The most valuable homes in luxury real estate stand apart because there is nothing quite like them.
The same can be said of the agents and teams on this year’s RealTrends Verified list. They have built brands, relationships, and expertise that have set them apart in their market with a level of differentiation that cannot be matched.
More than 50,000 agents and teams were ranked. The agents who made The Thousand collectively closed 186,089 sides and $164 billion in 2025. Of the top 100 RealTrends Verified agents and teams, nearly 40% work with Luxury Presence, up from 30% last year.
What sets them apart
Ask any of these agents to describe their business and you get an answer specific enough to belong to them alone.
Aaron Kirman argues, “the problem with this business is everybody copies everyone. If you’re not thinking out of the box, and if you’re not setting up a marketing and advertising strategy, nobody knows you. And if nobody knows you, you’re out of business.”
Maggie Gold Seelig calls hers “the family office of real estate.” She told us, “I don’t run my business thinking about transactions. I think about my relationships. I think about connecting the dots.” That includes telling clients when not to buy just as readily as when to move. It is a positioning that describes exactly one person.
Sally Forster Jones of Forster Jones International asks herself the same question every time: “What am I best at? What can I do that no one else can do?”
Noble Black knows that “at the end of the day, you’re helping somebody with a big transaction. If they feel like you’re smart… and acting on their behalf, they tend to be loyal to you.”
Clients who trust you that deeply were already thinking about you before they picked up the phone. The agents on this list earned their place in these rankings by showing up consistently in every place clients go to form opinions, including places that barely existed 18 months ago.
Show up before the call
A differentiated practice still has to be findable, and what that means has changed quickly. AI search traffic to Luxury Presence client websites is up 300% year over year, and the share of client sites receiving that traffic grew from 8% to 24% in the same period. 67% of potential homebuyers now use AI tools as part of their primary agent research process, up from 17% just 18 months ago.
Traditional search still drives the vast majority of actual website visits, and AI search is a growing part of how clients research agents alongside it. What earns visibility in one largely earns it in the other: a clear, specific presence that platforms recognize and recommend.
The agents on this list show up in both worlds. Their websites, their content, and their digital presence are doing the work before any conversation starts, in traditional search, in AI platforms, and wherever a potential client is forming an opinion.
That visibility paid off in a year that tested it. Affordability hit historic lows, inventory stayed tight, and according to the 2025 NAR Member Profile, the typical Realtor closed 10 transaction sides on $2.5 million in volume. With fewer transactions to compete for, clients chose carefully. The agents who were easy to find and hard to forget were the ones they called.
The Brokerages Behind Them
Behind every top-ranked agent is a brokerage that bet on their success and invested in the tools to make it happen. Several of them are partners of ours, and their 2025 results show what that investment produced:
- Compass was named the top U.S. brokerage for the fifth consecutive year, surpassing $262 billion in sales volume in 2025.
- eXp Realty placed 44 agents on this year’s RealTrends The Thousand and ranked as the number one named brokerage in the Enterprise Team category by volume.
- Real Brokerage ranked fifth nationally by sales volume and posted the largest year-over-year sales volume gain among the top 10 brokerages, up 53.7%.
- HomeServices of America launched a unifying platform for its agents in 2026.
- Hanna Holdings continued expanding aggressively, completing multiple mergers in 2025 and growing its footprint into new markets.
- Side generated $25.8 billion in sales volume by building infrastructure that puts the agent front and center rather than the brand.
- SERHANT. made its Mega 1000 debut at No. 26 with $7.1 billion in sales volume in its first appearance on the list.
- FirstTeam Real Estate ranks among California’s top independent brokerages in this year’s standings, with deep roots across Southern California and a model built explicitly around agent success.
Their models are entirely different, but they share a foundational philosophy: invest in the agent. You can see it in how their agents operate.
Next Year’s List
These rankings capture who showed up for clients in 2025. The agents who will appear on next year’s list are already at work, putting in place the kind of presence that earns business before a call is ever made.
Congratulations to every agent and team recognized this year. We’re proud to work alongside you.
If you’re working on what makes you one of one, you know where to find us.
Congratulations to our Luxury Presence clients on being recognized among the Top 100 agents and teams in the Nation
Individual Agents
Steven Koleno, Beycome Brokerage Realty
Carrie Wells, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse
Margit Brandt, Premier Estate Properties
Ania Bulis, Big Sky Sotheby’s International Realty
Chris Resop, The Agency Naples
Casey Lesher, Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California
Jena Radnay, @Properties Christie’s International Real Estate
Tomer Fridman, Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California
Maggie Gold Seelig, MGS Group Real Estate
Danielle Peretz, The Beverly Hills Estates
Cindy Ambuehl, Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California
Kumara Wilcoxon, Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty
Susan Breitenbach, Corcoran
Harald Grant, Sotheby’s International Realty
Shana Rohde-Lynch, Compass
Bill Ruane, Estate Properties
Michael Rankin, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
Dana Trotter, The Agency Hamptons
Melissa Dailey, Coldwell Banker Realty
Steven Shane, Compass
Rochelle Lecavalier, Douglas Elliman
Paul Grover, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Robert Paul Properties
Tim Allen, Coldwell Banker Realty
Mick Duchon, Corcoran
Nichole Shanfeld, Carolwood Estates
Jade Mills, Coldwell Banker Realty
Ellen Mosher, Houlihan Lawrence
Bridget Ramey, Kuper Sotheby’s International Realty
Chris Adlam, Vista Sotheby’s International Realty
Michael Latousek, Douglas Elliman
Joshua Deitch, Coldwell Banker Realty
Hayden Anderl, Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty
Lourdes Alatriste, Douglas Elliman
Small Teams
Harris / Fahimian, The Beverly Hills Estates
Saslove & Warwick, Douglas Elliman
The McCumber Group, Waterfront Realty Group
Hundley Residential, Compass
Laura Barry & Jim Graves, Barry Estates
Gary Pohrer Group, SERHANT.
Team Foster Skillman, Compass
The Umansky Team, The Agency
Brad Kappel Team, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
The Matt and Nick Team, SERHANT.
The Behr Team, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
Candace Friis Team, Corcoran
Jacqueline Thompson Group, Coldwell Banker Realty
Gregg Lynn Team, Sotheby’s International Realty
The Dora Puig Team, Luxe Living Realty
The Stein Team, Sotheby’s International Realty
GAEA Team, GAEA Realty
Darlene Streit Team, Sotheby’s International Realty
Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
Peterson Calder Jeffers Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Utah Properties
Eva Lin Team, eXp Realty
The Patterson Group, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
Josh Flagg, Compass
Properties By Southern, SERHANT.
Gay Glaser & Gunning, Smith & Associates Real Estate
Eric Haskell Group, The Agency
Jason Cummings Group, Compass
Joe Velasco Group, Coldwell Banker Realty
Irene and Ricky Zhang Group, Keller Williams
Chris Coleman, Compass
The Lauren Holleran Team, Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty
The Roth Team, Washington Fine Properties, LLC
Terry Cohen Advisory, Compass
Post | Taylor Group, Ocean Reef Club Sotheby’s International Realty
The Menezes Team, Douglas Elliman
Earls | Lappin Team, John R. Wood Properties Christie’s International Real Estate
The Stockton Group-Vail, Beaver Creek, Bachelor Gulch, Compass
Medium Teams
Aaron Kirman Group, Christie’s International Real Estate Southern California
Daftarian Group, Luxe Real Estate
Smith & Berg Property Group, Compass
The Field Team, Sotheby’s International Realty
HEIDER, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
Nicole Freer Group, Corcoran Genesis
The Nancy Taylor Bubes Group, Washington Fine Properties, LLC
Resnick & Nash, Carolwood Estates
Leavitt McIntosh Team, Douglas Elliman
The Khrista Jarvis Team, Coldwell Banker Realty
Michelle Pais Group, Signature Realty NJ
The David Banks Team, REMAX By the Bay
Nolan Group, Vanguard Properties
The Costello-Deitz Group, Compass
Walters Plaxen Team, Sotheby’s International Realty
The Scott / Robles Team, Douglas Elliman
Wen Guo Real Estate Group, Keller Williams
ATelier Team, Compass
The Masters Division, Nest Seekers International
The Rosen Group, Compass
SET Real Estate Group, Compass
Jen Caskey Group, Compass
The Bowen Team, REMAX Real Estate Group
Inhabit Collective, Inhabit Collective
The Juracich Team, Corcoran
Kim Covino and Co, Compass
The Ann Howarth Group, REMAX Gold Coast
The Shulkin Wilk Group, Compass
The Deanna Kory Team, Corcoran
VKGRE Group, Keller Williams Bay Area Estates
Your P&rtners, Compass
Team Blair Tahoe, Compass
Ladd Group, Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty
Marcontell + Gilchrest Group, Ebby Halliday Realtors
The Kantha Team, SERHANT.
The Zach Zeldner Team, Compass
Paradigm Advisory, Compass
8 Blocks Real Estate, 8 Blocks Real Estate
Calcagno & Hamilton Real Estate Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
Lavinia Smerconish, Compass
The Tony Nabhan Collective, Keller Williams
The File Group, Compass
The Samit Shah Team, Compass
The Condo Advisory, Compass
Friedman Team, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty
Brock & Lori, Keller Williams Realty Los Feliz
Graham Faupel Mendenhall & Associates, Compass
Large Teams
The Jills Zeder Group, Coldwell Banker Realty
Harris & Partners, Carolwood Estates
Tim Smith Real Estate Group, Coldwell Banker Realty
Plus Real Estate Group, Plus Real Estate
Sally Forster Jones Group, Compass
Stanfield Real Estate, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
The Rider Elite Team, Keller Williams Arizona Realty
Bjorn Farrugia (Alphonso & Bjorn), Carolwood Estates
Spears Group, Compass
LCT Team, Onward Real Estate
The Robin Gordon Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServies Fox & Roach, REALTORS®
Emily Sachs Wong, @Properties Christie’s International Real Estate
Blankenship Watkins Advisory Group, Christie’s International Real Estate Emerald Coast
Team Nurit & Alex, The Agency DC
Your Property People, Compass
Laricy, Americorp
The Advisory, Carolwood Estates
Taylor Lucyk Group, Christie’s International Real Estate Group
Bonneau & Company, Ansley Real Estate Christie’s International
Tracy Tutor Team, Compass
Livel Real Estate, Livel Real Estate
Wydler Brothers, Compass
The Lowe Group, Compass
Lily Campbell Team, First Team Real Estate
Christina Gibbons Group, Christie’s International Real Estate Group
Robinson Team, Keller Williams
Neighborhood Experts Real Estate, Neighborhood Experts Real Estate
The Coley Group, Compass
The Mike Seder Group, eXp Realty
The Sky Group, SERHANT.
Teresa Cowart Team, REMAX Accent – Teresa Cowart Team
Advisory, Compass
Everhome Real Estate, Everhome Real Estate
Societe Select, SERHANT.
Tim Carr Group, Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty
Seth O’Byrne, Compass
The Huff Group, Keller Williams
Resort Experts, eXp Realty
Caskey Real Estate Group, eXp realty
The John Zimmerman Group, Compass
Willis and Smith Group, Keller Williams
Story Residential, Compass
Amalfi Estates, Amalfi Estates
The Napoli Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties
The CityLiving Group, Compass
Mega Teams
Dawn McKenna Group, Coldwell Banker Realty
Noble Black & Partners Team, Corcoran
Carpenter Kessel Team, Compass
The Craig Tann Group, Huntington & Ellis, A Real Estate Agency
Strock Real Estate, eXp Realty
Oldham Group, Compass
Bayside Real Estate, Bayside Real Estate
The Mike McCann Team, Keller Williams
Premier Group, Compass
BarbCo Real Estate, BarbCo Real Estate
The Fletcher Team & Associates, eXp Realty
ONE Residential, Keller Williams
Front Gate Real Estate, Compass
Room Real Estate, Room Real Estate
Andy Bovender Team, Compass
Abbott Martin Group | eXp Realty, Abbott Martin Group
Revel Real Estate, Revel Real Estate
Marcus & Company Realty, Marcus & Company Realty, LLC
The Real Estate Experts of Denver, REMAX Professionals
Tackett Team, eXp Realty
Craig Michael Strong, Compass
The Edrington Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices J Douglas Properties
Pridemore Properties, Compass
Cal American Homes, The Real Brokerage, Inc.
About the author
Kate Evans is a content marketing strategist at Luxury Presence, the leading growth platform for high-performing real estate professionals. She develops data-driven editorial content and supports SEO strategy and brand voice frameworks that help agents attract qualified leads and establish market authority. Her published work covers topics including CRM strategy, social media marketing, and digital growth, supporting thousands of agents in scaling their businesses through modern marketing.
