RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Rock Cut Elementary School in Loves Park on June 3 for Educational Presentation

Students walk inside the RE/MAX hot air balloon's envelope during a special indoor educational presentation.

CHICAGO, May 20, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a June 3 visit to Rock Cut Elementary School, 7944 Forest Hills Road, Loves Park, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois.

The RE/MAX balloon has become a nationally recognized corporate symbol since it was created 35 years ago and then combined with the now familiar RE/MAX “Above the Crowd!”® slogan. Today, the balloon enjoys great success in achieving both educational and promotional objectives, appearing frequently at festivals, parades and charity events.

The RE/MAX balloon will be involved in more than 100 educational programs presented by its crew at schools across northern Illinois this year. The balloon visit to Rock Cut was arranged by Shari Siracusa, a broker with RE/MAX Property Source in Rockford, Ill.

Three-hundred-sixty students at the school will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history and the scientific principles involved, and they will see a demonstration on how the balloon functions.

The program will be presented twice starting at 8:45 a.m. in the school gymnasium, giving all students a chance to participate. The 75-foot-tall balloon envelope will be inflated with cold air, permitting students to walk inside it. The presentation then will conclude outdoors with a demonstration of how the balloon basket and burners operate.

Also on hand to enhance the occasion will be a “cold air” version of the RE/MAX Soaring Home Balloon, a house-like inflatable that has become a crowd favorite since being introduced a few years ago.

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 www.global.remax.com website allows consumers to search properties across the globe and www.theremaxcollection.com is a specialized portal of luxury properties across the U.S. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 91,000 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®.

RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon to Visit Peterson Elementary School in Naperville on May 28

The RE/MAX hot air balloon will visit Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary in Naperville on May 28

CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 28 visit to Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School, 4008 Chinaberry Lane, Naperville, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois.

The RE/MAX balloon has become a nationally recognized corporate symbol since it was created 35 years ago and then combined with the now familiar RE/MAX “Above the Crowd!”® slogan. Today, the balloon enjoys great success in achieving both educational and promotional objectives, appearing frequently at festivals, parades and charity events.

The RE/MAX balloon will be involved in more than 100 educational programs presented by its crew at schools across northern Illinois this year. The balloon visit to Peterson Elementary was arranged by Joe Kucharski with RE/MAX of Naperville in Naperville.

Ninety 5th grade students at the school will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history and the scientific principles involved, and they will see a demonstration on how the balloon functions.

The program will be presented at 12:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium, giving all students a chance to participate. The 75-foot-tall balloon envelope will be inflated with cold air, permitting students to walk inside it. The presentation then will conclude outdoors with a demonstration of how the balloon basket and burners operate.

Also on hand to enhance the occasion will be a “cold air” version of the RE/MAX Soaring Home Balloon, a house-like inflatable that has become a crowd favorite since being introduced a few years ago.

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 www.global.remax.com website allows consumers to search properties across the globe and www.theremaxcollection.com is a specialized portal of luxury properties across the U.S. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 91,000 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®.

RE/MAX Collection Unveils New Stand-Alone Website, New Resource for Buyers and Sellers of Luxury Homes

The RE/MAX Collection website is a portal to luxury properties and real estate agents across the U.S.

CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 – RE/MAX has launched a new stand-alone website for luxury properties. The RE/MAX Collection, www.theremaxcollecton.com, is marked by a distinctive onyx and silver logo and presents high-end home listings across the United States in a format featuring a clean, simple design.

More than just a new look, the stand-alone site focuses on the needs of luxury market home buyers and sellers – offering simple search functions, stunning photography and easy navigation.

“The RE/MAX Collection website demonstrates the highest commitment by RE/MAX to serve this elite group of clients, giving them a unique portal to luxury properties and the RE/MAX brokers who are best able to help them with their needs in this specialized market,” said Laura Ortoleva, media spokesperson for RE/MAX in northern Illinois. Along with helping buyers and sellers as they navigate the high-end property market, the program also provides RE/MAX luxury specialists with exclusive training and marketing tools that allow them to deliver premier service to their clients.

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 www.global.remax.com website allows consumers to search properties across the globe and www.theremaxcollection.com is a specialized portal of luxury properties across the U.S. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 91,000 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®.

RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Scammon Elementary in Chicago’s

The RE/MAX hot air balloon visits K-12 schools year-long in northern Illinois

CHICAGO, May 21, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 30 visit to the Jonathan Y. Scammon Elementary School, 4201 W. Henderson St., Chicago, in the Kilbourn Park neighborhood, where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois.


The RE/MAX balloon has become a nationally recognized corporate symbol since it was created 35 years ago and then combined with the now familiar RE/MAX “Above the Crowd!”® slogan. Today, the balloon enjoys great success in achieving both educational and promotional objectives, appearing frequently at festivals, parades and charity events.

The RE/MAX balloon will be involved in more than 100 educational programs presented by its crew at schools across northern Illinois this year.

Eight-hundred-fifty students at the school will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history and the scientific principles involved, and they will see a demonstration on how the balloon functions.

The program will begin at 9 a.m. outdoors on the school grounds, weather permitting.

The balloon envelope will be inflated with hot air to its full 75-foot height if the program is held outdoors. If the program needs to be moved indoors due to inclement weather, the envelope will be inflated with cold air so that students can walk inside it as part of the educational experience.

Also on hand to enhance the occasion will be a “cold air” version of the RE/MAX Soaring Home Balloon, a house-like inflatable that has become a crowd favorite since being introduced a few years ago.

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 www.global.remax.com website allows consumers to search properties across the globe and www.theremaxcollection.com is a specialized portal of luxury properties across the U.S. The northern Illinois network is part of RE/MAX LLC, a global real estate organization with 91,000 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®.

C.A.R. Awards for 2012 Success in Chicago Real Estate Sales Highlight Productivity of RE/MAX Brokers

CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 – RE/MAX brokers claimed a substantial share of the honors when the Chicago Association of Realtors® (C.A.R.) announced its annual awards for sales accomplishments in 2012. The results were revealed a few weeks ago and underscore the outstanding productivity of RE/MAX brokers when it comes to Chicago real estate sales. RE/MAX brokers increased the number of C.A.R awards they took home at the Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze levels by 38 percent, compared to awards received a year ago.

Once again, Linda O’Donnell, broker/owner of RE/MAX Signature, 2411 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, and Robert Padron, broker/owner of RE/MAX Cityview, 6430 N. Central Ave., Chicago, are among the 14 brokers honored with the Platinum Level Achiever Award for sales of 165 or more units. O’Donnell and Padron also earned the Silver Level Achiever Award for residential sales of $20-$30 million.

A Gold Level Achiever Award for sales between 115 and 164 units went to Angel Aguilar of RE/MAX Fidelity, 2137 N. Cicero Ave., Chicago, and Silver Level Achiever Awards for sales of 70 to 114 units were earned by Michael Scola and Allen Snyder of RE/MAX Partners, 6420 W. Cermak Road, Berwyn, Ill., and by Hasani Steele of RE/MAX Premier Properties, 1205 N. Dearborn Pkwy., Chicago.

Silver Level Achiever Awards for sales volume went to Kristi Gunther and Marlene Granacki of RE/MAX Exclusive Properties, 2951 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago.

Earning Bronze Level Achiever Awards for sales of 50 to 69 units were Ivana Shudnow of RE/MAX House of Real Estate, 3152 W. Devon Ave., Chicago, Jose Campoverde and David Piché of RE/MAX Signature, Martha Lozano of RE/MAX City, 7020 W. Higgins Ave., Chicago, Hector Garcia of RE/MAX Partners, Rita Neri of RE/MAX Vision 212, 1500 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, and Connie Abels of RE/MAX Edge, 3843 N. Broadway, Chicago.

RE/MAX brokers also captured two other top awards from C.A.R. John Kubacki of RE/MAX Signature and Mike Kravitz of RE/MAX Premier Properties were honored for their achievement in renting residential units.

C.A.R. also honored brokers who were top producers in either unit sales or dollar volume in each of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods and six near-west suburbs. Winning in both the unit sales and dollar volume categories in a single neighborhood/suburb were Hector Garcia, RE/MAX Partners, for Berwyn; Connie Abels, RE/MAX Edge, for Rogers Park, and Julie Anderson, RE/MAX 10, 5601 S. Pulaski Road, Chicago, for Clearing.

RE/MAX brokers were leaders for total units sold in five other Chicago communities: Robert Padron of RE/MAX Cityview for Portage Park, Angel Navarro of RE/MAX Signature for East Garfield Park, Hasani Steele of RE/MAX Premier Properties for Kenwood and Angel Aguilar of RE/MAX Fidelity for New City.

In seven other communities, including two suburbs, RE/MAX brokers who led in dollar volume sold were as follows: Marlene Granacki of RE/MAX Exclusive Properties for Uptown, Corina Flores-Moradi of RE/MAX Signature for Hermosa, Hasani Steele of RE/MAX Premier Properties for Grand Boulevard, Washington Park and Woodlawn, Angel Aguilar of RE/MAX Fidelity for suburban Forest View and Hector Garcia of RE/MAX Partners for suburban Stickney.

C.A.R. also recognized other top producers for both unit sales and dollar volume. RE/MAX affiliates honored were as follows:

Top Producers – Residential Unit Sales
40-49 units
Luis Campoverde, RE/MAX Signature
Michael Zapart, RE/MAX City
Regina Zak Tomas, RE/MAX City
Mera Kordic, RE/MAX Signature
Marek Prus, RE/MAX City
Jack Stempien, RE/MAX City
Kristi Gunther, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties

30-39 units
Angel Navarro, RE/MAX Signature
Corina Flores-Moradi, RE/MAX Signature
Maria Rodriguez, RE/MAX Partners
Jack Kosycarz, RE/MAX City
Mark Zipperer, RE/MAX Edge
Marcin Krempa, RE/MAX Edge
Juanita Flores, RE/MAX 10
Jose Luis Miranda, RE/MAX 10
Alejandra Benitez, RE/MAX Partners
Michael Gerhardt, RE/MAX Edge
Ted Krzysztofiak, RE/MAX City
Liz Sidorowicz, RE/MAX Signature

20-29 units
Michael C. Sorensen, RE/MAX City
Adam Rodriguez, RE/MAX Signature
Karen Breen Elia, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties
Carmen Rodriguez, RE/MAX Signature
Dorota Gessek, RE/MAX City
Hugo Rodriguez, RE/MAX Signature
Andy Kordic, RE/MAX Signature
Cynthia Bauer, RE/MAX Premier Properties
Nick Steffes, RE/MAX Vision 212
Michael Michalak, RE/MAX Signature
Kelly Klaff, RE/MAX Vision 212
Pedro Rosales, RE/MAX Signature
Ivan Santiago, RE/MAX Cityview
Jose Tenezaca, RE/MAX City
Scott Foster, RE/MAX Edge
Monica Luterek, RE/MAX City
Kinga Andrzejewska, RE/MAX City
Sylvia Martinez-Johnson, RE/MAX Platinum, Chicago
Marisa Macchione, RE/MAX Vision 212
Andrzej Swiderski, RE/MAX City
Julie Anderson, RE/MAX 10
Elena Dan, RE/MAX 1st Class Realty, Skokie, Ill.
Ricardo Morales, RE/MAX Signature
Lydia Memeti, RE/MAX City
Grace Wnuk, RE/MAX City
Jennifer Tapia, RE/MAX 10
Andrew Filipowski, RE/MAX City
Yolanda Zapiain, RE/MAX 10
Mark Bystrowicz, RE/MAX City
Dean Chowaniec, RE/MAX 10
Eduardo Padro, RE/MAX City
Santiago Valdez, RE/MAX Signature
Edyta Moczybroda, RE/MAX Signature
Michael Nardella, RE/MAX Vision 212
Gustavo Vargas, RE/MAX Partners
Teresa Slowinski, RE/MAX City
Marlene Granacki, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties
Jacqueline Betancourt, RE/MAX Signature
Barbara Augustyn Rago, RE/MAX City

Top Producers -- Residential Sales Volume - Team
$10+ million
Michael Scola, RE/MAX Partners
Mark Zipperer, RE/MAX Edge
Residential Sales Volume - Individual

$14+ million
Cynthia Bauer, RE/MAX Premier Properties

$13+ million
Hasani Steele, RE/MAX Premier Properties

$12+ million
Rita Neri, RE/MAX Vision 212

$11 million
Angel Aguilar, RE/MAX Fidelity

$7+ million
David Piché, RE/MAX Signature
Ivana Shudnow, RE/MAX House of Real Estate
Martha Lozano, RE/MAX City

$6+ million
Jose Campoverde, RE/MAX Signature
Marcin Krempa, RE/MAX Edge
Marek Prus, RE/MAX City
Karen Breen Elia, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties
Angel Navarro, RE/MAX Signature
Allen Snyder, RE/MAX Partners
Hector Garcia, RE/MAX Partners
Luis Campoverde, RE/MAX Signature

$5+ million
Regina Zak Tomas, RE/MAX City
Connie Abels, RE/MAX Edge
Brian Ban, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties
Michael Zapart, RE/MAX City
Michael Michalak, RE/MAX Signature
Elizabeth Sidorowicz, RE/MAX Signature
Irene Kwasny, RE/MAX Vision 212
Jack Stempien, RE/MAX City
Michael Gerhardt, RE/MAX Edge
Kelly Klaff, RE/MAX Vision 212

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 91,000 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®.

RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon Visits Harrison Elementary School in Wonder Lake on May 24 for Educational Presentation

CHICAGO, May 16, 2013 – The RE/MAX Hot Air Balloon will pay a May 24 visit to Harrison Elementary School, 6809 McCullom Lake Road, Wonder Lake, Ill., where the balloon crew will present an interactive educational program developed and sponsored by the RE/MAX real estate network in northern Illinois.

The RE/MAX balloon has become a nationally recognized corporate symbol since it was created 35 years ago and then combined with the now familiar RE/MAX “Above the Crowd!”® slogan. Today, the balloon enjoys great success in achieving both educational and promotional objectives, appearing frequently at festivals, parades and charity events.

The RE/MAX balloon will be involved in more than 100 educational programs presented by its crew at schools across northern Illinois this year.

Four-hundred-thirty students at the school will learn about various aspects of ballooning, including its history and the scientific principles involved, and they will see a demonstration on how the balloon functions.

The program will be presented twice starting at 9:30 a.m. in the school gymnasium, giving all students a chance to participate. The 75-foot-tall balloon envelope will be inflated with cold air, permitting students to walk inside it. The presentation then will conclude outdoors with a demonstration of how the balloon basket and burners operate.

Also on hand to enhance the occasion will be a “cold air” version of the RE/MAX Soaring Home Balloon, a house-like inflatable that has become a crowd favorite since being introduced a few years ago.

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 91,000 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®.

20 RE/MAX Brokerage Firms in Metro Chicago Real Estate Market Point to Acceleration in Housing Recovery, RE/MAX Reports

CHICAGO, May 16, 2013 – Twenty RE/MAX brokerages serving the metropolitan Chicago real estate market as part of the RE/MAX network in northern Illinois were among those recognized in the 2013 REAL Trends 500 analysis of the nation’s most productive residential real estate firms. Compiled annually by REAL Trends magazine, it is perhaps the most comprehensive annual comparison of real estate brokerage sales performance.

REAL Trends ranks the top 500 firms nationwide based on both closed transaction sides and closed sales volume during the prior year. It also recognizes all brokerage firms that close at least 500 transaction sides and uses the data it collects to measure brokerage performance in a number of other ways.

Several Chicago-area RE/MAX brokerages were ranked by REAL Trends as among the Top 50 firms nationally in specific performance categories.

RE/MAX Professionals Select of Naperville was ranked 24th in terms of closed transaction sides per associate with an average of 24.4. It also ranked 26th nationally in sales volume per associate.

RE/MAX Synergy of Flossmoor and Orland Park ranked 40th in closed transactions sides per associate, with an average of 21.5. In addition, the firm was among the 50 brokerages recording the largest percentage increase from 2011 to 2012 in both closed transactions and closed sales volume. RE/MAX Synergy was 13th in transactions with an 89 percent gain and 19th in sales volume with a 70 percent increase.

Also ranked in the Top 50 for percentage increase in closed transaction sides was RE/MAX 10, which has offices in Oak Lawn, Palos Heights and Chicago. It ranked 46th with a 45 percent increase.

Seven RE/MAX brokerages serving metropolitan Chicago ranked among the top 500 firms based on closed transaction sides. Three of those firms also were among the top 500 for closed sales volume.

Another 13 RE/MAX brokerage firms in the Chicago metro area qualified for the REAL Trends Up-and-Comers list by closing 500 or more transaction sides. Four-hundred-sixty-three RE/MAX brokerages nationwide were identified by REAL Trends as having closed at least 500 transaction sides last year.

The 20 Chicago-area RE/MAX brokerages recognized by REAL Trends represent a significant increase relative to last year, underscoring the strong rebound in local real estate sales activity.

The RE/MAX brokerages in the 2013 REAL Trends 500 are as follows:

RE/MAX Suburban, with offices in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton, ranked 173rd in closed transaction sides and 183rd in closed sales volume.

RE/MAX Synergy, with offices in Flossmoor and Orland Park, ranked 328th in closed transaction sides.

RE/MAX of Naperville in Naperville and RE/MAX Enterprises of Downers Grove ranked 348th in closed transaction sides and 333rd in closed sales volume.

RE/MAX 10, with offices in Chicago, Oak Lawn and Palos Park, ranked 426th in closed transaction sides.

RE/MAX Professionals Select of Naperville ranked 457th in closed transaction sides and 464th in closed sales volume.

RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, with offices in Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Lake Zurich and Palatine, ranked 480th in closed transaction sides.

RE/MAX Showcase, with offices in Gurnee, Long Grove and Waukegan, ranked 500th in closed transaction sides.

The following metro Chicago RE/MAX brokerages qualified as Up-and-Comers and are listed in descending order based on closed transaction sides:

RE/MAX All Pro, Bloomingdale and Sugar Grove – RE/MAX Great American North, St. Charles
RE/MAX City, Chicago
RE/MAX Action, Lisle
RE/MAX Signature, Chicago
RE/MAX of Barrington in Barrington – RE/MAX NOW in Lake Barrington
RE/MAX Excels, Geneva
RE/MAX Vision 212, Chicago
RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove
RE/MAX Horizon, Elgin
RE/MAX Central, Roselle
RE/MAX 2000, Crete
RE/MAX Plaza, McHenry, Richmond, Wauconda and Woodstock
RE/MAX Advantage Realty, Antioch
The 2013 REAL Trends survey underscored the overall strength of RE/MAX nationwide. Associates at RE/MAX brokerages averaged 17.1 transaction sides last year. That figure was more than twice the 7.9 average of all competing agents in the survey. It was also twice as high as the averages posted by national competitors such as Coldwell Banker (8.5), Century 21 (8.2), Prudential (8.1) and Keller-Williams (7.3). When the survey’s top 500 brokerages were ranked by per-agent transaction sides – one of the most meaningful measures of productivity – RE/MAX claimed 40 of the spots on the Top 50 list.

Overall, 118 RE/MAX brokerages qualified to be ranked among the top 500, or nearly 24 percent, a percentage greater than any competitor. RE/MAX agents averaged $3.4 million each in sales volume, which is 60 percent more than the average of all other agents in the survey. Even with their status at the top of the industry, RE/MAX agents improved their performance over the prior year’s survey, closing 13 percent more transaction sides and 12 percent more sales 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 91,000 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®.