Marie Schutt is the managing editor of Chicago Agent

This issue is a first for us: We have run our online Real Data feature for years, and each quarter it is so popular online that we have devoted an entire print issue to it.

This issue delves into the nitty-gritty details of the Chicagoland market: who’s selling the most real estate, where the area’s top closings were in 2016, which agents grew their business the most in the past year, and much more. We worked to create an issue that’s more than just rows of figures in charts – in this cover story you’ll find a map of where Chicagoland’s top offices are, photos of top closings, commentary from some of the area’s highest ranked real estate professionals and plenty of stats highlighting trends, findings and interesting tidbits mined from the data.

In our next issue, we’ll tackle the true meaning of “top producer,” featuring the insights of some of 2016’s top-selling agents.