Real Estate in the Chicago Southwest Suburbs & Northwest Indiana
Licensed in both Illinois and Indiana, searching both MLS systems, since 2003. If your move could land on either side of the state line, you get the whole picture instead of half of it.
Constellation Home Sales | Freedom Group Global is a real estate team at Keller Williams Preferred Realty in Orland Park, Illinois, led by Steve Roake, REALTOR®, ABR®, SFR®, and Kimberly Genovese, REALTOR®. Steve has been licensed since 2003 and holds licenses in Illinois and Indiana; Kimberly has been licensed in Indiana since 2004. The team serves Will, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, and Kendall counties in Illinois and Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties in Northwest Indiana, and has closed 615+ transactions representing more than $113 million in sales volume.
Two States, Two MLS Systems, One Team
Most agents in this market are licensed on one side of the Illinois–Indiana line. That is fine until your search crosses it.
Illinois listings run through MRED. Northwest Indiana runs through NIRA. An agent with access to one sees one, and will naturally steer you toward the inventory they can actually show you. For a buyer who is genuinely open on the state line — and in this market, a great many are — that is half a search.
The two sides also differ in ways that matter to your monthly cost. Indiana applies constitutional caps to property tax bills as a percentage of assessed value; Illinois does not, and rates vary between taxing districts within a single county. Commuter rail differs, closing practice differs, and school districts are organized differently. None of that makes one side better. It makes the comparison worth running properly before you narrow your search.
How Can We Help?
Start wherever your situation actually is.
Selling a Home
Pricing built on adjusted comparables rather than averages, a marketing plan with a defined sequence, and honest numbers before you list.
Sellers →Buying a Home
Search both MLS systems, across both states, with someone who knows what the tax bill will actually be at that address.
Buyers →How We Market Your Home
The specific marketing sequence, the pre-launch preparation, and what each step is meant to accomplish.
Marketing Strategy →Cash Offers
Four cash offer partners compared side by side against what your home would net on the open market. Every number shown.
Cash Offers →New Construction
Builder registration rules, contract terms, incentives, the three inspections, and the property tax jump in year two.
New Construction →Condos & Townhomes
What changed in 2026 condo financing, how the ownership forms differ, and what to request from an association.
Condos & Townhomes →Estate & Probate — Illinois
Selling a home through probate in Will County and the Chicago southwest suburbs, at the pace the family needs.
Illinois Probate →Estate & Probate — Northwest Indiana
The same work on the Indiana side, where the court process and closing practice differ.
NWI Probate →Communities We Serve
Town-by-town guides across both states: housing, schools, taxes, and commutes.
Community Guides →What Actually Changes the Outcome
Every agent says they negotiate well and market beautifully. Here is what is specific enough to check.
- Comps built, not averaged. A 1-mile radius, ±20% square footage, ±1 bedroom and bathroom, and similar age, garage, and basement — with every comparable adjusted individually.
- Licensed in two states. MRED and NIRA, so the search is never limited to whichever side we happen to be licensed in.
- The tax bill, not the estimate. What the assessor will actually charge at that address, including special service areas and new construction reassessment.
- Options most agents do not carry. Four cash offer partners, accelerated marketing, and buy-before-you-sell programs — presented next to a traditional sale, so you can compare real numbers.
- The honest answer. Including the times it is "list it on the open market" or "do nothing right now."
Thinking about selling?
Start with what your home is actually worth today, and what you would net at that price. No listing agreement required to find out.
If speed or certainty matters more than the last few thousand dollars, we will show you those options in the same conversation rather than making you go find them.
Prefer to talk? Call or text 630-912-9129.
Where We Work
Illinois: Will, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, and Kendall counties. Indiana: Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties.
Illinois
Naperville
Joliet
Shorewood
Oswego
Bolingbrook
Romeoville
Lockport
Homer Glen
Orland Park
Tinley Park
Mokena
New Lenox
Frankfort
Minooka
Channahon
Crest Hill
Aurora
Northwest Indiana
Crown Point
Schererville
Merrillville
Chesterton
Portage
St. John
Dyer
Munster
Highland
Hobart
Hammond
Michigan City
La Porte
Ogden Dunes
Griffith
Do not see your town? We work the full footprint across both states. Get in touch or call 630-912-9129.
Meet Steve & Kimberly
Most people treat buying a home as a single transaction. We think it is one of the largest financial decisions a household makes, and it deserves to be handled that way.
We are Steve Roake and Kimberly Genovese, the partners behind Constellation Home Sales | Freedom Group Global at Keller Williams Preferred Realty in Orland Park. Between us we bring more than 45 years of combined real estate experience, 615+ closed transactions, and over $113 million in sales volume across both states.
Steve Roake
REALTOR®, ABR®, SFR® · Licensed in Illinois and Indiana since 2003
A former high school math teacher who lost that job in the 2008 crash and went all-in on real estate. Steve holds the Accredited Buyer's Representative and Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource designations, and much of his work involves households in transition — downsizing, settling an estate, a divorce, a relocation.
He is a strategic thinker with a spontaneous edge, whether that means closing a difficult file, belting out '90s rock, or charting a course toward Caribbean yacht ownership.
Kimberly Genovese
REALTOR® · Licensed in Indiana since 2004
Kimberly handles the Northwest Indiana side of the partnership across Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties. Indiana runs on its own MLS, its own closing practice, and its own tax structure, and having a partner working that market daily is why an Indiana file gets the same attention as an Illinois one.
A world traveler and lifelong learner, from the slopes of Park City to retreats in India, she brings strategic clarity and a genuine joy for helping people to every client relationship.
Common Questions
What areas do you serve?
Will, Cook, DuPage, Grundy, and Kendall counties in Illinois, and Lake, Porter, and La Porte counties in Northwest Indiana. Steve Roake is licensed in both states; Kimberly Genovese is licensed in Indiana and handles the Northwest Indiana side.
Why does being licensed in two states matter?
Illinois listings run through MRED and Northwest Indiana runs through NIRA. An agent licensed on one side can only search one system, which limits a buyer who is open to both. Being licensed in both means the search covers the full inventory rather than half of it.
Do you work with first-time buyers?
Yes, across a wide range of price points, along with move-up sellers, downsizers, estate and probate sales, and investors.
What does it cost to find out what my home is worth?
Nothing, and no listing agreement is required. You get a comparative market analysis built on adjusted comparables, plus an estimated net at that price so you are looking at what you would actually take home.
Do you help people relocating into the area?
Yes. Relocation is a large share of the work, particularly for people weighing the Illinois side against the Indiana side on taxes, commute, and cost. That comparison is worth running before you narrow a home search.
Can you help if my home needs work or I need to sell quickly?
Yes. Alongside a traditional listing, we work with four cash offer partners and can present accelerated marketing and buy-before-you-sell options, each shown next to what a traditional sale would net so you can compare real numbers.
Which brokerage are you with?
Keller Williams Preferred Realty, at 16101 S 108th Ave, Orland Park, IL 60467.
What Clients Say
More than 75 five-star reviews across Google, Zillow, FastExpert, and Facebook, with transaction histories published on Zillow and FastExpert.
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Let's Talk About Your Move
Buying, selling, relocating, or settling an estate — on either side of the state line. Start with a conversation and real numbers, with no obligation attached to either.
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