2012–2023 Top Producer, Awarded by the Chicago Association of Realtors
Originally from Rochester, New York and the son of a farmer, Ted has called Chicago home for over twenty years. After graduating from Northwestern University, Ted remained in Chicago and currently lives in Andersonville. Before transitioning into real estate Ted owned a catering company that serviced some of Chicago's best known families. As the owner of several multi-unit buildings, real estate seemed like a natural progression for Ted. He now has over twelve years of experience selling real estate in Chicago, giving him a thorough knowledge of the city's different neighborhoods. That expertise has given Ted a statistical edge in understanding property values, geographic areas and economics. His real estate business is based upon providing his clients with the solid facts and figures needed to make a good decision. As a property owner and Real Estate Broker, Ted has made it his business to be knowledgeable about construction, property management and surrounds himself with a network of vendors, contractors and electricians. Steeped with an entrepreneurial spirit he has gained an education in all types of real estate, especially investment properties.
Ted enjoys spending time with family and friends sharing a meal at one of his favorite neighborhood restaurants, attending the theater, or taking in the great architecture in Chicago and wherever his travels may take him. He is an avid student of Chicago history, enjoys a great glass of wine and rides his bike or ski's to stay active. Near and dear to his heart, Ted supports PAWs of Chicago, and NPR.
Ted was excellent. He showed us at least 20 properties and was almost always available when we needed him. He even sacrificed some of his own plans for us!
Ted is the consummate professional. We received invaluable guidance from Ted on selecting our new home in Chicago. His efforts to find us a home that fit our needs, knowledge of the housing market, and attention to the finer details of purchasing a home enabled us to find our dream home along the lake. I highly recommend Ted to anyone wishing to work with the best realtor in the business.
Ted is extremely easy to work with. He listens to his clients and tries his best to tailor your search as not to waste your time. He's smart, honest, a great negotiator and just fun to hang out with during the search/sale process.
Ted was always avaliable when I had questions. He listened to my reasoning for what the price should be and kept me informed on other transactions happening in my area.
Ted knew the neighborhood, which was important to us. I believe that this fact and his outstanding efforts on our behalf helped to sell our unit in just a few weeks. I also appreciated the fact that we had to do very little - Ted took care of everything and kept me informed of developments and progress. Overall a great experience.
Ted was outstanding and we really couldn't have picked someone better to work with. He really took the time to understand what we were looking for and guided us in the right direction. He also helped us navigate some tricky situations as we were approaching our close date. His expertise and personality made buying our condo a truly great experience. I've already recommended him to all of...
Ted is absolutely awesome to work with. This was the best/easiest real estate transaction Iâ??ve ever had! Call Ted!!
Thanks for all your help, patience and professionalism in selling our home. You were a pleasure to work with and provided us with valuable experience in guiding us through the whole proccess.
Ted was an absolute gem through this home selling process! I will continue to refer Ted to all my friends and family who are looking to purchase or sell in Chicago.
5 offers after one showing. Whatâ??s not to love?!
Ted Mortellaro was a rock star agent for the recent sale of my home!! I super-highly recommend him. I wanted to list rather quickly...Ted made that happen seamlessly! I had done a lot of preparation for making the house show-ready and Ted gave me great, honest advice for the necessary final touches. He expertly completed all that was required for the listing to go live. From there, the s...
Ted was phenomenal to work with and I have sung his praises to friends, family and neighbors. Ted provided his expertise in assessing what updates and repairs we need to do before putting our condominium on the market. We followed all of his advice on painting, flooring, staging and miscellaneous repairs or updates. My advice to friends are neighbors are to listen and do what he asks Ã...
Ted was wonderful to work with and was able to get us an offer within one day! He made the process a breeze.
Ted is the best realtor you can ask for. Very patient and always looking out for your best interest.
Ted and his team were super responsive and extremely detail-oriented. They gave me great service and peace of mind in what can be a bewildering process!
Ted is an absolute joy to work with: highly professional, very personable and extremely thorough. I felt taken care of throughout the entire journey purchasing my first home. Thank you, Ted!
I really enjoyed working with Ted as he was very experienced, honest and motivated. Ted attended to every detail and took care of even the smallest of details for us. We were out of town sellers and his attention to detail really made a difference. Even in a difficult market time, Ted was able to get many showings and gave us very quick and complete feedback of each showing. He has many ...
Ted is a great and very knowledgeable professional agent and I very much appreciated his dedication to help me to find the best possible property that fits my needs. He knows the Chicago neighborhoods very well and helped me to narrow down the properties based on multiple factors. During the whole process, he provided really good inputs and was available for calls 24/7. He also prepared ...
Ted was great to work with. He never made it feel like I was wasting his time over the year and a half I worked with him. Unfortunately, the market took some turns and I lost out on my first sale, then had to take less money during the pandemic. Ted is very knowledgeable on real estate and I enjoyed talking to him about other subjects. I would recommend him to anyone.
Ted was with us every step of the way... always available, always helpful, always honest. He's a wonderful human being and and very talented at what he does.
Ted was very on top of his game. Came to our first meeting with relevant comps and a strategy. He was always prepared and responded very quickly. Highly recommend! Great experience.
Ted far surpassed the other real estate professionals I had interviewed. He listened, he understood, and he immediately sent me appropriate listings by email during an initial "get acquainted " telephone call; others had used such time to lecture me. Ted cares about you and your life. He works very quickly, professionally and he will tell you frankly about how a property fits your needs,...
wonderful experience with all aspects of my condo purchase. Very helpful and thorough with every detail from beginning to end. Thanks Ted!
Ted is the perfect agent. His knowledge and professionalism guided us through the entire selling and buying process.Ted was there for us every step of the way. Ted knows the business. His advice was spot on and his negotiating skills are outstanding. He took the time to understand our needs as well as to educate us during this difficult market. Ted sold our home quickly for top dollar an...
Ted is very professional! I would definitely work with him again in the future if needed.
Ted made my home sale a very painless and seamless experience. Being out of state, it went the extra mile to ensure things were taken care of and I am/was very grateful for his expertise, timeliness, and willingness to help! I would highly recommend him!
Ted was terrific and really willing to go the extra mile to get the job done. I interviewed Ted (and three others) before selecting him as my agent, so I had a pretty good idea of who he was and how he would approach the sale of my condo. From the start, he was candid about the things he would want to change about my place before it went on the market, including which changes he thought ...
I have bought and sold properties several times, a couple of which involved moving considerable distances. My experience with Ted was by far and away the best. We moved to Chicago from New York. Both the very different real estate environment here and our unfamiliarity with Chicago neighborhoods posed significant challenges. In the search he listened to us and showed us properties both t...
Working with Ted is always a great experience. He is knowledgeable and patient! I'd be happy working with him again in the future!
Ted was phenomenal. Always available for questions/assistance, great personality, happy to help, super knowledgeable about the neighborhood and selling strategy, really appreciated him helping us prep the condo with a few modernization updates (paint, backsplash etc) to get top dollar. Honestly, everything I could ask for and some. Would 100% recommend to anyone in Uptown. Wish we were s...
Ted helped us through the whole process and provided a good sense of what to expect at each stage.
I had been working with Ted for several years. He Sheppard me from place to place never wavering once. When we decided to sell, he made sure the time was right and got us what we wanted and then some. But on top of all this, heâ??s just such a wonderful person with a great sense of humor. The man is a top notch pro and while we are renting now, when time comes, Iâ??ll seek Te...
Ted worked tirelessly on our behalf, always going the extra mile, from finding repair people to manaaging a fire in the unit next to us. Cannot recommend him highly enough.
Ted was THE BEST! Iâ??m so grateful I found him! I wasnâ??t a big money client but I felt Ted treated me as though my search was the most important thing! He made the who,e process soooo smooth!
Selling our condo was a big challenge for us. It took 5 months to finally decide to sell and move back to Upstate New York. As much as we had prepared before listing the condo, the work just got more demanding - showings, inspection, forms, contingencies, not to mention booking movers and finding a rental in New York. So Ted was like a teammate in that regard, especially with the busy wo...
Thanks for all your help!
Ted was awesome every step of the way. He made the whole process easy and he was very thorough. I highly recommend him!
Ted was incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and worked very hard to get us the home we wanted
Expertise, professionalism, and skill--Ted has these in abundance. He helped me sell my Lakeview condo in 2018. He knows the market extremely well and can predict buyer behavior. At our initial meeting he developed a selling strategy based on my goals for price and speed. His strategy worked, and we sold the condo more quickly and at a better price than expected. He delivered what he pro...
Ted is knowledgeable, responsive and accessible. As a first time home-buyer I had a lot of questions. Ted walked me through every step in the process. I would definitely use him again.
Easy to deal with, knows the market. Provides expert advice and insight with regards to market and amenities, etc
Our home search was epic. Exciting at times, depressing at other times, but mostly it was long — spanning a couple of years — trying the find the house of our dreams AND within our budget (the hard part). Ted was with us from the beginning to the end, always with a smile on his face. And after showing us countless houses over the years, his patience and hard work finally pa...
Ted has been my "go to guy" for my last 3 real estate transactions. His knowledge of the market and making sure my goals were met were outstanding. I highly recommend him.
Ted was amazing through every step of the home buying process. He answered all our questions/concerns in a timely manner. My wife & I honestly can say this was a great experience working with Dream Town. We have already recommended him to many of our friends! We feel as though we gained a friendship though this buying experience. We couldn't be more happy! Thanks Ted!
After having been through the real-estate buying process in 2005 with an agent that clearly did not have our best interests at heart, it was refreshing to work with Ted, who above all, was ethical and gave us helpful advice, including many times lowering our offer prices. We trust Ted and that is the most important quality for us in having an agent. Thanks Ted!
Ted is a wonderful real estate agent as well as a wonderful human being! He is knowledgeable, patient and trustworthy. I have worked with him twice now and would highly recommend him to anyone who is buying or selling a property.
Ted is very knowledgeable and shared his expertise with me which was very helpful. Ted was available and generous with his time. Ted was willing to listen and encouraged me when I felt frustrated. Ted was very enjoyable to work with and also honest in his dealings. I highly recommend him!!!
Ted has assisted us with four selling and buying (plus one rental) transactions in the last several years. Each experience has been professional and enjoyable. We consider Ted a good friend as well as our real estate agent and would not work with anyone else in Chicago.
I had the good fortune of encountering Ted Mortellaro by chance at an open house in my former neighborhood. Ted was open, inviting, and happy to share both information and time. I expressed an interest in finding a property in my price range and Ted indicated a willingness and desire to help in that quest. As a first time buyer, I had many questions and concerns and, over time...
My wife and I worked with Ted to buying our first house together in 2013 and to sell on our individual properties. We could not have been happy about our decision to work with Ted on both transactions. I have incredible respective for his knowledge of the Chicago real estate market, and keen eye for value, and genuine desire to do what is best for his client. Ted was fantastic through th...
We love Ted. He has a very good grip on real estate, and the Chicago market in particular. He is patient and always cheerful and respectful. After a long search he found us the perfect place that met all of our important requirements. I have recommended him to friends, and will continue to do so. Patrice Fletcher and Daniel Levine
Great experience, dedicated a lot of his weekends to show us a wide range of houses so we could narrow down what we actually wanted in our home. Also provided us with good advice as first time home buyers.
Ted is awesome! Love him. In fact, he is ROCKSTAR AWESOME! Would totally work with him again.
Ted, You were such a pleasure to work with!! Thank you for being a partner through the entire process. I never felt pressured to make decisions and you always let me know what the next steps were and what I needed to do. Thanks again for answer my millions of questions! Thanks, Lindsay
Ted was the best! Always sending new properties and very proactive at putting offers in and updating us on the process. I would recommend him to anyone in the future.
We could not have found a Realtor more familiar with the city and the process of purchasing a condo. His extensive knowledge of the neighborhoods and type of proprety we were interested in was invaluable. He listened carefully to our list of 'wants' and 'don't wants' and used those to assess every unit he showed us, often pointing out pros and cons we had not noticed. He wasn't just tryi...
As a first time home buyer, working with Ted was terrific experience. If I have any friends need a realtor I will absolutely highly recommend him. He will work very hard on your best interest. Thanks again Ted!
Ted was masterful at creating an ingenious deal that created a three-way win. Hire him!!!!
Ted has been great partner for us as we have successfully purchased and sold investment properties as well as our primary residence. His expertise is evident with every interaction and would highly recommend to anyone.
Ted was excellent. Honestly, it is only in retrospect that I realize how valuable it was having Ted as our agent. He saved us from buying a number of problems that I am certain we would have regretted. He really educated us in the process of looking for a home and as a result we are so very happy (so far!) with the home that we purchased. Ted was very accommodating and reassuring all alo...