Ayoub Rabah
As regional president of Coldwell Banker Realty, Midwest, Ayoub Rabah oversees 6,746 agents across 84 sales offices in Greater Chicagoland, Michigan, Texas, Northwest Indiana and Southeast Wisconsin. Combined, these offices brought in a total sales volume of more than $17 billion with 42,713 transactions in 2022. Ayoub is a dedicated leader, who is heavily invested in the business success of the affiliated agents with Coldwell Banker Realty. After introducing a new leadership structure in 2020, and creating a vibrant sales culture, Coldwell Banker Realty has seen incredible agent growth.
Prior to being named Midwest regional president, Ayoub served as president of Coldwell Banker Realty in the Central West region since 2018. In this role, he oversaw the daily sales operations and development for more than 3,500 affiliated sales professionals in 50 offices across Chicagoland, Northwest Indiana, Southeast Wisconsin and Southwest Michigan. In 2019, he was recognized by the Swanepoel Power 200 as one of the most powerful leaders in residential real estate.
Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Realty, Ayoub served as the senior vice president of marketing for Home Partners of America responsible for structuring and executing the organization’s marketing and new business development strategy for its investment portfolio, deploying over $4 billion in 40 markets. Joining the company in 2013, he played a critical role in the growth of the business, education and awareness of the company.
Ayoub has spent more than a decade in real estate. In 2004, he founded Great Street Properties, a real estate firm focused on REO, distressed and corporate-owned assets. He grew the firm into the 7th largest brokerage in Chicago based on sales volume.
As an agent, Ayoub sold more than $360 million in properties and was recognized as the Top Producing Real Estate Agent in the Chicago Association of REALTORS® for more than 10 years. He was ranked No. 6 in transaction volume in 2011 and No. 4 in 2012 in the Real Trends Top 1,000. He holds his real estate license in 20 states.
Lastly, he is a real estate investor and holds several properties in his personal portfolio.
A native of the greater Chicago area, Ayoub grew up in Western Springs, the childhood hometown of Coldwell Banker founder Benjamin Banker. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international business from Illinois State University and is an MBA candidate at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management.