Duong Kim Global

Duong Kim Global continues to take the lead in Chicago Luxury Real Estate committing themselves to the clients they serve every step of the way. DKG advocates for their clients throughout the entire home buying/selling process, from the first meeting to the closing table.

Professionals in their craft, the team sets out to provide honest insight and extensive knowledge of the market with over 30 years of experience, leaving no surprises.

With a sharp eye for detail---from creative strategies, and stream-lined processes to stellar negotiation skills---the collective goal of DKG is to help their clients achieve their real estate objectives, whatever that may be. Buy, sell, invest or build, DKG has it covered.

Collectively, the team has successfully executed over $500 million in real estate transactions with nearly $40 million sold in 2019. With their continued success, DKG has been able to elevate their business staying true to their core business principles when selling/buying a house, as they are true experts tempering expectations---no matter if you’re a seasoned seller or first-time home-buyer.

The team specializes in all real estate transactions from luxury condos and single-family homes to investment properties, custom homes and new development projects; servicing the City of Chicago and surrounding suburbs.

Seasoned in their skills, accomplishments includes Top 1% Producer from the Chicago Association of Realtors; Top 1% nationally, to RealTrends; and one of the Top Real Estate Teams at .

With an international reach, the team can collectively speak six languages including English, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Chinese.

In 2005, Amy Duong Kim decided to leave the corporate world to pursue a career in real estate where she joined her family’s brokerage. Amy quickly learned the value in attentive service and tough negotiation, while keeping the utmost professionalism. Quickly advancing in her career, Amy became a managing broker a year later. Here, she laid out a foundation that instilled her family’s business values into her own practice.

In 2013, Amy made the and joined Jameson Sotheby’s where she was able to provide her clients with a well known brand, while always practicing the same level of commitment. Amy was promoted to Vice President, Sales in the Gold Coast office three years later. Simultaneously, during this time, her husband Howard Kim began helping organize her deals. Both maximizing individual strengths mixed with an unexpected change in Howard’s career, they were able to organically create DKG.

Originally a duo, their business grew so much they decided to start building a larger team. With a clear vision, they began to strategically pick out team members that brought in different skills and strengths, while also being able to work together. After 12 years in the Chicago real estate market, DKG made the and as founding members joined , a technology-driven real estate company. Fusing the best of a brokerage and startup, it has allowed them to elevate their business and provide clients with the best service possible.

At such a level of success, it’s no surprise that Duong Kim Global’s core principles are heavily guided family-first motto. The team’s “client-first” approach has not only allowed them to stay in the top 1% of , but has also helped in assembling a diverse team of up and coming that are truly passionate about helping people find their place in the world, their home.