A Chicago native and real estate industry lifer, Mark Raffaelli tells it like it is, helping his clients make the informed decisions needed to bring a transaction to a successful conclusion. Working with luxury buyers, sellers and property investors in Chicagoland and the surrounding suburbs, Raffaelli, a broker associate with Compass, welcomes a good challenge, most recently selling a 23-unit building west of Bucktown.

“It is one of the larger buildings in the area and ultimately sold for a record-high price,” he says. “Working on such a large transaction has more moving parts than a typical listing, so really staying on top of it and doing my due diligence to get it sold, and for the price my seller wanted, was a massive accomplishment for me and my business.”

Starting out as a real estate sales consultant in 2001, Raffaelli has since secured his reputation as one of Chicago’s most sought-after brokers. In 2018, Raffaelli and his team joined Compass. “I couldn’t be prouder to represent such a solution-driven yet sophisticated company,” he says. “I really feel like together we are changing how agents and consumers navigate the real estate sales process. Compass has allowed me to grow my team in ways I was never able to before, and I can’t wait to see how much more we can accomplish with the company’s help.”

Since 2013, Raffaelli has been ranked as a Chicago Association of Realtors Top Producer, a feat he attributes in part to his intimate knowledge of Chicago’s neighborhoods, honest and compassionate approach, and extensive marketing efforts online and off.

Raffaelli is a co-founder of DisasterRelief.Fund, an organization devoted to serving areas of the country affected by natural disasters. “It is a project I am exceptionally proud to be a part of, and I look forward to seeing it grow over time,” he says.