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Margie Smigel

5.0stars, 48 Reviews
The Margie Smigel Group, LLC
71 Closed Sales
$31.1M Total Value
$157K - $1.5M Price Range
$438.1K Average Price
Prior five years

About Margie

In February of 2013, I opened my own Real Estate Brokerage: The Margie Smigel Group, LLC. After selling my shares in the brokerage I built with partners to become one of the 100 fastest growing inner city businesses in America, I tried the other real estate options. I went to a big franchise and found that I was not cut out to be a cog in the wheel. Then I moved to a small boutique firm, but found that I never felt accurately represented by the medium or the message. After spending 28 years doing honest, careful, creative real estate. I finally admitted to myself that only I could create the kind of business that reflects the specific alchemy of the way I work. So I embarked on the path of creating something new, based on the wealth of my experience. I am interested in directing my energies to a select group of buyers and sellers who want very personal and hands-on attention to their real estate needs. My skills and talents are in finding the very best values for my buyers and negotiating for them to get the home they want. I excel in maximizing the look and value of my sellers' properties in beautiful and innovative ways and in marketing them as creatively as possible to interested buyers. I have hired just a few of the best brokers in Chicago, so that there is always someone on the ground to make the magic happen. These are brokers who are coached by me to do my brand of exceptional business, so you will know that the right kind of attention will always be paid. I do not intend to build a big business, but rather a small and powerful one. I was privileged to serve on the Board of the Chicago Association of Realtors as a Director in 2009-2010 and have served and continue to serve on the Professional Standards Committee as a panel member at arbitration and ethics hearings as well as mediating disputes. I was also a Board Member of the CAR Education Foundation and am active in the Legislative Affairs Committee. Your real estate transaction, whether as a buyer or seller maybe be the most important (and exciting) challenge you will face this year. Let us help you succeed in doing it.
Home Types: Condo, MultiFamily, Townhouse, House, Co-op, Lot/Land
Years of Experience: 36

Transaction History

Seller Deals

Total Deals
9
Total Value
$4,112,500
Average Sale Price
$456,944
Price Range
$232K - $970K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals
3
Total Value
$832,500
Average Sale Price
$277,500
Price Range
$205K - $348K

Seller Deals

Total Deals
17
Total Value
$7,192,500
Average Sale Price
$423,088
Price Range
$165K - $970K

Buyer Deals

Total Deals
6
Total Value
$1,668,500
Average Sale Price
$278,083
Price Range
$175K - $367K

Seller Deals

Total Deals
45
Total Value
$19,293,249
Average Sale Price
$428,739
Price Range
$100K - $1.5M

Buyer Deals

Total Deals
26
Total Value
$11,815,333
Average Sale Price
$454,436
Price Range
$128K - $1.5M

Production Over Time

5 Year View

Margie's Listings and Deals

Awards and Designations

  • Five Star Award
  • Top REALTOR®
  • NAR - National Association of Realtors

Other Experience

First Time Home Buyers, Investments, Luxury Homes, Military Families, New Construction, Veteran Programs

Margie's Reviews

5.0stars, 48 Reviews

10/27/25Sarai Buchanan

Google Review

If you want to SELL your property, hire Margie! We followed her advice on what finishing touches the property needed before putting on the market, and put total faith in her strategy to get multiple full ask offers within days. Despite the market at the end of this summer not being great, everything played out exactly as Margie said it would, and we sold at more than 10K above ask! Her network, visibility, and attention to detail get RESULTS!

10/22/25lucy freund

Google Review

Margie Smigel is fabulous. She does a great job getting your home ready to sell, filming it, advertising it and showing it at its best. She is able to get top dollar for your home. She also is an extremely nice, generous person with a great sense of humor. She's the best

8/7/25Chicago_Vintage

Google Review

Margie Smigel is a fantastic agent. She has an amazingly deep knowledge of all areas of real estate and an optimistic, can-do attitude that makes the impossible possible. She expertly guided us through a homebuying search in a tough market—and was patient, wise, and funny. She was willing to try creative approaches, and in the end, we saw the place we bought three times before realizing it was right. The purchase process had many hurdles, but Margie always gave us perfect advice when it counted. She was always reachable, and every professional she recommended, from the attorney to the inspector, was top-notch. During our search we met two members of her team and both were great, too. I would one million percent recommend Margie for any real-estate transaction. Thank you, Margie—you helped find a wonderful home for our family, and you made it fun!

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