Compass · Lisa Finks · Lourdes Arencibia · Carolyn Duris

Licensing & Disclosures

Who we are, how we work, where the information on this site comes from, what its tools can and cannot tell you, and how to check or correct any of it.

Last reviewed October 4, 2026

Licensing

Lisa Finks, Lourdes Arencibia and Carolyn Duris are independently licensed Compass agents who collaborate. Each represents her own clients.

Each holds an active Illinois license as a Licensed Real Estate Broker and is affiliated with Compass, a licensed real estate broker with a principal office in Chicago, Illinois. All three work from the Compass office at 568 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois 60093. Each represents her own clients in her own transactions. Their advertising, including this website, is published under the Compass name and is subject to Compass's supervision as their sponsoring broker.

Verifying a license

You do not have to take our word for any of this. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation keeps a public license lookup that shows each real estate license, its type, its status and its expiration date.

Use the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation license lookup (opens in a new tab): choose the license type “Real Estate” and search by last name. If anything you find there does not match what this site says, please tell us and we will correct the site.

Who we represent

Each of us represents her own clients. Who represents you, and on what terms, is set by Illinois law and by the written agreements and disclosures you sign with Compass — not by this page.

Illinois uses designated agency. Unless a written agreement between the sponsoring broker and the consumer provides for a different relationship, a licensee is considered to represent the consumer she is working with as that consumer's designated agent (225 ILCS 454/15-10). The brokerage agreement names the licensee or licensees who will act as your agent, to the exclusion of other licensees at the same brokerage (225 ILCS 454/15-50(a)). Your designated agent must also tell you in writing, no later than when she begins working for you, that a designated agency relationship exists and who your designated agent is (225 ILCS 454/15-35).

When two of us are in the same transaction

It is possible for one of us to represent a seller while another represents the buyer of the same property. In that situation each agent represents only her own client. Under Illinois law, a sponsoring broker is not considered to be acting for more than one party where its licensees are specifically designated as the agents of different clients and none of them represents more than one party (225 ILCS 454/15-50(a)). The agency disclosures you receive in that transaction will explain how it works and what, if anything, you are asked to acknowledge.

In that situation we do not share one client's confidential information with the agent representing the other side. If you would prefer not to be in a transaction with another of us on the opposite side, tell your agent at the outset.

Dual agency is different

Dual agency means one licensee representing both sides of the same transaction. Illinois permits it only with the informed written consent of all clients (225 ILCS 454/15-45). It is not what happens when two different agents each represent their own client.

This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. The written agreements and disclosures you receive in a transaction control, and an attorney representing you can advise you on them.

Lisa's legal background

Lisa Finks is a licensed attorney and a Compass real estate broker. Her legal training informs the way she evaluates contracts, contingencies, negotiation and risk.

When Lisa represents real estate clients, she acts solely as their real estate broker. She provides real estate brokerage services only: she does not act as legal counsel for real estate clients or provide legal advice, and working with Lisa on a purchase or sale does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you need legal advice about a transaction, consult a qualified attorney who is representing you in that role.

Compass standard notice

“Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of real estate brokerage.”

Fair housing

We are committed to fair housing. We follow the federal Fair Housing Act, the Illinois Human Rights Act and applicable local ordinances, and we do business without regard to the characteristics they protect.

Protected under the federal Fair Housing Act

  • Race
  • Color
  • National origin
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Familial status
  • Disability

Also protected in real estate transactions under Illinois law

  • Ancestry
  • Sexual orientation, including gender identity
  • Age (40 and over)
  • Marital status
  • Pregnancy, including childbirth and related conditions
  • Reproductive health decisions
  • Military status
  • Unfavorable military discharge
  • Order of protection status
  • Arrest record
  • Immigration status
  • Source of income

The Illinois list follows the Illinois Department of Human Rights' description of housing rights as of the review date above, which also identifies sexual harassment as prohibited. Some municipalities and Cook County have their own ordinances that may add protections.

In practice this shapes what we will and will not discuss. We do not describe the demographic make-up of a neighborhood, and we do not steer anyone toward or away from a street, a town or a school on that basis. We are glad to talk about a house, a block, a commute, a tax bill, school district and attendance boundaries, transportation, property characteristics and what has sold nearby — and to point you to objective public sources so you can review the information yourself.

If you believe you have experienced housing discrimination, you can report it to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (opens in a new tab) or learn about your rights and the charge process from the Illinois Department of Human Rights (opens in a new tab). Time limits apply, so contact the agency promptly.

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Listing information

The home search on this site shows listings from Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED), the multiple listing service for the Chicago area, displayed through IDX Broker. Properties shown may be listed or sold by any MLS participant, not only by us. The listing pages carry MRED's own attribution and terms of use.

Square footage, lot size, room counts, taxes and school assignment come from the MLS, from public records or from a third-party measurement service. Verify anything you intend to rely on — through your own inspection, survey, measurement or attorney — before you rely on it. Prices and availability change, and listing information can lag behind the MLS.

Compass standard notice

“All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. This is not intended to solicit property already listed.”

Market statistics

The market charts on our community and market-statistics pages are InfoSparks charts built from MRED data, and each carries its own source attribution. Each chart identifies its area, property type and measure, and whether each point is a single month or a rolling twelve months — the measures differ from chart to chart, so read the label.

Written figures near a chart identify their source, the property type they cover and the period they describe. Where a chart and a written figure cover different property types — detached homes only, for example, against all sales — the page says so. Studies such as our Best Time to Sell pages are prepared from MRED data and name the period analyzed and who prepared them.

If current data for a page is not yet available, the page says so rather than showing older figures. All of this describes what has already happened. It is not a forecast, and it is not a prediction about any particular home.

The online home value estimate

The online estimate on this site is provided by Home Value Leads, a third-party service. It is an automated estimate generated from property and market data the provider uses. It is a starting point for a conversation and nothing more.

  • It is not an appraisal, and it is not a guaranteed market value or sale price.
  • It may not reflect your home's condition, improvements, finishes, setting or other features.
  • It is not a substitute for an appraisal or other professional advice where one is needed, such as for a loan, a tax appeal or an estate.

To see an estimate, you enter your address on this site and then your name and contact details on the provider's page. That information is collected by Home Value Leads and delivered to Lisa Finks, Lourdes Arencibia and Carolyn Duris, any of whom may follow up with you. You never need to use the online estimate to ask any of us for an opinion of your home's value.

Rankings and figures

Where this site carries a ranking or production figure, it names the person it belongs to and its source.

  • Top 1.5% of U.S. agents by production — Lisa Finks · RealTrends Verified · 2022–2025. Lisa's RealTrends profile (opens in a new tab).
  • $155M+ in closed transactions since 2015 — Lisa Finks. Source: MLS transaction history.
  • Recognized among the top 5% of producers by the North Shore–Barrington Association of REALTORS® — Lisa Finks.

These figures belong to Lisa Finks individually and do not describe Lourdes Arencibia or Carolyn Duris. They measure sales production. They are not a rating of service, a guarantee or a prediction about any transaction.

Compass programs

As of October 1, 2026, Compass's current home-preparation program is Market Ready Concierge, provided through Notable, a third-party company. Neither Compass nor any of us is the lender. The earlier Compass Concierge Capital program is not available to new applicants after September 30, 2026.

Eligibility, approval, fees, interest, limits and repayment terms are set by the program and its lending partners, are not guaranteed, and may change. Review the current program materials and agreement before you commit to anything.

Neither Compass nor any of us is offering legal, financial, tax or accounting advice in describing these programs.

Photography and copyright

Listing photography belongs to the photographer or the listing brokerage that commissioned it. Other photography, floor plans, written content and market analysis on this site are ours or are used under license; please ask before reusing any of it.

Some photographs on this site are editorial or lifestyle images chosen to illustrate a subject. Unless a caption or the page identifies a specific place or property, they should not be read as documentary photographs of one. Architectural renderings, where we use them, are labeled as renderings.

Accessibility

We aim to make this site usable and accessible across devices and assistive technologies. In building it we work toward readable color contrast, a logical heading structure, keyboard access with a visible focus indicator, descriptive alternative text for informative images, layouts that work on small screens, and labeled form fields.

Some parts of the site are provided by third parties we do not control — the home search, the online home value estimate and the market charts among them. If one of them is in your way, we will get you the same information another way.

If anything on this site is difficult to use, email Lisa@LisaFinks.com or call 847.778.0540. Tell us what happened and what you were trying to do, and we will help.

Privacy and tracking

How information collected through this site is handled is described in our Privacy Policy, which governs. In brief: forms send what you enter to us, and many submissions are also kept in a private Google Sheet we use to manage requests. Online home value requests may be delivered to Lisa Finks, Lourdes Arencibia and Carolyn Duris. The site uses Google Analytics and Jetpack Stats to understand how pages are used, and the Meta and Adwerx advertising pixels to measure and show our advertising. The home search, the online home value estimate, the market charts and the chat window are provided by other companies under their own terms and may set their own cookies.

If you have a question about information you have provided, or would like to ask us to correct or delete it, email Lisa@LisaFinks.com.

Corrections and questions

If something on this site is wrong — a number, a date, a claim, a link that goes nowhere — we want to know. Any figure we publish should be traceable to a source, and if one is not, it should not be here.

Lisa Finks · Lisa@LisaFinks.com · 847.778.0540
Compass, 568 Lincoln Avenue, Winnetka, Illinois 60093

Brokerage

Lisa Finks, Lourdes Arencibia and Carolyn Duris are real estate agents affiliated with Compass, a licensed real estate broker with a principal office in Chicago, IL, and abide by all applicable equal housing opportunity laws.

Listing data

Listing information is provided by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED) and displayed through IDX Broker. Information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed.

This page was last reviewed on October 4, 2026. It is a plain-English summary of how we work and where our information comes from. It is not a contract and not legal advice, and it does not replace the written agreements and disclosures you will receive in a transaction.