Illinois REALTOR® Sheldon Good of Chicago was named honorary world president this summer by FIABCI, the International Real Estate Federation.

The FIABCI Board of Directors voted unanimously to give Good the award for his “strong leadership since 1959” and “for the development of the Prix d’Excellence Awards in the USA and worldwide.” Good is president of the Good Realty Group in Chicago and has been a REALTOR® since 1955.

He served as world president of FIABCI-USA 1996-97 and was the Chicago Association of REALTORS® (CAR) President 1988-89. He’s a member of the CAR Hall of Fame and was once named its REALTOR® of the Year.

In 1965, Sheldon Good & Company pioneered the concept of real estate auctions for commercial, residential and industrial properties, both nationally and internationally.