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BENJAMIN YEAGER
Realtor
JULIANA YEAGER
Realtor
THE YEAGER TEAM
@properties
For Juliana and Benjamin Yeager, real estate
comes naturally — and the proof is in the results.
Since joining forces more than a decade ago,
this husband-and-wife duo has become a leader
in the industry. The team regularly ranks among
the Chicago Association of Realtors’ top 1
percent in terms of production, with over $55
million in sales in the last two years and more
than $185 million in career sales.
Together, Juliana and Benjamin offer a clientcentric
approach rooted in building trust and
developing long-term relationships with clients
and communities. “Our business is powered
by referrals from loyal clients who are confident
that we not only offer the best negotiating skills
and marketing strategies, but also will be the
most attentive to their interests,” says Juliana.
FRANCESCO FIORENTINO
Realtor
“We lend our guidance and expertise at every
stage of the transaction to ensure a smooth and
successful experience.”
Both proud Chicagoans, Juliana and Benjamin
reside in the Lakeview neighborhood with
their three children. Although the Yeager Team
serves clients at all life stages, their firsthand
knowledge of schools, parks, local businesses
and community organizations has allowed their
name to become synonymous with raising kids
in Chicago. “Guiding growing families is what
keeps me motivated and passionate about my
career,” says Juliana.
Benjamin notes that the niche offers a
great deal of transferable information. “The
knowledge we have gained through our own
experiences raising our kids in the city helps
us serve all of our clients, as we can predict
the long-term investment and who their future
buyers may be,” he says.
Alongside Benjamin and Juliana, Francesco
Fiorentino, a former client turned broker, covers
the Chicago and western suburban markets.
With years of experience in luxury leasing, he
understands how to match high-net-worth
clients with the perfect properties. In 2018, his
first year, Fiorentino exceeded his sales goals
and has established a great foundation for longterm
success. Neil Ward rounds out the team as
the director of operations.
“We credit our success to the same values
that we live by every day,” says Benjamin. “Hard
work, trust, relationships and integrity.”
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INFORMING AND INSPIRING REAL ESTATE AGENTS
By Nora Wall
Photos by Carlos Miranda
What advice would you give to a couple looking to go into
business together?
Know your role! You must be willing to adjust the roles that you
have in marriage to roles that will better suit each of you in business.
You have to look at the qualities that you found attractive
in your partner and adapt them to the roles that will give you a
competitive edge in business.
What has been your most difficult challenge and how did you
overcome it?
Turning it off! real estate can be all-consuming, and you have to
have a work/life balance—the ability to turn off work for a short
period of time and concentrate on things that brought you together
in the first place.
What is your secret to working together?
Communication. We are one another’s perfect/favorite person, and
having someone as a sounding board that you trust and understands
the business is invaluable. Together, using our years of
experience, we can find a solution to the most complex problems.
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What is the most rewarding part of working together?
We get to work with our best friend. There is no one that we would
rather spend our days with than one another.
What is your favorite activity or hobby that you like to
do together?
Day dates! We have three kids and work a lot. We do have evenings
out with friends, but meeting up for a bite to eat between
appointments is one of our favorite things to do. We always try to
choose a unique restaurant around one of our appointments that
we are coming from, and we can focus on one another.
Benjamin and Juliana Yeager met the old-fashioned way: in a bar
through mutual friends. Over the last fifteen years, the pair has
built a multi-million dollar real estate business, also the old-fashioned
way: through referrals.
The Yeagers have become a beacon for Chicago families, a trusted
source of information, and advocates of the city. They have
formed one of Chicago’s most successful real estate partnerships
with career sales of over $175 million—a pretty outstanding
number for a team of two. Their consistent growth led
consistent stats to impress
awards and accolades
Total Career Production
$227 $219,197,577 Million
Average Annual Transactions
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C.A.R. Top 1% Producer 2015, 2017-2019
C.A.R. Top 5% Producer 2008-2014, 2016
#1 Agent Lakeview Office 2016, 2017
Ranked #43 out of ALL Realtors in Illinois - RealTrends
Career Transactions
469 522
CHICAGO
Average Home Price
$509,948
Member of Top Agent Network
(TAN)
THE
YEAGER
TEAM
BENJAMIN
& JULIANA YEAGER
Average % of List to Sold Price
98.3%
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