Ed Jelinek began with Coldwell Banker over 10 years ago, starting as co-rookie of the year and his business has continued to grow ever since. With a background in the film commercial industry, Ed brought with him an attentiveness to client service unmatched. Now heading The Jelinek Group, Ed continues to provide superb attention to his clients needs, along with vast construction, market, & neighborhood knowledge so that his clients are in the best position to buy, sell or develop. Concentrating on the residential market, Ed and his team specialize in helping both buyers and sellers, while also devoting time to helping new development and developers.

Ed has been recognized as being within the top 1% of agents nationwide with NRT, Inc, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. He is also consistently within the top 10 agents for closed sales for the Chicago region of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (including the number 1 agent for 2005). These accomplishments are directly related to referral business from past clients, upon which Ed builds nearly his entire business. Additionally, Ed has been featured in various real estate articles and magazines, and has been used as a source for articles for the Chicago Tribune. He has been a panelist for numerous industry meetings and expos, and was named as one of the “40 Under 40 Agents to Watch” by Metro Chicago Magazine in 2007, along with being featured as the cover story of Real Estate Executive Magazine.

Born and raised in New Buffalo, Michigan, Ed attended university in Kalamazoo, Michigan, before moving to Paris, France and then to Chicago. Ed continues to reside in Chicago with his partner, two children, Maya and Joshua, and their two dogs, two cats, and fish.

Dan Balys joined The Jelinek Group in 2006 and was rookie of the year his first year with Coldwell Banker. Dan obtained his Michigan license in 2008 in order to meet the needs of his clients who were looking to buy or sell real estate in SW Michigan and where Dan is a resident. Dan has immediately become a top producer in both the North Shore and SW Michigan markets by using his prior lending and legal experience to provide his clients with experienced and educated counsel. Whether it's a buyer's market, a seller's market or a balanced market, Dan has the experience and the skills to deliver results that benefit you!

Prior to joining The Jelinek Group, Dan was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP in downtown Chicago where his legal practice focused on representing investors, developers, lenders, buyers and sellers of both residential and commercial real estate. Dan's legal practice frequently involved the negotiation, drafting and review of purchase and sale contracts and commercial lease agreements; negotiating, documenting and closing acquisition, development and construction loan transactions; and general corporate work in connection with the real estate aspects of multi-million dollar mergers, acquisitions and corporate reorganizations. Dan previously represented Equity Office Properties Trust (the largest publicly traded REIT with over $25 billion dollars in real estate holdings) in its acquisition, disposition and leasing of office buildings prior to it being taken private in 2007.

Dan is a devoted partner and father of two children: Maya and Joshua. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends, horses, cooking, traveling, and the great outdoors. Prior to moving to the Midwest, Dan lived in Niagara Falls, New York and managed a federal credit union where he instituted a mortgage lending program and expanded services to meet the needs of the credit union's expanding membership. Dan is driven to succeed at everything he does and his clients have all benefited from his efforts and successes.