Residential brokerages and property managers in Chicago, IL
Eight firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 4 residential brokerages and 4 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in Chicago.
The local angle: fast price growth: home prices up 45.5% in five years
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 15,778 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 9,497 single-family (60%), 957 in 2–4 unit buildings and 5,324 in buildings with five or more units (34%). The 5+ share ranks #22 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 6.2% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 45.5% over five years, #5 of 30 for five-year growth. FHFA publishes this metro by division, so the figure is for the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL division. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 9,408,576 residents on July 1, 2024, −0.5% against the April 2020 estimates base (#26 of 30 for growth; #3 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
9,497 single-family (60%) · 957 in 2–4 unit buildings (6%) · 5,324 in 5+ unit buildings (34%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | Compass, Redfin, Real (Real REMAX Group), Kale Realty |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | Evernest |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | AMH, Invitation Homes |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | FirstService Residential, Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar |
Residential brokerages in Chicago
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the Chicago office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 1643 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647 | Bucktown Office. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 23 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 112 South Sangamon St, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60607 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its Chicago office (3 offices in this metro). | Firm page |
| Real (Real REMAX Group) Not yet scored | 50 S Main St, Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60540 | Address listed for Real Broker, LLC on Real’s state-licenses page. Real describes a cloud-based model (see the profile). | Firm page |
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kale Realty Independent local brokerage · Not yet scored | 3323 W Diversey Ave., #14, Chicago, IL 60647 | Address and Illinois license number on its home page. | Firm page |
Property managers in Chicago
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Residential Not yet scored | 303 E Wacker Dr. #1900, Chicago, IL 60601 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its office pages show 2 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Associa Not yet scored | 343 West Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Associa Chicagoland. Associa’s branch list shows 5 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
| AMH Not yet scored | 1333 Basswood Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 | Single-family rental owner-operator. AMH’s offices page lists this as the district office for Chicago, IL and Milwaukee, WI and Oklahoma City - Tulsa, OK. | Firm page |
| Evernest Not yet scored | 357 W Chicago Ave., Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60654 | Manages single-family rentals for owners. Address from Evernest’s local site. | Firm page |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
- Invitation Homes Not yet scored: Its market page lists single-family homes for lease here. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: Douglas Elliman: its offices directory lists no office in this metro. RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. Mynd: we found no location page for this metro. RPM Living: we found no page for this metro on its site. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Baird & Warner: its website blocked our automated check, so we could not read an office page; Dream Town Real Estate’s site says it has merged with Baird & Warner. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in Chicago?
We verified local offices for Compass (1643 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647); Redfin (112 South Sangamon St, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60607); Real (Real REMAX Group) (50 S Main St, Suite 200, Naperville, IL 60540); Kale Realty (3323 W Diversey Ave., #14, Chicago, IL 60647). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in Chicago?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (303 E Wacker Dr. #1900, Chicago, IL 60601); Associa (343 West Erie St, Chicago, IL 60654); AMH (1333 Basswood Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173); Evernest (357 W Chicago Ave., Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60654).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the Chicago area?
Permits were issued for 15,778 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 9,497 single-family (60%), 957 in 2–4 unit buildings and 5,324 in buildings with five or more units (34%). The 5+ share ranks #22 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- Chicago residential hub published. 8 firms with a verified local office (4 brokerages, 4 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- The Real Brokerage, state licenses page · accessed 2026-10-20
- Kale Realty, home page · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (chicago east loop) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- AMH, offices (corporate and district) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Evernest local site (chicagoproperty.management) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (chicagoland) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Invitation Homes, market page (chicago il) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20