EASTER SEALS - Today was especially exciting day as we had folks from Easter Seals come thank us for making an $8000 donation. The agents donated a portion of each commission they received from the past year. Doubly exciting was the fact that this donation enabled Easter Seals to extend care services for a program they thought they would have to curtail for 2012. What a wonderful moment!
PRESENTING our "TOP AGENTS" for the month of January 2012
Listings taken: Louise Cerbus, Val Dunn, Cheryl Henning, Mike Kerrigan, Patty Kreuser, Dan Timm, and Elizabeth Bryant.
Sales made: Jeff Matheson, Elizabeth Bryant, Marilynn MacKinney, Laura Reilly, Carolyn Seketa, Chuck Shattuck, Anne Stromayer, Peg Styler, and Joe Sweeney.
Dollar Volume: Peg Styler, Joe Sweeney, Chuck Shattuck, Jeff Matheson, Elizabeth Bryant, Anne Stromayer, Carolyn Seketa, Marilynn MacKinney, Laura Reilly, and Patty Kreuser.
Join us in congratulating our top producers for the month of January!
Thinking of a Real Estate Career? CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler is growing in Lake County! Take your career and your income to the next level. For hard working professionals, this is the CAREER opportunity of a lifetime...So stop worrying where your next paycheck will come from, if you follow our proven real estate formula, we will have you closing deals this month!
Call Lauren Buchel, our Agent Development Manager and see if this could be your next career! (lauren.buchel@century21.com or 847-367-1171 x277). If you're an experienced agent thinking of a new office, please feel free to call or email Lauren Buchel, Chris Bong or MJ Seiler who will be happy to set up an confidential interview and answer all your questions. (1/2012)
CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler recognizes 18 sales associates as Top Producing Agents in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Region
Eighteen sales associates with CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler were named one of the CENTURY 21 System's top 100 producing sales associates in all of Illinois. The sales associates were ranked based on closed transactions for all of 2011.
The sales associates receiving this recognition are:
Jeff Matheson (#2), Dan Timm (#5), Chris Wegren (#11), Peg Styler (#14), Elizabeth Bryant (#15), Pat Bell (#18), Kathy Regel (#20), Cheryl Henning (#25), Liz Anderson (#31), Patty Kreuser (#33), Laura Reilly (#43), Marilynn MacKinney (#51), Sara Farrington (#65), Chuck Shattuck (#66), Melissa Rigoni (#67), Judy Stark (#77), Val Dunn (#88), and Elena Ford (#92).
“It is their great dedication, knowledge and commitment to quality service that has rightly earned them this recognition. All 18 of these agents are leaders and innovators in the real estate industry and a true asset to homebuyers and sellers in the community,” said Broker/Owner MJ Seiler. (1/2012)
CENTURY 21 Krueser & Seiler Ranked #2 in all of Illinois in 2011
CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler was the #2 ranked CENTURY 21 office in Illinois for transactions closed for 2011. Out of 3200 CENTURY 21 offices nationwide, the office ranked an impressive #38.
“This is quite an accomplishment based on the fact that we are competing against offices with many more agents than our 40,” stated MJ Seiler, Broker/Owner of the Libertyville firm. He went on to say that“it is our dedication, knowledge and commitment to exceptional quality service that has led to our success.” (1/2012)
SchoolStreet Homes, Sarah Susanka And CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler Present A New Model For Housing Success
Not So Big® Showhouse will be open for public tours
There’s a vibrant community just outside of Chicago that is cracking the code for housing success. SchoolStreet, a walkable, front-porch community of 26 beautifully designed single-family houses and 15 urban-style lofts, is bucking national housing trends. A key ingredient to SchoolStreet’s success is the Not So Big® Showhouse, designed by Sarah Susanka, FAIA, acclaimed architect and bestselling author of The Not So Big House series. The Showhouse features all the hallmarks of Susanka’s Not So Big design. CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler is marketing and selling the new homes on SchoolStreet including the Showhouse.
Smart Design, Smart Showhouse
“SchoolStreet is an exciting addition to an already vibrant downtown and we’re thrilled to be a part of bringing this successful combination of house design and a walkable community to the market,” said MJ Seiler, Co-Owner of CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler, Libertyville. “As a lifelong Libertyville resident and downtown MainStreet advocate, I am especially excited that these unique and special, front-porch revival homes are enjoying such an enthusiastic acceptance. Having attended Central Elementary School back in the 1950’s makes the resurrection and conversion of the school into urban lofts that much more meaningful for me.”
SchoolStreet is right off the main street in the Village of Libertyville, IL., and approximately 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The location, combined with the charming bungalow-influenced house designs and attainable prices make SchoolStreet an unbeatable value. Twenty one of 26 houses have sold in just under a year. The lofts were released for sale in June and five sold in the first eight weeks.
“The Not So Big Showhouse is a landmark event. This is the first time that Sarah Susanka has agreed to design a house for a venture such as SchoolStreet. So naturally, we’ve been selective about choosing quality products and services for the house,” said John McLinden, developer of SchoolStreet Homes. “The Showhouse, currently under construction, will be absolutely stunning. It features all the outstanding elements of Not So Big design, plus innovative home products.”
A New Model for Today’s Lifestyle
For more than ten years, Susanka has been highly regarded for her “build better, not bigger” approach to residential architecture. Now more than ever, with the current housing crisis, Susanka’s leadership in house and community design is in high-demand.
“In today’s new economic reality, Not So Big principles offer a new vision for the home of the future – not too big and not too small, but just right for this budget-conscious, sustainability minded era. The Not So Big Showhouse will give homeowners and professionals an unprecedented opportunity to actually experience what Not So Big is all about – from the context of the broader community, right down to the details and products featured within each space,” said Susanka.
The Showhouse emphasizes the hallmarks of Not So Big: quality and character, comfort and beauty, energy efficiency and sustainability. Gone are the unused formal spaces. The remaining spaces are tailored to fit today’s more informal lifestyles. In short, the Showhouse is designed for the way people really live with design and details that transform a house into “Home.”
The Showhouse will be unveiled on the grand opening weekend, November 19. In addition, three other versions of Susanka’s design for SchoolStreet are available to interested buyers, each featuring a unique exterior street face. The Not So Big Showhouse is approximately 2,450 square feet. Floor plans and perspective drawings are available online at www.SchoolStreetLibertyville.com or contact CENTURY 21 Kreuser & Seiler at 847-367-1171 or www.KreuserAndSeiler.com
About SchoolStreet Homes
With their American Craftsman and Bungalow design character, SchoolStreet’s Front Porch Revival homes blend seamlessly with the historic turn-of-the-century homes in the neighborhood. A key factor in “cracking the code for housing success” is SchoolStreet’s process for customizing each of the homes through an architect-guided design process while keeping in strict adherence to its cost-control model. With a team of leading service and product suppliers providing a wide range of selections for the purchaser, SchoolStreet features 26 homes along with a historic school that will be transformed into 15 urban lofts. The development is located one block from Libertyville’s vibrant downtown, blocks from a commuter rail train station and approximately 30 miles from downtown Chicago. Homes start at $525,000 and lofts start at $175,000.
About Sarah Susanka, FAIA, www.NotSoBigHouse.com
Susanka is the best-selling author of nine books that collectively weave together home and lifestyle, revealing that a Not So Big attitude serves not only architectural aims, but life goals as well. Her books have sold well over 1.2 million copies and established Susanka as a sought-after resource for her insights into how we inhabit our homes, our planet and even our day-to-day lives. Susanka is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects and a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council. Builder Magazine recognizes Susanka as one of the 30 most notable innovators in the housing industry over the past 30 years. She was born in Kent, England, and lives in North Carolina.
Rick Davidson visits SchoolStreet
Rick Davidson, President and CEO of CENTURY 21 Real Estate LLC recently visited the innovative “Front Porch Revival” School Street development in Libertyville. This video provides Rick’s impressions of the project.
Good News: Sales are "UP" at CENTURY 21 Kreuser and Seiler!
Our office ranks as follows...
#2 of 94 CENTURY 21 offices in the Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana Region
#2 in all of Illinois!
#38 of 3200 CENTURY 21 offices in the U.S.
#1 of all real estate offices in the sale of Libertyville/Green Oaks homes (60048)
(units and dollar volume per MLS for 2011)
#1 of all real estate offices in the selling (units and dollar volume, selling side)
of Lake County homes priced from $250,000 and $1.2 Million for 2011
Thank You for Your Business
Our office continues to outpace our competition because you have trusted us with your real estate transactions. We thank you, and we will continue to earn your trust! (1/2012)