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 | JD Callander | Weichert Realtors | McLean | VA | 82.00 | $77,994,738.00 |
| 2 | Lilian Jorgenson | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 57.65 | $68,428,254.00 |
| 3 | Laurie Mensing | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 61.85 | $67,888,629.00 |
| 4 | Brenda Woody | Long & Foster Real Estate | Blacksburg | VA | 302.25 | $66,855,443.27 |
| 5 | Michael Daugherty | Benham Signature Properties | Chesapeake | VA | 229.00 | $60,394,355.00 |
| 6 | Suzanne Roscher | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 78.00 | $59,143,833.33 |
| 7 | Wendy Swanson | Long & Foster Real Estate | Blacksburg | VA | 256.12 | $56,427,176.50 |
| 8 | Susan Pender | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 52.00 | $56,319,250.00 |
| 9 | Timur Loynab | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 92.00 | $53,151,325.00 |
| 10 | Laila Rahman | Keller Williams Realty | McLean | VA | 61.00 | $46,255,720.00 |
| 11 | Chuck Jenkins | Long & Foster Real Estate | Mechanicsville | VA | 165.30 | $45,379,190.80 |
| 12 | Janeen Marconi | Hunt Country Sotheby's International Realty | Leesburg | VA | 30.25 | $44,992,474.50 |
| 13 | Babs Beckwith | McEnearney Associates | Alexandria | VA | 31.75 | $44,957,600.00 |
| 14 | Anne Coleman | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 35.00 | $43,881,850.00 |
| 15 | Patrick M. Gee | Long & Foster Real Estate | Richmond | VA | 97.55 | $41,286,425.60 |
| 16 | Jennie Mann | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 71.00 | $41,031,073.00 |
| 17 | John Jorgenson | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 72.35 | $40,652,179.54 |
| 18 | Nikki Lagouros | Keller Williams Realty | Reston | VA | 91.68 | $40,608,904.00 |
| 19 | Charity Cox | Long & Foster Real Estate | Staunton | VA | 172.30 | $40,571,620.50 |
| 20 | Margaret Wade | Long & Foster Real Estate | Richmond | VA | 47.45 | $38,210,038.25 |
| 21 | Debbie Shapiro | TTR Sotheby's International Realty | McLean | VA | 34.66 | $37,440,325.75 |
| 22 | Pam Diemer | Long & Foster Real Estate | Richmond | VA | 54.55 | $37,423,543.00 |
| 23 | John Walker | Keller Williams Realty | Falls Church | VA | 53.55 | $34,917,568.00 |
| 24 | Kristen Jones | McEnearney Associates | Alexandria | VA | 29.00 | $33,986,836.00 |
| 25 | Jennifer Harper | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 49.00 | $33,654,600.00 |
| 26 | Nadine Blakely | RE/MAX 1st Olympic | Lynchburg | VA | 102.00 | $33,101,800.00 |
| 27 | Diana Morahan | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 34.50 | $32,660,777.00 |
| 28 | Betsy Twigg | McEnearney Associates | Arlington | VA | 32.50 | $31,933,405.00 |
| 29 | Deborah Gibbs | The Steele Group Sotheby's International Realty | Richmond | VA | 46.15 | $31,862,046.00 |
| 30 | Kyle Hause | Long & Foster Real Estate | Newport News | VA | 131.00 | $31,157,298.50 |
| 31 | Murdoch Matheson | Frank Hardy Sotheby's International Realty | Charlottesville | VA | 19.00 | $30,701,500.00 |
| 32 | Jeddie Busch | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage | Reston | VA | 45.00 | $30,620,782.00 |
| 33 | Inga Scobie | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 20.00 | $29,658,400.00 |
| 34 | Megan Thiel | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 54.30 | $29,476,478.00 |
| 35 | Brittany Camacho | CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty | Arlington | VA | 51.50 | $29,285,877.00 |
| 36 | Diane Schline | CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty | Arlington | VA | 38.25 | $29,210,211.00 |
| 37 | Bobby Lawrence | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Norfolk | VA | 51.00 | $28,553,083.33 |
| 38 | Meg Olympia | Long & Foster Real Estate | Reston | VA | 49.55 | $28,477,545.00 |
| 39 | Meghan O Clarkson | Long & Foster Real Estate | Chincoteague Island | VA | 156.10 | $28,368,595.00 |
| 40 | Brad Kintz | Long & Foster Real Estate | Alexandria | VA | 50.75 | $27,976,375.00 |
| 41 | Sarah McLaren | Washington Fine Properties, LLC | McLean | VA | 22.00 | $27,965,282.00 |
| 42 | Darin Greear | Long & Foster Real Estate | Blacksburg | VA | 134.05 | $27,744,217.75 |
| 43 | Diane Lewis | Washington Fine Properties, LLC | McLean | VA | 23.00 | $27,399,600.00 |
| 44 | Morgan Knull | RE/MAX Gateway | Fairfax | VA | 50.00 | $27,395,735.00 |
| 45 | Jamie Test | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 29.00 | $27,114,727.00 |
| 46 | Heather Heppe | RE/MAX Select Properties | Ashburn | VA | 39.00 | $26,620,192.00 |
| 47 | Laura Schwartz | McEnearney Associates | McLean | VA | 34.00 | $26,406,378.00 |
| 48 | Susan Koehler | Washington Fine Properties, LLC | McLean | VA | 13.00 | $26,343,900.00 |
| 49 | Michael Huling | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage | Vienna | VA | 38.00 | $26,053,103.00 |
| 50 | Pat Barton | Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 49.00 | $26,052,285.00 |
| 51 | Kevin Carter | RE/MAX Select Properties | Ashburn | VA | 47.00 | $25,726,670.00 |
| 52 | Lauren Conner | Howard Hanna Real Estate (VA-NC) | Norfolk | VA | 58.00 | $25,718,425.00 |
| 53 | Samantha Bendigo | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty | Gainesville | VA | 55.00 | $25,562,416.67 |
| 54 | Jonathan Melvin | OWN Real Estate/Benham Real Estate | Norfolk | VA | 189.00 | $25,554,856.00 |
| 55 | Philip Innes | RE/MAX Commonwealth | Richmond | VA | 47.75 | $25,291,844.00 |
| 56 | Kelly Gaitten | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty | Hamilton | VA | 42.00 | $25,281,375.00 |
| 57 | Mark Goedde | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 27.82 | $24,616,647.00 |
| 58 | Tammy Roop | CENTURY 21 New Millennium | Gainesville | VA | 64.00 | $24,477,400.00 |
| 59 | Debra Monette | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Native American Group | Virginia Beach | VA | 62.25 | $24,151,688.50 |
| 60 | Jack Work | RE/MAX Allegiance | McLean | VA | 70.00 | $23,971,982.00 |
| 61 | Will Montminy | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Realty | Fredericksburg | VA | 60.00 | $23,652,291.67 |
| 62 | Michelle Sagatov | Washington Fine Properties, LLC | Arlington | VA | 24.00 | $23,566,984.00 |
| 63 | Vladimir Dallenbach | TTR Sotheby's International Realty | Alexandria | VA | 37.00 | $23,450,969.00 |
| 64 | Viktorija Piano | Keller Williams Realty | Aldie | VA | 37.50 | $23,301,563.00 |
| 65 | Reema Raju | Long & Foster Real Estate | Vienna | VA | 33.90 | $23,279,090.50 |
| 66 | Josh Parnell | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 43.00 | $23,263,291.67 |
| 67 | Lisa Wallace | Keller Williams Realty | Fairfax | VA | 47.40 | $23,156,036.00 |
| 68 | Dawn Wilson | TTR Sotheby's International Realty | Arlington | VA | 33.00 | $22,972,000.00 |
| 69 | Dianne Long | Napier Realtors ERA | Midlothian | VA | 54.00 | $22,881,124.00 |
| 70 | Kim Ramos | Keller Williams Realty | Chantilly | VA | 32.00 | $22,700,905.00 |
| 71 | Marybeth Fraser | Keller Williams Realty | Arlington | VA | 27.20 | $22,559,800.00 |
| 72 | Ann McClure | McEnearney Associates | McLean | VA | 42.00 | $22,465,907.00 |
| 73 | Kamal Singh | Keller Williams Realty | Potomac Falls | VA | 50.00 | $22,416,230.80 |
| 74 | Kevin LaRue | CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty | Ashburn | VA | 37.25 | $22,290,340.00 |
| 75 | Christine Rich | Long & Foster Real Estate | Arlington | VA | 25.00 | $22,227,175.00 |
| 76 | Lauren Bishop | McEnearney Associates | Alexandria | VA | 20.00 | $22,018,500.00 |
| 77 | Deborah Condrey | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 35.00 | $21,399,346.00 |
| 78 | Monte Todd | Long & Foster Real Estate | Glen Allen | VA | 51.40 | $21,398,045.95 |
| 79 | Jim Gaskill | RE/MAX Gateway | Gainesville | VA | 37.00 | $21,346,490.00 |
| 80 | Stephen Hales | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty | Alexandria | VA | 32.00 | $21,252,500.00 |
| 81 | Michael Rush | Long & Foster Real Estate | Fairfax | VA | 40.26 | $21,197,534.00 |
| 82 | Brian McHone | RE/MAX 8 | Blacksburg | VA | 62.00 | $21,122,753.34 |
| 83 | Marcie Mazursky | Coldwell Banker Vaughan and Company, Inc., Realtors | Richmond | VA | 62.00 | $21,060,882.00 |
| 84 | Jane Sullivan Horne | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Smith Mountain Lake Real Estate | Hardy | VA | 30.00 | $20,954,666.67 |
| 85 | David Poole | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty | Reston | VA | 32.00 | $20,928,666.67 |
| 86 | Natalie Perdue | Long & Foster Real Estate | Springfield | VA | 34.65 | $20,889,260.00 |
| 87 | Julie Liebler | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 42.00 | $20,633,958.33 |
| 88 | Tana Keeffe | Long & Foster Real Estate | Vienna | VA | 20.80 | $20,534,225.00 |
| 89 | Thomas Luster | CENTURY 21 New Millennium | Chantilly | VA | 55.00 | $20,406,584.00 |
| 90 | Andrew Musser | Keller Williams Realty | Falls Church | VA | 34.75 | $20,324,453.00 |
| 91 | Jill Judge | Keller Williams Realty | Woodbridge | VA | 38.00 | $20,322,200.00 |
| 92 | Colleen Coopersmith | McEnearney Associates | Alexandria | VA | 19.00 | $20,312,000.00 |
| 93 | Joan Reimann | McEnearney Associates | McLean | VA | 32.50 | $20,300,800.00 |
| 94 | George S. Koutsoukos | Long & Foster Real Estate | McLean | VA | 18.00 | $20,269,000.00 |
| 95 | Meredith Hannan | CENTURY 21 Redwood Realty | Ashburn | VA | 32.50 | $20,260,822.00 |
| 96 | Patti Brown | Long & Foster Real Estate | Warrenton | VA | 48.00 | $20,210,312.50 |
| 97 | Heather Carlson | RE/MAX Allegiance | Alexandria | VA | 39.00 | $20,132,205.01 |
| 98 | Heather Ferris | Coldwell Banker Elite | Stafford | VA | 44.00 | $20,117,977.43 |
| 99 | Karin Kuhn | Coldwell Banker Advantage | Clarksville | VA | 97.00 | $20,116,575.00 |
| 100 | Tripp Hogg | ERA Woody Hogg & Assoc. | Mechanicsville | VA | 62.50 | $20,102,810.90 |
| 101 | Joanne Fisher | McWilliams|Ballard | Alexandria | VA | 38.00 | $20,046,674.00 |
| 102 | Anna Gimpel | RE/MAX Peninsula | Newport News | VA | 75.00 | $19,675,300.00 |
| 103 | Phyllis Johnson | RE/MAX Lakefront Realty Inc | Moneta | VA | 50.00 | $19,491,550.00 |
| 104 | Glenda McDaniel | Long & Foster Real Estate | Moneta | VA | 50.68 | $19,427,460.00 |
| 105 | Rick Stover | RE/MAX All Stars | Daleville | VA | 86.20 | $19,283,551.20 |
| 106 | Debbie Woolard | Howard Hanna Real Estate (VA-NC) | Virginia Beach | VA | 67.00 | $18,954,344.00 |
| 107 | Tyler Freiheit | RE/MAX Distinctive Real Estate | McLean | VA | 50.00 | $18,886,985.00 |
| 108 | Amanda Emanuel | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Suffolk | VA | 66.00 | $18,859,875.00 |
| 109 | Marshall Toney | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Williamsburg | VA | 52.00 | $18,275,750.00 |
| 110 | Andrew Christie | Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 53.00 | $18,036,987.00 |
| 111 | Judy Kilgour | Long & Foster Real Estate | Glen Allen | VA | 67.05 | $18,020,200.00 |
| 112 | Jeremy Stansbury | EXIT REALTY PROFESSIONALS | Virginia Beach | VA | 84.00 | $17,930,428.00 |
| 113 | John King | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Chesapeake | VA | 57.00 | $17,447,458.33 |
| 114 | Chris Elliott | RE/MAX Action Real Estate | Glen Allen | VA | 64.00 | $17,312,075.00 |
| 115 | Cory Metts | Napier Realtors ERA | Midlothian | VA | 74.00 | $17,165,639.00 |
| 116 | David Patsel | Napier Realtors ERA | Colonial Heights | VA | 75.00 | $17,073,127.75 |
| 117 | Desi Sowers | RE/MAX 8 | Blacksburg | VA | 70.00 | $17,047,162.50 |
| 118 | Cristian Sams | RE/MAX One Solutions | Vienna | VA | 50.00 | $16,562,000.00 |
| 119 | Chelsea Newcomb | RE/MAX Realty Specialists | Charlottesville | VA | 75.00 | $16,299,337.00 |
| 120 | Kathy Worthen | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Suffolk | VA | 51.00 | $16,109,458.33 |
| 121 | Aaron Gilbert | Long & Foster Real Estate | Richmond | VA | 60.80 | $15,810,842.00 |
| 122 | Eddie Gerardo | Atlantic Sotheby's International Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 56.00 | $15,562,625.00 |
| 123 | Robert Dawson | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dawson Ford Garbee & Co., REALTORS® | Lynchburg | VA | 61.00 | $15,142,916.67 |
| 124 | Teresa Strohmeyer | ERA OakCrest Realty, Inc. | Winchester | VA | 74.50 | $13,773,736.00 |
| 125 | Valentina Lee | Benham Signature Properties | Norfolk | VA | 53.00 | $13,146,744.00 |
| 126 | Katie Burke | CENTURY 21 Nachman Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 52.35 | $13,049,496.45 |
| 127 | Scott Bunn | RE/MAX 8 | Blacksburg | VA | 78.00 | $13,017,923.24 |
| 128 | Amanda Myrtle | ERA Valley Realty | Woodstock | VA | 54.00 | $12,934,247.00 |
| 129 | Mike Kelly | Long & Foster Real Estate | Sandston | VA | 51.75 | $12,788,430.00 |
| 130 | Charlene Wales | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Native American Group | Virginia Beach | VA | 53.00 | $12,709,478.00 |
| 131 | Justin Owen | The Steele Group Sotheby's International Realty | Richmond | VA | 52.17 | $12,493,080.00 |
| 132 | Deborah Kelly | Keller Williams Realty | Newport News | VA | 56.00 | $12,169,390.00 |
| 133 | Josh Dix | RE/MAX All Stars | Daleville | VA | 58.50 | $12,078,050.00 |
| 134 | Anna Boyer | Howard Hanna Real Estate (VA-NC) | Newport News | VA | 51.00 | $12,064,699.00 |
| 135 | Ronnie Burnett | ERA Woody Hogg & Assoc. | Mechanicsville | VA | 58.00 | $11,417,902.05 |
| 136 | Chris Jenkins | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Native American Group | Virginia Beach | VA | 51.00 | $11,193,194.00 |
| 137 | Mike Osei | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dawson Ford Garbee & Co., REALTORS® | Lynchburg | VA | 76.00 | $11,141,416.67 |
| 138 | Thomas "Trey" Decker III | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty | Virginia Beach | VA | 70.00 | $10,686,583.33 |
| 139 | Michael Misjuns | CENTURY 21 ALL-SERVICE | Lynchburg | VA | 71.00 | $10,323,131.59 |
| 140 | Jeffrey Caudill | RE/MAX Landmark Real Estate | Wytheville | VA | 54.00 | $9,621,650.00 |
| 141 | Brock Thompson | EXIT REALTY CENTRAL | Virginia Beach | VA | 54.00 | $8,849,659.19 |
| 142 | Bill Sterling | Coldwell Banker Harbour Realty, Inc. | Onancock | VA | 59.00 | $8,741,400.00 |
| 143 | Elaine Alfiero | Long & Foster Real Estate | Virginia Beach | VA | 52.67 | $8,669,495.00 |
| 144 | Virginia Wilder | CENTURY 21 Virginia Wilder Real Estate | Rose Hill | VA | 89.00 | $7,960,200.00 |
| 145 | Willie Colston | RE/MAX Allegiance | Virginia Beach | VA | 66.00 | $7,850,916.00 |
| 146 | Kelly DeLucia | Keller Williams Realty | Newport News | VA | 63.00 | $7,526,670.00 |
| 147 | Navona Hart | Real Living Cornerstone | Farmville | VA | 88.50 | $6,938,443.33 |
| 148 | Benny Hagy | RE/MAX 8 | Blacksburg | VA | 53.00 | $6,925,400.00 |
| 149 | Chris Martin | RE/MAX All Stars | Daleville | VA | 53.90 | $6,893,750.00 |
| 150 | Kimberly Plourde | EXIT REALTY CENTRAL | Chesapeake | VA | 51.74 | $6,409,029.40 |
| 151 | Ken Buckley | Long & Foster Real Estate | South Boston | VA | 66.20 | $5,776,608.50 |
| 152 | Janet Miller | Real Living Cornerstone | Farmville | VA | 60.50 | $5,291,834.17 |
| 153 | Michael LeVan | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dawson Ford Garbee & Co., REALTORS® | Lynchburg | VA | 57.00 | $5,051,041.67 |
| 154 | Michelle Ford | CENTURY 21 ALL-SERVICE | Appomattox | VA | 50.50 | $4,981,782.00 |
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).