optional staging consultation, a photo-preparation checklist, and professional photography, so your home looks its best online and in person.

Promoted

A private-network preview, then the MLS and real estate websites, social media and email campaigns, a yard sign, and a first-look open house.

Kept in the loop

Weekly updates on how buyers and agents are responding, and a clear “what's next” at every step from offers through inspection to closing.

How we market a home

A look at one recent Illinois listing.

Buyers decide quickly, so we show a home the way a buyer sees it: the street, the rooms, and the neighborhood from above. Here is a short video from a recent Shorewood listing, with a drone view of the nearby park and surroundings.

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Questions

Illinois real estate, answered.

Which areas of Illinois do you serve?

Chicago’s western and southwestern suburbs, with our Illinois office, Keller Williams Infinity, in Naperville.

Is the Chicago-area market better for buyers or sellers right now?

Recent Redfin data, reported by FOX 32 Chicago, shows the Chicago metro as a balanced market, where neither buyers nor sellers have a clear advantage. Individual suburbs and price ranges can differ, so ask for numbers for your town. Here is what a balanced market means.

How do I price my home to sell?

By comparing it with similar homes that recently sold and are on the market now in your area, then adjusting for condition and updates. In a balanced market, pricing it right from the start matters, because overpriced homes tend to sit and take price cuts.

Can you help me sell in Illinois and buy in another state at the same time?

Yes. Steve is licensed in Illinois and Florida and manages both sides directly there, and for any other state we coordinate with a preferred referral partner, so the timing, the paperwork and the communication stay coordinated. See our Relocation page.

How will I know what I will walk away with?

Before you list, we estimate your net proceeds: the expected sale price, minus your mortgage payoff, closing costs and the agent compensation you agree to, with any taxes reviewed by your tax advisor. That number often shapes whether, when and where you move.

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice. Rules, rates and market conditions change, so confirm details with your lender, attorney and tax advisor.

The right move starts with the right conversation.

Our work does not end at closing. Ask about The Annual Advisory Advantage, our relaxed yearly advisory session for clients.

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