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 | Charles Sullivan | Carriage Properties | Charleston | SC | 28.00 | $72,308,000.00 |
| 2 | Justin Winter | Justin Winter Sotheby's International Realty | Sunset | SC | 73.75 | $58,490,450.00 |
| 3 | Kevin Mills | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | North Myrtle Beach | SC | 260.00 | $47,742,712.00 |
| 4 | Melissa Morrell | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS | Greenville | SC | 99.00 | $43,353,931.25 |
| 5 | Ruthie Ravenel | Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty | Charleston | SC | 21.00 | $43,277,365.00 |
| 6 | Blair Miller | Wilson Associates | Greenville | SC | 97.50 | $42,431,774.00 |
| 7 | Jacob Mann | Coldwell Banker Caine | Greenville | SC | 79.00 | $42,321,888.00 |
| 8 | Traci Miles | CENTURY 21 Boling & Associates, Inc. | Myrtle Beach | SC | 129.00 | $39,693,955.28 |
| 9 | Patrick O'Connor | Coldwell Banker Realty | Lexington | SC | 122.20 | $37,087,909.00 |
| 10 | Joel Barber | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 187.00 | $29,853,096.00 |
| 11 | Brendon Payne | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 153.00 | $28,064,765.00 |
| 12 | Paige Bird | RE/MAX Southern Shores | Myrtle Beach | SC | 127.50 | $28,018,215.00 |
| 13 | Bobby Curtis | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 77.00 | $26,989,000.00 |
| 14 | Nancy Hoy | Carolina One Real Estate Services | Mount Pleasant | SC | 24.00 | $26,655,929.00 |
| 15 | Jim Kempson | Carolina One Real Estate Services | Edisto Beach | SC | 47.00 | $25,873,900.00 |
| 16 | Robertson Allen | The Cassina Group | Mount Pleasant | SC | 24.00 | $25,727,203.00 |
| 17 | Matt Shealy | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 194.00 | $24,797,238.00 |
| 18 | Jimmy Dye | The Cassina Group | Mount Pleasant | SC | 19.00 | $24,714,345.00 |
| 19 | Clay Cunningham | Carolina One Real Estate Services | Isle of Palms | SC | 41.00 | $23,622,092.00 |
| 20 | Greg Harrelson | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 132.50 | $23,537,349.06 |
| 21 | Shelly Garner | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 119.20 | $23,233,177.00 |
| 22 | Middleton Rutledge | Daniel Ravenel Sotheby's International Realty | Charleston | SC | 11.00 | $22,557,000.00 |
| 23 | Taylor Charpia | RE/MAX Alliance | Mount Pleasant | SC | 66.00 | $21,547,928.00 |
| 24 | Abe Safa | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 121.00 | $20,951,650.00 |
| 25 | Andy Reynolds | Keller Williams Realty | Lake Wylie | SC | 40.50 | $20,874,235.00 |
| 26 | Lori Lentz-Widner | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 89.00 | $20,703,316.00 |
| 27 | Catherine Donaldson | Celia Dunn Sotheby's International Realty | Bluffton | SC | 24.00 | $20,692,500.00 |
| 28 | Virginia Hayes | Coldwell Banker Caine | Greenville | SC | 41.00 | $20,225,921.00 |
| 29 | Phillip Jenkins | Coldwell Banker Realty | Irmo | SC | 69.90 | $20,058,303.00 |
| 30 | Jake Lee | Keller Williams Realty | Murrells Inlet | SC | 85.20 | $20,047,165.25 |
| 31 | Natalie Taflinger | RE/MAX Professionals | Florence | SC | 76.00 | $19,471,151.00 |
| 32 | Jack Springs | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | North Myrtle Beach | SC | 60.00 | $18,995,576.00 |
| 33 | Patti Smith | RE/MAX Home Team | Columbia | SC | 79.00 | $18,694,369.00 |
| 34 | Michael Smith | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Sun Real Estate | Mount Pleasant | SC | 54.00 | $18,626,583.33 |
| 35 | Josh Courtright | Keller Williams Realty | Fort Mill | SC | 51.75 | $18,059,893.00 |
| 36 | Melissa Patton | RE/MAX Moves | Simpsonville | SC | 92.00 | $18,050,330.00 |
| 37 | Sherryl Hennessey | Weichert, Realtors - Coastal Properties | Hillton Head Island | SC | 64.00 | $18,035,345.00 |
| 38 | Robert Moul | Weichert, Realtors - Coastal Properties | Hillton Head Island | SC | 58.00 | $17,451,190.50 |
| 39 | T. J. O'Brien | RE/MAX Southern Shores | Myrtle Beach | SC | 60.50 | $17,038,394.00 |
| 40 | Jill Powell | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 83.00 | $16,947,728.00 |
| 41 | Jill Lindstrand | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 63.00 | $16,750,039.00 |
| 42 | Kate Sweeten | RE/MAX Purpose Driven | Lexington | SC | 64.00 | $16,049,049.00 |
| 43 | Pam Harrison | Keller Williams Realty | Spartanburg | SC | 87.25 | $15,945,814.00 |
| 44 | Ray Crotts | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Young & Company | Spartanburg | SC | 74.00 | $15,935,951.00 |
| 45 | Mike Dassel | Keller Williams Realty | Spartanburg | SC | 91.00 | $15,776,017.00 |
| 46 | Stacey Campbell | RE/MAX Southern Shores | Myrtle Beach | SC | 53.00 | $15,152,035.00 |
| 47 | Stacie Thompson | RE/MAX Moves | Fountain Inn | SC | 50.00 | $14,940,361.00 |
| 48 | Lawrence Stopper | CENTURY 21 Stopper & Associates | Myrtle Beach | SC | 85.00 | $14,886,750.00 |
| 49 | Paige Haney | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS | Greer | SC | 52.00 | $14,796,741.67 |
| 50 | Susan Weston | CENTURY 21 Hawkins & Kolb | Sumter | SC | 85.00 | $14,771,573.00 |
| 51 | Kiersten Bell | Coldwell Banker Caine | Greenville | SC | 51.00 | $14,527,868.00 |
| 52 | Donna Morrow | Coldwell Banker Caine | Spartanburg | SC | 67.50 | $14,379,102.00 |
| 53 | Lynn Kelly | RE/MAX Professionals | Florence | SC | 73.00 | $14,328,664.00 |
| 54 | Susan Thompson | ERA Wilder Realty | Sumter | SC | 50.00 | $13,979,727.19 |
| 55 | Ana Dias | Coldwell Banker Realty | Lexington | SC | 64.50 | $13,941,902.00 |
| 56 | Thomas Shumbert | NextHome Specialist | Lexington | SC | 65.00 | $13,833,239.00 |
| 57 | Michelle Manion | CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co. Realty, Inc. | Spartanburg | SC | 69.00 | $13,539,907.00 |
| 58 | Brooke Braswell | RE/MAX Summit | Sumter | SC | 58.00 | $13,279,028.00 |
| 59 | Lori Sorensen | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 64.00 | $13,261,645.00 |
| 60 | Terri Scheper | NextHome Specialist | Chapin | SC | 52.00 | $13,116,389.00 |
| 61 | Lauren Gilstrap | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 50.00 | $13,107,197.00 |
| 62 | Erin Joseph | Keller Williams Realty | Greenville | SC | 51.25 | $12,964,093.00 |
| 63 | Rhonda Alexander | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 54.30 | $12,946,513.00 |
| 64 | Brian Hurry | Coldwell Banker Caine | Spartanburg | SC | 66.00 | $12,931,368.00 |
| 65 | Kirk Nobles | RE/MAX Southern Shores | North Myrtle Beach | SC | 51.50 | $12,781,543.00 |
| 66 | Bryant Evans | RE/MAX Southern Shores | Myrtle Beach | SC | 55.00 | $12,570,716.00 |
| 67 | Debbie Foy Spradling | Coldwell Banker Chicora Advantage | Myrtle Beach | SC | 66.00 | $12,454,440.00 |
| 68 | Patrick Zarcone | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Myrtle Beach Real Estate | Myrtle Beach | SC | 54.00 | $12,442,750.00 |
| 69 | James "Scott" Mathews | CENTURY 21 Thomas | North Myrtle Beach | SC | 55.00 | $12,308,630.00 |
| 70 | Charles Manley | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 57.00 | $12,092,203.00 |
| 71 | Harold McGee | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 56.80 | $11,699,196.00 |
| 72 | Charles Fossett | ERA Wilder Realty | Sumter | SC | 61.00 | $11,627,980.00 |
| 73 | Candy Limehouse | Keller Williams Realty | Columbia | SC | 51.50 | $11,301,903.00 |
| 74 | Becki Ashby | RE/MAX Purpose Driven | Lexington | SC | 51.50 | $11,065,322.00 |
| 75 | Stephanie Wilson | CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co. Realty, Inc. | Greenville | SC | 56.00 | $10,576,466.40 |
| 76 | Leigh McElveen | ERA Wilder Realty | Sumter | SC | 53.00 | $10,528,540.00 |
| 77 | Travis Merritts | RE/MAX Professionals | Florence | SC | 82.00 | $10,475,916.00 |
| 78 | Scott Burkett | ERA Wilder Realty | Sumter | SC | 61.50 | $10,431,605.00 |
| 79 | Ana Moore | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 62.00 | $10,157,111.00 |
| 80 | Scott Weaver | CENTURY 21 The Harrelson Group | Myrtle Beach | SC | 61.00 | $9,912,501.00 |
| 81 | Liat Edri | CENTURY 21 Broadhurst | Myrtle Beach | SC | 54.33 | $9,488,987.67 |
| 82 | Natasha Byrd | ERA Leatherman Realty, Inc. | Florence | SC | 51.00 | $9,219,819.70 |
| 83 | Chauncey Hilliard | EXIT REAL ESTATE CONSULTANTS | Orangeburg | SC | 56.25 | $8,633,194.75 |
| 84 | Tiffany Reeves | Coldwell Banker Realty | Elgin | SC | 51.00 | $8,583,204.00 |
| 85 | Michael Lops | RE/MAX River Realty | North Augusta | SC | 50.00 | $8,562,732.40 |
| 86 | Justin Bailey | CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co. Realty, Inc. | Greenville | SC | 69.00 | $8,472,010.00 |
| 87 | Kim Byrd | Coldwell Banker Realty | Columbia | SC | 57.80 | $8,458,604.00 |
| 88 | Alyssa C Holmes | CENTURY 21 Thomas | North Myrtle Beach | SC | 52.00 | $8,344,877.00 |
| 89 | Samantha Crider | ERA Wilder Realty | Summerville | SC | 53.00 | $8,289,675.00 |
| 90 | Christopher Hanna | Coldwell Banker Chicora Advantage | Myrtle Beach | SC | 61.60 | $8,263,098.00 |
| 91 | Deborah Griggs | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Segars Realty | Hartsville | SC | 52.00 | $8,209,400.00 |
| 92 | Alan Young | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Young & Company | Spartanburg | SC | 52.00 | $7,934,690.00 |
| 93 | Wanda Stewart | Coldwell Banker Caine | Greenville | SC | 57.00 | $7,751,485.00 |
| 94 | Lauri McLeland | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Segars Realty | Hartsville | SC | 56.00 | $7,326,320.00 |
| 95 | Steve Cowart | RE/MAX Advantage Group | Columbia | SC | 58.00 | $7,260,727.00 |
| 96 | Joshua Thomas | Keller Williams Realty | Seneca | SC | 50.25 | $7,125,100.00 |
| 97 | Bruce Brown | RE/MAX Southern Shores | Garden City | SC | 52.00 | $5,933,416.12 |
| 98 | Skip Kirsch | CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co. Realty, Inc. | Boiling Springs | SC | 63.00 | $5,544,493.50 |
| 99 | Ruston Williams | CENTURY 21 Blackwell & Co. Realty, Inc. | Boiling Springs | SC | 56.00 | $5,422,268.50 |
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).