Kevin Rutherford moved to Chicago from Montreal, Canada in 1989 with a degree in Finance from Concordia University in Quebec. A Wilmette resident for over 19 years, Kevin has unique insight into the North Shore schools, especially New Trier High School, where all 3 of his children have graduated.
In his first year in Real Estate, he earned the coveted "Rookie of the Year" distinction, and since then has been among the top 2% of all agents company-wide. As of 2017, he ranked 35th company-wide, with over 2400 agents.
For over twenty years, Kevin’s career flourished in the financial industry. He worked as a Currency Broker and Equity Trader at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. During that time, he became an expert negotiator to secure the best price for major investment dealers, hedge funds, banks and proprietary trading groups in foreign currency and equity futures and options. As a proven operations and relationship management leader, his financial prowess and expert negotiation skills transfer perfectly into the Real Estate market. He is a versatile professional who performs optimally in ever-changing, fast-paced environments.
Kevin is deeply involved in the North Shore communities. He coached Park District soccer for ten years and hockey for seven years. He organizes numerous local poker and golf tournaments, including one to benefit the Wilmette Warming House, a safe environment for teens.
Kevin has an innate ability to put his clients at ease throughout the entire Real Estate process and beyond. When working with Kevin one has the sense that he puts his clients first, always gaining their trust and confidence and has a track record to prove it!
He works extensively with North Shore builders, from finding new development opportunities to selling the finished property.
Kevin is an amazing resource for all of your needs, whether buying or selling locally, or relocating nationally or internationally.
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Kevin Rutherford was a perfect fit for us. We first contacted him more than 3 years ago when we were thinking about downsizing from our home in Wilmette and looking for a condo in Evanston. After some months looking, we decided the time wasn't quite right for us to make the move. When we contacted him 5 months ago, he was completely there for us. He was patient until we found a place tha...
Extremely friendly and well spoken. He knows the business well and does a great job of advising and negotiating with prospective buyers. Easy to stay in touch with. Highly recommended
Kevin was phenomenal. He is very professional ,knowledgeable and super efficient and very available for his clients. Very energetic and upbeat and I would readily recommend him to my friends and plan to use his expertise in my future real estate transactions.
Kevin was amazing to work with from day one. As first time sellers he talked us through every step of the way and helped what can be a stressful process go smoothly from start to finish.
Others in my family used Kevin's services and I'm glad I decided to as well. I would use Kevin again.
Kevin is a true professional -- I absolutely recommend him to anyone who is interested in buying/selling their property in the Chicago area. Kevin has all that you need in this business - He knows the market; he is highly effective; negotiates very well; and is responsive any time. Kevin helped me buy a condo in Andersonville three years ago and sell the same place this year. I am more t...
We met Kevin while strolling through an open house that was out of our price range. This serendipitous meeting led us to finding and buying our dream home. Kevin is attentive, knowledgeable, reliable, and responsive. He absolutely goes above and beyond the call of duty. As first-time home buyers (and renovators!) in a new community, he was an invaluable resource for finding other reputab...
Great experience working with Kevin and look forward to working with him on future purchases and sales.
Kevin is a great realtor. He went over and above as a realtor. Very personable and willing to help with any situation regarding selling the house. I live out of town and Kevin was willing to haul a lot of garbage to the curb, advice me on rental interests, etc. I would highly recommend Kevin. He doesn’t let you down.
Kevin helped put me at ease throughout my first home-buying experience. He was a supportive presence from my initial viewings when I was thinking of moving to the area through a celebratory closing lunch. Thanks!
I am leaving a second review because Kevin has now not only found us a new home but sold our old one. The second part of the job was harder because it was a walk-up condo without parking or in-unit laundry - thereby needing the "right" buyer. If you live in Chicago you will understand how remarkable it is to have an offer on a condo in January, the lowest point of the real estate year ...
Kevin did a fantastic job for us, especially considering we were moving to the area from out of state. He was very responsive to answer questions quickly and set up multiple viewing appointments on short notice. It was particularly useful to have him offer to do tours of properties over facetime on his cell phone while walking through homes. This helped us make a very focused short list ...
Kevin clearly identified the strengths and shortcomings of our Wilmette house and communicated them diplomatically to my wife, who was dubious about the potential teardown status. He explained why it would be a teardown, zoning board limits on rebuilding, and what was necessary for a quick and profitable sale. His dealer open house had tremendous attendance. We had an offer at the end of...
Kevin did a fantastic job for us from beginning to end. Before finding our house, we looked at many others, and he was patient and helpful throughout. We were appreciative of his skills in strategy and negotiation, as well as his knowledge of the market. He was available morning, noon, and night, and on weekends, whenever we needed him, and always seemed eager and happy to help. We retai...
Incredibly professional throughout the entire cycle. I look forward to working with Kevin in the future.
Kevin was proactive, responsive and willing to go the extra mile to make the deal happen. A true professional with an upbeat attitude.
Kevin is an amazing real estate agent. We had a lot of worries in buying our first house, but Kevin was extremely helpful throughout the whole process. He also provided an incredible amount of detail about the area, which was invaluable since we were moving from out of town. He was very responsive to our needs and was always available to talk, be it late at night or while he was on vacat...
“Kevin is the absolute best in the industry. I have dealt with several agents over the years and it was a refreshing change to finally discover someone who puts his clients first and foremost. His attention to detail, responsiveness and selfless personality makes the entire process pleasant. I highly recommend you refer Kevin to friends and family as you will be doing them a favor....
Kevin is thorough, accommodating, kind and professional and certainly makes himself available to help in any way he can. A pleasure to deal with, Kevin made the process of selling our real estate easy and comfortable for our family, with success and amazing speed. Terri J., Lake Forest, IL
Kevin is truly a full service real estate agent. He not only helped me to buy a new condo but also to sell my old one. For example, he advised me on painters and helped get quotes on movers......and then made sure the painting was done on time and showed up to supervise and lend a hand in the actual move. He's a hard worker who always has the best interests of his client in mind. No ...
“Kevin is a phenomenal real estate agent. He listened carefully to our needs, found places that exceeded our detailed list of requirements, was available to meet on extremely short notice, and always looked out for our best interests. While we looked through different condos Kevin was always one step ahead making sure that the condo did not have unexpected flaws. He is also extreme...
“Kevin is the Derek Jeter of real estate. He is a consummate professional, he is exceptionally attentive to detail, and he will work tirelessly to get you exactly what you want. He is a true champion. Kevin made what is normally a stressful process not only smooth, but actually fun. He was always one step ahead, anticipating potential issues that I would never have considered, or a...
“Kevin is a real pro. He is knowledgeable, courteous, prompt and extremely thorough. I have never experienced such service in real estate before...Kevin did one of the most thorough jobs of comping other properties, investigating the market, and laying out an intelligent strategy for success, negotiating with the other side, and maximizing return...Kevin is the most responsive agen...