RE/MAX Brokerages Serving Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Rank Among Top Performers in 2013 RISMedia Power Broker Report

Chicago, IL, April 19, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Six RE/MAX brokerages operating 19 offices in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are among the top performing firms across the United States recognized in the 2013 RISMedia Power Broker Report, which was published this month. It is considered one of the most accurate gauges of brokerage performance in the U.S. residential real estate sector.

The 2013 Power Broker Report identifies the nation’s 500 most productive real estate firms based on transactions completed and closed sales volume in 2012. Nationwide, RE/MAX had 116 firms in the report, topping all other brands and accounting for 23 percent of all brokerages in the ranking.

The Chicago-area RE/MAX brokerages included in the Power Broker Report, and their rankings by transaction sides closed and closed sales volume are as follows:

RE/MAX Suburban, Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg, Wheaton (173rd, 173rd);

RE/MAX Synergy, Flossmoor and Orland Park (328th, 446th);

RE/MAX of Naperville, Naperville, and RE/MAX Enterprises, Downers Grove (349th, 290th);

RE/MAX 10, Chicago, Oak Lawn, Palos Park (431st, 484th);

RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville (462nd, 380th);

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich, Palatine (485th, 402nd).

All six RE/MAX firms listed above also were included in the last year’s Power Broker Report, and each improved its ranking this year in both closed transactions and sale volume. RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,000 sales associates and 100 individually owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its www.illinoisproperty.com and www.remax.com websites are leaders in consumer visits among real estate franchise brands. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 89,000 sales associates in 90+ nations. The RE/MAX organization has been recognized for numerous industry honors for excellence, and its Associates continue to lead the industry in professional designations, experience and production. Nobody in the world sells more real estate than RE/MAX. RE/MAX is the official real estate partner of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the national sponsor of Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.