Matt Difanis

Agent and Broker/Owner

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Outstanding Agents, Outstanding Results

RE MAX Realty Associates in Champaign
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Matt and his team provided unrivaled expertise and marketing to their clients, helping Buyer and Seller clients achieve better outcomes with the most convenience and least risk possible. The team's listing clients benefit from expert pre-listing coaching on preparing the property for market and for the photo shoot. The team was the first in the area to deploy Matterport 3D immersive virtual tour technology, and they currently use the second generation of the Matterport Pro camera. The team proudly IN-sources the photography, 3D tour imaging, and videography to ensure that clients benefit from work product that reflects Matt's exacting standards.

Matt brings to his clients a lifetime of familiarity with the area, having lived in Champaign County his entire life. Clients also benefit from his more than 25 years of experience as a REALTOR. Matt is a double graduate of the University of Illinois, earning his bachelor's degree in psychology before going on to earn his juris doctor from the College of Law. Matt also holds numerous industry designations and certifications, including Accredited Buyer Representative, Certified International Property Specialist, and At Home with Diversity.

Matt is committed to fair housing and to building bridges to home ownership within historically marginalized communities. He has become a national expert, speaker, and trainer on the history of housing discrimination, the intersection of implicit bias and real estate, and diversity, equity & inclusion.

Matt is a self-described "nerd for all seasons," who is a serious photographer, videographer, and pro audio enthusiast. Matt harnesses his nerd cred to give back to the communities he serves.. He and the team participant in dozens of community events per year, providing professional audio, video, photography, and videography solutions and no cost to community non-profit events and organizations.

Matt is a past president of the Champaign County Association of REALTORS and the only local person ever to serve as president of the 50,000 member Illinois REALTORS trade organization. Matt has been a director of the National Association of REALTORS for the last nine years, and he has held various other national leadership posts, including 2020 Chair of the Professional Standards Committee and 2024 Association Leadership Liaison. One of Matt's proudest professional accomplishments was spearheading an effort in 2020 that resulted in amendments to the Code of Ethics that created a ban on discriminatory hate speech by REALTORS, and to expand the enforceability to all actions, not merely actions within the scope of a real estate transaction.

Matt specializes in gri, abr, ahwd and cips transactions.

Areas served include Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, Mahomet, Tolono, Philo, St. Joseph.

Matt is most familiar with the local real estate markets within and around the following zip code areas. See other realtors that service the same areas by clicking: 61801, 61802, 61820, 61821, 61853, 61856, 61873 & 61874

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