Hoping to rise above the competition, one local brokerage is putting a new spin on the house hunt by taking buyers up in a helicopter to check out properties.
It’s a pilot program now, with just one flight so far, but Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty will soon go full throttle, offering helicopter tours to any of its city or suburban buyers in the $1.5 million-and-up range, said Chris Feurer, CEO of the brokerage. That price range accounts for less than 1 percent of all the Chicago-area homes sold in the past 12 months, according to Midwest Real Estate Data.
Jameson’s first client to go for a ride was Mark Lambert, who with his wife, Deborah, is looking to downsize out of their 6,600-square-foot Barrington Hills farmhouse. He went up with Jameson agent Judy Gibbons, a photographer and a pilot last week, taking off from Schaumburg Regional Airport.
Read more from Crain’s Chicago Business here.
Thanks for sharing! Having lived in the Barrington area almost my entire life, it was so thrilling to actually see it from 800 feet above the ground.
Not so sure it’s a great idea; does this compromise our security and privacy? and drones swirllng over patios and pools next?
Just what I want, helicopter “traffic” and noise so some glorified shoe salespeople can make money. I have an idea, lets all meet at your house with chain saws, lawn mowers, and other power equipment and make as much noise as possible.
I don’t think that some people in the hills are connected to reality!