Her 32-year career is peppered with professional accolades, multimillion-dollar deals and industry recognition among local and national developers. More recently, she was a Chicago Association of Realtors Golden Eagle winner in 2003 (i.e. top agent in the city) with over $114 million in residential sales. In 2005, Sharon had more than $60 million in sales, making her the #1 CAR agent in Lincoln Pa
rk. That same year, she co-founded a family-run brokerage with her husband Santo and daughter Kelly, which later evolved into The Rizzo Group... now at your service through Chicagoland Realty Services. While the main specialization of The Rizzo Group is short sales and distressed property transactions, Sharon remains the “go to” for development, investment and luxury sales. She has a lifetime of experience in Chicago real estate and has worked with many of the city's leading condominium developers. Despite economic changes and housing trend roller coasters, Sharon has always effectively navigated the market to provide unrivaled expertise and outstanding service to clients in all aspects of residential and commercial real estate. Sharon has been in the business for the better part of three decades, but she also has an impressive history outside her real estate credentials. In addition to being a medical reporter and on-air broadcaster for NBC news, Sharon was a national spokesperson for two divisions of the Big Three automakers and a motivational speaker who presented around the country. She has a Bachelor's and Master's degree from Indiana University. As a sales manager for condo conversions in the Gold Coast, Sharon was responsible for 6 major high-rise residential buildings. She also developed a highly-successful educational seminar “Building Wealth Through Real Estate” with her realtor daughter Kelly. The duo has traveled throughout the U.S. presenting the program, which demonstrates how real estate is one of the best and most secure long-term investments available to this day.
