About Melinda

Biography, Industry Awards and Honors

 

 

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2011 Personal Stategy:  My Coldwell Banker Gold Coast Office is seeing a resurgence in the High End Real Estate market for 2011!  The market is stabilizing, and buyers are coming out to take advantage of some very attractive properties.  Still, our Banks are scrutinizing every transaction.  As an experienced, high-end broker I remain poised to bring my clients through the rough waters around us.
       My Real Estate experience and extensive Financial Industry experience will best position clients for success.  A broad range of resources will be leveraged to help, from high level relationships with the President of Coldwell Banker's owner, NRT, the President of the local Coldwell Banker Region, and the owners of other brokerage firms, down to skilled Coldwell Banker marketing specialists and external professionals like photographers and designers and professional writers.
      My Client Interaction team will be direct and small, allowing me to deliver personal, one-on-one service to my clients.  Other types of work will be outsourced where needed to other skilled professionals.  We'll be nimble and focused, communicating directly with clients and responding quickly to what the marketplace is telling us.

 

  

Biography

Melinda was recently named one of the Top 25 Luxury Brokers in Chicago by the Merchandise Mart and LuxeHome.  For the past 15 years, Melinda Jakovich has been a top Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Realtor as a Senior Sales Associate in Coldwell's Gold Coast Office. Melinda is proud to have been told "your charm and personality make you a natural at this. You're professional and put in 7 days a week but you're also fun and you make the process enjoyable."  Another client complimented Melinda's one-on-one approach, saying "You worked at each Open House and Showing, you gave me your personal service!"

Her areas of expertise include Streeterville, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, River North, South Loop, West Loop, and the downtown vicinity. in fact, Melinda has obtained the highest price per square foot in several well-known Chicago neighborhoods!  Melinda has added capabilities to work with Chinese and French clients as well! Melinda lives in the stunning One Museum Park building, looking out over the Field Museum, the Aquarium, and Soldier Field.

During her 15 years in real estate she has enjoyed steadily increasing success, working primarily in the residential marketplace. She has established herself as one of the city's top producing agents, having sold over $330 million in sales to date. Melinda Jakovich has been admitted to the President's Premier Club, the highest level of recognition at Coldwell Banker, an honor reserved for the top one percent of associates nationally.  Melinda Jakovich has also been admitted to the International Elite Division of Coldwell Banker which is reserved to the top 2% of agents worldwide. As a native Chicagoan, Melinda Jakovich prides herself on her knowledge of the Chicago real estate market.

Melinda has also worked on developments, working closely with architects and developers to provide up to the minute input on market trends for Mariano's Market Hall, City Club and 420 W. Ontario for which she was the exclusive listing agent as well as being a listing agent for Wabash Station, and Kingsbury Estates development. 

She received her double B.S. in Finance and History from Northwestern University.  Prior to joining Coldwell Banker, Melinda worked twelve years in securities and investment banking with leading companies such as The Chicago Corporation, Morgan Stanley, and Alex Brown & Sons.

She is currently Co-Chair of the Joffrey Circle group and serves on the Woman's Auxiliary Board of the Ronald McDonald House as well as being a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Chicago Assocation of Realtors (CAR).  She also serves as a member on the Woman's Board of the Joffrey Ballet and was Chairman of the Fundraising Committee for the 2010 Joffrey Ballet Spring Gala.