Lucid Realty Recognized As Top 1% REALTOR® Team In Chicago Area For Fifth Year
On Thursday the Chicago Association of REALTORS® honored Lucid Realty for the fifth consecutive year for ranking in the top 1% of Chicago area real estate teams in 2018. They achieved Silver Level status for both dollar volume and units sold.
CHICAGO, April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Thursday Lucid Realty was honored for the fifth consecutive year by The Chicago Association of REALTORS® for ranking in the top 1% of Chicago area real estate teams in 2018. With $52 Million in closings, Lucid Realty was one of only three teams recognized at the Silver Level based upon these most recent rankings. Lucid Realty has also been recognized as a top Chicago REALTOR® team for nine consecutive years.
Chicago REALTOR® Magazine states that the 2018 Sales Awards "honor the achievements of our Top Producers, in addition to the collective efforts of our members to bring the highest level of professionalism, ethics, commitment and service to buyers and sellers in Chicagoland."
Gary Lucido, President of Lucid Realty, noted how hundreds of millions of dollars in venture funding is pouring into the disruption of the traditional real estate industry and this is helping propel Lucid Realty's growth: "Increasing skepticism of high cost, obsolete business models have transformed the real estate business in recent years and enabled us to grow our business by 27% in 2018. Home buyers and sellers have begun to realize that paying more for a service does not translate into a better experience so they are actively seeking superior alternatives. In addition, former clients who have had success with our business model are returning and/ or referring their friends to take advantage of our innovative discounted commission, buyer commission rebate, and hourly fee models. The writing is on the wall for entrenched players who overcharge for their services." Never before have so many alternatives been available to home buyers and sellers.
As an independent brokerage Lucid Realty has the flexibility to employ a unique real estate team structure. The entire brokerage operates as a single team, with all real estate agents working together instead of competing against each other. The team now includes highly experienced agents fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, and Bengali, who cover much of Chicago in addition to the northern and western suburbs. In the aggregate they have saved both home buyers and sellers hundreds of thousands of dollars in commissions.
Despite Lucid Realty's top producer status Gary believes the label is often overvalued by the consumer. In reality, high sales volume can actually hinder good customer service without the right people and process in place. Home buyers and sellers would be well advised to focus on exactly what agents do for their clients and what the cost of those services are. Then, once hired, a real estate agent should be held accountable for delivering what they promised. Consumers should be highly skeptical of vague claims that you get what you pay for and look beyond the slick sales pitches. Online ratings found on sites like Yelp, Angie's List, Google, Trulia, and Zillow are a great place to start.
Midwest Real Estate Data, which operates the multiple listing service in the Chicago metro area, provides the data for the 2018 C.A.R. sales rankings.
About Lucid Realty, Inc.
Lucid Realty, Inc. was founded in 2007 as the Chicago area's full service, discount, real estate brokerage which distinguishes itself from traditional brokerages by providing a better value to the consumer. Despite discounting their commissions for sellers and providing commission rebates to buyers they are able to deliver a comprehensive suite of real estate services while their professionalism and high standards of customer service consistently earn them outstanding customer reviews.
SOURCE Lucid Realty
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