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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| Rank | Name | Company | City | State | Transactions | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doug Gibson | Crye-Leike Realtors | Rogers | AR | 72.00 | $27,162,434.00 |
| 2 | Toni Knowles | Crye-Leike Realtors | Bryant | AR | 113.00 | $20,251,656.00 |
| 3 | Randall Carney | RE/MAX Associates | Fayetteville | AR | 73.00 | $19,511,135.00 |
| 4 | Laura Davis | RE/MAX Elite | Conway | AR | 95.00 | $18,291,771.00 |
| 5 | Sean Morris | Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette | Fayetteville | AR | 70.00 | $17,179,721.00 |
| 6 | Evelyn Dean | RE/MAX Elite | Conway | AR | 81.00 | $16,600,137.00 |
| 7 | Scott Waymire | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Solutions Real Estate | Bentonville | AR | 50.00 | $16,285,875.00 |
| 8 | Jim Brandon | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Solutions Real Estate | Bentonville | AR | 51.00 | $15,874,083.33 |
| 9 | Amanda Elrod | Coldwell Banker RPM Group | Bryant | AR | 63.91 | $15,743,827.31 |
| 10 | Susan Neaville | RE/MAX Advantage | Searcy | AR | 63.00 | $14,807,100.00 |
| 11 | Blair Cook | Coldwell Banker Village Communities | Jonesboro | AR | 82.00 | $14,791,425.00 |
| 12 | Susie Burns | RE/MAX of Hot Springs Village | Hot Springs Village | AR | 73.00 | $13,510,320.00 |
| 13 | Linda O'Brien | RE/MAX Real Estate Connection | Cabot | AR | 75.00 | $12,655,650.00 |
| 14 | Kevin Kercheval | Coldwell Banker Village Communities | Jonesboro | AR | 76.75 | $12,459,527.00 |
| 15 | Laura Dryer | RE/MAX Elite | Conway | AR | 66.00 | $12,311,559.00 |
| 16 | Roger Turner | RE/MAX Unlimited | Harrison | AR | 71.00 | $12,164,024.00 |
| 17 | Elizabeth Parsley-Tucker | RE/MAX Elite | Conway | AR | 52.00 | $12,107,700.00 |
| 18 | Carol Slattery | Crye-Leike Realtors | North Little Rock | AR | 57.00 | $12,097,300.00 |
| 19 | Tish Pace | RE/MAX Advantage | Searcy | AR | 59.00 | $11,538,800.00 |
| 20 | Phillip Orr | Coldwell Banker Ozark Real Estate Company | Hardy | AR | 53.50 | $11,184,692.00 |
| 21 | Jim Harbour | RE/MAX of Hot Springs Village | Hot Springs Village | AR | 57.00 | $10,469,757.00 |
| 22 | Lola Gifford | CENTURY 21 McWaters Realty Service | Blytheville | AR | 93.00 | $10,425,800.00 |
| 23 | Rita Fong | RE/MAX Real Estate Today | Marion | AR | 76.00 | $10,098,400.00 |
| 24 | Libby Utley | RE/MAX Elite | North Little Rock | AR | 64.00 | $9,873,559.00 |
| 25 | Brad Miles | Crye-Leike Realtors | North Little Rock | AR | 52.00 | $9,873,102.00 |
| 26 | Brenda Rhoads | Crye-Leike Realtors | North Little Rock | AR | 58.50 | $9,817,063.00 |
| 27 | Eric Rytima | Coldwell Banker RPM Group | Bryant | AR | 50.50 | $9,556,141.00 |
| 28 | Carolyn Trusty | Coldwell Banker RPM Group | Bryant | AR | 50.70 | $9,244,455.00 |
| 29 | Patricia Bollier | RE/MAX of Hot Springs Village | Hot Springs Village | AR | 53.00 | $8,931,952.00 |
| 30 | Brandy DeLoach | RE/MAX Edge Realty | Melbourne | AR | 80.00 | $8,789,600.00 |
| 31 | Amanda Hester | RE/MAX Executives Real Estate | Fort Smith | AR | 58.00 | $8,384,690.00 |
| 32 | Trenton Hoggard | CENTURY 21 Wright-Pace Real Estate | Jonesboro | AR | 52.50 | $7,693,390.00 |
| 33 | Sandy Bates | Coldwell Banker Harris McHaney & Faucette | Bentonville | AR | 52.00 | $7,513,200.00 |
| 34 | Beverly Baldridge | RE/MAX Advantage | Searcy | AR | 61.00 | $7,408,910.00 |
| 35 | Greg Morris | RE/MAX Unlimited | Harrison | AR | 92.00 | $7,373,710.00 |
| 36 | Hannah Moore-Cromartie | CENTURY 21 Campbell & Company | Camden | AR | 74.00 | $7,190,306.00 |
| 37 | LaKesha Crow | Coldwell Banker RPM Group | Little Rock | AR | 50.25 | $6,950,682.10 |
| 38 | Matt Hurst | CENTURY 21 Glover Town & Country | Clarksville | AR | 77.15 | $6,772,252.00 |
| 39 | Stuart Greer | RE/MAX Advantage | Searcy | AR | 70.00 | $5,828,582.00 |
| 40 | Ramona Crain | CENTURY 21 Campbell & Company | Camden | AR | 54.00 | $5,810,306.00 |
| 41 | Jim Stanley | Coldwell Banker Premier Realty | Clarksville | AR | 50.00 | $5,797,660.00 |
| 42 | Tara Helgestad | RE/MAX Properties | Little Rock | AR | 80.00 | $5,527,866.00 |
| 43 | Tim Ray | CENTURY 21 Wright-Pace Real Estate | Jonesboro | AR | 51.50 | $5,477,364.00 |
| 44 | Bobby Woods | Coldwell Banker Homestead Realty Of Harrison, Inc. | Harrison | AR | 56.00 | $5,334,676.00 |
| 45 | Telicia Wade Perry | ERA Doty Real Estate | Jonesboro | AR | 50.00 | $4,792,562.50 |
| 46 | Billy Whatley | CENTURY 21 United | El Dorado | AR | 54.00 | $3,380,173.00 |
| 47 | Pat Rodgers | CENTURY 21 McWaters Realty Service | Blytheville | AR | 62.00 | $3,201,052.00 |
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).