Ronald L. Branch

Ron Branch is president of RLB Realty Group, Inc., a full-service real estate brokerage specializing in REO/foreclosure marketing, asset management, and redevelopment. Ron became a real estate broker in 1986 and has specialized in Real Estate Owned (REO) marketing/selling since that time. His REO clients include Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac/HomeSteps, and other financial organizations. Ron founded RLB Realty Group, Inc. in 1990 when he established ERA Branch & Associates Realty, a real estate franchise. He is the Past President of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inc.

Branch, a lifelong resident of Chicago, is an honors graduate of Millikin University earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in May 1981. In addition to his accomplished real estate career in which he has earned numerous awards and recognition, Ron is also involved in numerous volunteer, civic, and social organizations.

Ron loves sports and competition and previously served over 20 years as a basketball coach, including head coach for Chicago’s Whitney Young High School’s varsity basketball team. Ron is an active member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and St. Edmund Episcopal Church.

Ron resides in Chicago with his wife Lori J. Watts-Branch and is the proud father of Ronald II, Malcolm, Class of 2014, Zachary, and Maya.