As a buyer's agent, my role is to give you all the information you need to make a good decision. I've been doing this since 2004 and know the market and the process of buying property very well. I've found my clients homes that they love and have negotiated great prices for them. However, I often advise clients not to buy a particular property and sometime I tell clients they shouldn't buy at all. Since almost all my clients come to me by referral, it's far more important that they feel I have helped them make the right choice than that I make a sale.

As a listing agent, my role is, first, to give you a precise idea of what your home is worth. In a market like this one, that can be hard to do, and I will go at it from a number of different angles until I'm satisfied I know the price at which your home will sell. It's then up to you to decide whether or not you're willing to sell it at that price. If you are, I'll give you detailed suggestions for getting your house ready to go on the market. This is hugely important and can make all the difference in selling a property for a good price--or selling it at all. Once the house is ready and the photos are taken, I have a two-pronged approach to marketing: first, I make sure that the listing shows up everywhere people are likely to look for it; secondly, I "push" the listing to the people who are most likely to sell it, the most productive agents in the area and price range.

I've sold properties of all kinds--condos, houses, and mutli-unit buildings--all over the North Side of Chicago, as well as in Hyde Park and Kenwood on the South Side.  For the last few years, I've also been selling homes on the North Shore, from Evanston up to Highland Park. For what it's worth, I am a "top producer" with @properties and the Chicago Association of Realtors. "For what it's worth" because I don't think it's worth anything: selling millions of dollars' worth of property is not the same as doing a great job for your clients.

Before getting into real estate, I was a professor. I was born and raised in England, but came to the United States for graduate school. After getting a PhD in English literature from Brown, I came to Chicago and taught at DePaul University. I'd always been intrigued by real estate, though, and after my wife and I bought a condominium I got my license. Since then, I've discovered I like being a realtor better than being a professor--and am better at it too! But my skills as an educator continue to serve me, whether I'm guiding first-time buyers through the process of buying a home or helping investors to analyze value and appreciation in a particular neighborhood.

Here's a link to the testimonial page on my other website (which has useful info for buyers and sellers). If you like, I can also give you names and numbers of former clients. They would be happy to talk with you about their experience of buying or selling real estate with me.

I look forward to working with you!

Chris