RE/MAX Retained No. 1 Rank in Home Sales Across the Metro Chicago Real Estate Market in 2011 Across the Metro Chicago Real Estate Market in 2011

Chicago, IL, March 10, 2012 --(PR.com)-- RE/MAX once again led the seven-county Chicago real estate market in home sales during the year just ended. These market-share figures were drawn from data compiled by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

RE/MAX agents listed 12,337 (17.8 percent) of the properties sold. According to MRED data, RE/MAX was the market share leader for listings sold, buyer representation or both in the following major submarket areas during 2011.

· Cook County –RE/MAX led the market, listing 13.5 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 11.5 percent.

· DuPage County – RE/MAX led the market, listing 22.1 percent of residences sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 20.2 percent.

· Elgin Area –RE/MAX led the market, listing 22.8 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 22.9 percent. The Elgin market includes the communities of Burlington, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Genoa, Gilberts, Hampshire, Hanover Park, Lake Marion, Pingree Grove, Plato, Sleepy Hollow, South Elgin, Streamwood and West Dundee.

· Fox Valley –RE/MAX led the market, listing 28.1 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 25.5 percent. The Fox Valley market includes the communities of Batavia, Elburn, Geneva, North Aurora, St. Charles, Sugar Grove and Wayne.

· Greater South Suburbs – RE/MAX led the market, listing 19.4 percent of residences sold, and it was the leader in buyer representation with 16 percent. The Greater South Suburbs market includes the communities of Beecher, Burnham, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crete, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Glenwood, Grant Park, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lansing, Lynwood, Markham, Matteson, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, Riverdale, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger, Thornton and University Park.

· Kane County – RE/MAX led the market, listing 23.9 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 21.8 percent.

· LaGrange Area – RE/MAX led the market by listing 20.8 percent of homes sold. The LaGrange market includes Countryside, Hodgkins, Indianhead Park, LaGrange, LaGrange Highlands, LaGrange Park, McCook, Western Springs and Willow Springs.

· Lake County – RE/MAX led the market, listing 24.2 percent of sold properties, and it was number one in buyer representation with 22.5 percent.

· Lincoln Way – RE/MAX led the market, listing 26.4 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 21.4 percent. The Lincoln Way market includes the communities of Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox and Wilton Center.

· McHenry County – RE/MAX led the market, listing 24.5 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation with 21.6 percent.

· Northwest Suburbs – RE/MAX led the market, listing 22.1 percent of homes sold, and it was also the leader in buyer representation at 20.7 percent. The Northwest Suburbs market includes the communities of Arlington Heights, the Barrington area, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Keeneyville, Mt. Prospect, Niles, Palatine, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, Streamwood and Wheeling.

· O’Hare Suburbs – RE/MAX led the market, listing 21.4 percent of homes sold, while also leading in buyer representation with 15.7 percent. The O’Hare Suburbs market includes the communities of Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Harwood Heights, Leyden Township, Norridge, Northlake, Norwood Park Township, River Grove, Rosemont and Schiller Park.

· Southwest Suburbs – RE/MAX led the market, listing 21.9 percent of homes sold, and it was the buyer representation leader with 18.4 percent. The Southwest Suburbs market includes the communities of Alsip, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Burbank, Chicago Ridge, Crestwood, Evergreen Park, Hickory Hills, Hometown, Justice, Lemont, Merrionette Park, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Oak Lawn, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park, Posen, Robbins, Tinley Park and Worth.

· West Towns – RE/MAX led the market, listing 18.9 percent of homes sold, and it was number one in buyer representation at 15.6 percent. The West Towns market includes Berwyn, Broadview, Brookfield, Cicero, Forest Park, Forest View, Lyons, North Riverside, Oak Park, River Forest, Riverside, Stickney and Westchester.

· Will County – RE/MAX led the market, listing 25.1 percent of those homes.

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