Searching for your home sweet home can be daunting. The long list of "musts" and "wants" paired with limits of price range and location make it difficult to sort through the many homes listed for sale. The most successful realtors are the ones who alleviate your stress by showing that they have your best interests in mind: the ones who make you feel they are truly working for you.
That's why it's good to know which realtors have a record of success - especially in today's fluctuating housing market. Newsweek partnered with REAL Trends –the trusted source of news, analysis, and information on the residential brokerage industry since 1987– to sort through the data and provide you with a list of America's Best Real Estate Professionals. We highlight the top real estate professionals by volume within each state. You can select the states on the interactive map or in the table below. If your company is listed below, you can get in touch to find out more about the licensing options.
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- America's Best Realtors 2020
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- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
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- New Hampshire
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- Washington DC
- Washington State
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| Rank | Name | Company | City | State | Transactions | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephanie Robinson | RealtySouth | Birmingham | AL | 120.30 | $115,353,831.00 |
| 2 | Wes York | Hamner Real Estate, LLC | Tuscaloosa | AL | 121.50 | $45,364,984.00 |
| 3 | Becky Hall | Crye-Leike Realtors | Huntsville | AL | 112.00 | $41,932,360.00 |
| 4 | Patti Schreiner | RE/MAX Southern Homes | Birmingham | AL | 97.00 | $36,843,439.00 |
| 5 | Donna Petty | Hamner Real Estate, LLC | Tuscaloosa | AL | 74.50 | $35,576,000.00 |
| 6 | Terry Crutchfield | RE/MAX Southern Homes | Birmingham | AL | 76.00 | $29,868,164.00 |
| 7 | Mark Bishop | RE/MAX Southern Homes | Birmingham | AL | 93.00 | $29,836,642.00 |
| 8 | Samantha Walker | Capstone Realty | Killen | AL | 102.50 | $28,361,946.00 |
| 9 | Rance Reehl | Coldwell Banker Reehl Properties, Inc. | Fairhope | AL | 41.50 | $26,022,900.00 |
| 10 | Ben Tamburello | RE/MAX Southern Homes | Birmingham | AL | 52.00 | $24,689,440.00 |
| 11 | Gloria Crump | RE/MAX of Gulf Shores | Gulf Shores | AL | 57.00 | $23,955,845.00 |
| 12 | Derek Hasley | 1984 | Huntsville | AL | 91.50 | $23,745,576.00 |
| 13 | Ryan Roberts | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred Real Estate | Auburn | AL | 74.00 | $23,507,846.25 |
| 14 | Sam Calderone | RE/MAX Partners | Mobile | AL | 123.00 | $23,207,360.00 |
| 15 | Doug Grantham | RE/MAX of Orange Beach | Orange Beach | AL | 69.00 | $23,179,148.00 |
| 16 | Kelli Cundith Beaty | Coldwell Banker Alfred Saliba Realty | Dothan | AL | 80.80 | $23,062,204.00 |
| 17 | Alan Dorn | Keller Williams Realty | Auburn | AL | 44.84 | $22,781,428.54 |
| 18 | Adam Stults | Amanda Howard Sotheby's International Realty | Huntsville | AL | 100.00 | $22,485,771.00 |
| 19 | Blake Cantrell | Coldwell Banker Of the Valley | Huntsville | AL | 80.50 | $22,003,092.79 |
| 20 | Amee Carr | CENTURY 21 Southern Star | Prattville | AL | 161.00 | $21,871,322.00 |
| 21 | Corey Gilmore | Capstone Realty | Huntsville | AL | 100.00 | $21,723,391.00 |
| 22 | Victor Englert | Crye-Leike Realtors | Huntsville | AL | 113.00 | $21,442,931.00 |
| 23 | Chad Beasley | eXp Realty, LLC | Columbiana | AL | 79.00 | $21,350,845.00 |
| 24 | Luci Buschard | RE/MAX Unlimited | Madison | AL | 102.00 | $20,931,252.00 |
| 25 | Heather Loper | Keller Williams Realty | Orange Beach | AL | 60.55 | $20,737,432.50 |
| 26 | Jessica Ye | Keller Williams Realty | Huntsville | AL | 33.70 | $20,682,312.00 |
| 27 | Bonnie Hicks | RE/MAX Marketplace | Trussville | AL | 62.00 | $20,298,507.00 |
| 28 | Mindy Jones | RE/MAX Paradise | Orange Beach | AL | 50.00 | $19,258,411.00 |
| 29 | Jaime Lyon Cooper | EXIT REALTY LYON | Fairhope | AL | 75.75 | $19,244,361.50 |
| 30 | Ginger Fountain | RE/MAX Realty Brokers | Birmingham | AL | 114.00 | $19,234,775.00 |
| 31 | Sylvia Bentley | ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. | Anniston | AL | 107.00 | $18,698,260.00 |
| 32 | Misti Caddell | Coldwell Banker Alfred Saliba Realty | Dothan | AL | 70.60 | $17,672,065.00 |
| 33 | Sherry Frye | RE/MAX Southern Homes | Birmingham | AL | 55.00 | $17,107,216.00 |
| 34 | David Mackle | RE/MAX Southern Homes | Birmingham | AL | 56.00 | $17,096,500.00 |
| 35 | Amy Schone | RE/MAX Cornerstone Realty | Wetumpka | AL | 74.00 | $16,767,100.00 |
| 36 | Amber Cotton | Keller Williams Realty | Anniston | AL | 86.70 | $16,214,273.00 |
| 37 | Shylee Bradford-Bevis | Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Properties | Florence | AL | 100.00 | $16,107,455.00 |
| 38 | Jeremy Miller | LOCAL REALTY | BIRMINGHAM | AL | 68.50 | $16,071,588.00 |
| 39 | Lynn Cawthon | CENTURY 21 Steele & Associates | Huntsville | AL | 54.00 | $15,760,756.00 |
| 40 | Dede Puryear Markle | RE/MAX Marketplace | Trussville | AL | 69.00 | $15,704,927.00 |
| 41 | Sheree Dees | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Cooper & Co. Inc., REALTORS® | Mobile | AL | 53.00 | $14,780,583.33 |
| 42 | John Brooks | Coldwell Banker Of the Valley | Huntsville | AL | 75.00 | $14,672,064.00 |
| 43 | Mary Bell | Keller Williams Realty | Hoover | AL | 51.00 | $14,654,081.00 |
| 44 | Darrin Hasley | Capstone Realty | Huntsville | AL | 50.50 | $14,578,644.00 |
| 45 | Gerald Bourrell | Guardian Real Estate Group | Huntsville | AL | 70.00 | $14,279,426.00 |
| 46 | Jacob Sanders | ERA Byars Realty | Jasper | AL | 59.50 | $14,238,100.00 |
| 47 | Rebecca Graves | RE/MAX Real Estate Group | Albertville | AL | 101.00 | $13,985,384.00 |
| 48 | Brian Thomas | RE/MAX Advantage South | Birmingham | AL | 69.00 | $13,980,044.00 |
| 49 | Matthew Willis | Keller Williams Realty | Auburn | AL | 55.50 | $13,713,719.36 |
| 50 | Anna King | ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. | Anniston | AL | 73.00 | $13,306,622.00 |
| 51 | Stephanie Schulte | ERA Weeks & Browning Realty, Inc. | Montgomery | AL | 76.09 | $13,241,107.00 |
| 52 | Ashley Miller | RE/MAX Professional Partners | Auburn | AL | 53.00 | $12,985,617.00 |
| 53 | Rusty Glines | Coldwell Banker Graben Real Estate, Inc. | Albertville | AL | 77.00 | $12,903,551.00 |
| 54 | Kimberly Reaves | RE/MAX Unlimited | Huntsville | AL | 62.00 | $12,522,076.00 |
| 55 | Mark Caudell | Coldwell Banker Graben Real Estate, Inc. | Guntersville | AL | 126.00 | $12,220,757.50 |
| 56 | Brenda King | RE/MAX Heritage | Arab | AL | 74.00 | $12,112,292.00 |
| 57 | Annette Durrett | RE/MAX First Choice | Pelham | AL | 82.00 | $12,042,872.00 |
| 58 | Kristina Bass | Crye-Leike Realtors | Madison | AL | 60.00 | $11,932,415.00 |
| 59 | Bert Phillips | RE/MAX GuntersVille | Guntersville | AL | 71.00 | $11,751,525.00 |
| 60 | Dana Belcher | RE/MAX Advantage North | Gardendale | AL | 51.00 | $11,430,404.00 |
| 61 | Karren Lewis | Coldwell Banker Prestige Homes & Real Estate, Inc. | Enterprise | AL | 56.00 | $11,292,102.00 |
| 62 | Telea England | Keller Williams Realty | Trussville | AL | 50.00 | $11,272,836.00 |
| 63 | Westly Woods | RE/MAX Cornerstone Realty | Wetumpka | AL | 75.00 | $11,216,255.00 |
| 64 | Al Weaver | RE/MAX Unlimited | Huntsville | AL | 62.00 | $11,199,964.00 |
| 65 | Barb Myers | Keller Williams Realty | Tuscaloosa | AL | 60.00 | $11,115,100.00 |
| 66 | Shawn Reeves | CENTURY 21 Regency Realty, Inc. | Enterprise | AL | 58.50 | $10,761,249.00 |
| 67 | James Merical | Coldwell Banker Of the Valley | Huntsville | AL | 71.00 | $10,409,158.00 |
| 68 | Leighann Turner | RE/MAX Platinum | Decatur | AL | 61.00 | $10,206,637.00 |
| 69 | Chance Higdon | Coldwell Banker McMillan & Associates | Decatur | AL | 63.00 | $10,153,751.00 |
| 70 | Chuck Guy | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Cooper & Co. Inc., REALTORS® | Mobile | AL | 52.00 | $9,945,291.67 |
| 71 | Natasha OKonski | ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. | Pell City | AL | 58.00 | $9,929,800.00 |
| 72 | Tammy Chavers | RE/MAX Properties II | Montgomery | AL | 52.00 | $9,779,749.00 |
| 73 | Faith Harper | RE/MAX Northern Properties | Gardendale | AL | 51.00 | $9,704,805.00 |
| 74 | Jean Deason | Keller Williams Realty | Gardendale | AL | 50.00 | $9,498,955.00 |
| 75 | Mike Foley | Coldwell Banker Kennon, Parker, Duncan & Davis | Phenix City | AL | 73.95 | $9,453,924.50 |
| 76 | Craig Buchanan | ERA Ben Porter Real Estate | Huntsville | AL | 80.98 | $9,139,572.72 |
| 77 | Ray Culey | CENTURY 21 Southern Star | Prattville | AL | 58.00 | $9,082,334.05 |
| 78 | Nancy Oates | RE/MAX Properties | Prattville | AL | 55.00 | $9,007,208.00 |
| 79 | Diana Gibbs White | ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. | Pell City | AL | 53.00 | $8,624,650.00 |
| 80 | Angelia Carter | RE/MAX Cornerstone Realty | Wetumpka | AL | 50.00 | $8,566,000.00 |
| 81 | Gina Kiker | Keller Williams Realty | Anniston | AL | 71.80 | $8,119,334.00 |
| 82 | Steven Dillard | RE/MAX Properties | Prattville | AL | 50.00 | $7,200,735.00 |
| 83 | Jeff Overstreet | Coldwell Banker Graben Real Estate, Inc. | Albertville | AL | 63.00 | $6,464,640.00 |
| 84 | Missy Dickinson | Keller Williams Realty | Anniston | AL | 51.00 | $6,060,450.00 |
| 85 | Matt Golley | Coldwell Banker Pinnacle Properties | Florence | AL | 63.00 | $6,051,128.00 |
| 86 | Shannon Malcom | Keller Williams Realty | Alabaster | AL | 52.00 | $5,715,071.00 |
| 87 | Stephanie Haynes | ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. | Anniston | AL | 53.00 | $5,295,926.29 |
| 88 | Larry Jones | ERA King Real Estate Company, Inc. | Anniston | AL | 83.00 | $4,629,450.00 |
| 89 | Lori Terry | CENTURY 21 Wood Real Estate | Valley | AL | 50.00 | $4,446,390.00 |
| 90 | Robert Strickland | CENTURY 21 Clement Realty, Inc. | Florence | AL | 62.50 | $4,409,854.51 |
| 91 | Jackie Whitehead | ERA Jack Hughes Realty | Dothan | AL | 57.00 | $4,038,450.00 |
Methodology: Applicants submit an application; the fee does not guarantee placement. An individual must have closed at least 50 sides OR $20 million in sales volume in calendar year 2019. All supplied figures need to be based on closed residential business for calendar year 2019. Figures submitted can be for closed transaction sides and/or closed dollar sales volume. Applicants must submit verification including business tax returns. The local or state Realtor association must confirm the data. When an agent represents both sides of a transaction, both sides are counted. When one side is handled, only one side can be included. Co-listings count as one-half of a transaction; referrals are not included. All residential sales of 1 to 4 unit buildings, including single family, condominium and co-op units and lots sold for residential uses are included. REAL Trends carefully reviews related websites and other sources to ensure the accurate description of individual sales (as opposed to team or brokerage sales).