Illinois's Buy-Side Real Estate Market: Q1 2026 Analysis

Illinois Market Snapshot: Q1 2026

Illinois's single-family market operated well inside seller-favorable territory across the first quarter of 2026. Active inventory opened January at 17,631 homes, rose to 18,357 in February, and reached 19,302 in March, a 9.5 percent increase across the quarter. Months of supply moved in the opposite direction. The reading opened at 3.6 months in January, held at 3.5 in February, and tightened to 2.7 in March. All three months sat at least two and a half months below the 6-month balanced-market benchmark, with the quarter ending more than three months under that threshold.

Median sale prices climbed each month of the quarter. The statewide median opened January at $287,000, rose to $296,100 in February, and reached $311,200 in March, an 8.4 percent gain across three months. Days on market traced a different path. The reading opened at 59 days in January, rose to 64 in February, then compressed to 52 in March as transaction volume accelerated.

Year-over-year context shows a market that ran slightly looser than the prior year through January and February before tightening past it in March. January 2026 inventory of 17,631 homes was 0.7 percent above January 2025, with supply running 0.4 months looser at 3.6 months versus 3.2. By March, inventory was 1.1 percent below the prior-year reading of 19,543 homes, while months of supply landed at 2.7, two-tenths of a month below March 2025's 2.9. The median price of $311,200 in March 2026 ran 4.5 percent above March 2025, a meaningful year-over-year gain. The quarter began looser than 2025 and ended tighter.

Illinois's Top 25 Buyer's Agents and Teams: Q1 2026 Rankings

Agent Pronto/CINC has ranked Illinois's top 25 buyer's agents and teams based on total transaction volume in Q1 2026. This proprietary buy-side data reveals both high-volume operators and luxury specialists who dominate Illinois's diverse real estate market.

What the Data Shows

Illinois's top 25 contains a broad range of paths to the top. Three agents and teams operate with median prices below $300,000, seven sit between $300,000 and $500,000, nine fall between $500,000 and $1 million, three carry medians between $1 million and $3 million, and three sit at or above $3 million. Grigory Pekarsky leads the rankings with 122 closings at a $450,000 median, generating $66.0 million in total volume, the highest in the state. Melanie Giglio ranks second with 82 closings at a $480,000 median for $44.9 million. Matt Laricy ranks third with 57 closings at a $575,000 median for $43.0 million, and Alan Nudo ranks fifth with 86 closings at a $225,000 median for $26.7 million.

A different model appears at notable scale in the rankings. Megan Leadbetter ranks eighth with three closings at a $7,250,000 median, generating $18.7 million in total volume. Rubina Bokhari ranks thirteenth with three closings at a $5,100,000 median for $13.7 million, and Jena Radnay ranks sixteenth with three closings at a $4,100,000 median for $12.8 million. Carrie McCormick and Dawn McKenna reach the rankings through higher luxury closing counts, at 13 and 15 closings with medians of $2.8 million and $1.5 million. These agents and teams reached the rankings through high-value transactions, and their presence reflects the dollar-volume ranking bias toward luxury work.

The breadth of Illinois's top 25 is wide on both axes. Median prices range from $167,500 to $7,250,000, and closing counts span from three to 122. Because the rankings are ordered by total sold dollar volume, agents and teams in Illinois reach the list through three distinct paths: high transaction counts near or above the statewide median of $311,200, moderate counts at upper-mid-market prices between $500,000 and $1 million, or small numbers of transactions at substantially higher per-transaction values. All three paths are well-represented in the rankings.

Conclusion

Illinois's first quarter of 2026 saw supply tighten from 3.6 months to 2.7, inventory rise 9.5 percent, and the median sale price climb 8.4 percent within the quarter to $311,200. The quarter ran slightly looser than Q1 2025 through January and February before tightening past it in March, with the median price running 4.5 percent above March 2025. Within this environment, the top 25 buyer's agents and teams closed 791 transactions across median prices ranging from $167,500 to $7,250,000. The list spans high-volume operators, upper-mid-market specialists, and a notable luxury cohort including three ultra-luxury specialists with medians above $4 million.

Data Sources:

Market Data: Provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage.

Buy-Side Transaction Data: Provided exclusively by Agent Pronto/CINC, the industry's leading source for buyer's agent and team performance intelligence. Agent Pronto/CINC aggregates buy-side transaction data nationwide to deliver comprehensive rankings and performance metrics.

Disclaimer: While Agent Pronto/CINC makes every effort to ensure data accuracy, rankings are based on available transaction records and may not capture all buy-side activity. Agents or teams not included in these rankings may have comparable or superior performance not reflected in our data sources.

Analysis Period: January 2026 - March 2026