Melissa Dondalski Top real estate agent in Chicago

Melissa Dondalski

@properties
11 Years of Experience
(149)
$30M
Total Sales Last Year
11
Years of Experience
173
Recent TransactionsTransactions from the last 3 years
$550.2K
Average Price Point

    About Melissa Dondalski

    A native of the Chicago North Shore, Melissa Dondalski has lived in the Buena Park, West Loop, Lincoln Park, and Lakeview neighborhoods after attending the University of Notre Dame. She graduated with degrees in Marketing and Spanish from Mendoza College of Business, the #1 ranked undergraduate business school by Bloomberg Businessweek. Before joining @properties, Melissa held marketing and sales positions at General Mills, OfficeMax, General Motors, and Paycom. She brings this experience, her drive for results, and a client-centric focus to every residential real estate transaction. As a top real estate broker, Melissa strives to make her clients feel they are heard, understood, and take comfort, knowing that they have a true partner in the process. It is this philosophy, and her deep knowledge of the city and suburbs of Chicago, that makes Melissa a trusted advisor to an array of clientele, representing sellers, buyers, investors, and renters. Her strengths in market analysis, technological applications, and her negotiating prowess has allowed sellers to sell their homes in 28 days on average, as well as achieve 99% of their home sale price-to-list price ratio. Her buyer clients save an average of 3% off the list price of their home purchase. Melissa Dondalski Real Estate Partners' clientele is 90% referral and repeat clients due to this ideology and client experience. While working with clients is Melissa's passion, she is actively involved with Notre Dame and is Executive Co-Chair of Notre Dame's Real Estate Forum of Chicago. When she's not cheering on the Fighting Irish, Melissa attends many of Chicago's charitable and cultural events that make this city so vibrant. Also, as a self-proclaimed foodie, you'll be sure to catch her at the newest restaurant or hidden hotspot in many of Chicago's neighborhoods. Noble Square is the neighborhood she calls home and hopes to help you find yours. Featured on: Market Overdrive: radio talk show featuring real estate expert advice Guaranteed Rate Educational Videos: selected broker to educate the public on the real estate market, purchase/sell strategies, and investment strategies Accolades: @properties Top Producer Chicago Association of Realtors Top Producer Chicago Association of Realtors 2019 Sales Award Certified Real Estate Negotiation Expert (CNE) Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) Property Management Certification Zillow 5 Star Agent RENE, PSA, SRS, CNE, ABR Specialties Buyer's agent Listing agent Relocation Consulting Property Management Landlord @properties Top Producer Chicago Association of Realtors Top Producer Certified Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE) (CNE) Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR) Seller Representative Specialist (SRS)
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    Credentials

    LICENSE
    Real Estate - Illinois - # 475.162986
    Designation

    Real Estate Investing

    PSA (Pricing Strategy Advisor)

    RENE (Real Estate Negotiation Expert)

    ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative)

    Top Producer

    Seller Representative Specialist

    Licensed Realtor

    Certified Negotiation Expert

    Real Estate Broker

    Broker / Associate Broker

    REALTOR

    Specialties

    • Sellers
    • Buyers
    • Rentals
    • Residential Property

    Investment

    Awards

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      2025

      TOP AGENT

      Wilmette, IL

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      2025

      TOP AGENT

      Winnetka, IL

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      2025

      TOP AGENT

      Hinsdale, IL

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    Melissa Dondalski's Reviews & Ratings

    149 Reviews
    (5/5)
    Note: Reviews may include other agents on their team
    What clients say about this agent....
    • Responsive
    • Communicative
    • Knowledgeable
    • Professional
    • Attentive
    • Outstanding
    • Trustworthy
    • Great for new buyers
    • Hard working
    • Excellent negotiator

    Jessica Sweeney

    Review for Member: Melissa Dondalski
    October 14, 2025
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    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Fernando was a fantastic partner to work within the homebuying process. He was patient and let us take the lead, as we were perusing for a while. When we were ready, he was there to help us navigate the process, our second purchase with him. He negotiated very ardently on our behalf - This house definitely would not have worked out had it not been for everything that Fernando put in to making it our home.

    Joebryza

    Review for Member: Melissa Dondalski
    October 13, 2025
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    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Fernando was awesome! He is knowledgeable and worked hard to make buying our home super easy. Always quick to answer, he helped us every step. Totally recommend working with him!

    Chris Nergaard

    Review for Member: Melissa Dondalski
    July 7, 2025
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    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Ross was incredible to work with and we could not be happier with our experience working with him to purchase our home. Ross was very responsive and responded quickly to all of our calls, texts and emails and prioritized seeing homes on a schedule that worked for us and our 2-year old. He was also extremely knowledgeable about the housing market and many of the fine details an inspector would have in assessing a home. Every house we saw with Ross was a learning experience getting us closer to securing our dream home. Ross' team was also very supportive and we recommend working with Ross 100%.

    Adrien De Fontenay

    Review for Member: Melissa Dondalski
    July 4, 2025
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    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    Fernando was amazing! I actually fired my realtor when we first started talking. He did more for me in a few weeks than my old realtor had in months! He goes above and beyond, super responsive, and is such a pleasure to work with. I cannot recommend him enough!

    Bryan Hancock

    Review for Member: Melissa Dondalski
    May 20, 2025
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    zillowZillowVERIFIED

    This is our 2nd transaction with Fernando and we will continue using him in the future! He is very personable and puts in an incredible amount of effort for his clients. Thank you, Fernando!