RE/MAX Brokers and Teams from Northern Illinois Rank Among “The Thousand,” REAL Trend’s Annual List of Leaders in Real Estate Sales

Chicago, IL, July 15, 2015 --(PR.com)-- RE/MAX brokers and RE/MAX sales teams from Northern Illinois are among those named to REAL Trends’ 2015 “The Thousand.” This annual ranking, based on prior-year sales achievements, recognizes 250 top sales producers nationwide in each of four categories. The categories are closed transaction sides and closed sales volume for individual agents and for teams.

The Jane Lee Team of RE/MAX Top Performers in Lake Bluff, Ill., the Kombrink-Lobrillo Team of RE/MAX Great American North, St. Charles, Ill., and the Leslie McDonnell Team of RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville, Ill., took honors in both categories. Lee ranked 85th in closed transactions and 111th in sales volume. Kombrink-Lobrillo ranked 98th in closed transactions and 224th in sales volume. McDonnell ranked 248th in closed transactions and 220th in sales volume.

Also named to the top 250 teams in closed transactions is the HomesByMarco Team of RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville, which ranked 140th.

Among individual brokers, RE/MAX professionals in the top 250 based on closed transaction sides are Sarah Leonard of RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg, Ill., ranked 63rd; Ed Lukasik, Jr., of RE/MAX Professionals, Bolingbrook, Ill., ranked 94th; Steve Malik, RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville, Ill., ranked 199th; and Rich Bassford of RE/MAX Elite Homes, Moline, Ill., ranked 201st.

“We congratulate these outstanding brokers and teams on earning this honor,” said Brian Reagan, president of RE/MAX Northern Illinois. “Our goal is to make RE/MAX the logical home for our region’s top professionals.”

RE/MAX agents across the country claimed 154 of the 1,000 positions. No other brand held more positions this year.

RE/MAX agents consistently rank among the most productive in the industry. In the United States, RE/MAX agents averaged 15.6 years of real estate experience and 16.0 transaction sides in 2014. RE/MAX has been the leader in the northern Illinois real estate market since 1989 and is continually growing. The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network, with headquarters in Elgin, Ill., consists of 2,200+ sales associates and 105 independently owned and operated RE/MAX offices that provide a full range of residential and commercial brokerage services. Its mobile real estate app, available for download at www.illinoisproperty.com, provides comprehensive information about residential and commercial property for sale in the region. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX, a global real estate organization with 100,000+ sales associates in 90+ nations.