About Me

Peggy Brockhaus is a top agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.  She is in the Lincoln Park Plaza Office, Coldwell Banker's No.1 office in the U.S. - 5 out of the last 6 years - known as "The Billion Dollar office".

She is a multi-million dollar producer, has often received the Coldwell President's Circle Award and is among the top 5% real estate agents in the country.

Peggy specializes in the North and Northwest neighborhoods:  Old Irving Park, Portage Park, Independence Park, West Walker, Albany Park, Avondale, Jefferson Park, The Villa, Mayfair, Lakeview, Ravenswood, Wrigleyville, Uptown, Sheridan Park, Hutchinson Historic District, Buena Park, Andersonville, Edgewater, Loyola, Rogers Park, Horner Park, North Center, St. Bens, Lincoln Square, Roscoe Village, Ravenswood Manor, Lincoln Mall, DePaul, Old Town, Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, Logan Square, Bucktown.

Her areas of expertise are single-family homes, 2-4 and 6-12 unit buildings, condo conversions, rehab potential and new construction.  She is particularly interested in the preservation of historic properties. She works well with builders from the purchase of the vacant land or raw, gutted properties to the finished product. Her father, brother and former husband were all in the buillding trades.

She has personally rehabbed properties in DePaul, Lakeview, Andersonville, Albany Park and Old Irving Park.  She has done condo conversions in Uptown, Sheridan Park and Albany Park. 

Peggy began her real estate sales career in 1996. She won "Rookie of the Year" for having completed 17 deals that first year.

She has been a resident of Old Irving Park since 1990. She is interested in the growth and preservation of the neighborhood. She currently resides in her "work in progress" restoration of the Ropp Grabill House, on the National Historic Register.  She is a member of the Old Irving Park Association - www.OldIrvingPark.com, the Old Irving Park Garden Club and the Irving Park Historical Society. 

She has been passionate about real estate since reading "The Good Earth" in grade school.  She bought her first house at age 20 and first investment property at 24.  She has owned real estate in 3 states.

She got a real estate license in Ohio in 1973 to buy real estate while working full time in advertising at Procter and Gamble. She moved to Chicago in 1983 to take a position with Leo Burnett.  While working for Burnett, she got a real estate license in 1984 and rehabbed vintage properties on the side.  In 1996 she decided to make real estate sales and rehab her full time career. 

Peggy's education was in Fine Art at the Undiversity of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture and Art. She blends creativity, marketing expertise, experience, practicality, professionalism, perserverance and strong work ethic into a mix that makes her a top Chicago agent. Her motto is, "Never give up.  There is always a way."

Her knowledge of the neighborhoods and extensive real estate experience will benefit you in buying, selling or just in need of information.  Call regarding taxes, mortgages, services, tradespeople, current real estate trends or a free market analysis on your current property.