Jan 31 2012
Baird & Warner Real Estate Merges with Prime Property Partners of La Grange
CHICAGO, IL – January 27, 2012 — Baird & Warner Real Estate announced today that it has merged with west suburban real estate broker Prime Property Partners. The Prime Property Partners’ location at 114 Calendar Avenue in La Grange will become Baird & Warner’s 23rd branch sales office in northeastern Illinois. The combination of these two independent real estate firms further strengthens and extends Baird & Warner’s field of service in Chicago’s top west suburban communities, including La Grange, La Grange Park, Western Springs, La Grange Highlands, Brookfield, Riverside, Westchester, Burr Ridge, Countryside and Willow Springs.
From left to right: John Matthews, managing broker, Baird & Warner Glen Ellen; Gary Stevens, vice president of agent services; Laura Ellis, senior vice president, general sales manager; Dean Rouso, owner of Prime Property Partners; Jennifer Alter Warden, president, Baird & Warner Residential Sales
“Prime Property Partners is an outstanding example of what we look for in an affiliate: a cutting-edge firm with local market expertise that is passionately focused on delivering outstanding customer service,” said Stephen W. Baird, president and chief executive officer of Baird & Warner Real Estate. ”We see this union as a win-win for both of our sales teams, and especially for our valued clients.”
“We’re incredibly pleased to be joining the Baird & Warner real estate family,” said Dean Rouso, founder and principal of Prime Property Partners. ”In today’s environment, a high-touch field such as real estate demands expert market knowledge, unparalleled reach and high-tech resources – and the capabilities at Baird & Warner are second to none. Affiliating with Baird & Warner ensures that our clients will enjoy a top-flight experience for all of their real estate needs – whether buying, selling or financing a home.”
A member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Realtors for the past five years, Dean Rouso has also served the real estate industry from 2010 to 2011 as president of Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) – one of the nation’s largest Multiple Listing Services, with more than 35,000 members. He is also the past president of the Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® (MORe). Over the course of his sales career, Rouso has successfully negotiated more than $160 million dollars of real estate transactions for more than 575 buyers and sellers. For over nine years, he was the top-selling listing and selling agent for one of the nation’s largest residential brokerage firms.
About Baird & Warner
Established in 1855, family owned Baird & Warner is the oldest residential real estate brokerage in the nation and the largest independent broker in Illinois. With over 1,500 sales professionals servicing hundreds of communities throughout the northeastern Illinois marketplace, the company consistently ranks among the nation’s Top 12 real estate firms. Steve Baird, the firm’s fifth-generation owner has been consistently recognized among the “Industry’s 100 Most Influential Leaders.” The firm’s “Website Quality Certified” online portal - www.bairdwarner.com - is ranked as the “#1 Real Estate Website in Chicagoland,” and recently named “Best Overall Website” among the 600 member firms of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s international broker network.
