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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| Rank | Name | Company | City | State | Transactions | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Johnson | Halstead Real Estate | Greenwich | CT | 23.00 | $129,151,500.00 |
| 2 | Leslie McElwreath | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 20.00 | $94,493,500.00 |
| 3 | Ellen Mosher | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 27.00 | $86,997,250.00 |
| 4 | Julianne Ward | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Greenwich | CT | 39.25 | $82,541,500.00 |
| 5 | Christopher B. Finlay | Halstead Real Estate | Greenwich | CT | 8.00 | $78,075,000.00 |
| 6 | Amanda Miller | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 24.00 | $77,924,000.00 |
| 7 | Stephen Archino | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 19.50 | $53,814,000.00 |
| 8 | Pat Lahoud | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Washington | CT | 3.50 | $49,128,750.00 |
| 9 | Lauren Freedman | Coldwell Banker Realty | Branford | CT | 167.30 | $47,324,675.00 |
| 10 | Julie Church | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 29.00 | $47,266,584.00 |
| 11 | Joseph Barbieri | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 11.50 | $46,567,500.00 |
| 12 | Eileen Hanford | Halstead Real Estate | Darien | CT | 22.00 | $44,453,500.00 |
| 13 | BK Bates | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 25.00 | $44,056,450.00 |
| 14 | Pam Moriarty | Coldwell Banker Realty | South Windsor | CT | 132.00 | $38,823,209.00 |
| 15 | Judy Michaelis | Coldwell Banker Realty | Westport | CT | 19.00 | $38,607,036.00 |
| 16 | Colette Harron | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Essex | CT | 18.50 | $38,497,250.00 |
| 17 | Janine Tienken | Houlihan Lawrence | Darien | CT | 30.00 | $38,389,000.00 |
| 18 | Barbara Wells | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 43.00 | $37,952,750.00 |
| 19 | Rose Ciardiello | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Guilford | CT | 65.75 | $37,473,690.00 |
| 20 | Lori Gabriel | Coldwell Banker Realty | Enfield | CT | 160.80 | $36,779,474.00 |
| 21 | David Ogilvy | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 6.00 | $36,020,000.00 |
| 22 | Ellen Seifts | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Avon | CT | 67.25 | $35,762,024.72 |
| 23 | Joseph Chemero | Coldwell Banker Realty | New Milford | CT | 113.10 | $35,263,037.00 |
| 24 | Nancy Reardon | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Granby | CT | 111.50 | $34,250,975.00 |
| 25 | Kristy de la Sierra | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 16.00 | $33,942,000.00 |
| 26 | Joanne Mancuso | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 24.00 | $33,144,800.00 |
| 27 | Joe Piscitelli | Coldwell Banker Realty | Milford | CT | 17.70 | $31,374,100.00 |
| 28 | Casey Lange | Halstead Real Estate | Darien | CT | 22.00 | $30,725,400.00 |
| 29 | Ann Simpson | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Greenwich | CT | 13.75 | $30,544,500.00 |
| 30 | Pat Blanko | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Southbury | CT | 83.50 | $30,477,658.00 |
| 31 | Laura Freed Ancona | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Ridgefield | CT | 41.82 | $29,927,261.20 |
| 32 | Tamar Lurie | Coldwell Banker Realty | Greenwich | CT | 6.00 | $29,609,000.00 |
| 33 | Joel Lucas | Coldwell Banker Realty | Essex | CT | 56.00 | $29,503,300.00 |
| 34 | Steven Anastos | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Stamford | CT | 22.50 | $29,011,750.00 |
| 35 | Matt Nuzie | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Trumbull | CT | 72.00 | $28,292,306.00 |
| 36 | Bruce Baker | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Darien | CT | 18.33 | $27,994,112.50 |
| 37 | Katie French | Coldwell Banker Realty | Simsbury | CT | 63.40 | $26,981,273.00 |
| 38 | Kristine Blake | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 12.00 | $26,630,000.00 |
| 39 | Sheree Frank | Houlihan Lawrence | Darien | CT | 16.00 | $26,625,475.00 |
| 40 | Margaret Muir | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Madison | CT | 17.45 | $26,142,350.00 |
| 41 | Douglas Milne | Houlihan Lawrence | Darien | CT | 17.00 | $25,930,045.00 |
| 42 | Marsha Charles | Coldwell Banker Realty | New Canaan | CT | 15.90 | $25,797,957.00 |
| 43 | Barbara Sivba | Coldwell Banker Realty | Danbury | CT | 28.80 | $25,590,250.00 |
| 44 | James Knurek | Coldwell Banker Realty | South Windsor | CT | 89.00 | $25,353,546.00 |
| 45 | Rick Weiner | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Essex | CT | 28.75 | $25,347,950.00 |
| 46 | Leslie Clarke | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Westport | CT | 15.00 | $25,165,750.00 |
| 47 | Linda Edelwich | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Glastonbury | CT | 62.75 | $24,825,006.00 |
| 48 | Ana Pena | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Milford | CT | 98.25 | $24,671,065.00 |
| 49 | Julie Corrado | Coldwell Banker Realty | South Windsor | CT | 83.20 | $24,263,450.00 |
| 50 | Francine Ehrlich | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 6.55 | $23,781,375.00 |
| 51 | Lindsay Sheehy | Houlihan Lawrence | Greenwich | CT | 11.00 | $23,304,000.00 |
| 52 | Pam Roberts | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Darien | CT | 12.00 | $23,200,000.00 |
| 53 | Linda Blackwell | Houlihan Lawrence | Riverside | CT | 16.00 | $23,112,000.00 |
| 54 | Daphne Lamsvelt-Pol | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 10.00 | $22,825,000.00 |
| 55 | Bill Andruss | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 8.00 | $22,704,000.00 |
| 56 | Kellie Martone | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Danbury | CT | 45.00 | $22,653,150.00 |
| 57 | Julie Gaughran-Etes | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Guilford | CT | 69.00 | $22,520,406.76 |
| 58 | Barbara Brock-Zaccagnini | Coldwell Banker Realty | Greenwich | CT | 14.00 | $22,306,000.00 |
| 59 | Brian Banak | Coldwell Banker Realty | Suffield | CT | 81.30 | $22,182,513.00 |
| 60 | Jared Meehan | RE/MAX BELL PARK REALTY | Killingly | CT | 77.00 | $21,818,850.00 |
| 61 | Libby Mattson | Houlihan Lawrence | New Canaan | CT | 31.00 | $21,656,000.00 |
| 62 | Betsy Purtell | Coldwell Banker Realty | Cheshire | CT | 88.10 | $21,643,520.00 |
| 63 | Donna Beretta | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Westport | CT | 17.00 | $21,625,000.00 |
| 64 | Craig Milton | RE/MAX VALLEY SHORE | Old Saybrook | CT | 85.00 | $21,354,150.00 |
| 65 | Charles Nedder | Coldwell Banker Realty | Greenwich | CT | 38.00 | $21,159,296.00 |
| 66 | Amy Rabenhorst | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 8.90 | $20,718,750.00 |
| 67 | Roberta Jurik | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Greenwich | CT | 13.50 | $20,530,900.00 |
| 68 | Kelly Higgins | Coldwell Banker Realty | Fairfield | CT | 41.60 | $20,302,650.00 |
| 69 | Heather Platt | Sotheby's International Realty | Greenwich | CT | 7.40 | $20,204,400.00 |
| 70 | Russ Pruner | Houlihan Lawrence | Riverside | CT | 13.00 | $20,164,817.00 |
| 71 | Frank D'Ostilio Jr. | Real Living Wareck D'Ostilio | Milford | CT | 62.50 | $18,970,567.50 |
| 72 | Cary Marcoux | RE/MAX BELL PARK REALTY | Killingly | CT | 74.00 | $18,900,331.00 |
| 73 | Ken Viele | Coldwell Banker Realty | Oxford | CT | 74.30 | $18,589,971.00 |
| 74 | Vincent Diana | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Glastonbury | CT | 89.25 | $18,275,650.00 |
| 75 | Robert Perriello | CENTURY 21 AllPoints Realty | West Hartford | CT | 68.80 | $18,215,567.00 |
| 76 | Tracey Hollerbach | Coldwell Banker Realty | West Hartford | CT | 53.30 | $18,158,912.00 |
| 77 | Linda Mayfield | Coldwell Banker Realty | Oxford | CT | 80.80 | $18,093,387.00 |
| 78 | Lorraine Amaral | William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty | Danbury | CT | 50.93 | $17,541,065.80 |
| 79 | Mark Toledo | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Middletown | CT | 58.00 | $17,303,136.00 |
| 80 | Scott Bayne | CENTURY 21 Bay-Mar Realty, Inc. | Bristol | CT | 92.00 | $17,097,400.00 |
| 81 | Mela Veltri Case | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Trumbull | CT | 58.50 | $17,065,081.00 |
| 82 | Jody Cox | Coldwell Banker Realty | Enfield | CT | 64.80 | $16,804,864.00 |
| 83 | Antonio Buccheri | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | West Hartford | CT | 53.45 | $16,617,650.00 |
| 84 | Michael Calabro | Coldwell Banker Calabro & Associates | Rocky Hill | CT | 117.20 | $16,597,539.02 |
| 85 | Lisa Barall-Matt | Coldwell Banker Realty | West Hartford | CT | 63.00 | $16,586,025.00 |
| 86 | Phil Giampietro | Coldwell Banker Realty | Cheshire | CT | 65.00 | $16,314,105.00 |
| 87 | Basil Amso | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Trumbull | CT | 58.00 | $16,171,917.00 |
| 88 | Lisa Bowman | Coldwell Banker Realty | Wethersfield | CT | 59.00 | $15,974,615.00 |
| 89 | Carrie Korenkiewicz | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Southington | CT | 53.80 | $15,908,800.00 |
| 90 | Peggy Gregan | ERA Blanchard & Rossetto, Inc. | Manchester | CT | 76.00 | $15,745,409.00 |
| 91 | Doreen Corriveau | Keller Williams Realty | West Hartford | CT | 67.00 | $15,553,400.00 |
| 92 | Sharon Rispoli | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Windsor | CT | 66.10 | $15,510,450.00 |
| 93 | Kathleen Sitek | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Vernon | CT | 61.75 | $15,292,068.00 |
| 94 | Mike Martinez | RE/MAX ALLIANCE | Branford | CT | 73.00 | $15,213,041.00 |
| 95 | Michael Forizs | William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance | Milford | CT | 56.25 | $15,099,830.00 |
| 96 | Annie Gura | Coldwell Banker Premiere Real Estate | Plainville | CT | 68.00 | $14,756,290.00 |
| 97 | Brian Burke | Coldwell Banker Realty | South Windsor | CT | 55.00 | $14,236,133.00 |
| 98 | Scott Pellerin | Coldwell Banker Realty | East Lyme | CT | 59.30 | $14,059,088.00 |
| 99 | Rebecca Zandvliet | Coldwell Banker Realty 2000 | Naugatuck | CT | 67.00 | $13,483,440.00 |
| 100 | Todd P Sargent | Coldwell Banker Realty | New Milford | CT | 50.90 | $13,091,040.00 |
| 101 | Loni Wright | RE/MAX BELL PARK REALTY | Killingly | CT | 64.00 | $12,820,950.00 |
| 102 | Lisa Glazer | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties | Shelton | CT | 65.25 | $12,294,077.00 |
| 103 | Wayne Hugendubel | Coldwell Banker Realty | Orange | CT | 55.10 | $12,231,431.00 |
| 104 | Stephanie Salerno | Coldwell Banker Realty | Suffield | CT | 55.00 | $11,796,001.00 |
| 105 | Amy Brunet | RE/MAX BELL PARK REALTY | Killingly | CT | 58.00 | $11,614,631.00 |
| 106 | Daniel Thomas | Keller Williams Realty | Stratford | CT | 54.00 | $11,611,431.00 |
| 107 | Robin Pasay-Smith | RE/MAX BELL PARK REALTY | Killingly | CT | 56.00 | $11,510,299.00 |
| 108 | Angela Morales | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Bridgeport | CT | 197.00 | $11,134,628.00 |
| 109 | Angela Morales | Keller Williams Realty | Trumbull | CT | 62.00 | $11,117,534.00 |
| 110 | Robert Morey | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Newtown | CT | 56.00 | $11,022,238.00 |
| 111 | Shelby Muraski | Coldwell Banker Realty | South Windsor | CT | 55.10 | $10,656,650.00 |
| 112 | Lynn Converse | RE/MAX BELL PARK REALTY | Putnam | CT | 51.00 | $10,277,930.00 |
| 113 | Luisa Dias | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Bridgeport | CT | 52.00 | $9,651,676.00 |
| 114 | Rick Loranger | Coldwell Banker Realty | East Lyme | CT | 52.00 | $9,558,002.00 |
| 115 | Daniel Alvarado | RE/MAX RENAISSANCE | Hartford | CT | 53.00 | $9,348,450.00 |
| 116 | Jaime Pereira | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Bridgeport | CT | 59.00 | $8,798,450.00 |
| 117 | Mark Porriello | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Glastonbury | CT | 65.00 | $8,678,498.00 |
| 118 | Daniel Thomas | RE/MAX RIGHT CHOICE REAL ESTATE | Bridgeport | CT | 65.00 | $8,571,518.95 |
| 119 | Wendy Cohen | Real Living Wareck D'Ostilio | New Haven | CT | 52.50 | $6,163,125.00 |
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).