Our annual Truth About Agents Survey never fails to reveal long-term trends that we’ve seen over time, as well as market adjustments in response to current events. It’s always a treat to see which statistics we have changed and hear your thoughts on what it all means.

It’s been a wild ride in the mortgage lending industry over the past few years, and while the refi boom has slowed from where it was 12 months ago, the roller coaster continues with record home sales.

We want to congratulate all the top producers who made it into this issue and to all the brokers and other real estate professionals whose commitment to excellence keep the industry thriving year-round.

Real estate professionals are facing many of the same hurdles we’ve seen over the past two years — but that’s not stopping the industry from planning for another record-breaking year.

Our expert panel of Chicagoland brokers, lenders and developers remain vigilant in their commitment to navigating the uncharted waters of a market like no one has ever seen.

It’s one thing to be recognized for excellence by your employer or your clients or your trade association, but when a jury of your peers singles you out for merit, that’s something special.

Not satisfied with your commission split or maybe you feel your brokerage doesn’t offer the right kind of training and tech support? Not a problem. Agents are more empowered now than at any time in history to find a brokerage that meets their needs.

In this issue, we discuss the new-construction market with top Chicagoland developers and real estate brokers to learn their strategies for making these projects a reality.

Meet the industry superstars who shined over the last year and a half and served as an inspiration to their partners and clients.

Our August issue highlights some of the finer points of the market, with top agents across Chicagoland offering their take on how things have changed in our semi-post pandemic environment.

Perception is reality. It’s a bit of conventional wisdom that goes only so far in the real estate business.

In this issue, we speak with some of the top Chicagoland brokers to find out what tech they’re using now, what they think they’ll keep from the era of social distancing and what’s likely to fall by the wayside.

This month’s issue digs deeper into the luxury market with tips from some of the Chicago area’s most successful players in the field. They tell us what the last year has been like for luxury brokers, how those deals look in the city compared to the suburbs, what they anticipate moving forward and much more.

Our annual survey of agents on salaries, brokerages, business practices, industry trends and more reflects a market like no one has ever seen.

“The drop in rates not only opened up the market at a time when buyers are more inclined to wait for the economy to improve, but it also freed up spending for a lot of homeowners who didn’t anticipate this sudden influx of cash.”

In this issue, you’ll get a look at the agents who, above all the odds and hardships of 2020, came out on top.