James David Nathan & Co.

Students at Belding Elementary in Chicago's Old Irving neighborhood will receive a visit from the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon on April 15. The balloon crew will present an educational program developed by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and crew will pay a visit to Andrew Cooke Magnet Elementary School in Waukegan, Ill., on April 14 to present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

Students at St. Matthias Transfiguration School in Chicago's Lincoln Square area will welcome the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon on April 13. The balloon crew will present an educational program developed by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

Students at Harnew Elementary School in Oak Lawn, Ill., will enjoy a visit from the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew on April 9. The crew will present an interactive educational program developed by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

Students at Wildwood World Magnet School in Chicago's Edgebrook area will welcome the RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew on April 8. The balloon crew will present an educational program developed by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

RE/MAX Suburban, Mt. Prospect, Ill., anticipates strong growth following its recent merger with RE/MAX Northwest, Des Plaines, Ill. The Mt. Prospect office is one of seven RE/MAX Suburban offices serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market.

The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon and its crew will visit two northwest suburban schools in early April to present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX metro Chicago real estate network.

Offices in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network reported a solid increase in both closed sales volume and closed transactions in January when compared to the same month in 2009.

RE/MAX Key, the newest RE/MAX office serving the Rockford, Ill., metropolitan area, recently opened at 5411 E. State St., Rockford, expanding the established leadership position of RE/MAX in the northern Illinois real estate market.

January homes sales numbers for the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are likely to continue the positive trend established in the second half of last year, according to a preliminary analysis of local home sales activity by RE/MAX.