Michael Bauknecht is an award winning broker with two decades of experience and an unwaveringly positive attitude. As a Realtor and broker associate with @Properties in Lincoln Park, Bauknecht serves the greater Chicago area, forging connections with his clients to help them achieve their dreams. “We come together to create a plan tailored to their specific needs and timeframe,” Over the past 22 years I have grown with several different brokerages, from corporate to boutique. I have navigated the markets through several economic downturns and peaks that prove valuable in knowledge and experience in market shifts. Along with the fact that I have had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of companies as well as innovative technology programs, it’s all about the relationships. “The people I have been able to learn from have been and continue to be my greatest asset.”Since winning Coldwell Banker’s Rookie of the Year award for the Lakeview office in 2001, Bauknecht has received recognition as a top producer from the Chicago Association of Realtors. Though he’s a native Chicagoan who loves the city, his expertise goes well beyond Chicagoland. He’s built his brand on local exposure with a global reach.Bauknecht is an International Real Estate Specialist and has represented 144 global properties since 2009. Bauknecht also served as an acting committee board member at the Chicago Association of Realtors’ Global Real Estate and Emerging Markets Forum.Finally, Bauknecht emphasizes his strong commitment to the National Association of Realtor’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice: “Under all is the land. Upon its wise utilization and widely allocated ownership depend the survival and growth of free institutions and of our civilization.”Specialties: Advocate of Wealth, Handling Objections, Closing the Deal, Work hard and take responsibility, Be guided by what works.