For more information, contact:
Lee Winklepleck
Ruder Finn for Rubloff Residential Properties
312/329-3987
Rubloff Residential Properties Ranked Top 10
In the Nation for Customer Service
Rubloff Receives Two 2007 Quality Excellence Awards for Top 10 Companies and Top 10 Offices
CHICAGO (July 10, 2007) – Rubloff Residential Properties, Chicago’s premier residential real estate firm, today announced that Quality Service Certification, Inc. (QSC) and Leading Research Corporation have awarded Rubloff with two 2007 Quality Excellence (QE™) Awards. The awards recognize Rubloff as one of the nation’s top 10 real estate companies as well as one of the nation’s top 10 real estate offices for its Gold Coast location.
The QE Award for 2007 is based upon the detailed service quality results and satisfaction feedback of 200,000 customers from January through December 2006. Provided to top real estate companies and offices in North America, the QE™ Awards honor those organizations that deliver the best service quality and customer satisfaction according to consumers. Rubloff’s Gold Coast office, located at One Magnificent Mile, was the only office in Illinois ranked in the top 10.
“Since its founding in 1930, Rubloff has been dedicated to providing customers with unparalleled customer service, and being recognized as a QE company is a tribute to our hard work and outstanding dedication,” said James Kinney, president of Rubloff. “Our goal is to achieve excellence on behalf of our customers and to continue to improve and strengthen our client relationships.”
Rubloff agents average more than 14 years experience and consistently outperform all other Chicago-area real estate agents. More than 90 percent of Rubloff’s business comes from return visits and referrals, showcasing Rubloff’s unwavering commitment to customer service.
QSC provides specialized training on superior service delivery and requires Quality Service Certified agents to offer consumers a guarantee of service. Leading Research Corporation independently surveys every client of a QSC agent following the closing of each real estate transaction.
About Rubloff
Since its founding in 1930, Rubloff Residential Properties has been part of the fabric of Chicago and its outlying areas, offering some of the finest properties in the best locations. Rubloff’s seven sales offices are conveniently located across Chicago, the city’s North Shore and Michigan’s Harbor Country (New Buffalo).
Rubloff has been listed as the top-producing office in the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois for the last seven years. In 2006, Rubloff agents averaged $6.6 million in sales, more than double that of their competitors.
For more information, please call 312-368-5300 or visit the award-winning Rubloff Residential Properties web site at: www.rubloff.com.
For more information, contact:
Lee Winklepleck
Ruder Finn for Rubloff Residential Properties
312/329-3978
On the Farm: Chicagoans Moving Towards Rustic Lifestyle
New Trend Reveals Harbor Country Homebuyers Choosing Homes Away from Lakefront
CHICAGO (August 7, 2007) – Harbor Country, Michigan – hailed by members of the media as “the Hamptons of the Midwest” – is only a 90-minute drive from Chicago and has long served as a favorite summertime destination for Chicagoans. But while Harbor Country is most often revered for its pristine beaches, quaint cottages on the dunes and lakefront homes, it’s now becoming extremely popular for its farms, vineyards and multi-acre country estates.
Rubloff Residential Properties, the premier residential real estate firm in Chicago and Harbor Country, is seeing a shift towards homeowners purchasing inland real estate in order to enjoy a more rustic escape.
“Many of Harbor Country’s residents are Chicago transplants who are seeking a sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle and the often crowded confines of city life,” said Doug Horwich, vice president of Rubloff. “Finding that open land is a precious commodity that provides privacy and space that a townhouse on the beach or in the city cannot offer.”
Those who choose to live inland are able to purchase homes with more square footage and larger lots than controlled beachside quarters. In addition, inland living sometimes offers homeowners a more affordable alternative when residing in a resort community such as New Buffalo.
World-renowned architects are taking notice: Stanley Tigerman and Margaret McCurry have each designed one-of-a-kind homes for River Bluff, a new, 16-home development in New Buffalo, Michigan, that is situated on a quiet country road just minutes from various residential and recreational amenities including antique shops, galleries, restaurants in unique bed and breakfasts wineries and the pristine Lake Michigan shoreline. Tigerman and McCurry’s designs celebrate rural heritage and emulate pastoral and farm houses, while offering homeowners the modern amenities for which they are looking, including state-of-the-art kitchens and bathrooms.
Chicagoans are falling so deeply in love with Harbor Country that they’re even swapping their primary residences in Chicago for homes in New Buffalo.
“Many baby boomers are upgrading their houses in New Buffalo and downsizing in Chicago so that their Chicago residences is becoming their second home and Harbor Country is their year-round residence,” explains Karen Strohl, a seasoned sales associate in Rubloff’s Harbor Country office. “Harbor Country offers the best of both worlds – the ability to enjoy country living while just minutes from the wonderful amenities and city life in downtown New Buffalo.”
Chicagoans are familiar with Rubloff as a leader in premier residential properties in Chicago and the North Shore – but Rubloff has also been a leader in the Harbor Country area of Southwest Michigan since it opened an office in New Buffalo in 2000. Many of the buyers of vacation homes in this area naturally come from nearby Chicago. This plays well into the synergy established between Rubloff’s Chicago and New Buffalo offices. New Buffalo sales agents can easily tap into the valuable networks of their Chicago based colleagues and clients.
About Rubloff
Since its founding in 1930, Rubloff Residential Properties has been part of the fabric of Chicago and its outlying areas, offering some of the finest properties in the best locations. Rubloff’s seven sales offices are conveniently located across Chicago, the city’s North Shore and Michigan’s Harbor Country (New Buffalo).
For more information, please call (269) 469-8300 or visit the award-winning Rubloff Harbor Country web site at: www.rubloffharborcountry.com.
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