Dorie Westmeyer

Dorie grew up in a large family, the youngest of six children, in Evanston/Skokie Illinois. She spent her High School years at Regina Dominican in Wilmette where she enjoyed playing sports, building lifelong friendships and learning how to create her path. Dorie enjoyed playing basketball and tennis since grade school. When it was time to look at colleges, she was drawn to Marquette University, where she played basketball and tennis, and earned a B.S in Marketing & Finance and a minor in Psychology.

Dorie has always been fascinated with understanding people's motivations and behavior. Early in her career, she worked in market research and media research for an advertising agency. In the evenings she attended Loyola University to earn an MBA in Marketing. She was promoted to Account Management, Strategy & Planning developing communications programs for small and Fortune 500 companies.

In 2004, she was ready for a change and she & her husband started investing in real estate & Dorie got her real estate license. Her analytical nature, drive to understand markets, creative marketing and sales strategies, which helped her advertising clients prosper, now help her real estate clients succeed. She is also certified as an Accredited Distressed Property Representative helping buyers & sellers with short sales and foreclosures.

Her goal is to really listen and understand her clients needs and desires so they can work together to find the best solution for her clients.

Over the last 20+ years she's lived in Lincoln Park, DePaul, North Center, Ravenswood Manor and Irving Park. She enjoys living in the city and her knowledge of Chicago neighborhoods, sales activity & market trends greatly benefit her clients. She believes knowledge is key to your success and will help you use timely information wisely so you can make the best decision for you. She is in constant communication with you to answer questions, provide updates and make sure everything is going smoothly.

To quote a client, “On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest, Dorie is much more than a 10!” “Her strategic marketing and communication skills combined with her practical real estate experience and commitment to her clients’ success make her uniquely qualified to represent real estate buyers, sellers, investors and developers.”

Dorie specializes in residential sales and investing in Chicago and the northern suburbs. She is a member of the Chicago Association of Realtors, Illinois Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors. She is also accredited in short sales and foreclosures (ADPR)

Dorie joined Charles Rutenberg Realty (CRR) because it’s a technology driven real estate company; ranked number 1 in real estate transactions in 2017 and in the top 5 over the last several years. Charles Rutenberg has over 900 real estate agents in the Chicago area. It’s also the fastest growing realty company in the Chicago area.

Charles Rutenberg Realty strives to provide its realtors with innovative tools to help Buyers, Sellers (and their prospective buyers) have access to the information they need. And when you work together to sell your home, Dorie creates a proprietary 5 step multi-media 24/7 marketing plan so your home stands out to buyers who will see your home when and where they are looking for homes.