Sales Awards Recognition

Be Recognized for Your Achievements

The Chicago Association of REALTORS® honors the outstanding listing and selling accomplishments of our members with its annual Sales Awards Recognition. Awards are given in the categories of residential volume, residential units, rentals, and units and volume by neighborhood, in addition to commercial categories.

Residential data is pulled straight from the MLS; no off-MLS transactions may be counted unless entered into the MLS using the Comparable Sales feature. Commercial applications are separate.

This recognition allows Chicago Association of REALTORS® members to celebrate success and, more importantly, to demonstrate the power of collaboration that exists in the Chicagoland real estate market.

Top producers will be featured in the Chicago REALTOR® Magazine and receive certificates by email after the event.

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Verify Your Data ↓

Steps to verify in MRED ↓

Tips for Teams ↓

Troubleshooting & Missing Data ↓

About the Sales Awards Methodology

Apply For Commercial Awards

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Review the Sales Awards FAQS

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Opt out of Sales Awards Recognition

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How to Verify Your Data

Ensure that you receive the credit you deserve for your 2024 sales transactions at our Sales Awards Celebration! See below for instructions on how to verify your transaction data.

2024 Data Verification Deadline – Midnight on monday, January 6, 2025.

To Verify Closed Listings & Sales:

  1. Log in to connectMLS;
  2. Click on the Search tab. Be sure the Search Type is General MLS and Property Type is Cross Property (All);
  3. Change Status selection to “CLSD” and unselect other statuses;
  4. Click on Add/Remove Fields;
  5. Add Closed Date and Listing Agent ID fields; click OK;
  6. Enter a Closed Date range from 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024;
  7. Select property types: detached single, attached single and two to four units
  8. Enter your Agent ID number in Listing Agent IDs;
  9. Click on View Results. This should display all the transactions through which you were the listing agent. Review these results to make sure you have marked all your listings as closed properly.
  10. Repeat steps 2-4;
  11. Add Closed Date and Selling Agent ID fields; click OK;
  12. Enter a Closed Date range from 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024;
  13. Select property types: detached single, attached single and two to four units
  14. Enter your Agent ID number in Selling Agent ID;
  15. Click on View Results. This should display all the transactions through which you were the selling agent. Review these results to make sure other agents have marked all of your sales properly.

For transactions entered into the MLS under the Outside MLS Comparable Sales feature, these transactions do not display in a regular search and are only visible under My Listings/Transactions. To verify if an Outside Comparable is in the MLS system:

  1. Click My Listings/Transactions
  2. In the drop-down menu for status, change it from All Actives/Pending to Outside Comps – Closed.
  3. Verify your transaction displays and reflects a Closed date range from 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024

While these transactions do not display in a regular MLS search, they are accessible to the association when pulling Sales Awards data from the MLS.

Please note that only off-market MLS transactions in status COMP-CLSD will count towards sales awards recognition. Off-market rentals and off-market rentals in status COMP-RNTD do not count towards sales awards recognition.

About Teams

  • Reporting production as a team in the MLS is a voluntary election made by the team lead. If a team is formed in the MLS, a Team ID is issued.
  • Listings for a team must be entered under the TEAM ID – should read similar to “Mickey Mouse on behalf of CAR Team”.
  • Team production is pulled using the TEAM ID
  • The Team lead chooses whether a Team member can ONLY add listings under the Team ID or if the Team member can add a listing under the Team or under their personal ID. This decision is made when a Team member is added. Listings added under a personal ID will not show up under the Team production. 
  • Before entering a listing, confirm that the correct ID number is the Team Lead’s or the individual agent’s.
  • Only the team lead is given credit. Credit cannot be divided.
  • IMPORTANT: To switch to a personal account, a team member must click the link at the top of the window to switch to their personal account.
Learn more about Teams Recognition

What if a Transaction is Not Showing Up?

The most common problem with a transaction not showing correctly is the listing company not listing the selling agent. Here are steps to correct this. The selling agent should contact the listing agent and ask that the correction be made. If the listing agent refuses to make the corrections:

  1. The managing broker of the selling office should contact the listing office managing broker and request the changes be made.
  2. If there is no response, contact MRED’s Rules & Regulations Department at (630) 955-0011 to request a form to report the company.
  3. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS!

The deadline for changes in the MLS system is Monday, January 6, 2025 at midnight. Please e-mail questions to salesawards@chicagorealtor.com.

What if you need help with your settings in MRED?

The MRED help desk is a great resource for teams and individuals! Contact their support team through the MRED portal. Their business hours and emergency hours are posted in the top right corner.

PHONE: 630-955-2755 | EMAIL: help.desk@MREDLLC.com