June 27, 2014 // Franchising.com // MADISON, N.J. - Nearly 29% of America’s top residential real estate sales professionals are affiliated with Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) brands, according to the 2014 REAL Trends/The Wall Street Journal "Top Thousand" report released today. The report ranks America’s top 1,000 residential real estate agents and teams based on 2013 annual sales volume and transaction sides.
"Year after year, the independent sales professionals affiliated with our franchise brands and company-owned offices provide outstanding service to homebuyers and sellers, and this ranking is a clear indicator of their success," said Richard A. Smith, chairman, CEO and president of Realogy. "We are proud of their significant presence on this list."
Realogy's residential brands include Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, ERA®, Sotheby's International Realty®, and The Corcoran Group®.
The Top Thousand is divided into four categories, each listing their top 250 designees: individual agent by sales volume, individual agent by transaction sides, team by sales volume and team by transaction sides.
Agents and teams affiliated with Realogy brands – specifically the company-owned offices operated by Realogy’s subsidiary, NRT LLC, and the independently owned and operated franchisees of the Realogy Franchise Group – accounted for:
Sales associates affiliated with NRT offices represent 35 percent (87) of the spots within the Top 250 Agents by Sales Volume. In total, NRT accounts for 15 percent (146) of the agents and teams included in the rankings.
Of all brands on the ranking, Coldwell Banker holds the most overall spots in individual agent sales volume (58), and also features the No. 1 performing team based on sales volume ? The Jills® of Miami Beach, Fla., with more than $551 million (2nd consecutive year at No. 1).
As shown below, one-quarter of the Top 25 spots across the four categories are held by agents and teams affiliated with a Realogy brand or company-owned brokerage:
Top Teams by Sales Volume
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Top Agents by Sales Volume
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Top Agents by Transaction Sides
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Top Teams by Transaction Sides
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REAL Trends/The Wall Street Journal Top Thousand awards program was developed jointly by The Wall Street Journal advertising sales department and REAL Trends, a leading source of analysis and information for the residential real estate brokerage industry. REAL Trends/The Wall Street Journal Top Thousand honors America's finest real estate agents and their companies and is compiled and analyzed by REAL Trends.
Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY) is a global leader in residential real estate franchising with company-owned real estate brokerage operations doing business under its franchise systems as well as relocation and title services. Realogy's brands and business units include Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, The Corcoran Group®, ERA®, Sotheby's International Realty®, NRT LLC, Cartus and Title Resource Group. Collectively, Realogy's franchise system members operate approximately 13,600 offices with 247,000 independent sales associates doing business in 104 countries around the world. Realogy is headquartered in Madison, N.J.
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Kathy Borruso
Kathy.borruso@realogy.com
973 407-5041
Realogy's company-owned real estate brokerage, is the largest residential brokerage company in the United States, operates under several of Realogy's brands and also provides related residential real estate services.