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.
Nancy Cooper - Global Editor in Chief Newsweek
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| Rank | Name | Company | City | State | Transactions | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Mand | Lenihan Sotheby's International Realty | Louisville | KY | 112.00 | $55,674,294.00 |
| 2 | Rusty Underwood | Milestone Realty Consultants | Lexington | KY | 91.00 | $41,482,865.00 |
| 3 | Ryan Clendenin | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 145.50 | $32,239,502.00 |
| 4 | Becky Reinhold | Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty | Lexington | KY | 56.50 | $31,580,600.00 |
| 5 | Judie Parks | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Parks & Weisberg, Realtors | Louisville | KY | 56.00 | $27,817,708.33 |
| 6 | Whitney Durham | Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty | Lexington | KY | 50.00 | $26,922,400.00 |
| 7 | Suzanne Elliott | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices de Movellan Properties | Lexington | KY | 40.00 | $25,251,416.67 |
| 8 | Mary Layton | Milestone Realty Consultants | Lexington | KY | 92.50 | $23,872,170.00 |
| 9 | Jason Farabee | Lenihan Sotheby's International Realty | Louisville | KY | 64.00 | $21,807,650.00 |
| 10 | Kim Hermann | Huff Realty - KY | Highland Heights | KY | 82.15 | $21,341,374.00 |
| 11 | Melinda Luntsford | ERA First Advantage Realty, Inc. | Henderson | KY | 104.00 | $20,211,100.00 |
| 12 | Missy Platt | RE/MAX Properties East | Louisville | KY | 101.00 | $19,961,150.00 |
| 13 | Mike McKeown | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 63.75 | $18,759,014.00 |
| 14 | David Earls | Schuler Bauer Real Estate ERA Powered | Elizabethtown | KY | 85.30 | $18,066,273.60 |
| 15 | Jeremy Dawson | Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group | Bowling Green | KY | 58.95 | $17,846,336.00 |
| 16 | Maggie Taylor | RE/MAX Creative Realty | Lexington | KY | 90.00 | $17,793,939.33 |
| 17 | Ellen Shaikun | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Parks & Weisberg, Realtors | Louisville | KY | 53.00 | $17,543,625.00 |
| 18 | Jane Parrott | RE/MAX Real Estate Executives | Bowling Green | KY | 53.00 | $17,397,431.00 |
| 19 | Bryson Warner | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 74.00 | $17,150,780.00 |
| 20 | Tim Page | Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group | Bowling Green | KY | 88.00 | $16,800,775.00 |
| 21 | Sara Mirus | Keller Williams Realty | Ft. Mitchell | KY | 76.25 | $16,709,404.25 |
| 22 | Deron Schell | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 76.75 | $16,261,161.00 |
| 23 | Melinda Duncan | RE/MAX Creative Realty | Lexington | KY | 59.00 | $15,938,493.63 |
| 24 | Toni Stricklin | CENTURY 21 Service Realty | Paducah | KY | 66.48 | $15,873,286.00 |
| 25 | Staci Skinner | Coldwell Banker Terry and Associates | Madisonville | KY | 122.00 | $15,851,881.00 |
| 26 | Holly Nally | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 53.00 | $15,647,643.00 |
| 27 | Robert York | Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group | Bowling Green | KY | 74.00 | $15,149,159.00 |
| 28 | Bob Hahn | RE/MAX Affiliates | Florence | KY | 80.00 | $14,167,616.00 |
| 29 | Ben Brown | Milestone Realty Consultants | Lexington | KY | 50.00 | $14,134,454.50 |
| 30 | Debbie Johnson | Keller Williams Realty | Bowling Green | KY | 75.00 | $13,932,244.00 |
| 31 | Rebecca Orth | Sibcy Cline, Inc. | Cold Spring | KY | 73.40 | $13,808,545.85 |
| 32 | Cindy Conley Jones | RE/MAX Real Team Realty | Ashland | KY | 90.00 | $13,783,100.00 |
| 33 | Terra Long | Keller Williams Realty | Lexington | KY | 62.00 | $13,194,744.00 |
| 34 | Heather Irish | RE/MAX Properties East | Louisville | KY | 62.00 | $13,137,669.03 |
| 35 | Colby Davis | ERA Select Real Estate | Lexington | KY | 61.00 | $13,008,418.00 |
| 36 | Ryan Shanahan | Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group | Bowling Green | KY | 62.50 | $12,994,588.00 |
| 37 | Mary Ann Anderson-King | CENTURY 21 Advantage Realty | Richmond | KY | 75.00 | $12,936,436.00 |
| 38 | Jeff Green | Keller Williams Realty | Lexington | KY | 58.00 | $12,800,048.00 |
| 39 | Jason Mills | Keller Williams Realty | Bowling Green | KY | 73.75 | $12,714,477.00 |
| 40 | Tom Reese | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 57.35 | $12,382,541.00 |
| 41 | Rebecca Weber | Huff Realty - KY | Ft Mitchell | KY | 71.75 | $12,348,010.00 |
| 42 | Teresa Wallace | Keller Williams Realty | Louisville | KY | 56.65 | $12,310,010.00 |
| 43 | Catherine Wilson | RE/MAX Creative Realty | Georgetown | KY | 64.00 | $12,085,856.15 |
| 44 | Delma Peercy | RE/MAX Unlimited | Richmond | KY | 58.00 | $11,729,099.00 |
| 45 | Donna Gannon | CENTURY 21 Brooks Wells Enterprises | Ashland | KY | 78.00 | $11,064,604.00 |
| 46 | Suzy Gilland | CENTURY 21 Service Realty | Paducah | KY | 53.00 | $10,827,047.00 |
| 47 | Sherry Regenbogen | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 50.50 | $10,755,550.00 |
| 48 | Melissa Wynn | CENTURY 21 Land of Lakes Realty & Auction, Inc. | Eddyville | KY | 59.00 | $10,564,100.00 |
| 49 | Diana Davis | RE/MAX Alliance | Louisville | KY | 59.00 | $10,428,685.00 |
| 50 | Barry Webb | RE/MAX Performance Realty | Shelbyville | KY | 61.00 | $10,245,400.00 |
| 51 | Shannon Clark | Huff Realty - KY | Florence | KY | 53.15 | $10,147,022.00 |
| 52 | Ashlie Hogan | Keller Williams Realty | Elizabethtown | KY | 62.00 | $10,026,300.00 |
| 53 | Douglas Garner | CENTURY 21 Garner Properties | Independence | KY | 84.00 | $9,499,886.12 |
| 54 | Brian Luttrell | RE/MAX Professional Realty Group | Owensboro | KY | 54.00 | $9,485,092.00 |
| 55 | Chris Hutchinson II | RE/MAX Real Team Realty | Ashland | KY | 63.00 | $9,286,630.00 |
| 56 | Nikki Adams | Keller Williams Realty | Bowling Green | KY | 51.25 | $9,283,292.00 |
| 57 | Michelle Jones | RE/MAX Legacy Group | Hazard | KY | 94.00 | $9,278,760.00 |
| 58 | Lois Bratcher | Coldwell Banker McMahan | Louisville | KY | 51.00 | $9,051,350.00 |
| 59 | Donna Cheek | CENTURY 21 Advantage Realty | London | KY | 55.00 | $8,769,000.00 |
| 60 | Rick Hubbard | RE/MAX Affiliates | Highland Heights | KY | 51.00 | $8,544,567.00 |
| 61 | Greg Wood | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Freedom Realty & Property Management | Winchester | KY | 103.00 | $8,266,541.67 |
| 62 | Amy Barnes | RE/MAX Affiliates | Falmouth | KY | 68.00 | $7,916,600.00 |
| 63 | Tammy Carr | Coldwell Banker V.I.P. Realty, Inc. | Danville | KY | 63.50 | $7,787,006.00 |
| 64 | Josh Wood | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Freedom Realty & Property Management | Winchester | KY | 101.00 | $7,684,708.33 |
| 65 | Jesse Case | RE/MAX Real Estate Services | Eddyville | KY | 67.00 | $7,659,700.00 |
| 66 | Ginger Driver | Coldwell Banker Terry and Associates | Madisonville | KY | 56.00 | $7,581,831.00 |
| 67 | Cindy McKenzie | Coldwell Banker Terry and Associates | Madisonville | KY | 66.00 | $7,496,293.00 |
| 68 | Floyd McCarty | RE/MAX Properties East | Louisville | KY | 62.00 | $7,485,300.00 |
| 69 | Tara Dixon | ERA First Advantage Realty, Inc. | Henderson | KY | 51.00 | $7,296,102.00 |
| 70 | Bo Edwards | Coldwell Banker Legacy Real Estate Group | Glasgow | KY | 52.00 | $7,292,650.00 |
| 71 | Pam Harms | CENTURY 21 Advantage Realty | London | KY | 53.00 | $6,794,500.00 |
| 72 | Joe Marcum | CENTURY 21 Advantage Realty | Danville | KY | 53.00 | $6,545,428.00 |
| 73 | Keith White | CENTURY 21 Advantage Realty | Morehead | KY | 50.00 | $6,488,975.00 |
| 74 | V. Keith Wilson | Coldwell Banker McMahan | Winchester | KY | 53.50 | $6,090,519.85 |
| 75 | Robin Donovan | Coldwell Banker West Shell | Fort Mitchell | KY | 56.00 | $4,187,045.00 |
| 76 | Karen Stone | CENTURY 21 American Way Realty | Prestonsburg | KY | 56.50 | $3,121,299.60 |
| 77 | Millie Blair | RE/MAX Legacy Group | Hazard | KY | 63.00 | $2,374,200.00 |
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).