Real Estate Mogul Ryan Serhant Launches Chicago Expansion of Rapidly Growing Brokerage

Reality television and real estate star Ryan Serhant is expanding his rapidly growing brokerage into another major market with the opening of a Chicago office.The national brokerage has grown rapidly in 2026, stepping into Massachusetts, Texas, California, and Colorado. Now, it will take on the Chicago metro and North Shore markets with a team of experienced agents and a proprietary AI platform dubbed S.MPLE.Serhant's Chicago team is composed of four founding agents and 18 additional agents representing more than $600 million in trailing 12-month sales volume throughout Chicagoland, according to a press release shared with Realtor.com®.Expanding into Chicago was a natural move to meet growing demand, Serhant tells Realtor.com.“The way we operate, the way our agents operate, and the value that we provide our customers is in such demand across the country that we are now opening in Chicago,” Serhant says. “It’s not due to the time of year or the weather, it’s that there’s so much demand for what we do. I’m just really excited to bring SERHANT. to this incredible market.”The real estate tycoon said he has spent a lot of time in Chicago and has a deep appreciation for the agents and en...