RE/MAX Leads In Fox Valley Real Estate Sales

RE/MAX remained the leader in the Fox Valley real estate residential home sales market during the first half of 2008. RE/MAX agents listed 36.7 percent of all homes sold in the area based on sales data available through Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

Home sales reported by MRED totaled 761 in the Fox Valley during the first six months of 2008. That is 28.5 percent fewer sales than were reported for the same period last year.

The Fox Valley market includes the communities of Batavia, Elburn, Geneva, North Aurora, St. Charles, Sugar Grove and Wayne.

The top five real estate organizations in the Fox Valley during the first half of 2008, in terms of listings sold, were RE/MAX with 279 (36.7 percent), Coldwell Banker with 134 (17.6 percent), Baird & Warner with 80 (10.5 percent), Keller Williams with 33 (4.3 percent) and Kettley with 23 (3 percent). Data maintained by MRED may not reflect all real estate activity in a specific market area.

In the Fox Valley, no one helped more buyers purchase homes than RE/MAX. During the first half of 2008, RE/MAX agents represented buyers who purchased 28.6 percent of all listed homes sold in the area, topping Coldwell Banker (14.7 percent), Baird & Warner (9.7 percent), Keller Williams (4.5 percent) and Kettley (3.7 percent).

During the first six months of this year, RE/MAX remained as the Chicago real estate leader, listing 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.

RE/MAX Leads In Chicago Real Estate Greater South Suburbs

RE/MAX Chicago Realtors® remained the leader in the Chicago Real Estate Greater South Suburban market during the first half of 2008. RE/MAX agents listed 25.5 percent of all homes sold in the area based on sales data available through Midwest Real Estate Data, LLC (MRED).

Home sales reported by MRED totaled 1,973 in the Greater South Suburbs during the first six months of 2008. That is 29.5 percent fewer sales than were reported for the same period last year.

The Greater South Suburbs market includes the communities of Beecher, Burnham, Calumet City, Calumet Park, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Crete, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Glenwood, Grant Park, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lansing, Lynwood, Markham, Matteson, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Richton Park, Riverdale, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights, South Holland, Steger, Thornton and University Park.

The top five real estate organizations in the Greater South Suburbs during the first half of 2008, in terms of listings sold, were RE/MAX with 503 (25.5 percent), Coldwell Banker with 190 (9.6 percent), Realty Executives with 165 (8.4 percent), Chicago Realty Partners, Ltd., with 85 (4.3 percent) and Keller Williams with 69 (3.5 percent). Data maintained by MRED may not reflect all real estate activity in a specific market area.

In the Greater South Suburbs, no one helped more buyers purchase homes than RE/MAX. During the first half of 2008, RE/MAX agents represented buyers who purchased 17.3 percent of all listed homes sold in the area, topping Coldwell Banker (9.7 percent), Century 21 (4.5 percent), Realty Executives (4.5 percent) and Keller Williams (3.1 percent).

During the first six months of this year, RE/MAX remained the Chicago real estate leader, listing 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.

RE/MAX Retains Lead In Cook County Chicago Real Market

RE/MAX Chicago Realtors® remained the leader in the residential Chicago real estate market in Cook County during the first half of 2008. RE/MAX agents listed 14.2 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 20,199 in Cook County during the first six months of 2008. That is 28.7 percent fewer sales than were reported for the same period last year. In suburban Cook County, RE/MAX held the market-share lead, listing 23.3 percent of all homes sold from January through June this year.

The top five real estate organizations in Cook County during the first half of 2008, in terms of listings sold, were RE/MAX with 2,860 (14.2 percent), Coldwell Banker with 2,757 (13.6 percent), Century 21 with 1,336 (6.6 percent), GMAC with 1,225 (6.1 percent) and @ Properties with 949 (4.7 percent). Data maintained by MRED may not reflect all real estate activity in a specific market area.

In Cook County, no one helped more buyers purchase homes than RE/MAX. During the first half of 2008, RE/MAX agents represented buyers who purchased 11.4 percent of all listed homes sold, topping Coldwell Banker (10.9 percent), Century 21 (7 percent), @ Properties (5.2 percent) and Baird & Warner (4.6 percent).

During the first six months of this year, RE/MAX remained Chicagoland’s market-share leader, listing 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.

RE/MAX Names Top 10 Chicago Real Estate Agents And Teams For First Half Of 2008

Bryan Bomba of RE/MAX Elite, Hinsdale, IL, was ranked the top Chicago real estate individual agent in residential real estate sales in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network for the first half of 2008.

Jane Lee of RE/MAX Top Performers, Lake Bluff, IL, led the number one ranked sales team during the same period. A team involves the combined efforts of two or more licensed agents; individual agents are the sole licensed contributors to their sales production. Rankings are based on commissions earned.

“Every agent and team member in our Top 10 is a true professional who is committed to providing each client with an outstanding experience in the real estate market. These Chicago Realtors® help RE/MAX remain number one. We congratulate each of them on the outstanding sales results they have recorded for the first half of the year,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois.

The RE/MAX Top 10 Residential individuals and teams for the first half of 2008 are:

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

No. 1 – Bryan Bomba, RE/MAX Elite, Hinsdale;
No. 2 – Connie DeAndrea, RE/MAX Suburban, Schaumburg; Ill.;
No. 3 – Marsha Ulbrich, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Lake Zurich, Ill.;
No. 4 – Jim Conway, RE/MAX Realty of Joliet, Joliet, Ill.;
No. 5 – Kristi Gunther, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties, Chicago;
No. 6 – Karen Breen-Elia, RE/MAX Exclusive Properties, Chicago;
No. 7 – Larry Leibovitz, RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove, Ill.;
No. 8 – Sharon Gidley, RE/MAX Innovations, Algonquin, Ill.;
No. 9 – Bertrand Gor, RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville, Ill.;
No. 10 – John Monino, RE/MAX Preferred Properties, Addison, Ill.

TOP 10 TEAMS

No. 1 – Jane Lee, RE/MAX Top Performers, Lake Bluff, Ill.;
No. 2 – Coya Smith, RE/MAX Properties, La Grange, Ill.;
No. 3 – Leslie McDonnell, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville, Ill.;
No. 4 – Marco Amidei, RE/MAX Suburban, Libertyville;
No. 5 – Bernie Cobb, Jr., RE/MAX of Naperville, Naperville;
No. 6 – Alex Rullo, RE/MAX Great American North, St. Charles, Ill.;
No. 7 – Rosemary West, RE/MAX Realty of Joliet, Joliet;
No. 8 – Cindy Banks, RE/MAX Cornerstone, West Chicago, Ill.;
No. 9 – Steve Malik, RE/MAX Affiliates, Naperville;
No. 10 – George Seaverns, RE/MAX Experts, Buffalo Grove.

RE/MAX Names Top 10 Northern Illinois Realtors® In Commercial Sales For First Half of 2008

Peter Dravilas of RE/MAX Preferred Properties, Addison, Illinois, earned the number one ranking among northern Illinois Realtors® in commercial property sales in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois network for the first half of 2008.

Among sales teams handling commercial properties, Al Vallejo of RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park, IL, emerged as the leader for the same period. Individual agents are the sole licensed contributors to their sales production, while a team involves the combined efforts of two or more licensed agents. Rankings are based on commissions
earned.

“As RE/MAX continues to increase its focus on the commercial property segment of our industry, including vacant land, retail centers, industrial facilities and office properties, competition for a spot in our Commercial Top 10 has heated up. I sincerely congratulate all those who earned Top 10 honors,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois.

The RE/MAX Commercial Top 10 individuals and teams in the northern Illinois real estate market for the first half of 2008 are:

TOP 10 COMMERCIAL INDIVIDUALS

No. 1 – Peter Dravilas, RE/MAX Preferred Properties, Addison;
No. 2 – George Zoellick, RE/MAX South Suburban, Flossmoor, Ill.;
No. 3 – Judith Just, RE/MAX Elite, Hinsdale, Ill.;
No. 4 – John Fields, RE/MAX Advantage Realty, Antioch, Ill.;
No. 5 – Eric Bird, RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling, Ill.;
No. 6 – George Iliopoulos, RE/MAX Accord, Bloomingdale, Ill.;
No. 7 – Judith Farmer, RE/MAX Signature North, Chicago;
No. 8 – Mark Batinick, RE/MAX Professionals South, Plainfield, Ill.;
No. 9 – Joseph Wong, RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Palatine, Ill.;
No. 10 – William Grossman, RE/MAX 212°, Chicago;

TOP 10 COMMERCIAL TEAMS

No. 1 – Al Vallejo, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 2 – James Schaid, RE/MAX Plaza, McHenry, Ill.;
No. 3 – John Rosengren, RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling;
No. 4 – Hugo Rodriguez, RE/MAX Signature North, Chicago;
No. 5 – Michael Mondello, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 6 – Bruce Hackel, RE/MAX South Suburban, Flossmoor;
No. 7 – Young Kim, RE/MAX Enterprises, Downers Grove, Ill.;
No. 8 – Bruce La Ha, RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park;
No. 9 – James Cesarek, RE/MAX Sauk Valley, Sterling;
No. 10 – Paul Stepanovich, RE/MAX Market, Willow Springs, Ill.

Remax.com Continues As Most Popular Brokerage Web Site Among U.S. Consumers

The www.remax.com Web site continues to be the most visited destination among all real estate brokerage brands, and “remax” was the second most frequently used real estate search term, according to an analysis of Internet searches in June by Hitwise, a leading online competitive intelligence service that looks at how Web sites are used.

Remax.com was the only real estate brokerage Web site among the 10 most visited real estate sites last month, according to Hitwise. The site averages more than 2 million unique visitors each month.

As the second most popular real estate search term, “remax” was used in 0.81 percent of real estate searches conducted in June. That level of usage contrasts with 0.38 percent for “real estate,” which ranked fifth among the most frequently used terms, and 0.31 percent for “realtor,” which ranked eighth. The top-ranked real estate search term in June was “realtor.com.”

“Our consistently strong showing in the Hitwise monthly ranking of Web sites and search terms demonstrates consumer trust and awareness of the RE/MAX brand,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of RE/MAX Northern Illinois, the Chicago real estate market leaders. “Using www.remax.com gives consumers access to 95 percent of multiple listing services in the United States and many in other nations. It permits buyers to search listings in cities and states all across the country, and assists sellers with neighborhood valuation questions,” he said.

Hitwise reports Web site rankings on a monthly basis. It is a subsidiary of Experian Group, Ltd. The Hitwise U.S. Top 10 Awards Program recognizes the most successful U.S. Web sites in more than 160 industries. The program records the usage and search behavior of more than 10 million Internet users, which is the largest online sample of its kind. The awards single out excellence in online performance through public popularity.