Fifteen affiliated offices and office groups in the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network, operating a total of 40 offices, recently were spotlighted in the nation’s most prestigious survey of real estate office productivity.
The 2009 Real Trends 500, an annual report from Real Trends magazine, is a national ranking of the 500 leading real estate offices or office groups with common ownership. The primary ranking is based on prior-year transaction volume, while a second ranking is based on sales volume.
Thirteen of those RE/MAX firms were ranked in the Real Trends 500 for transaction volume. Ten of them also were ranked among the top 500 offices in the nation based on 2008 sales volume.
The top ranked RE/MAX organization in northern Illinois was RE/MAX Suburban, which has offices in Arlington Heights, Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg and Wheaton. It was ranked 151st in transactions and 126th in sales volume.
The Real Trends rankings for RE/MAX Northern Illinois offices are:
REAL TRENDS 500
| Office | Transaction Sides Rank | Sales Volume Rank |
| RE/MAX Suburban, Arlington Hts., Glen Ellyn, Libertyville, Mt. Prospect, Schaumburg, Wheaton | 151st | 126th |
| RE/MAX TEAM 2000, Orland Park, Palos Hts. | 208th | 224th |
| RE/MAX of Naperville, Naperville, and RE/MAX Enterprises, Downers Grove | 281st | 206th |
| RE/MAX Unlimited Northwest, Algonquin, Crystal Lake, Lake Zurich, Palatine | 324th | 264th |
| RE/MAX 10, Oak Lawn, Palos Park, Homer Glen | 332nd | 374th |
| RE/MAX Professionals Select, Naperville, and RE/MAX Professionals South, Plainfield | 406th | 345th |
| RE/MAX Showcase, Gurnee, Lake Forest, Long Grove, Waukegan | 407th | 388th |
| RE/MAX Professionals East, St. Charles, and RE/MAX Excels, Geneva | 411th | 298th |
| RE/MAX Town & County, Aurora, & RE/MAX Great American North, Wasco/St. Charles (These offices had joint ownership in 2008 but are now separately owned.) | 447th | 442nd |
| RE/MAX City, Chicago | 465th | 441st |
| RE/MAX Realty of Joliet, Joliet | 490th | |
| RE/MAX On Track, Aledo and Rock Island | 498th | |
| RE/MAX Central, Roselle and RE/MAX Central West, West Dundee | 499th | 450th |
Two other RE/MAX offices serving the metro Chicago real estate market were recognized by Real Trends as “Up and Comers” because they closed at least 500 transactions in 2008. They are RE/MAX Properties of Western Springs and RE/MAX Action of Lisle and Oak Brook.
“The exceptional productivity that so many of our offices achieved in 2008 testifies to the skills and dedication that RE/MAX agents possess that let them deliver outstanding results in all types of market conditions,” said Jim Merrion, regional director of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network. “We take real pride in the 2008 achievements of the offices recognized by Real Trends.”
