27 RE/MAX Firms in Northern Illinois Ranked Among Nation’s Most Successful Residential Brokerages in 2016 by REAL Trends

Chicago, IL, May 10, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Twenty-seven RE/MAX brokerage firms operating 60 offices in northern Illinois were recognized by REAL Trends magazine in its annual analysis of the nation’s largest residential real estate firms. The REAL Trends 500 highlights the nation’s most productive residential real estate firms based on closed transaction sides and closed sales volume.

Firms in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network that placed in the Top 500 are as follows:
RE/MAX Suburban, with offices in Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton, ranked 162nd in closed transaction sides and 183rd in closed sales volume.
RE/MAX 10, with offices in Chicago, New Lenox, Oak Lawn and Palos Park, ranked 292nd in closed transaction sides and 471st in closed sales volume.
RE/MAX Synergy, with offices in Chicago, Flossmoor, Frankfort and Orland Park, ranked 440th in closed transaction sides.
RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, with offices in Algonquin, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Lake Zurich and Palatine, ranked 454th in closed transaction sides.
Brokerage firms that closed at least 500 transaction sides but were not among the Top 500 are named to the REAL Trends Up and Comers list. An additional 23 RE/MAX Northern Illinois firms were on that list. They are:
RE/MAX of Naperville – Naperville; RE/MAX Enterprises – Downers Grove

RE/MAX Showcase – Gurnee, Long Grove and Waukegan

RE/MAX All Pro – Bloomingdale, St. Charles and Sugar Grove

RE/MAX Action – Lisle

RE/MAX Professionals Select – Naperville

RE/MAX City – Chicago

RE/MAX Excels – Geneva
RE/MAX Plaza – McHenry, Richmond, Wauconda and Woodstock. Ill., and Lake Geneva, Wis.
RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals – Plainfield and Shorewood
RE/MAX Partners – Berwyn
RE/MAX of Barrington – Barrington; RE/MAX NOW – Lake Barrington
RE/MAX Central – Roselle
RE/MAX Horizon – Elgin
RE/MAX Vision 212 – Chicago
RE/MAX Advantage Realty – Antioch
RE/MAX Professionals – Bolingbrook and Burr Ridge
RE/MAX 2000 – Crete
RE/MAX Premier Properties -- Chicago
RE/MAX Sauk Valley – Sterling
RE/MAX 1st Service – Orland Park
RE/MAX Property Source – Belvidere and Rockford; RE/MAX Hub City, Rochelle
RE/MAX in the Village, Realtors® – Oak Park
RE/MAX Destiny – Elk Grove Village

Based on data in the 2017 REAL Trends 500, RE/MAX agents at brokerages included in the survey averaged 17.2 transaction sides each in 2016. That is significantly more than agents with other national franchise brands and more than double the 7.8 transaction sides averaged by agents at all 1,705 brokerages in the survey. RE/MAX agents included in the survey averaged $4.4 million in sales volume, 76 percent higher than the $2.5 million average of all other agents surveyed.

RE/MAX agents consistently rank among the most productive in the industry. In 2015, RE/MAX Northern Illinois agents averaged 18 transaction sides. 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 more than 2,250 sales associates and 103 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 110,000+ sales associates in 100+ nations.