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“When people are making the decision of the magnitude of buying a house, it’s the biggest decision a great many families will ever make.” WARREN BUFFETT CHAIRMAN AND CEO, BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Ivona Kutermankiewicz 2013-2015 Top Producer – 1% Of Chicago Association Of Realtors® 2014-2015 Top One-Half Percent Of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Network 2014-2015 America’s Best Real Estate Agents List By Trulia + Real Trends 2011-2014 5-Star Agent – Top 2% In Customer Satisfaction 2014 Berkshire Hathaway Koenigrubloff Best Of The Best 2014 Chicago Agent Magazine “Who Is Who In Real Estate” 2013 Top 10 Teams – Chicago Association Of Realtors® Certified Negotiation Expert Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist
Design… Quality… Sophistication… These are the attributes most often associated with homes represented by Ivona Kutermankiewicz. An ultimate professional with over two decades of experience, Ivona is fully committed to delivering the highest level of service in order to earn her client’s trust, respect and future business. Ivona’s
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Awarded Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices’ Chairman’s Circle-Diamond The Ivona Kutermankiewicz Group of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group has earned the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices esteemed Chairman’s Circle - Diamond for 2015. The Chairman’s Circle-Diamond is awarded to the top one-half percent of the Network’s sales professionals based on performance. “We congratulate IKG in this outstanding achievement. In a strengthening market, the team continues to produce at record levels. IKG is held in high regard by their peers in our local market and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Network,” Michael Pierson, president of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group became a member of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Network in 2014, and is ranked first in the Midwest and third in the national network. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group is a full-service real estate firm with nearly 1,500 real estate professionals and staff in 23 offices serving customers throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, the North Shore, Western Suburban communities and Harbor Country, Michigan. Deep local roots are complemented by the extensive global reach of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the top real estate brand in the nation. Affiliated and ancillary services in the form of HomeServices Lending, Fort Dearborn Title, Fort Dearborn Insurance and American Home Shield home warranty complete the comprehensive services offered to clients. The company enjoys the #1 luxury market share in Chicago and is the #1 brokerage for new construction. Visit KoenigRubloff.com.
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Featured in Chicago Agent Magazine as Who is Who in Real Estate
Ivona KutermanKIewIcz Realtor Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group As evident by her 700-plus closed transactions and numerous sales awards, Ivona Kutermankiewicz has established herself as an industry leader genuinely dedicated to making every experience a positive one for her clients. “Having moved to the U.S. from my native Poland when I was 23, I have what some call an immigrant mindset,” she says. “I look for opportunities, anticipate crises and have a passionate, entrepreneurial attitude.” Kutermankiewicz has carried this no-nonsense approach for over two decades in the business. In 2013, she was recognized by the Chicago Association of Realtors as one of its top 1 percent of agents, and her team as one of the top 10 teams. She is also a recipient of a Five Star Agent Award for delivering the highest level of customer satisfaction three years in a row, from 2011 to 2013. She is a Certified Negotiation Expert, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist and a lifetime member of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group’s prestigious President’s Club. “My sister moved three times when her kids were very small,” she says. “Listening to her share intimate details of the homebuying and selling experience gave me an inside point of view for how incredibly stressful a home sale can be. That only fueled my fire to continually better myself and fulfill my role as a transaction facilitator who minimizes the impact of a home sale on a family. Now, no matter how annoyed they may be about putting their toys away, I even have clients’ children asking, ‘When is Ivona coming back?’” Kutermankiewicz specializes in new construction, luxury homes and condos in some of Chicago’s top neighborhoods. Her genuine empathy and accommodating nature attract clients with a variety of backgrounds, objectives and lifestyles. She also credits her “rock star assistant,” Jaimie Dunn, as being a huge part of her success, empowering her to do the best job day in, day out. “My first broker told me, ‘You will not do much business sitting at the office, waiting for the phone to ring,’” she says. “Times have changed with smartphones, but that saying is still true. You need to be out there making things happen instead of waiting for things to happen.”
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Rated Among Best Real Estate Agents in America
The prestigious ‘Best Real Estate Agents in America’ list, now in its second year, was recently unveiled in partnership between Real Trends and Trulia.com. It honors only the top real estate agents in each state, and making the list for the second time is our own Ivona Kutermankiewicz. Kutermankiewicz
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INTRODUCTION Carrie and Terry Meghie always thought their son, Jackson, would live a long and healthy life. Sadly, the Meghie’s precious baby did not live to see his first birthday. Because of a chronic lung condition, Jackson spent all but 48 hours of his life in
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After Jackson’s death, Carrie and Terry asked themselves what they could do to help other families with children in the NICU. The answer was immediate: ease the burden of the astounding parking fees that are preventing too many families from visiting their children.
ABOUT JACKSON CHANCE FOUNDATION Carrie and Terry Meghie started the Jackson Chance Foundation (JCF) to enrich the lives of families with babies in the NICU by allowing them to spend more time with their baby. (JCF is an Illinois nonfor-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) (3) organization.) The foundation has partnered with the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago to launch the NICU Transportation Program, which provides complimentary transportation (parking, CTA/Metra vouchers) to all families for every day their child is in the NICU. Prior to the NICU Transportation Program, monthly or daily parking passes did not exist, and families did not have access to in and out privileges. The Program is fully funded by JCF.
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Testimonials Ivona and her staff, were extremely helpful and informative. They guided me step by step in the process. She has her finger on the pulse. She assisted me in selling my renters building in an estate sale. I will definitely be hiring Ivona to assist me in selling my home in the near future.
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I had a great experience with Ivona. She was a pleasure to work with. She’s a real pro and a sweet, honest and straightforward person. During such a stressful time, she really had the patience, kind personality and expertise to help me through it all. She is extremely knowledgable about the area with years of experience to help with all the decision making. She was always very accessible as was her very professional team. I would highly recommend her to anyone considering buying or selling a home. It was a totally positive experience.
Peggy Martin
Ivonna sold our place in under two weeks. Great person to deal with as well. GEORGE Ivona and her assistant were very responsive, reasonable and felt like real partners in selling our home. We had some ups and downs and delays, but nothing really in Ivona’s control and she stuck with us to the end.
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Ivona and her assistant Jaimie were fantastic. They have helped us rent our place the past few years and now sell it. Working with the team has been seamless and they were very responsive to the questions and provided the appropriate guidance on when to sell and when to just keep renting. Its been a pleasure working with both of them. Highly recommended. Mihir
Panchal Ivona was terrific. We had a challenging property tax situation due to an error made by the City of Chicago that threatened our closing. Ivona was great at helping us figure out a solution and stayed ‘on task’ until the deal is done. She is a true “closer”! I found Ivona to be very savvy, helpful and willing to do what it takes to get the deal done. Highly recommended!
Brian Wolf Ivona is the most intelligent, plugged in, aware, friendly, and helpful agent I have ever worked with. Not only has she helped us buy several homes, she has also helped us sell and rent! If you are looking for an all around expert you can trust – Ivona is the one to align with. Simply stated – Ivona is not only our agent…she’s a committed friend who is driven to get you the results you expect! Billy Ivona’s professionalism, responsiveness and guidance put us at ease throughout the process, and gave us the confidence we needed. I look forward to doing business with her in the future, and have recommended her to my friends.
Michael
Ivona is a no frills, cut-to-the-chase, SAVVY agent who we entrusted to sell our single family in 2013. We fell in love with her when we purchased our house from her and decided to use her again when we went to sell 7 years later. She KNOWS the neighborhood and KNOWS the market and had our home sold after just 2 days of open house. In other words, she’s FANTASTIC. THE gal for this neck of the woods.
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Testimonials (continued) Ivona is very knowledgable in all facets of the residential real estate industry. Her expertise ranges from new single family home construction, condominiums, rental property, financing and negotiating skills. Her tireless energy and commitment to long working hours made it a pleasure working with her.
Steven Schmoldt
Ivona is a wonderful person and an excellent real estate agent. She tries to hard to accommodate all your needs. She is punctual, honest, and innovative. She really puts her time and effort. Beck Hur We met Ivona Kutermankeiwicz when we purchased our condo in the city six years ago — she was the selling agent of the place we bought. Our experience with her was so professional and positive that when it came time to sell that unit, she was the only agent we considered. We’d never sold a place before and were somewhat nervous and concerned but Ivona put our mind at ease. She and her team were available whenever we had a question, and they helped explain and soothe all concerns we have. They even helped us get in our house when we were locked out! After selling our condo we were incredibly thankful that we worked with Ivona — we cannot recommend her highly enough. She’s smart, passionate, incredibly good at what she does and will likely end up being a friend far beyond the business of real estate.
Patrick Dahl
Ivona was referred to me from a friend. I worked with Ivona twice. Once when I purchased my first home and sold it. What stands out most about Ivona is her negotiation skills. When we found my home and put in an offer, I was shocked and thrilled when the Seller accepted it! It was only the 2nd round of negotiations and I was prepared to go higher! Ivona’s knowledge of the market allowed her to hone in on what was the right offer to make. I found out later that the Seller had received multiple offers. Ivona came through again when I sold my home .I put my condo up for sale when the market was very tough! To make the sale even more challenging a neighbor with the same floor plan was selling her house at the same time at similar price point. Her place was more upgraded than mine. My apartment sold 1st and for a higher price! Her combination of professionalism, knowledge and negotiation skills make her in the top 1%! I would highly recommend Ivona. I referred her to a friend and she sold her house in 24 hours!
Cheryl Cohn
We were first time home buyers in the city and were excited but nervous about the process. We interviewed Ivona and knew that we wanted to work with her immediately. She was extremely knowledgeable, professional and friendly. Especially as new home buyers we had more than our fair share of questions, and she responded to all of them quickly. Her recommendations were perfect and we were successful in purchasing our home. What I appreciate most about her is that she remained a valuable resource to us after the purchase was complete, making us feel as though we were much more than a transaction. I’d highly recommend her!
Beth Spurgeon It was a pleasure working with Ivona this summer. She is very knowledgeable and really understands the real estate market in the West Loop area. She took the time to listen to our concerns and was very helpful every step of the way. Ivona was able to sell our unit in less than one week! Thank you Ivona! You’re the best!
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Testimonials (continued) Ivona knows Chicago real estate extremely well. She gave us great advice and made the purchase of our new home as smooth as possible. I would highly recommend her services!
Dave Kirschbaum
Seamless from start to finish. As a colleague, Ivona is the consummate professional!
Kristy Dowell
Ivona’s worked as the seller’s realtor when my nephew and his wife bought their apartment. They found her so helpful to them that they recommended her to me. I was glad they did. This was the first apartment I bought and I was really new at what to do. One of the most important things in working with Ivona was that she did not pressure me in any way. She learned what I wanted and tried to accommodate my needs with the right apartment. I was new to Chicago and though I had one area in mind, she opened the scope a bit which was important. She showed me a few places that were not necessarily where I wanted but it helped redefine my needs. We went through some suspenseful moments with sellers who would not reduce the price to a more reasonable one. She was very supportive through the tough moments. Eventually I found THE apartment. I love my apartment and am very grateful to Ivona for her knowledge of Chicago. She immediate grasped what I wanted, what would be good for me and what to expect in certain neighborhoods. She understands the value of the apartment with respect to the market. She advised me when an apartment was selling at too high a price or had some negatives. Of course, very important, she listened to me. She was straight forward and I really felt confident in her being honest with me. Thank you Ivona!!! Harriet Stein I was referred to Ivona and could not ask for a more patient and knowledgeable realtor. I worked with her on both the sale of my condo and the purchase of my new home. She brought in an amazing photographer and my unit sold in less then 24 hours. It took me a little longer to figure out what I was looking for in my next place and Ivona was happy to take the extra time to make sure I was comfortable. She knows a great deal about the Chicago market and her team has excellent follow up. They are extremely professional and go above and beyond. She is a rock star and one of the best realtors in Chicago.
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