RE/MAX Brokers Again Led Metro Chicago Real Estate Market in 2015

CHICAGO - April 25, 2016 - PRLog -- The brokers of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network were responsible for the sale of more homes in the metropolitan Chicago real estate market than any other brokerage organization during 2015. RE/MAX has maintained the number one position in the Chicagoland real estate market for the last 26 years.

"We're in a very competitive business, but the professionalism and productivity of RE/MAX brokers has allowed us to maintain an enviable record of market leadership," said Jack Kreider, executive vice president and regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network.

Last year, RE/MAX brokers listed 16.5 percent, or one of every six homes of the 109,207 listings sold in the seven-county metro Chicago area, which includes Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. That was more than any other real estate organization.

During the same period, RE/MAX brokers represented buyers in 14.6 percent of transactions, again topping all competitors.

When all transactions are combined, RE/MAX brokers' market share was 15.5 percent. The closest competitor had a market share of 12.7 percent.

The data was provided by Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED.

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 106 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 104,000+ sales associates in 90+ nations.