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RE/MAX has expanded its already strong presence in the Quad Cities real estate market by establishing a new office in Moline, Ill. RE/MAX Elite Homes will open at 1485 41st St. in July, according to Broker/Owner Rich Bassford.

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a June 9 visit to Wildwood Elementary School, 6950 N. Hiawatha Ave., Chicago, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network.

More than 1,700 students at four Chicago elementary schools will soon be gaining new insights into science and the history of human flight from the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew.

The Chicago-area luxury home market continued to gain ground over the first four months of 2014.

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew will visit Harry E. Fry Elementary School, 7805 S. Mobile Ave., Burbank, Ill., on June 4 where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program.

Students and staff of Sator Sanchez Elementary School, 1101 Harrison Ave., Joliet, Ill., will get a special visit from the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew on June 3.

Twenty-six RE/MAX firms operating 50 offices in northern Illinois, which are approximately half of the total offices in the network, were recognized in the 2014 REAL Trends 500. The 26 firms recognized represent a significant increase over last year.

Faster home sales at higher prices continued to be the dominant trend in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market during April, according to an analysis of market activity by RE/MAX.

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew will make two stops in Darien, Ill., in May and June to present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois.

RE/MAX Northern Illinois, based in Elgin, Ill., has announced that it has sold four new franchises during the months of March and April. The new offices are evenly divided between the city and suburbs.