Janelle Dennis is an agent you can trust with one of the biggest investments of your life and someone you can feel confident in referring to your friends. For each of the past 20 years, she has been a Top Producer within the Chicago Association of REALTORS® and @properties Christie's International Real Estate. She is consistently ranked in the top 1-5% of all Chicago REALTORS® in sales volume every year. With over $370 million and more than 800 homes sold*, she has succeeded in good markets and bad. She is one of @properties Christie's International Real Estate Founding Agents with countless awards and commendations in her career, but her loyal client relationships are one of her most treasured rewards of her successful career. Janelle's stats speak for themselves on her dedication to excellence she delivers for her clients.
Janelle outperformed the Chicago market average in all sales results. This means she sells homes she lists much faster and much closer to list price than the average agent.
- Consistently a Top Producer within Chicago Association of REALTORS® each of the Past 20 Years, 2004-2024.
- From the beginning: Rookie of the Year for both Chicago Association of REALTORS® and @properties her 1st year in 2004. Achieved her Road to Rolex Award for over $10 Million in sales her 2nd year in 2005.
- To the latest year: Ranked among the Top 250 REALTORS® in 2025 across all brokerages in Chicago, per Real Producers Magazine out of 16,000 licensed REALTORS®, per Chicago Association of REALTORS®.
- Closed over $20 Million in 2024 — with 16 sellers and 14 buyers for 30 happy clients. Unlike huge teams, Janelle takes a very personalized, hands-on approach to working with her clients.
- Over $370 Million in Career Dollar Sales and more than 800 Homes Sold in total over 20 Year Career. Janelle has a wealth of experience and expertise to assist her buying & selling clients.*
- Short 28 Days Average Market Time in 2024 — which is 36 Days (or 5 weeks) Faster than the 64 Day Chicago Average!**
- Sold over half of her listings in the first two weeks on market or less in 2024.**
- High 101.6% of List Price was her Average Closed Sales Price in 2024 vs. 98.6% Average for Chicago Market — so she earns her Sellers 3% higher sales price than average!**
- Last year, she sold 11 of 16 (69%) of her listings at or above the list price!**
- These stats are important because they show Janelle puts more money in her seller's hands by selling faster and far closer to her asking price than other agents.
All sales data from MRED, LLC.
*Source: MRED MLS Data, closed sales 1/1/2004 - 12/31/2024
**Source: MRED MLS Data, 1/1/2024 - 12/31/2024
Over the past 20 years, surpassing her client's expectations in marketing and sales abilities and a proven track record of success have been keys to her strong referral-based business. Her strengths include advertising, selling individual properties from luxury homes to loft condos, marketing & sales of new construction or rehab developments, and helping buyers find the perfect new home or investment property. Janelle's mantra is to deliver "Smart Advice. Proven Results." Her team wants to be the agents for life for their clients and help them grow as they move from first-time buyers to a larger home in the city or expand to the suburbs or another city in the country or world through our exclusive Christie's International Real Estate colleagues. "Every stage of your life. We're Here."
Always expanding her expertise, she's achieved several professional designations, including Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI), which is held by less than 5% of REALTORS® by completing 90 hours of higher education covering real estate law, ethics, investments, marketing, buying, selling, new technologies and more. She is also a Certified Negotiation Expert (CNE), Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR), and Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS). Janelle's expertise and knowledge make her a very experienced partner for sellers, buyers, and developers.
Living in Chicago for over 30 years, Janelle understands the different personalities of the city's many neighborhoods and can help you navigate the Chicago real estate market, whether you are a native or new to the city. Neighborhoods she most likely is working in right now with buyers or sellers include Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Old Town, Ukrainian Village, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Roscoe Village, Ravenswood, Lincoln Square, Andersonville/Edgewater, River North, Printers Row, West and South Loop. She and her team cover areas beyond these neighborhoods & Chicago's suburbs and can refer you to a top agent specializing in any area of the country or world through our exclusive Christie's International Real Estate network. Her clients range from first-time buyers to those seeking million-dollar single-family homes and investors seeking multi-unit buildings.
Prior to joining @properties Christie's International Real Estate, Janelle achieved a successful, 15-year career in marketing and advertising, working with top-ranked ad agencies, including FCB, BBDO, and Y&R, on leading national brands like Kraft, SC Johnson, Wrigley's Chewing Gum, John Deere, Norwegian Cruise Line and more. She is a graduate of Kansas State University with a Bachelor's Degree in Business - Marketing and a minor in Advertising. She lives in the Wicker Park neighborhood and, when not working, enjoys hearing live music, going to local festivals and professional sporting events, traveling, and playing with her dogs Lexi and Lil Sis.
