Tuesday, July 29, 2008

RE/MAX Leads In McHenry County Real Estate Sales

RE/MAX Chicago Realtors® remained the leader for sales of residential real estate in McHenry County, Illinois, during the first half of 2008. RE/MAX agents listed 24.2 percent of all homes sold in the county based on sales data available through Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

Home sales reported by MRED totaled 1,403 in McHenry County during the first six months of 2008. That is 26.4 percent fewer sales than were reported for the same period last year.

he top five real estate organizations in McHenry County during the first half of 2008, in terms of listings sold, were RE/MAX with 340 (24.2 percent), Coldwell Banker with 222 (15.8 percent), Century 21 with 151 (10.8 percent), Prudential with 134 (9.6 percent) and Baird & Warner with 82 (5.8 percent). Data maintained by MRED may not reflect all real estate activity in a specific market area.

In McHenry County, no one helped more buyers purchase homes than RE/MAX. During the first half of 2008, RE/MAX agents represented buyers who purchased 24.7 percent of all listed homes sold, topping Prudential (11.3 percent), Century 21 (9.9 percent), Coldwell Banker (9.8 percent) and Baird & Warner (6.6 percent). Across the metropolitan area during the six-month period, RE/MAX remained the leader among real estate companies, assisting 16.5 percent of all buyers.

During the first six months of this year, RE/MAX remained the Chicago real estate leader, listing one of every five (19.8 percent) of all residences sold. Since 1989, RE/MAX has ranked number one in the Chicago metropolitan home sales market based on listings sold.

MRED data for the first half of 2008 also reveals that RE/MAX listed 26.1 percent of all homes sold in the Chicago suburbs.