NAGLREP UNVEILS INDUSTRY’S FIRST TOP LGBT+ AGENT AND TEAM RANKINGS

Created with REAL Trends and Presented by Sotheby’s International Realty,
the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List Has More than 60 Honorees

Blair Myers and Shirley Gary Lead Individual Lists; The EZ Sales Team Headlines Team Honors

Jupiter, Fla. (September 6, 2018) – The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) today unveiled its Top LGBT+ Agent List, the real estate industry’s first recognition of top producing LGBT and allied agents and teams.

Shirley Gary of Engel & Vӧlkers Buckhead Atlanta and Blair Myers of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Success in Warner Robins, GA, headed the individual agent list.  Gary generated more than $70.1 million in sales volume last year while Myers generated 272 transaction sides.

The EZ Sales Team, headed by Michael Zinicola, of Keller Williams in Bay Village, OH, led all teams on the list with $185.1 million in 2017 sales volume and 968.75 transaction sides.

“Real estate is known as one of most competitive industries in the world, where inspiration, drive and a deep consumer understanding are vital to succeed,” said Kevin Thompson, Chief Marketing Officer of Sotheby’s International Realty which sponsored the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List. “Our success is directly connected to our ability to attract the best talent in the world, which needs to be as diverse and inclusive as the clients we serve. The first Top LGBT+ Agent List gives us an opportunity to showcase real estate’s top professionals who combine outstanding service, and unmatched market knowledge with an impeccable work ethic and insatiable desire to succeed.”

All sales professionals and teams ranked in the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List appeared on the 2018 REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals ratings sponsored by Adwerx and are ranked in the top one half of 1 percent of the more than 1.3 million Realtors^® nationwide.

“With today’s release of the Top LGBT+ Agent List, an elite group of real estate agents across the country are receiving well-deserved recognition,” said Steve Murray, President of REAL Trends. “These sales associates have built enormously successful small businesses in an extremely competitive field.”

NAGLREP, now in its 11^th year, has 25 chapters around the nation and has grown to more than 2,000 members as one of the largest LGBT+ trade groups in the U.S.

“NAGLREP is a bridge between the real estate and LGBT communities and we take great pride in our advocacy work and also showcasing the emotional and financial benefits of home ownership to LGBTs,” said Jeff Berger, founder of NAGLREP.  “We are thrilled to work so closely with REAL Trends and Sotheby’s International Realty to bring the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List to life and honor these incredible real estate professionals.”

REAL Trends identified all NAGLREP members who met 2017 individual agent production minimums of 50 sides or $20 million in sales volume.  Teams, whose lead is a NAGLREP member, were recognized with at least 75 sides or $30 million in sales volume last year.

Click here for full details about the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List.

Below follows the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List:

INDIVIDUAL SIDES

Rank	Name	Company	City, State	Sides
1	Blair Myers	Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Success	Warner Robbins, GA	272
2	Shirley Gary	Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	162.08
3	Roman Novian	Coldwell Banker Jim Stewart, REALTORS	Waco, TX	95
4	David Dorman	CENTURY 21 Professional Group, Inc.	Ocoee, FL	86.9
5	Marc Lange	Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty	Palm Springs, CA	83.6
6	Ray Hoess-Brooks	Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage	Chicopee, MA	74.3
7	Sacha Blanchet	Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage	Phoenix, AZ	72.4
8	Joseph Poletto	Watson Realty Corp.	Jacksonville, FL	69.4
9	Avi Dan-Goor	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties	Las Vegas, NV	68
10	Susan Rose	Sibcy Cline Realtors	Cincinnati, OH	62.5
11	Patrick Conlin	Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Silver City	Silver City, NM	62
12	Herman Chan	Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty	Berkeley. CA	61
13	Chris McNelis	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McNelis Group Properties	Solomons, MD	59
14	Mario Romero	The Melcher Agency	Phoenix, AZ	58
15	Robert Dawson	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Dawson, Ford & Garbee & Co. Realtors	Lynchburg, VA	57
	Conrad Kuhn	Weichert, Realtors	Turnersville, NJ	57
17	Carl Davis	RE/MAX Advantage Central	Birmingham, AL	56.5
18	Nicholas Yale	Brokers Hub Realty	Phoenix, AZ	55
19	Tami Leliuga Shriver	Coldwell Banker Paradise	Satellite Beach, FL	54.7
20	Greg Renfrow	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Taliesyn Realty	Memphis, TN	52
21	Camille Campbell	Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realtors	Traverse City, MI	50

 

 

 

INDIVIDUAL SALES VOLUME

Rank	Name	Company	City, State	Volume ($million)
1	Shirley Gary	Engel & Vӧlkers Buckhead Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	$70.1
2	Herman Chan	Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty	Berkeley. CA	$62.0
3	Chris Benfante	Compass	New York, NY	$42.2
4	Andy Levine	Engel & Vӧlkers Park City	Park City, UT	$39.6
5	Barry Dantagnan	Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage	Sherman Oaks, CA	$37.4
6	Marc Lange	Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty	Palm Springs, CA	$36.8
7	Philip Belenky	Coldwell Banker BAIN	Seattle, WA	$29.9
8	Blair Myers	Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Success	Warner Robbins, GA	$28.3
9	Joseph Demartino	Coldwell Banker Pat Shultz Real Estate	Provincetown, MA	$28.1
10	Terri Bass	Lenihan Sotheby’s International Realty	Louisville, KY	$27.5
11	David Dorman	CENTURY 21 Professional Group, Inc.	Ocoee, FL	$26.3
12	Heidi Mueller	Engel & Vӧlkers San Francisco	San Francisco, CA	$26.1
13	Jay Kipp	Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty	Seattle, WA	$24.7
14	Avi Dan-Goor	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties	Las Vegas, NV	$23.1
15	Julie Brodie	Engel & Vӧlkers Tysons	Vienna, VA	$21.6
16	John Caruso	Sotheby’s International Realty	San Francisco, CA	$21.2
17	Robb Moss	Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc.	Richmond, VA	$21.1
18	Chris McNelis	Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices McNelis Group Properties	Solomons, MD	$21.1
19	Ivan Estrada	Douglas Elliman Real Estate	Beverly Hills, CA	$20.8
20	Erik Hinshaw	Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers	Honolulu, HI	$20.5

 

TEAM SIDES

Rank	Team Name	Company	City, State	Sides
1	The EZ Sales Team	Keller Williams Realty	Bay Village, OH	968.75
2	The Stephen Cooley Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Realty	Rock Hills, SC	520
3	Bouma Group	Keller Williams Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	273
4	Heller Coley Reed Team	Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc.	Washington, DC	193
5	Don Callahan Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Coastal Area Properties	Savannah, GA	173.2
6	Anderson Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Pacific Estate	Long Beach, CA	158.3
7	Hoppough & Patterson Real Estate Group	Coldwell Banker Weir Manuel Hoppough	Ionia, MI	119.3
8	Best in the Carolinas	Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage	Charlotte, NC	113.5
9	Ellen + Janis Real Estate Team	Compass	Jamaica Plain, MA	112
10	No Place Like Home Real Estate Team	RE/MAX Results	Minneapolis, MN	94
11	Norris Team	Century 21 Triangle Group	Raleigh, NC	93
12	Brady Sandahl Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Realty	Palm Springs, CA	87
13	The Sterling Team	Keller Williams Buckhead	Atlanta, GA	78

 

TEAM VOLUME

Rank	Team Name	Company	City, State	Volume ($million)
1	EZ Sales Team	Keller Williams Realty	Bay Village, OH	$185.1
2	Heller Coley Reed Team	Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc.	Washington, DC	$173.2
3	The Malibu Life Team	Pacific Union International	Malibu, CA	$117.5
4	The Stephen Cooley Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Realty	Rock Hills, SC	$115.9
5	Bouma Group	Keller Williams Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, MI	$95.6
6	Anderson Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Pacific Estate	Long Beach, CA	$90.8
7	Brady Sandahl Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Realty	Palm Springs, CA	$70.0
8	Ellen + Janis Real Estate Team	Compass	Jamaica Plain, MA	$68.5
9	Don Callahan Real Estate Group	Keller Williams Coastal Area Properties	Savannah, GA	$40.6
10	O’Connor and Highland	Keller Williams Boston	Boston, MA	$40.5
11	Eric Copper and Associates	Keller Williams Austin Portfolio Real Estate	Austin, TX	$37.4
12	Best in the Carolinas	Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage	Charlotte, NC	$36.7

 

METHODOLOGY

REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals sponsored by Adwerx and honors America’s finest real estate agents and their companies and is compiled and analyzed by REAL Trends.

 

The rankings are compiled based on surveys from virtually every national branded network, many state and local associations of Realtors®, multiple listing services, all applicants from past years’ rankings, and the 1,752 largest brokerage firms in the United States. Verification from an independent source is required for all submissions. Also, REAL Trends senior staff reviews every submission for completeness and accuracy.

 

All NAGLREP members who appeared on the REAL Trends America’s Best Professionals sponsored by Adwerx were included on the NAGLREP Top LGBT+ Agent List if they opted in.  Teams were included if the team lead was a NAGLREP member and opted in.

 

About NAGLREP

Established in 2007, The National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) is a mission driven 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with nearly 2,000 members.  NAGLREP advocates on behalf of the rights of the LGBT community on issues related to housing and discrimination laws. It hosts a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) and allied REALTOR referral network which also includes mortgage professionals, title agents, insurance agents, commercial agents, trainers and educators. Visit www.naglrep.com for more information.

 

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