Knowing their markets and being out in the community are several
of the many reasons McColly Real Estate was voted the Best Real
Estate Local Company/Team in this year’s Times Best of the
Region for the fourth year in a row.
McColly Real Estate isn’t just another agency selling
houses in Northwest Indiana—it’s an integral part of
the communities they serve.
“We’ve been a family owned business who has been
active in the local community since 1974,” says Monica
Decker, director of marketing and technology. “We
started as a single office in Merrillville and have grown to 24
office locations between Northwest Indiana, the Chicago Southland,
and Kankakee and Iroquois Counties in Illinois. Whether buyers are
looking for property in LaPorte, Indiana or farmland in Paxton,
Illinois and any type of real estate in between, our agents have
the local expertise to best serve our clients' needs, since we
live in the same locales.”
With 24 state-of-the-art offices throughout Northwest Indiana
and Illinois with over 465 trained real estate professionals, no
matter where you are in the region, you’ll find a McColly
agent close by to help make the process go smoothly. And, even if
you’re moving out of the area, McColly can help.
“Our affiliation with the infrastructure of the Leading
Real Estate Companies of the World® network and their Luxury
Portfolio International®, with headquarters in Chicago, London,
and Singapore, creates a dominant global presence. LeadingRE is the
most productive real estate and relocation services network on the
face of the earth. Only 1 in 5 brokerage applicants is granted
membership into this exclusive, by-invitation-only
organization,” said Decker. “With clients moving
due to employment opportunities, moving to be closer to loved
ones or looking to purchase a second home, the relocation
division is there to assist.”
“Whether you are moving into or out of our area, Our
Relocation Department can help. Our agents are trained to work with
transferees and provide quality service to meet the needs of the
whole family. It's not just about buying or selling a house, we
know our markets and our Communities including healthcare, schools,
culture, local sports, special events and more.” According to
Deborah Horton, director of relocation & referrals.
General Manager Tracy Parus, who has worked for McColly Real
Estate for 22 years, is a prime example of the company’s
commitment to community.
“Being a Realtor is so much more than just selling
homes,” she says noting that McColly’s mission is to
create long-term relationships and trust with their customers and
clients in order to develop a culture of sharing and caring for the
communities they serve.
That’s important to the McColly staff says Parus because
the McColly Charities gives their Broker Associates the opportunity
to become an integral part in making the lives of others
better.
Since she first started working as an agent in 1995, Parus has
seen an exponential expansion of their market share and
locations.
“The growth that I have been part of through the McColly
Companies and through our affiliation with the Leading Real Estate
Companies of the World® has been exciting for me,” says
Parus. “Our footprint has been enlarged through the success
we are experiencing in Indiana and also with the growth we have had
the pleasure to experience in Illinois.”
McColly’s investment in its Realtors shows in their
professionalism and dedication, resulting from a number of training
and support tools available to them, including in-house coaching,
online tutorials, continuing education classes, agent websites,
personalized apps, free signage and ongoing professional
development seminars.
McColly, which last year, had 4,728 total transaction sides
closed with $846 million+ in open sales volume, ranking #159 in the
Top 500 Brokers in the U.S., has expanded in other ways as well
including growing the connection to the community through the
McColly Charities.
“Since 1974, owner Ron McColly has privately been a local
philanthropist. In 2011, we formally created the McColly
Charities,” says Decker, noting that McColly Real Estate, as
a member of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®,
sells more homes globally than any other real estate
organization.
“The foundation was borne out of the philanthropic spirit
of Ron McColly, my father and Founder/Owner of McColly Realtors,
Inc., and our family,” says Rhonda McColly-Fleener, McColly
Real Estate’s Chief Operating Officer. “It only makes
sense that being a family owned and operated company, whose roots
have always been in Northwest Indiana, is to give back to our
community and support the many organizations that are ‘in our
own backyard’. Over the last four decades we have made
significant contributions to charities and organizations throughout
the communities that have been such an integral part of making us
the #1 real estate firm in Northwest Indiana and Chicago
Southland.”
Ron McColly donated $100,000 on behalf of the McColly Charities
for the construction of the Southlake YMCA expansion being built in
Crown Point.”
The 80,000 square-foot addition will include a six-lane lap
pool, a zero-entry warm water pool with a slide and other water
features, an outdoor pool with a slide, two new gyms as well as
walking/running track and six program studios for cheer, dance and
group exercise.
"I was born and raised in Northwest Indiana,” says
founder Ron McColly. “I feel it’s important to lead by
example for my own family, to give back to strengthen our
communities and see them continue to prosper and grow. Affordable
recreational facilities in the region are important to the quality
of life."
Among the many organizations supported by the foundation are the
Crown Point Community Foundation, Crossroads Chamber of Commerce
and 14 other regional chambers as well as the Methodist Hospital
Foundation, Riverside Hospital Foundation, Cerebral Palsy of
Northwest Indiana, Asian-America Medical Society, Forest Ridge
Academy, Chesterton Little League, Opportunity Enterprises along
with dozens of others.
“Additionally, we have had several collections through
each of our offices including food drives to benefit our local food
pantries, community baby showers--in support of babies that are
born into families that need baby care items, Toys for Tots, winter
coat collections, eyeglass drives, and people helping pets,”
says McColly-Fleener. “Our last drive was a Project Push-Up
Bra Collection Drive which my youngest daughter, Rylee, did for her
high school senior service philanthropic project and has joined
forces with the McColly Charities. Nearly 800 bras were collected
and will be distributed to area women’s shelters. I’m
very proud that each time we announce a McColly Charities event or
drive that our agents and staff rally around it and give 100% to
make each and every one of our projects a success.” McColly
Charities’ is excited to announce their Peanut Butter &
Jelly drive begins June 1st. Peanut butter and jelly will be
collected for local food pantries that go empty in the summer
months. Collection sites will be at each of McColly Real
Estate’s 24 office locations through August 15th.
Realizing that training is crucial to every agent’s
success—and customer satisfaction is another reason why
McColly is number one.
“Offering real estate pre-licensing classes seemed like a
natural progression for McColly Real Estate--the largest
independently owned and operated real estate Company--and thus the
McColly School of Real Estate was born,” says
McColly-Fleener. “Over the past 20-plus years, theMcColly
School of Real Estate has taught thousands of students and assisted
them with attaining their dream of becoming a Realtor. Our goal is
to make sure that each of our students has a positive experience in
our pre-licensing class while preparing to successfully pass the
broker exam and ultimately obtain a license to sell real estate.
Our Director of the McColly School of Real Estate, Tim McColly, who
is also my uncle and Ron’s brother, has several years of
experience and is ready, willing and able to answer questions and
offer assistance.”
”For All Purpose Real Estate, McColly is ready to help
make your dream a reality.”
To learn more about the McColly Real Estate, visit
mccolly.com.
McColly Real Estate’s local reputation and expertise are
backed by its selection as a member of Leading Real Estate
Companies of the World®, a global community of over 565 real
estate companies awarded membership based on rigorous standards for
service and performance. This distinction ensures that McColly Real
Estate clients are working with exceptional local professionals who
also deliver connections to buyers and quality real estate
companies across the country and around the world. Our strength in
Northwest Indiana and the Chicago Southland is mirrored by our
fellow Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® members.
From London to Beijing to Johannesburg and beyond, McColly Real
Estate is proud to work with the very best companies across the
globe. Every five minutes a quality client introduction is made
within Leading Real Estate companies of the World®. As a member
of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, McColly Real
Estate combines authentic, local expertise with global connections
to the highest quality real estate firms worldwide. We’re
Local. We’re Global®. mccolly.com