Regent Realty Group www.regentrealty.com

Regent was formed by Jay Strauss and Donald Doering in February, 1988. They have been associated for over 30 years, first at B.B. Cohen & Co., and its successor, The Abacus Group, Inc., and then at Focus Financial Group, Inc., a company they founded in 1984, and sold in 1988.

Initially concentrating on the purchase and management of residential properties in Chicago and commercial financing and brokerage, they added apartment rental services in 1991 and real estate brokerage in 1995.

Mr. Strauss is the managing broker and is responsible for property management, commercial finance, and construction. Mr. Doering has the responsibility for administration, accounting, and marketing. Regent is an independent company with no franchise affiliation.

Regent’s activities include residential and commercial property sales, leasing and Chancery court receiverships in Cook, Lake, and DuPage Counties for numerous financial institutions, property management of condominiums, and, through an affiliated company, 21st Century Development, L.L.C., purchases and renovates apartment buildings for conversion to condominiums.

Training is provided in house for newly licensed agents while the experienced agents, as well as newly licensed, receive more advanced training in subjects such as the real estate tax appeal process, property insurance, foreclosures and receiverships, income tax strategies for independent contractors, commercial and residential finance, zoning, etc., through the use of outside experts as part of regular sales meetings.

Most of Regent’s agents have been with the company for over 8 years, many having begun their careers as rental agents and, as they became more knowledgeable and experienced, moving full time into sales. The family feeling and camaraderie allows the agents at Regent to work together and they are not afraid to share their knowledge and experiences with each other. The managing broker, does not engage in sales himself. Transactions that are brought to his attention are assigned to agents based upon their expertise, production, and contribution to the company’s goals.

A complete manual of policies and procedures is given to all agents so that all members of the team work under the same conditions.

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