Chicago Real Producers

Chicago Real Producers 

CONNECTING. ELEVATING. INSPIRING 

Tiffany Vondran loves real estate like she loves playing pool. And she is fantastic at both. Not only is she one of the top agents at  Fulton Grace Realty, but, as a professional pool player, she competed in the World Pool Championship in Las Vegas two years in a row and was even named MVP for her league in 2018. By being true to these two loves in her life, Tiffany has carved quite a niche for herself in both arenas, which has resulted in much success.  

When it comes to real estate, Tiffany’s love of people and forming relationships is the main reason for her success. She shows no partiality in helping the people she meets, whether they are renters looking for a new apartment or buyers looking for a luxury home. She focuses on helping each person achieve their goal while becoming good friends through the process and remaining good friends after.  

In fact, before Tiffany joined Fulton Grace Realty in 2019, she spent twelve years with @properties where she was the top rental agent, closing fifty rental transactions a year on top of her sales. Her long-term approach to relationships has resulted in a referral and repeat business ratio of over 90 percent, leading to sales such as the one she describes below: 

“Earlier this year, I closed a $1.7M deal with past renters who have been clients of mine for five years. I assisted them in finding their first two apartments when they were newly dating, then in purchasing their condo when they got engaged and married. This year, they sold their condo and purchased a luxury home. They have since gotten a dog, and are now planning to start a family,” Tiffany explains.

“It’s stories like this that I love and encourage me to continue building relationships with my clients,” she continues. “If I open myself up to my clients and allow them to see me for me, they are more likely to build trust and a relationship with me going forward.” 

Tiffany cultivates those relationships by delivering a highly personable real estate experience that her clients find fun and enjoyable. Even after the transaction is complete, she is always looking for ways to show them she cares, whether it’s by throwing appreciation events or reaching out on birthdays and anniversaries. 

Tiffany wasn’t always so forthright with people. She used to be very modest and shy when meeting people at first, which was one of the reasons why she avoided real estate sales—she didn’t want to be a “pushy salesperson.” However, as soon as she realized real estate sales were more about developing relationships through delivering exemplary customer service, she instantly settled in and even found more of her voice in the process. Before entering real estate sales in 2008, Tiffany was a real estate paralegal for two years. She grew up in a small town in  Illinois, then went to college at Southern Illinois University in  Carbondale where she earned her degree in paralegal studies.  She wanted to eventually become an attorney, but she decided to work in the field for a few years first and joined a law firm in downtown Chicago.  

As a real estate paralegal, Tiffany prepared all the closing documents and handled contracts through closing. While she also worked in insurance claims with MetLife and received numerous awards for her customer service, she really enjoyed learning about real estate and wanted to learn more about the other side of the business. So, she enrolled to get her real estate license and made the switch to REALTOR® shortly thereafter.  

When Tiffany is not connecting with one of her clients, she enjoys spending time at her Airbnb property in South Haven, Michigan, where she enjoys hiking, kayaking, and biking. She also enjoys spending time with her two sisters and her six-year-old niece, Emily, who, after being diagnosed with leukemia in 2019, officially beat cancer this past July and ended her treatments.

In honor of Emily, Tiffany started an annual Christmas toy drive for  Comer Children’s Hospital. “Comer  Children’s Hospital was absolutely fantastic at making sure my niece was entertained and felt loved while she spent endless nights with them. The toy drive is an opportunity for me to give back to the hospital on behalf of my niece,” she says. 

As Tiffany continues to help everyone she can, no matter their circumstances, while fully enjoying and incorporating the things she loves to do every day in her life and in her business, she will continue to see much success.