CHICAGO—Janice Corley has just become sole owner of RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. State Pkwy., after acquiring the ownership interest of her partner, Cynthia Bauer. Corley and Bauer established the brokerage in 2011. Today it has 75 affiliated brokers, and its 2015 closed sales volume was more than $170 million.
Corley has acted as managing partner of the brokerage, as well as the managing broker, since its founding. Bauer has been one of the leading sales producers in the office and will continue in that role.
“Our focus from the beginning has been on growth at this location, and while that will continue to be a priority, we hope to establish a presence in other parts of Chicago,” Corley says. “A real estate brokerage is most effective when it has a physical presence in the communities it serves. I think that tradition has been lost to some extent in our industry because contemporary technology gives brokers the tools to work from home or from their cars or in a coffee shop.
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
