Washington State

By Newsweek

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	Tere Foster	Compass	Bellevue	WA	83.30	$355,812,895.00
2	Moya Skillman	Compass	Bellevue	WA	49.00	$181,472,455.00
3	Margo Hass Klein	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Tacoma	WA	179.30	$110,715,644.68
4	Haleh Clapp	Compass	Bellevue	WA	14.00	$90,166,000.00
5	Thuan Howard	Keller Williams Realty	Kirkland	WA	66.00	$81,281,118.00
6	Lisa Turnure	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Seattle	WA	25.75	$76,159,696.00
7	Kim Fraser	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	84.00	$69,074,785.00
8	Jon Bye	John L. Scott Kent North	Kent	WA	110.00	$59,805,084.00
9	David Mills	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	34.85	$56,424,615.00
10	Jamie Ham	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	41.98	$53,217,212.00
11	Amy Leicht	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Associated Brokers	Kennewick	WA	154.00	$51,321,175.00
12	Greg Rosenwald	Compass	Bellevue	WA	25.50	$51,298,637.00
13	Terry Allen	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Bellevue	WA	12.79	$51,178,580.00
14	Grace Lazarus	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	40.72	$47,869,400.00
15	Mark Middleton	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Bainbridge Island	WA	44.17	$46,822,919.25
16	Ling Drost	Compass	Downtown Seattle	WA	32.00	$45,180,025.00
17	Charlie Du	Compass	Bellevue	WA	43.00	$43,646,070.00
18	Laura Halliday	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	19.27	$42,911,123.62
19	Janice Cai	HTA	Bellevue	WA	36.00	$42,049,343.00
20	Grace Hudtloff	John L. Scott Tacoma University Place	University Place	WA	40.00	$41,533,932.00
21	Andy Sather	John L. Scott Seattle NE	Seattle	WA	43.38	$40,579,050.00
22	Patti Chalker	John L. Scott Redmond, Washington	Redmond	WA	27.00	$40,315,512.00
23	Lan Mai Nguyen	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	20.54	$39,427,720.00
24	Roopika Mehra	John L. Scott Redmond, Washington	Redmond	WA	41.00	$38,599,714.00
25	Christi Clark	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Bellevue	WA	15.50	$38,432,350.00
26	Terrie Cox	RE/MAX Equity Group-Van Mall Office	Vancouver	WA	45.00	$38,216,800.00
27	Brooke Davis	RE/MAX Metro Realty	Seattle	WA	55.00	$38,007,153.00
28	Jodi Ashline	Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.	Olympia	WA	59.93	$37,966,850.00
29	George Graham	John L. Scott Renton	Renton	WA	102.00	$37,886,436.00
30	Michael Morrison	Morrison House Sotheby's International Realty	Gig Harbor	WA	41.00	$37,704,475.00
31	Mike Moghaddas	Compass	Bellevue	WA	31.00	$37,446,888.00
32	Rick Seddon	John L. Scott Puyallup Main	Puyallup	WA	52.84	$36,564,248.00
33	Zaffer Lalji	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Kirkland	WA	35.50	$36,545,587.00
34	Derek Wade	RE/MAX Metro Realty	Seattle	WA	41.00	$36,249,201.00
35	Brad Boswell	RE/MAX of Spokane	Spokane Valley	WA	96.00	$36,110,910.11
36	Rachel Bradley	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Bellevue	WA	23.81	$36,019,664.75
37	Jemima Crosby	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Associated Brokers	Kennewick	WA	104.75	$35,812,275.81
38	Scott Combs	Real Living The Real Estate Group	Vancouver	WA	76.00	$35,468,875.00
39	Valerie Burmester	Marketplace Sotheby's International Realty	Woodinville	WA	28.63	$34,916,084.50
40	Kris Conover	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	20.50	$33,799,893.00
41	Michelle Foggin	RE/MAX Gateway	Anacortes	WA	84.70	$33,450,477.00
42	Camiekae Lynch	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Leavenworth Properties	Leavenworth	WA	70.00	$33,384,250.00
43	Lori Lewandowski	John L. Scott Kent North	Kent	WA	99.50	$33,278,629.00
44	Laura Harris-Hodges	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Associated Brokers	Kennewick	WA	102.50	$33,198,878.15
45	Shannan Laudet	Real Estate by TLC / Professional Realty Services	SPOKANE	WA	60.00	$32,973,753.00
46	Kathy Dessimoz	Real Living The Real Estate Group	Vancouver	WA	129.00	$32,232,958.34
47	Shannon Bell-Peterson	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Tacoma	WA	63.00	$31,132,113.00
48	Julie Hall	Windermere Real Estate/East	Kirkland	WA	39.00	$30,897,333.00
49	Rachael Novak	Keller Williams Realty	Everett	WA	76.45	$30,892,414.37
50	Vonna Madeley	Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.	Olympia	WA	66.95	$30,820,663.75
51	Linda Nguyen	Keller Williams Realty	Renton	WA	31.35	$30,577,213.00
52	Pam Fredrick	John L. Scott Liberty Lake	Liberty Lake	WA	72.52	$30,360,969.00
53	Jim Selden	John L. Scott Kent North	Kent	WA	68.00	$30,328,983.00
54	Win Van Pelt	John L. Scott Renton	Renton	WA	64.00	$30,271,700.00
55	Phillip Rodocker	John L. Scott Renton	Renton	WA	70.00	$30,188,295.00
56	Steven Snider	Compass	Seattle	WA	27.10	$29,921,350.00
57	Raniel Diaz	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	54.00	$29,878,768.00
58	Haley Larson	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Central Washington Real Estate	Yakima	WA	86.00	$29,815,375.00
59	Nilesh Bothra	Keller Williams Realty	Kirkland	WA	38.37	$29,776,846.70
60	Jessie Dominguez	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	83.00	$29,752,811.00
61	Mitch Dietz	Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.	Olympia	WA	77.00	$29,604,650.00
62	Leigh Calvert	Hasson Company	Vancouver	WA	70.00	$29,270,049.00
63	Steve Craig	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	29.00	$28,978,430.00
64	Chiu Lung Tang	John L. Scott Redmond, Washington	Redmond	WA	28.45	$28,717,675.00
65	Nancy Backman	John L. Scott Bellevue Main	Bellevue	WA	24.00	$28,549,343.00
66	Mick Nazerali	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Pullman	WA	98.08	$28,547,080.35
67	Hamid Ali	John L. Scott Redmond, Washington	Redmond	WA	33.00	$28,374,728.00
68	Helena Chen	John L. Scott Sammamish Plateau	Sammamish	WA	15.00	$28,337,000.00
69	Cindy Harris	RE/MAX Honors	Puyallup	WA	78.00	$28,073,128.00
70	Hania Younis	Compass	Downtown Seattle	WA	32.00	$28,044,075.00
71	Ken Graff	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Seattle	WA	26.83	$27,974,550.00
72	Allie Howard	Compass	Seattle	WA	17.60	$27,885,950.00
73	Teri Camus	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	44.00	$27,774,477.00
74	Dave Reynolds	Source Real Estate	Spokane	WA	90.00	$27,550,270.00
75	Blake Rollins	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Moses Lake	WA	118.50	$27,512,175.88
76	Merri Ann Simonson	Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands, Inc.	Friday Harbor	WA	21.75	$27,292,078.75
77	Kevin Sarbora	Design Realty PRSI, Inc	Snohomish	WA	47.00	$27,094,375.00
78	Lisa Thome	John L. Scott Spokane	Spokane	WA	51.00	$26,936,376.00
79	Jay McCaughey	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Kirkland	WA	27.25	$26,795,600.00
80	Aaron Freeman	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	25.25	$26,725,675.00
81	Marcel Dolak	John L. Scott Seattle Center	Seattle	WA	35.80	$26,424,450.00
82	Steven Hiatt	Keller Williams Realty	University Place	WA	78.95	$26,407,783.50
83	Paul Mackay Jr.	John L. Scott Renton	Renton	WA	30.00	$26,312,423.00
84	Phil Greely	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	25.00	$26,191,440.00
85	Moose Math	John L. Scott Renton	Renton	WA	38.50	$25,758,900.00
86	Denise Fox	CENTURY 21 Beutler & Associates	Spokane	WA	47.85	$25,671,963.25
87	Mollie Sweat	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Spokane	WA	52.18	$25,634,300.00
88	Vlad Popach	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Bellevue	WA	26.00	$25,613,885.00
89	Lisa Green	Keller Williams Realty	Kennewick	WA	51.00	$25,570,020.00
90	Kevin Yuen	Compass	Bellevue	WA	41.00	$25,527,488.00
91	Nona Adams	RE/MAX Integrity	Issaquah	WA	33.00	$25,317,788.00
92	Troy Jensen	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	58.00	$25,297,413.00
93	Dean Lovitt	Compass	Downtown Seattle	WA	48.50	$25,216,670.00
94	Kristine Stultz	RE/MAX Gateway	Anacortes	WA	52.50	$25,064,905.23
95	Shelley Carlson	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Seattle	WA	24.50	$25,042,107.00
96	Travis Watts	Coldwell Banker First, Realtors	Walla Walla	WA	60.00	$25,006,594.00
97	Heather DeFord	Cascade Sotheby's International Realty	Vancouver	WA	43.15	$24,799,496.00
98	Tim Conway	John L. Scott Mercer Island	Mercer Island	WA	11.50	$24,698,230.00
99	Tracy Erickson	Compass	Seattle	WA	20.00	$24,667,533.00
100	Brad Harper	CENTURY 21 North Homes Realty	Tacoma	WA	62.95	$24,371,073.00
101	Robin Root James	John L. Scott Kent North	Kent	WA	29.00	$24,359,100.00
102	Jay Kipp	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	14.25	$24,150,000.00
103	Eleanor Heyrich	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	27.10	$24,105,341.00
104	Carl Shaw	John L. Scott Puyallup Main	Puyallup	WA	46.00	$23,777,275.00
105	Marti Reeder	John L. Scott Kent Covington Maple Valley	Covington	WA	45.00	$23,718,780.00
106	Robin Sheridan	Compass	Downtown Seattle	WA	31.00	$23,711,123.00
107	Becky Gray	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Bellevue	WA	7.75	$23,586,289.00
108	Bonnie Martinelli	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	61.00	$23,515,895.00
109	Craig Roberts	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate	Seattle	WA	39.00	$23,513,666.67
110	Vasily Stepin	Keller Williams Realty	Federal Way	WA	57.31	$23,494,880.00
111	Rick Smith	John L. Scott Redmond, Washington	Redmond	WA	18.66	$23,490,488.00
112	Danny Greco	Keller Williams Realty	Seattle	WA	33.88	$23,424,592.50
113	Patricia Wallace	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Seattle	WA	8.00	$23,413,000.00
114	Sam Buck	Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands, Inc.	Friday Harbor	WA	24.00	$23,331,000.00
115	Jonathan Bich	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Spokane	WA	73.00	$23,111,401.00
116	Jessica Livingston	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Seattle	WA	33.50	$23,029,800.00
117	Phil Harlan	Keller Williams Realty	Olympia	WA	73.60	$22,933,764.80
118	Ron Rubin	RE/MAX Metro Realty	Seattle	WA	31.00	$22,822,474.00
119	Lori Anderson-Benson	RE/MAX Equity Group-Van Mall Office	Vancouver	WA	33.50	$22,795,559.00
120	Mary Schile	RE/MAX Metro Realty	Seattle	WA	31.33	$22,662,176.00
121	Kelly Langston	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Kirkland	Wa	9.59	$22,660,064.00
122	Jeanne Tranum	Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic Realty, Inc.	Olympia	WA	50.05	$22,507,716.25
123	Leah Holbrook	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Central Washington Real Estate	Yakima	WA	49.00	$22,434,708.33
124	Neda Perrina	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	23.67	$22,420,965.00
125	Maureen Rammell	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Bellevue	WA	23.34	$22,347,494.90
126	Eileen Black	John L. Scott Bainbridge Island	Bainbridge Island	WA	24.00	$22,336,370.00
127	Bill Groen	Keller Williams Realty	Bothell	WA	43.00	$22,332,950.00
128	Carol Fuller	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	65.00	$22,096,759.87
129	Brian Hopper	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Kirkland	WA	23.33	$22,020,385.00
130	Kathy Bixler	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Spokane	WA	52.16	$22,018,267.00
131	John Madrid	Realogics Sotheby's International Realty	Seattle	WA	19.49	$21,945,986.00
132	James Muenz	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Redmond	WA	27.39	$21,818,392.59
133	Jared Retter	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	64.00	$21,739,245.50
134	Holley Carlson	Coldwell Banker Best Homes	Port Townsend	WA	46.75	$21,731,749.00
135	Stephanie Callen	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Puyallup	WA	52.60	$21,699,414.84
136	Eric Culverhouse	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	51.00	$21,673,314.75
137	Irene Mendoza	Keller Williams Realty	Bellevue	WA	22.00	$21,619,930.00
138	Carrie Pierce-Johnson	Coldwell Banker Danforth	Seattle	WA	15.70	$21,605,804.75
139	Saab Badyal	John L. Scott Kent North	Kent	WA	46.00	$21,554,380.00
140	Randi Weidner	Compass	Bellevue	WA	9.50	$21,494,500.00
141	Sue Larsen	NextHome Sound Sound	DuPont	WA	58.00	$21,471,530.00
142	Michael Orbino	Compass	Bellevue	WA	33.20	$21,461,797.00
143	Sage Sanders	Coldwell Banker Danforth	Seattle	WA	31.00	$21,453,099.00
144	Susan Ferrell	RE/MAX Community One Realty	Ellensburg	WA	70.00	$21,354,394.00
145	Team Wang	Compass	Bellevue	WA	16.90	$21,353,387.00
146	Igor Mayster	John L. Scott Tacoma University Place	University Place	WA	45.62	$21,310,859.00
147	Hayley Ford	John L Scott Snohomish	Snohomish	WA	38.00	$21,264,714.00
148	Justin Skaar	Coldwell Banker Lake Chelan Properties	Chelan	WA	25.00	$21,175,500.00
149	Carrie Campbell Haymond	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Bellevue	WA	39.75	$21,130,038.80
150	Peter Hayes	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Bellevue	WA	12.50	$21,092,200.00
151	Ryan Wilkerson	John L. Scott Woodinville	Woodinville	WA	28.00	$21,066,600.00
152	Brennen Clouse	Compass	Seattle	WA	30.30	$20,957,903.00
153	Gagan Deep	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate	Kent	WA	37.00	$20,947,583.33
154	David Retter	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	130.50	$20,862,226.00
155	Sonia Grunberg	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Tacoma	WA	45.00	$20,837,223.00
156	Claudia Kuniholm	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate	Lynnwood	WA	58.00	$20,747,125.00
157	Michael Ross	Keller Williams Realty	Seattle	WA	30.00	$20,743,846.00
158	Jason Barrow	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	41.00	$20,512,801.00
159	Darren Rivers	RE/MAX Exclusive	Gig Harbor	WA	56.08	$20,511,557.50
160	Brenda Waldner	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Duvall	WA	42.00	$20,491,824.50
161	Zach Entwistle	Keller Williams Realty	University Place	WA	55.00	$20,434,700.00
162	Krista Hopkins	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	54.00	$20,348,745.00
163	Cory Bemis	John L Scott Yakima	Yakima	WA	70.00	$20,213,399.26
164	Cassandra Kerk	RE/MAX Eastside Brokers Inc	Bellevue	WA	29.00	$20,156,520.00
165	Toby Williams	RE/MAX Community One Realty	Ellensburg	WA	67.00	$20,105,002.00
166	Catherine Weir	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Issaquah	WA	27.00	$20,062,373.00
167	Corey Patt	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Seattle	WA	16.37	$20,039,544.00
168	Peter Riley	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate	Vancouver	WA	115.00	$19,944,000.00
169	Gina Styler	RE/MAX Community One Realty	Ellensburg	WA	60.00	$19,562,840.00
170	Eric Tucker	John L. Scott Spokane	Spokane	WA	65.00	$19,437,586.00
171	Rachael Wilson	RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.	Bellingham	WA	51.50	$19,404,450.00
172	Bernadette Pillar	Keller Williams Realty	Spokane	WA	66.00	$19,266,052.00
173	Peggy McCartney	John L. Scott Spokane	Spokane	WA	57.00	$19,255,468.00
174	Marisol Tijerina	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Kennewick	WA	57.00	$19,251,755.00
175	Aurora Shively	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	56.00	$18,805,374.00
176	George Eakin	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	52.00	$18,464,174.00
177	Jessica Grubb	RE/MAX Northwest Realtors	Olympia	WA	54.00	$18,102,541.00
178	Ryan Fowler	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	59.00	$17,502,902.00
179	Kristin Cheatley	Real Living The Real Estate Group	Longview	WA	62.00	$17,248,416.67
180	Julie Lynch	Retter & Company Sotheby's International Realty	Kennewick	WA	55.50	$17,102,320.50
181	Karen O'Donnell	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Spokane	WA	56.00	$16,800,478.66
182	Jeff Graff	CENTURY 21 Tri-Cities	Richland	WA	54.48	$16,668,224.76
183	Chris Blessing	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Moses Lake	WA	72.50	$16,656,693.00
184	Mark Foley	RE/MAX Metro Realty	Seattle	WA	82.33	$16,232,771.00
185	Roberta Rudnick	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Sound REALTORS	Olympia	WA	62.00	$15,777,583.33
186	Dean Gehrman	John L. Scott Lvw	Longview	WA	54.00	$15,475,690.00
187	Michael Goulart	John L Scott Yakima	Yakima	WA	59.00	$15,356,281.00
188	Jonas Elber	RE/MAX of Spokane	Spokane Valley	WA	54.00	$15,039,759.75
189	Kris Youd	Coldwell Banker First, Realtors	Walla Walla	WA	53.00	$14,878,678.21
190	Emily Bailey	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	54.00	$14,773,564.00
191	Greg Lund	CENTURY 21 Lund, Realtors	Chehalis	WA	59.40	$14,524,095.00
192	Greg Paul	RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.	Bellingham	WA	65.00	$14,404,190.00
193	Geoff Bowlsby	CENTURY 21 Tri-Cities	Richland	WA	64.30	$13,787,800.00
194	Walter Cuestas	CENTURY 21 Lund, Realtors	Chehalis	WA	54.20	$13,698,890.00
195	Jesse Cope	RE/MAX Premier Group	Longview	WA	58.85	$13,429,483.16
196	Darla Gould	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Longview	WA	62.00	$12,916,280.00
197	Gary Fox	CENTURY 21 Lund, Realtors	Chehalis	WA	68.05	$12,893,470.00
198	David Thelin	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Longview	WA	50.90	$12,587,010.00
199	Kory Heindselman	RE/MAX Welcome Home	Omak	WA	80.00	$12,475,554.00
200	Alisha Krause	Professional Realty Services International	SPOKANE	WA	54.00	$12,028,900.00
201	Ashley Alred	RE/MAX Home and Land	Pullman	WA	52.00	$11,311,950.00
202	Jill Warne	CENTURY 21 Real Estate Center	Lynnwood	WA	58.00	$11,165,950.00
203	Andrea Abbott	RE/MAX Home and Land	Pullman	WA	52.50	$11,067,050.00
204	Doc Williams	Coldwell Banker Tomlinson	Spokane	WA	54.00	$10,974,143.00
205	Tracy Mettier	CENTURY 21 Northwest Realty	Kirkland	WA	50.50	$9,910,695.00
206	Lee Arnold	Keller Williams Realty	Spokane	WA	53.00	$7,861,130.08
207	April Swenson	Coldwell Banker Ocean Shores Brokers	Ocean Shores	WA	52.15	$6,903,400.00
208	Mark Frye	RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.	Lynden	WA	52.00	$5,950,950.00
209	Kevin Block	Keller Williams Realty	Bothell	WA	113.75	$2,333,550.00
210	Susan Spencer	RE/MAX Eastside Brokers Inc	Bellevue	WA	52.00	$1,419,951.00

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).