DC Rise Real Estate Realtors

DC Rise Real Estate Realtors Elevating Dreams, Building Wealth, Enhancing Communities Our core values are built on integrity & trust.
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We are passionate Realtors, committed to helping our clients achieve their goals by making smart real estate decisions. We will exceed your expectations with our expertise, effective communication & prompt response times. Our accessibility & dedication to our client experience ensures we build lasting relationships. Expect better when you a choose DC Rise Real Estate REALTOR®. Mission: Elevating D

reams, Building Wealth, & Enhancing Communities. Serving Northwest IL and Southwest WI: Galena, The Galena Territory, Apple River, Apple Canyon Lake, Lake Carroll, Platteville, Darlington, Monroe, and more!

✨ NEW THIS WEEK AT RISE ✨Four fresh listings just hit the market, and there's something here for just about everyone.🏞️ ...
09/04/2026

✨ NEW THIS WEEK AT RISE ✨

Four fresh listings just hit the market, and there's something here for just about everyone.

🏞️ A rare lake-view home in Galena with 2,808 sq ft and views you can't recreate
🔨 A historic Lena brick beauty with a two-story garage/workshop that'll stop you in your tracks
🏡 A charming, well-loved Warren home with a 3-car garage
📍 Prime commercial office space for lease right on Highway 20

Plus TWO open houses this weekend. 👀

Swipe through, tap the links, and let's find the one that's yours. 💜

1. 5148 W US Highway 20, Galena — Commercial Lease, $1,800/mo
📍 NOW LEASING: Your next business address, right on Highway 20.
Over 10,000 vehicles pass this spot every single day — that's exposure you can't buy with an ad budget. 1,066 sq ft of professional space just outside The Galena Territory, with private offices, a reception area, restrooms, and easy parking right off Hwy 20.
Perfect for professional offices, therapists and counselors, accountants, small business owners, remote teams, and entrepreneurs ready to plant a flag.
And yes — DC Rise Real Estate occupies the other half of the building. Come be our neighbor. 💜
Available now at $1,800/month.
🔗 https://dcriserealestate.com/5148-w-us-highway-20
Listed by Danielle Cline, Designated Managing Broker | Owned by a Licensed Realtor

2. 506 Chestnut Street, Warren — $160,000 | 🏡 OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY
🚪 OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, September 5 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Classic charm, smart updates, and a 3-CAR GARAGE. 506 Chestnut has been loved and improved for years, and it shows.
✨ 3 bed | 1.5 bath | 1,656 sq ft
✨ Beautiful natural woodwork and a charming staircase
✨ Main-floor living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry, half bath + a flexible rec room (playroom? office? both?)
✨ Upstairs: 3 bedrooms, full bath, and a walk-up attic for real storage
✨ Recent bathroom updates, newer appliances, blown-in wall insulation, radon mitigation, pre-wired for a generator
✨ Fenced backyard, custom shed, patio, new concrete near the alley
✨ Detached 3-car garage with new insulated doors — room for vehicles, toys, hobbies, and projects
At $96/sq ft, this is a lot of house for the money. Come see it Saturday.
🔗 https://dcriserealestate.com/506-chestnut-street
Listed by Chris Watson

3. 110 W Mason St, Lena — $319,000
🔨 THE GARAGE ALONE IS WORTH THE DRIVE.
Let's talk about the two-story detached garage/workshop, because it's the star of this show. The main level gives you serious garage and workshop space — and then there's a full SECOND STORY above it. Studio. Hobby room. Home office. Collection storage. Recreation space. Whatever you've been telling yourself you'd do "if you just had the room."
Car enthusiasts, woodworkers, craftsmen, collectors, makers, side-hustlers — this one's for you. 🛠️
And the house? A historic brick beauty in the heart of Lena:
✨ 4 bed | 2 full bath | 2,484 sq ft
✨ Hardwood floors, high ceilings, wood-burning fireplace
✨ Main-floor laundry, central air
✨ Backyard built for every season: POOL, large 3-season porch, patio, fire pit, fenced yard
Historic charm. Incredible outdoor living. And a workshop that's a destination of its own.
🔗 https://dcriserealestate.com/110-w-mason-st

Listed by Jackie Tippett

4. 34 Harbor Drive, Galena — $419,000 | 🏡 OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY
🚪 OPEN HOUSE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH 10:00 AM -12:00 PM
🌲 A rare lake-view opportunity — and the kind of setting you simply cannot recreate.
Tucked into a wooded hillside overlooking the lake, 34 Harbor Drive brings together location, space, and architectural character that's genuinely hard to find.
✨ 4 beds | 4 baths | 2,808 sq ft | 0.78 acre
✨ Main level anchored by an impressive great room with fireplace, soaring open space, and walls of windows
✨ Large kitchen, multiple bedrooms and baths, laundry, and generous storage
✨ Upstairs bedroom suite overlooking the dramatic great room below
✨ Walkout lower level with two more bedrooms, a bath, a workshop, and a family room with second fireplace
✨ Extensive decking spanning the lake-facing side, surrounded by mature trees
Massive living spaces. Multiple fireplaces. Endless potential. The foundation for something extraordinary is already here — bring your vision. 💜
🔗 https://dcriserealestate.com/34-harbor-drive
Listed by Amanda Barker

When you hire a Rise agent, you don't get one person, most of our agents have a whole team working behind the scenes: tr...
09/03/2026

When you hire a Rise agent, you don't get one person, most of our agents have a whole team working behind the scenes: transaction coordination, in-house marketing, collaborative team, and managing broker support with proven systems.

That's The Rise Experience, and over the next month we're showing you exactly what it means. 💜

⏰ FOUR HOURS LEFT — RIVER RIDGE ⏰Voting for Friday's RISE Leadership Award closes at NOON TODAY.If you've been meaning t...
09/03/2026

⏰ FOUR HOURS LEFT — RIVER RIDGE ⏰

Voting for Friday's RISE Leadership Award closes at NOON TODAY.

If you've been meaning to do it, this is the moment. Takes two minutes. Means a lot to a kid.

🏈 RISE Night — Friday, September 4 — River Ridge vs. Polo. See you there!

Just Sold | 1967 E Cross Road | $490,000It had been 30 years since these sellers had last been through a real estate...
09/02/2026

Just Sold | 1967 E Cross Road | $490,000

It had been 30 years since these sellers had last been through a real estate transaction.

Think about what that means. The market they remembered had no online search, no digital showings, no offer process that looked anything like today's. They had a beautiful home on 1.52 quiet acres outside Galena and a lot of very reasonable questions.

So they did the smart thing. They talked to multiple brokers before choosing one.

They chose Mark Sumpter and DC Rise.

Mark's first conversation with them wasn't about price. It was about process. What listing actually looks like in 2026. How a buyer finds a home, tours it, and gets to closing. What happens when an offer lands and how negotiations really go. Oriented first, then represented.

Then came the hard part. A home like this, tucked at the end of a quiet road with a chef's kitchen and real acreage, doesn't have a tidy set of neighbors to compare it to. Instead of forcing a number out of a thin local pool, Mark built a CMA that reached well past the usual radius, pulling comparable size, kitchens, acreage, and privacy from adjacent markets to land on a number he could actually defend.

1967 E Cross Road is SOLD, above what the comps in the immediate area alone would have supported.

That number belongs to the sellers. They asked hard questions, trusted a process they had never seen before, and stayed with it.

Congratulations on the next chapter 💜

Mark Sumpter, DC Rise Real Estate

🏈 Blackhawk/Warren RISE Night! 🏈What a night in Warren! The energy in the stands, the student section, the whole communi...
09/02/2026

🏈 Blackhawk/Warren RISE Night! 🏈

What a night in Warren! The energy in the stands, the student section, the whole community showing up for these athletes — this is exactly what we hoped RISE Nights would feel like.

RISE Nights are all about recognizing athletes who give their best — in sports, in school, and in the community. Each event, one senior is chosen by your votes to receive the RISE Leadership Award.

🎉 HUGE congratulations to BEAU PODNAR!! 🎉 Our RISE Leadership Award winner! 🙌🔥

Beau received more votes than any senior across all of our schools this week, and the comments that came in with them said it all — leader on and off the field, hardest worker out there, and the kind of teammate who lifts everyone around him.

Beau now has the chance to apply for a $1,000 scholarship at the end of his senior year — an incredible way to celebrate his hard work and dedication. 💜💛

At DC Rise Real Estate, our mission is Elevating Dreams, Building Wealth, and Enhancing Communities — and RISE Nights are one of the ways we bring that mission to life. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our athletes!

Know Beau? Drop a congratulations in the comments below 👇 and share this post so his community can celebrate with him!

Just Sold | 3A182 General Sheridan Court | $299,000Back in February, a couple reached out after getting a letter abo...
09/02/2026

Just Sold | 3A182 General Sheridan Court | $299,000

Back in February, a couple reached out after getting a letter about their Apple Canyon Lake home.

They weren't ready. They had a house in Geneva to sell first, and a forever home at Lake Carroll waiting on the other side of it. Selling the lake place was the last domino, and it had to fall right.

They chose Chris Watson and DC Rise to make that happen.

We launched at the top of the range and the traffic came. Lots of it. But traffic isn't an offer, so we sat down together and had the honest conversation about where the market actually was. They trusted the recommendation. We adjusted, went hard with open houses and private showings, and the weekend did the rest.

Four offers. One weekend. Closed cash with zero contingencies.

3A182 General Sheridan Court is officially SOLD. Three bedrooms, cathedral ceilings, a wraparound deck built for slow mornings, and a transferable boat dock two lots away. The new owners get lake life from day one. The sellers get the keys to Lake Carroll.

Congratulations to both. That is what a win-win looks like.

You share your needs. We find the win-win.

Chris Watson, DC Rise Real Estate

🚨 River Ridge voting ends tomorrow!Help us choose the senior who will receive Friday night’s RISE Leadership Award and b...
09/02/2026

🚨 River Ridge voting ends tomorrow!

Help us choose the senior who will receive Friday night’s RISE Leadership Award and become eligible to apply for a $1,000 RISE Scholarship.

Voting closes at noon Thursday, September 3 for this Friday's game. Link to vote in comments.

Please share so every River Ridge senior has the chance to be recognized! 💜💛

We’re growing in Wisconsin! 💜DC Rise Real Estate is looking for the right REALTOR® to serve Lafayette County and help us...
09/01/2026

We’re growing in Wisconsin! 💜

DC Rise Real Estate is looking for the right REALTOR® to serve Lafayette County and help us expand our presence in southwest Wisconsin.

If you’re an ambitious, community-minded agent looking for an opportunity to grow with a supportive and innovative brokerage, we’d love to connect.

Interested—or know someone who may be a great fit? Let's connect!

🏈 Stockton RISE Night! 🏈Friday night in Stockton did not disappoint. Great crowd, great game, and a whole lot of Blackha...
09/01/2026

🏈 Stockton RISE Night! 🏈

Friday night in Stockton did not disappoint. Great crowd, great game, and a whole lot of Blackhawk pride in the air.

RISE Nights are all about recognizing athletes who give their best — in sports, in school, and in the community. Each event, one senior is chosen by your votes to receive the RISE Leadership Award.

🎉 HUGE congratulations to LUCAS BRENNER!! 🎉 Our RISE Leadership Award winner! 🙌🔥

The votes for Lucas kept coming, and one word showed up over and over: kindness. Unselfish teammate. Gives 100% every time. The kid who sees something that needs doing and just does it, without needing credit for it.

Lucas now has the chance to apply for a $1,000 scholarship at the end of his senior year — an incredible way to celebrate his hard work and dedication. 💜💛

At DC Rise Real Estate, our mission is Elevating Dreams, Building Wealth, and Enhancing Communities — and RISE Nights are one of the ways we bring that mission to life. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our athletes!

Know Lucas? Drop a congratulations in the comments below 👇 and share this post so his community can celebrate with him!

09/01/2026

🎉 THREE YEARS.

Three years ago today, Danielle Cline opened the doors of DC Rise Real Estate with a big vision and a name that was really more of a promise.

What this team has built since:

📈 $126 million+ in real estate sold
🏡 600+ properties closed
⭐ 100+ five-star Google reviews
📍 Three Offices: Monroe WI (fall 2023), Apple Canyon Lake (fall 2024), and The Galena Territory after welcoming Eagle Ridge Realty (winter 2025)
💜 ~20 agents who show up for these communities every single day

And what we've built alongside it — because this was never only about real estate:

🏅 1,516+ student-athlete recognitions through RISE Nights
🌎 1,000+ Earth Day projects completed with local students
🎁 Christmas gifts delivered to hundreds of local seniors
🥫 3,000+ pounds of food collected and donated to local food banks with the Rise trailer
🦃 Thanksgiving Blessing Baskets delivered to local food pantries

And we're just getting started.

Results over excuses. Growth over comfort. People over transactions — always.

To everyone who trusted us with a closing table, a coffee, or a career: thank you. Year four, let's go. 🚀

Together, We Rise. 💜✨

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5148 US Highway 20 W
Galena, IL
61036

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