Realty website of Steve Katz, 3101 N. Greenview, Chicago, IL 60657

Testimonials

Brian & Lisa Berns

Marketing Manager & Social Worker

"We highly recommend Steve Katz to represent your real estate needs. In addition to learning the intricacies and selling multiple units in our condo building (including ours), Steve took pride in developing an expertise in our community. Extremely professional, Steve worked tirelessly to assure we were accurately and competitively marketed during an extremely challenging economy. He is also a great communicator and worked closely with our legal representatives to make sure every aspect of the sale was handled smoothly. His even temperament, strong negotiation skills and out-of-the-box thinking were invaluable assets. Even when challenges arose, Steve had contingency plans and was always looking out for our best interests. We could not be any more pleased with his hard work, dedication and level of service. Steve is the best!" October 29, 2011 Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity

Rich (and Alanna) Lambert

Project Manager

"When we decided to sell our home, Steve helped us begin the process. We had grown out of our place and were motivated to get it sold. Steve understood our goals and within weeks brought us simultaneous multiple offers to choose from. He was very dedicated to the selling of our property. Once we got under contract, Steve then began the very difficult job of assisting us in finding a place that we could begin the next chapter of our lives. He did this with the same hard work and dedication as listing our home. Although Steve is a very busy agent, we felt as if we were his only client throughout the entire process. This is what truly made a very stressful experience, one that we actually enjoyed. Steve is a very dedicated agent and very knowledgable in his field. For these reason we will be refering him to anyone we hear that is looking for an agent. Once again, we appreciate his hard work." June 23, 2011

Dave Gould

EVP, Starcom

"We first consulted with Steve on whether to rent or sell a condo. he provided detailed market data and walked us through each option from both a quantatative and qualitative perspective. Once we reached the decision to rent the condo, he quickly took care of paperwork, got pictures of the condo and had it listed. Within only a few days we had multiple interested parties and we quickly moved forward with signing a leasee. Steve handled all required paperwork expeditiously and without any hassles. Steve is extremely knowledgable about the market. he's responsive to requests and proactive about making things happen. More importantly he's a good guy who takes care of clients." April 21, 2011

Mark (& Robyn) Zanatta

Director of Relationship Management at Tamale RMS

“Steve has a wealth of experience in buying and renovating homes for himself and he makes it a priority to transfer his knowledge to you so that you too can make an informed decision. His block- and neighborhood-level understanding of the market allowed us to establish our true price range and what/where that range would allow us to buy. Considering the fluctuations in pricing that have occurred over the past couple of years, this level of knowledge was invaluable in making sure we didn't overpay. Additionally, his experience in renovating existing properties opened up the possibility of buying a home that needed a lot of work. Steve showed us how to tell the difference between structural problems and cosmetic ones, then introduced us to architects and contractors to help us estimate the rehabilitation costs. We've ended up in a heart of a great neighborhood with a like-new home for significantly below market cost thanks to Steve's help.” January 12, 2011

Steve (& Danielle) Mazik

Founder, What2Design

“Steve was excellent in assisting my wife and I in our search to buy a home. We had a pretty extensive list of what we were looking for, but still needed for it to be in a price range we could afford. Steve helped us comb the city and managed to deliver us the home we wanted in the location we wanted at a price we could afford. Steve’s knowledge of construction was invaluable. Steve didn’t miss a beat. To address inspection findings, he brought in recommended licensed contractors (which he is uses in his development business) to provide us immediate estimates for repairs. We then used these estimates to negotiate down the price and also to determine how much money we needed for additional improvements we planned to add. Steve probably saved us more money than he earned.” September 28, 2010

David (& Monique) Schraub

Actuary

“Steve is a reliable realtor who listens and adapts based on the input provided. He is very knowledgeable in residential real estate, from location comparison to soundness of a given structure and everything in between. He also knows when to reach out to his list of contractors for specific input. It was an enjoyable time working with him with a work product (finding a home that matches all criteria at a reasonable price) to be proud of.” January 17, 2011

Adam (& Andrea) Kroll

Vice President, JP Morgan Chase

“Steve was great to work with, provided very thoughtful and analytical advice. He wants the best for his clients and works hard to get the job done. Steve is not your typical agent, he knows what he's talking about and isn't in it for a quick commission.” September 24, 2009

Kevin Vaez

Accountant

“Steve is an outstanding realtor to work with. His knowledge of the marketplace is second to none. We were very fortunate to have worked with him in our search. I would highly recommend his services to anyone that's looking for assistance in their next real estate transaction.” August 19, 2010

Donna Peplansky

Manager, Toyota Corp.

Steve assisted me in selling a Bucktown single family home. I was very impressed with how active Steve was in marketing our home. He got in under contract within 90 days in a difficult sales market. Steve canvassed our neighborhood and had open houses for neighbors and brokers and prospective buyers. Steve really understood the market. The house sold within 1% of what Steve said it would sell for – and was patient with me when I wanted to start marketing the house 8% above that number. Steve is a smart guy. He really did a great job for us! As I travel a lot, I didn’t spend much time at the home. Steve took charge and even assisted me in preparing the home for sale. He brought in movers to help us declutter and brought in licensed contractors to ensure all of the systems in the house were working properly. Following the buyers home inspection, they were adamant about us cutting the price by 3% to pay for minor tuckpointing and roof repairs. Steve again brought in licensed contractors he uses in his investment property business and got us quotes which we used to get the work completed instead of giving in on a price decrease. Our repairs cost us $5,000 while the buyer was asking for $20,000 to cover these repairs. Steve kept the buyer interested and saved us a lot of money at the same time.

Dan Gottstein

Diamond Bank

“I would be happy to recommend Steve as a realtor to work with. Besides owning several properties of his own over the years, he knows the Chicago market very well. In addtion to his personal real estate knowledge, I think one of his best attributes would be his tough negotiation skills that any client would want and appreciate in a realtor buying or selling property.” July 8, 2009

Kelly Vaez

Nurse Practitioner

“Steve guided us through every step of the process, providing thoughtful input about the value and potential value of the income property that we purchased. So glad we used him, plan on continuing to do so for future purchases. Thanks, Steve!” July 8, 2009