Matt is Broker-Owner of RE/MAX Realty Associates with offices in Champaign, Mahomet, and Monticello, Illinois. With more than 20 years of full-time real estate experience, Matt actively participates in leading the company, as well as leading a high-producing team, while working full-time with clients as well.
Matt earned his B.S. in psychology from the University of Illinois. After starting his real estate career, Matt spent three years successfully juggling real estate and law school full-time. Matt earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law. Matt also holds several professional designations including Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI), Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS), and At Home with Diversity (AHWD).
Matt is a member of the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) Hall of Fame. RPAC is a non-partisan PAC that invests in candidates and public officials who work to protect and promote home ownership, and who support promotion of strong communities and a vibrant business environment. He views his more than $25,000 in cumulative RPAC contributions as an investment in protecting that which is the greatest asset of most of his clients: real estate.
Other career highlights include the following:
2020 Chair of the National Association of REALTORS® Professional Standards Committee
2016-2020 member of the National Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors
2018 President of 50,000 member Illinois REALTORS®—the first local REALTOR® ever to become a state president
2015 Central Illinois Business Magazine 40 Under 40 Man of the Year
2013 Champaign County Association of REALTORS® REALTOR® of the Year
2012 President of the Champaign County Association of REALTORS®
2004 REALTOR® Magazine "30 Under 30"
