
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 |
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1 | Chris Smith | Gardner Realtors | New Orleans | LA | 156.00 | $56,198,345.00 |
2 | Claudia Ingle | Coldwell Banker Ingle Safari Realty | Lake Charles | LA | 286.07 | $51,749,865.97 |
3 | McCarthy Group | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties | Metairie | LA | 65.00 | $42,915,041.67 |
4 | Karen Prieur | RE/MAX N.O. Properties | New Orleans | LA | 57.00 | $42,774,487.00 |
5 | Trey Willard | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties | Baton Rouge | LA | 159.00 | $37,957,166.67 |
6 | Larry Turner | CENTURY 21 Bessette Realty, Inc. | Lake Charles | LA | 87.00 | $33,325,455.00 |
7 | Lisa Hargrove | Coldwell Banker Gosslee | Shreveport | LA | 75.00 | $33,040,017.00 |
8 | Eleanor Farnsworth | Gardner Realtors | New Orleans | LA | 23.00 | $32,147,900.00 |
9 | Darlene Gurievsky | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred, REALTORS® | Mandeville | LA | 91.00 | $28,361,520.83 |
10 | Kevin Labat | NextHome Real Estate Professionals | Hammond | LA | 8.50 | $25,116,050.00 |
11 | Elizabeth McNulty | Gardner Realtors | New Orleans | LA | 29.00 | $24,976,907.00 |
12 | Jennifer Rice | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred, REALTORS® | Mandeville | LA | 48.00 | $23,378,069.58 |
13 | Shelly Wagner | Coldwell Banker Gosslee | Shreveport | LA | 88.00 | $22,034,730.00 |
14 | Terrence Davis | Keller Williams Realty | New Orleans | LA | 44.00 | $21,123,000.00 |
15 | Ashley Carpenter | Diamond Realty & Associates | Bossier | LA | 97.00 | $21,000,000.00 |
16 | Mindy Wardlaw | Diamond Realty & Associates | Bossier | LA | 80.00 | $21,000,000.00 |
17 | Pam Burnside | CENTURY 21 Elite | Bossier City | LA | 88.17 | $20,219,501.79 |
18 | Charles Ilonya | Keller Williams Realty | Lafayette | LA | 126.25 | $19,294,864.32 |
19 | Marie Broussard | Coldwell Banker One | Prairieville | LA | 55.00 | $19,148,144.00 |
20 | Laurie Lionnet | Keller Williams Realty | Metairie | LA | 53.50 | $18,146,578.25 |
21 | Lynn Roos | Coldwell Banker Gosslee | Shreveport | LA | 54.00 | $17,041,701.00 |
22 | Shane Robertson | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices United Properties | Baton Rouge | LA | 101.00 | $16,758,541.67 |
23 | Mark Sisk | RE/MAX Premier Realty | Monroe | LA | 80.00 | $16,481,500.00 |
24 | Carrie Godbold | Keller Williams Realty | Zachary | LA | 64.00 | $14,748,870.00 |
25 | Carolyn Mills | Coldwell Banker Gosslee | Shreveport | LA | 54.00 | $13,916,640.00 |
26 | Sonnie Harmon | Keller Williams Realty | Metairie | LA | 58.00 | $13,662,476.00 |
27 | Sam Griffin | CENTURY 21 Action Realty | Houma | LA | 74.00 | $13,115,675.00 |
28 | Melanie Rogers Bruce | Keller Williams Realty | Houma | LA | 54.54 | $13,070,456.75 |
29 | Stephen Hundley, MBA, SFR | Keller Williams Realty | LAFAYETTE | LA | 60.70 | $12,393,320.00 |
30 | Mark Ouchley | Coldwell Banker Group One Realty | West Monroe | LA | 68.00 | $11,898,230.00 |
31 | Joy Russell | Keller Williams Realty | Prairieville | LA | 65.00 | $11,616,320.00 |
32 | Hayli Cagle | Keller Williams Realty | Shreveport | LA | 56.55 | $11,207,372.50 |
33 | Hayli Cagle | Keller Williams Realty | Shreveport | LA | 56.55 | $11,207,372.50 |
34 | Rebecca Stevens | Coldwell Banker Gosslee | Bossier City | LA | 60.00 | $10,885,191.00 |
35 | Britney McDow | Diamond Realty & Associates | Bossier | LA | 56.00 | $10,800,000.00 |
36 | Kym Digiovanni | CENTURY 21 Bono Realty | Lake Charles | LA | 59.00 | $10,571,913.00 |
37 | Molli Rodriguez | Keller Williams Realty | Lafayette | LA | 54.95 | $10,486,660.00 |
38 | Bailey Dowden | Keller Williams Realty | Lake Charles | LA | 50.15 | $10,432,400.00 |
39 | Nancy Harner | Diamond Realty & Associates | Bossier | LA | 53.00 | $10,400,000.00 |
40 | Joel Hall | RE/MAX Real Estate Services | Shreveport | LA | 54.00 | $10,275,600.00 |
41 | Shawn Trapp | RE/MAX Real Estate Partners | Harvey | LA | 54.00 | $9,664,304.00 |
42 | Crystal Coppola | Keller Williams Realty | Baton Rouge | LA | 51.00 | $9,387,000.00 |
43 | Sharel Hebert | CENTURY 21 Bessette Realty, Inc. | Lake Charles | LA | 55.00 | $9,340,745.00 |
44 | Clonise Stewart | Keller Williams Realty | Baton Rouge | LA | 59.00 | $9,166,775.35 |
45 | Josh Foster | EXIT REALTY SOUTHERN | DeQuincy | LA | 76.25 | $9,094,190.00 |
46 | Karen Baker | Coldwell Banker Gosslee | Shreveport | LA | 76.50 | $9,071,821.00 |
47 | Tonya Farris | EXIT REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS | Deridder | LA | 54.00 | $8,720,683.00 |
48 | Gary Ogle | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Preferred, REALTORS® | New Orleans | LA | 53.00 | $8,434,000.00 |
49 | Chelsey Orgeron | Keller Williams Realty | Lake Charles | LA | 51.60 | $8,376,285.00 |
50 | Danielle LeBlanc | Keller Williams Realty | Houma | LA | 53.30 | $8,334,004.00 |
51 | Richard Spears Jr. | Keller Williams Realty | Prairieville | LA | 50.00 | $8,306,782.00 |
52 | Vickie Perkins | CENTURY 21 Delia Realty Group | DeRidder | LA | 60.00 | $8,018,500.00 |
53 | Mandy Luquette | RE/MAX Acadiana | Lafayette | LA | 62.00 | $8,010,924.00 |
54 | Shonna Theriot | CENTURY 21 Action Realty | Houma | LA | 53.00 | $8,008,263.50 |
55 | Charlotte Johnson | Keller Williams Realty | Mandeville | LA | 53.00 | $7,789,800.00 |
56 | Shane Robichaux | CENTURY 21 Action Realty | Houma | LA | 80.50 | $7,786,328.00 |
57 | Tammy Cormier | CENTURY 21 Action Realty | Lafayette | LA | 77.84 | $7,759,286.00 |
58 | Brandi McKnight | RE/MAX Acadiana | Lafayette | LA | 56.00 | $7,257,230.00 |
59 | Scott McCubbin | CENTURY 21 Action Realty | Houma | LA | 80.50 | $7,096,996.00 |
60 | Sam DiVittorio | Realty Executives Florida Parishes | Hammond | LA | 56.00 | $6,939,962.00 |
61 | Jeff Furniss | Coldwell Banker One | Baton Rouge | LA | 74.00 | $6,707,868.00 |
62 | Frank Smith | Coldwell Banker Group One Realty | Monroe | LA | 55.00 | $4,417,640.00 |
63 | Amy Brocato | CENTURY 21 Buelow-Miller Realty | Alexandria | LA | 61.00 | $3,982,432.00 |
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).