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.

La Grange Park Library, 555 N. La Grange Rd.

What will you learn?

• Should I buy now or wait until prices come down?
• Am I better off renting instead of buying?
• Is Real Estate still a good investment?
• How hard is it to get a mortgage?
• How much do I have to have saved toward a down payment?
• What’s the difference between an FHA and conventional mortgage?
• My credit isn’t all that good, can I still qualify for a loan?
• What about buying short sales and foreclosures?

Who will be there?

• Aaron Durand, Home Mortgage Consultant and FHA Specialist for Wells Fargo Home

Mortgage

• Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner of Prime Property Partners and President of the Chicagoland MLS (MRED)
• Real Estate Brokers :  Catherine Dugan LaBelle, Dan Stivers, Dana Wingate, Erika Chavez,

Keena Bikulcius, Veronica Sandoval

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724 N. Kensington Avenue, La Grange Park, IL 60526

Reduced to $275,000.

724 N Kensington, La Grange Park (Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL)

Location, Location, Location! Expandable Solid Brick Bungalow in sought after Harding Woods location. Spacious floor plan freshly painted w/refinished gleaming hardwood floors thru-out & new ceramic in kitchen, finishable huge attic. Office-Den opens to screened porch. Great backyard & just a block to Stone Monroe Park. Easy walk to library, shopping, town & Metra. In acclaimed Ogden Grade School & Lyons Twnshp H.S.

To set up a showing, please call 708.354.7355 or email GreatInfo@PrimeAnytime.com

Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL.

11523 Burton Court

11523 Burton Court, Westchester, IL 60154 (Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL 60525)

GORGEOUS END UNIT IN PRETTY WOODED SETTING. GREAT VIEWS OF THE PONDS! INVITING FOYER LEADS TO OPEN FLOOR PLAN WITH VAULTED CEILINGS, BERBER CARPETING IN BOTH LIVING AND DINING ROOMS, EAT IN KITCHEN, SPACIOUS 2ND FLR LOFT, HUGE MASTER SUITE WITH WHIRLPOOL TUB, SEP. SHOWER & WIC. AMAZING PATIO FOR ENTERTAINING! A/C NEW IN ’11, FURNACE NEW IN ’10.

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Call Dean Rouso today to set up a showing, 708.354.7355.

Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner

Prime Property Partners

114 Calendar Ave, Suite A

La Grange, IL 60525

708.354.7355

GreatInfo@PrimeAnytime.com

$739,900

729 S. Spring Avenue, La Grange, IL

729 S. Spring Avenue, La Grange (Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL)

Perfect Location. Perfect Floorplan. All brick newer 5 bedrm, 4.1 bath home with 9 ft ceilings & gleaming HW floors. Gorgeous maple kitch w/Dakota mahogany granite & stainless appliances opens to breakfast room & spacious fam room with fireplace. 2 car att gar leads to mud rm w/ cubbys. Huge Fin bsment with full bath. Prof landscaped yard with paver patio. Blocks to award winning Spring Ave school, to Metra & town.

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Or call Dean at 708.354.7355 to set up a showing today!

Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner

Prime Property Partners

La Grange, IL 60525

708.354.7355

GreatInfo@PrimeAnytime.com

129 Bassford Avenue, La Grange

$399,900

IF YOU NEED A LARGER HOME, THIS IS IT-A FOOLER FROM THE STREET, SO COME ON IN & TAKE A LOOK AT THIS 2-STORY, TRADITIONAL HOME. FRESHLY UPDATED! UPDATED INCLUDE NEW EAT IN KITCHEN WITH MAPLE CABINETS, GRANITE COUNTER TOPS, OPEN UP PERFECTLY TO FAMILY ROOM! 5 SPACIOUS BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHS. FORMAL LIVING & DINING ROOMS, HARDWOODS ON MAIN LEVEL WITH COZY FIREPLACE IN BOTH THE LR & BASEMENT. OUTSTANDING SCHOOL DIST!
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Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL.

Listed at $189,900

3236 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, IL (Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL)

Charming & classy bungalow on pretty tree lined street! Ideal location, close to Metra, just steps from Brookfield Zoo, forest preserve and parks! Newly refinished hardwood floors on main level, freshly painted, new kitchen! Full finished basement with extra bedroom and full bath, plenty of rec room space! Tons of storage space in both basement and attic! Pretty backyard with 2 car garage!

For more information or to set up a showing, call 708.354.7355 or email GreatInfo@PrimeAnytime.com

Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL.

Listed at $499,900

239 S. 9th Avenue, La Grange, IL 60525 - Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL 60525

Spacious Craftsman Bungalow in LaGrange’s Hot Historic District. Just blocks to town and highly acclaimed Cossitt School. Main level with gorgeous hardwood floors, formal living room and dining room. Pretty, updated eat-in kitchen with newer SS appliances & Commercial range, granite counter tops, sliding glass doors to pretty backyard. Full walk out basement with 1/2 bath. Furnace & Water heater new in ’09!

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Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL 60525

$589,900

11505 75th Street, Burr Ridge (Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners)

METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BRICK COLONIAL, NESTLED ON QUIET STREET. HOME OFFERS DRAMATIC 2 STORY FOYER, GENEROUS ROOM SIZES THROUGH-OUT, 4 BEDROOMS, 3.5 BATHS, IMMACULATE EAT-IN KITCHEN, LARGE BUTLERS PANTY, HARDWOOD FLOORS, SPACIOUS MASTER SUITE WITH SITTING ROOM. ENORMOUS BASEMENT WITH GAME ROOM AND REC ROOM! STUNNING BACKYARD WITH PATIO, CLOSE TO SHOPPING AND EXPRESSWAY!

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Listed by Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL 60525

Listed at $750,000

729 S. Spring Avenue, La Grange (Dean Rouso, Broker-Owner, Prime Property Partners, La Grange, IL)

Perfect Location. Perfect Floorplan. All brick newer 5 bedrm, 4.1 bath home with 9 ft ceilings & gleaming HW floors. Gorgeous maple kitch w/Dakota mahogany granite & stainless appliances opens to breakfast room & spacious fam room with fireplace. 2 car att gar leads to mud rm w/ cubbys. Huge Fin bsment with full bath. Prof landscaped yard with paver patio. Blocks to award winning Spring Ave school, to Metra & town.
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To set up a showing, call 708.354.7355 or email GreatInfo@PrimeAnytime.com