
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 |
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1 | Melissa Greer | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Yost & Little Realty | Greensboro | NC | 157.00 | $56,598,791.67 |
2 | Nicklaus Phillips | Landmark Sotheby's International Realty | Wilmington | NC | 68.50 | $52,052,490.00 |
3 | Jody Lovell | Highlands Sotheby's International Realty | Highlands | NC | 38.00 | $46,672,900.00 |
4 | Magda Esola | Fielding Homes | Charlotte | NC | 74.00 | $43,249,739.00 |
5 | Joan Goode | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 55.15 | $41,756,751.00 |
6 | Victoria Mitchener | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 21.45 | $39,501,484.00 |
7 | Callie Kelly | Cottingham Chalk | Charlotte | NC | 29.00 | $38,202,000.00 |
8 | Bala Sure | RE/MAX Executive | Charlotte | NC | 103.00 | $36,473,753.00 |
9 | Aubrey Grier | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 30.30 | $35,501,484.00 |
10 | Tori Boysen | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty | Winston Salem | NC | 98.00 | $34,388,166.67 |
11 | Heather Mackey | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 30.05 | $32,515,975.00 |
12 | Cathy Griffin | CENTURY 21 Towne & Country | Salisbury | NC | 158.00 | $30,660,185.00 |
13 | Frank Sherron | Landmark Sotheby's International Realty | Surf City | NC | 53.00 | $30,115,300.00 |
14 | Jorge Cure | EXIT REALTY VISTAS | Asheville | NC | 7.50 | $29,449,378.00 |
15 | Runyon Tyler | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices York Simpson Underwood Realty | Raleigh | NC | 27.00 | $29,114,625.00 |
16 | Mike Gupton | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Littleton | NC | 106.50 | $28,936,250.00 |
17 | Lynda Edwards | Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Realty, Inc. | Raleigh | NC | 29.00 | $28,039,044.22 |
18 | Kelly Myers | NextHome At The Lake | Mooresville | NC | 66.50 | $27,281,999.00 |
19 | Julie Russo | Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage | Wilmington | NC | 86.00 | $26,683,154.75 |
20 | Lucy Butler | Cottingham Chalk | Charlotte | NC | 27.50 | $26,282,869.00 |
21 | Dexter Hubbard | RE/MAX Mountain Properties | Murphy | NC | 171.00 | $26,277,161.70 |
22 | Neil Fischer | ERA Strother Real Estate | Fayetteville | NC | 177.15 | $26,203,579.00 |
23 | Thomas Harrell | RE/MAX Elite Realty | Franklin | NC | 58.00 | $26,142,355.00 |
24 | Dorothy Stark | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 17.75 | $26,054,791.00 |
25 | Pamela Hale | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Littleton | NC | 75.50 | $25,944,925.00 |
26 | Monte Grandon | Wilkinson ERA Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 58.00 | $25,817,385.70 |
27 | Debbie VanHorn | Long & Foster Real Estate | Cary | NC | 53.35 | $25,421,077.25 |
28 | Joseph Hodge | Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby's International Realty | Raleigh | NC | 28.58 | $24,972,324.57 |
29 | Jay Dowdy | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices All American Homes | Fayetteville | NC | 101.00 | $24,963,708.33 |
30 | David Worters | Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby's International Realty | Raleigh | NC | 49.00 | $24,939,855.00 |
31 | Jonathan Rivers | Premier Sotheby's International Realty | Linville | NC | 24.83 | $24,788,781.60 |
32 | Robert Bunzey | Wilkinson ERA Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 43.75 | $24,284,026.00 |
33 | Kimberly Conroy | Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Realty, Inc. | Raleigh | NC | 42.00 | $23,926,476.00 |
34 | Suzette Gray | Coldwell Banker Realty | Charlotte | NC | 47.00 | $23,908,514.00 |
35 | John Merriman | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices York Simpson Underwood Realty | Raleigh | NC | 29.00 | $23,760,041.67 |
36 | Tony Lee | RE/MAX Southland Realty II | Garner | NC | 99.00 | $23,669,250.00 |
37 | Nancy Hess | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Yost & Little Realty | Greensboro | NC | 53.00 | $23,392,916.67 |
38 | Kenneth Barefoot | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Fayetteville | NC | 115.00 | $22,915,663.00 |
39 | Christopher Kuhn | RE/MAX At the Beach | Oak Island | NC | 73.00 | $22,794,350.00 |
40 | Leonna Weiss | Keller Williams Realty | Raleigh | NC | 61.00 | $22,596,765.00 |
41 | Susan Bashford | Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby's International Realty | Raleigh | NC | 46.50 | $22,437,574.33 |
42 | Marlo Countiss | RE/MAX Diamond Realty | Mebane | NC | 75.00 | $22,255,455.00 |
43 | Matt Myatt | Keller Williams Realty | Southern Shores | NC | 45.55 | $22,066,409.00 |
44 | Shahla Rezvani | Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Realty, Inc. | Chapel Hill | NC | 66.00 | $21,866,391.00 |
45 | Isabel Roberts | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 19.30 | $21,848,241.00 |
46 | Ramilya Siegel | Keller Williams Realty | Kernersville | NC | 87.00 | $21,799,684.00 |
47 | Susan Maier Colon | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty | Winston Salem | NC | 62.00 | $21,625,833.33 |
48 | Laura Bowman-Messick | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty | Huntersville | NC | 62.00 | $21,526,416.67 |
49 | Jeff Lesley | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Wilmington | NC | 99.00 | $21,438,244.00 |
50 | Scott Morrison | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Jacksonville | NC | 116.35 | $21,366,335.00 |
51 | Christina Wright | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hometown, REALTORS | Jacksonville | NC | 90.00 | $21,224,718.75 |
52 | Mark McClaskey | Wilkinson ERA Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 67.85 | $20,784,195.00 |
53 | James Diaz | Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage | Leland | NC | 71.00 | $20,642,034.00 |
54 | Shelly Rydell | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 36.65 | $20,634,386.00 |
55 | Danny Davis Jr. | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices All American Homes | Fayetteville | NC | 134.00 | $20,623,548.33 |
56 | Chip Jetton | Cottingham Chalk | Charlotte | NC | 44.00 | $20,570,237.00 |
57 | Lisa Rupp | Cottingham Chalk | Charlotte | NC | 19.00 | $20,446,909.00 |
58 | Giles Barker | Premier Sotheby's International Realty | Charlotte | NC | 22.50 | $20,397,700.00 |
59 | Ashley Meredith | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Yost & Little Realty | Greensboro | NC | 68.00 | $19,292,416.67 |
60 | Chris Tacia | ERA Strother Real Estate | Sanford | NC | 106.00 | $19,063,163.00 |
61 | Jose Sanchez | Keller Williams Realty | Kannapolis | NC | 112.00 | $18,904,459.00 |
62 | Jennifer Morton | Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage | Jacksonville | NC | 111.00 | $18,898,795.00 |
63 | Robert Cavinder | Keller Williams Realty | Burlington | NC | 91.05 | $18,569,608.00 |
64 | John Newton | CENTURY 21 Champion Real Estate | Jacksonville | NC | 106.00 | $18,538,001.23 |
65 | Cathy Larose | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Southern Pines | NC | 67.74 | $18,416,101.68 |
66 | Tony DeLaVega | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Fayetteville | NC | 80.00 | $18,367,987.00 |
67 | Consuelo Souders | Keller Williams Realty | Charlotte | NC | 54.00 | $18,309,070.00 |
68 | Harold Chappell | NextHome Cape Fear | Wilmington | NC | 54.50 | $17,884,966.00 |
69 | Michelle Porter | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Yost & Little Realty | Greensboro | NC | 68.00 | $17,847,666.67 |
70 | Wallace Peiffer | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Creedmoor | NC | 70.00 | $17,679,806.92 |
71 | Nicole Gillespie | RE/MAX Realty Consultants | Greensboro | NC | 58.50 | $17,471,062.00 |
72 | Jennifer Farmer | Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage | Wilmington | NC | 58.00 | $17,290,913.60 |
73 | Carla Howell | Coldwell Banker Carver-Pressley, Realtors | Belmont | NC | 91.50 | $17,095,385.59 |
74 | Wes Collins | Dickens Mitchener Residential Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 54.05 | $16,797,770.00 |
75 | Ron Kent | CENTURY 21 Mountain Vistas | Boone | NC | 62.70 | $16,408,000.00 |
76 | Rebecca Bolton | ERA Strother Real Estate | Fayetteville | NC | 94.00 | $16,218,541.67 |
77 | Tammy Ferebee | Coldwell Banker Willis-Smith Company | New Bern | NC | 70.00 | $15,970,234.00 |
78 | Beth Sauer | Keller Williams Realty | Greensboro | NC | 74.50 | $15,519,589.00 |
79 | Lisa Myers | CENTURY 21 Champion Real Estate | Jacksonville | NC | 79.00 | $15,438,050.00 |
80 | Stephanie Osborne | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Jacksonville | NC | 93.50 | $15,364,705.50 |
81 | Kathy Vetten | EXIT REALTY MOUNTAIN VIEW PROPERTIES | Murphy | NC | 116.00 | $15,322,100.50 |
82 | Kim Parker | RE/MAX Home Connections | Jacksonville | NC | 92.50 | $15,303,087.50 |
83 | Jayne Helms | RE/MAX Leading Edge | Concord | NC | 76.00 | $15,171,583.50 |
84 | Scott Furtney | CENTURY 21 American Properties | Jacksonville | NC | 93.00 | $15,127,492.00 |
85 | Beth Fortunato | Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage | Hampstead | NC | 61.00 | $14,512,402.23 |
86 | Maria Gambella | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Goldsboro | NC | 71.00 | $14,471,079.00 |
87 | Teresa Wolf | ERA Strother Real Estate | Sanford | NC | 70.00 | $14,373,705.00 |
88 | Gina Compton | Wilkinson ERA Real Estate | Cornelius | NC | 65.60 | $13,890,430.00 |
89 | Logan Geddie | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Fayetteville | NC | 60.00 | $13,807,056.00 |
90 | Jaci Reynolds | RE/MAX Executive | Waynesville | NC | 71.00 | $13,786,201.00 |
91 | Jeri Lynn Coker | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McMillen and Associates Realty | Goldsboro | NC | 80.00 | $13,607,750.00 |
92 | Leigh Saunders | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Wilmington | NC | 55.00 | $13,606,930.00 |
93 | Jeremiah Barnett | Keller Williams Realty | Wilmington | NC | 61.00 | $13,575,100.00 |
94 | Ann Hancock | CENTURY 21 Hancock Properties, Inc. | Oxford | NC | 60.00 | $13,551,850.00 |
95 | Kim Turner | Coldwell Banker Boyd & Hassell, Inc., Realtors | Hickory | NC | 51.00 | $13,312,210.00 |
96 | Marty Huskins | Keller Williams Realty | Bryson City | NC | 62.70 | $13,106,650.00 |
97 | Paul Sum | Coldwell Banker Realty | Charlotte | NC | 71.30 | $13,015,340.00 |
98 | Jackson Lancaster | Coldwell Banker Coastal Rivers Realty | Washington | NC | 83.25 | $12,964,130.00 |
99 | Enrique Alzate | Wilkinson ERA Real Estate | Charlotte | NC | 59.00 | $12,933,934.00 |
100 | Sarah Benischek | Keller Williams Realty | New Bern | NC | 76.95 | $12,918,592.50 |
101 | Mike Garrett | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Henderson | NC | 53.00 | $12,515,600.00 |
102 | Alan Leary | RE/MAX Ocean Properties | Morehead City | NC | 56.00 | $12,186,200.00 |
103 | Alexandria Johns | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Jacksonville | NC | 58.50 | $11,953,130.50 |
104 | Alyson Price | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hometown, REALTORS | Jacksonville | NC | 76.00 | $11,935,291.67 |
105 | Samuel Nueman | Keller Williams Realty | Charlotte | NC | 63.00 | $11,858,372.00 |
106 | Ute Belletete | RE/MAX Choice | Fayetteville | NC | 67.00 | $11,794,413.00 |
107 | Matt Barrett | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Fayetteville | NC | 64.00 | $11,666,210.00 |
108 | Maria Wilson | Coldwell Banker Coastal Rivers Realty | Washington | NC | 50.00 | $11,663,050.00 |
109 | Timothy Newton | Coldwell Banker Newton Real Estate, Inc. | Morganton | NC | 74.00 | $11,493,250.00 |
110 | Melanie Gates | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Goldsboro | NC | 65.00 | $11,472,400.00 |
111 | Kunny Brothers | CENTURY 21 Elite Properties | Greenville | NC | 72.00 | $11,450,691.00 |
112 | Meg Underwood | Keller Williams Realty | New Bern | NC | 57.70 | $11,448,195.00 |
113 | Sandra Owens | ERA Strother Real Estate | Fayetteville | NC | 59.00 | $11,389,593.00 |
114 | Malcolm McFadyen | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Fayetteville | NC | 71.00 | $11,244,028.00 |
115 | Kim Chesley | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hometown, REALTORS | Jacksonville | NC | 67.00 | $11,222,416.67 |
116 | Laci Warren | RE/MAX Diamond Realty | Mebane | NC | 56.00 | $11,192,419.73 |
117 | Donna Hughes | Keller Williams Realty | High Point | NC | 51.00 | $11,137,864.00 |
118 | Christie Yarbrough | RE/MAX United | Cary | NC | 52.00 | $11,017,608.00 |
119 | Doni Crowell | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Fayetteville | NC | 52.50 | $10,932,697.00 |
120 | Darlene Boyd | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | New Bern | NC | 57.00 | $10,835,090.00 |
121 | Oscar Garcia | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Wilmington | NC | 95.00 | $10,674,339.00 |
122 | Marshall Morgan | Keller Williams Realty | High Point | NC | 51.05 | $10,556,688.15 |
123 | Lynn Bulman | Howard Hanna Real Estate (VA-NC) | Elizabeth City | NC | 65.00 | $10,535,500.00 |
124 | Bobbi Bell | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Wilmington | NC | 92.75 | $10,395,085.00 |
125 | Linda Holland | Coldwell Banker Willis-Smith Company | New Bern | NC | 52.00 | $10,378,610.00 |
126 | Lindsey Jenkins | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Holden Beach | NC | 59.25 | $10,358,400.00 |
127 | Melony Rice | Intracoastal Realty Corporation | Wilmington | NC | 50.00 | $10,349,637.00 |
128 | Arthur Ricks | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Wilmington | NC | 67.00 | $10,292,051.00 |
129 | Steven Montgomery | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolinas Realty | Winston Salem | NC | 93.00 | $10,137,208.33 |
130 | Jennifer Washburn | Keller Williams Realty | Greensboro | NC | 53.00 | $10,094,310.00 |
131 | Kay Loftin | Coldwell Banker Boyd & Hassell, Inc., Realtors | Hickory | NC | 51.00 | $10,081,884.00 |
132 | Deborah Fedrick | Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Realty, Inc. | Raleigh | NC | 54.50 | $10,038,110.00 |
133 | Bob Warchol | Keller Williams Realty | Mooresville | NC | 52.00 | $10,019,735.00 |
134 | Paulina Salas | ERA Strother Real Estate | Fayetteville | NC | 57.75 | $10,006,246.00 |
135 | Lindy Blanchard | Coldwell Banker Realty | Mooresville | NC | 65.50 | $10,000,000.00 |
136 | Jean Owen | RE/MAX Elite Realty | Franklin | NC | 57.00 | $9,983,014.00 |
137 | Sharon Schmidt | Coldwell Banker Boyd & Hassell, Inc., Realtors | Hickory | NC | 71.00 | $9,801,144.00 |
138 | Kat Tapia | ERA Strother Real Estate | Fayetteville | NC | 57.00 | $9,784,890.00 |
139 | Linda Powers | Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Realty, Inc. | Goldsboro | NC | 61.00 | $9,776,600.00 |
140 | Shane Dietlin | CENTURY 21 Sweyer & Associates | Jacksonville | NC | 57.50 | $9,571,050.00 |
141 | Sherry Howell | CENTURY 21 The Realty Group | Greenville | NC | 65.00 | $9,419,298.00 |
142 | Mandy Mowery | RE/MAX Elite Realty Group | Jacksonville | NC | 54.00 | $9,411,350.00 |
143 | Randy Dockery | RE/MAX Mountain Properties | Murphy | NC | 60.00 | $9,005,000.00 |
144 | Cindy Smith | Coldwell Banker Watson Properties | Rocky Mount | NC | 52.00 | $8,983,377.00 |
145 | Anna Wiseman | RE/MAX Lifestyle | Denver | NC | 50.00 | $8,912,565.99 |
146 | Michael Rowe | RE/MAX Reliance | Youngsville | NC | 58.00 | $8,908,947.00 |
147 | Melanie MacDonald | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hometown, REALTORS | Jacksonville | NC | 50.00 | $8,846,833.33 |
148 | Debra Parsons | Coldwell Banker Preferred Properties | Rockingham | NC | 62.00 | $8,665,330.00 |
149 | Kimberly Martin | CENTURY 21 Total Real Estate Solutions | High Point | NC | 68.50 | $8,648,164.00 |
150 | Maureen Vargas-Sullivan 2019 ALC | Keller Williams Realty | Fayetteville | NC | 53.75 | $8,420,745.50 |
151 | Traci Ratzlaff | RE/MAX Metro Realty | Charlotte | NC | 72.00 | $8,074,550.00 |
152 | Grace Cunningham | RE/MAX Properties Plus | Statesville | NC | 52.00 | $7,993,565.00 |
153 | Edith Dominguez | Keller Williams Realty | Asheboro | NC | 62.00 | $7,915,815.00 |
154 | Big Frank Schuler | EXIT REALTY MOUNTAIN VIEW PROPERTIES | Murphy | NC | 51.00 | $7,901,002.71 |
155 | J. Berry | RE/MAX Premier Properties | Fayetteville | NC | 51.00 | $7,856,300.00 |
156 | David Sattelmeyer | CENTURY 21 Liberty | Fayetteville | NC | 59.00 | $7,818,565.58 |
157 | Jason Robbins | RE/MAX Central Realty | Asheboro | NC | 61.00 | $7,199,100.00 |
158 | Karen Stainback | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Henderson | NC | 58.00 | $7,079,997.00 |
159 | Corky Vetten | EXIT REALTY MOUNTAIN VIEW PROPERTIES | Murphy | NC | 57.00 | $6,489,758.00 |
160 | Jonathan Lewis | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McMillen and Associates Realty | Goldsboro | NC | 51.00 | $6,252,900.42 |
161 | Debra Trivette | RE/MAX A-Team | Hickory | NC | 53.00 | $6,234,056.00 |
162 | Alton Best | RE/MAX Ocean Properties | Morehead City | NC | 59.00 | $6,080,800.00 |
163 | Donna Dew | CENTURY 21 The Combs Company | Rocky Mount | NC | 52.00 | $5,914,500.00 |
164 | Scott Harris | RE/MAX Preferred Realty | Greenville | NC | 50.00 | $5,831,950.00 |
165 | Ellen Becker | Coldwell Banker Alliance Group Realty | Jacksonville | NC | 52.00 | $5,663,207.00 |
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).