Of all the industry awards real estate agents may earn in a year, one comes with extra excitement.
Each year, a firm called RealTrends ranks the top individuals, teams and brokerages in the United States. The company, launched in 1987, bases its various rankings on sales data that is independently verified, which is why folks in the real estate world anxiously await the results.
RealTrends publishes two influential agent rankings: Real Trends + Tom Ferry ‘The Thousand,’ which is what it sounds like — the top 1,000 agents in the entire U.S. based on sales volume or transaction sides — and America’s Best Real Estate Professionals, a further ranking of the top agents in the country, also based on sales volume or transaction sides.
No surprise: Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty always has top agents who make the rankings. (That’s just how it is at the most famous luxury brokerage in North Texas.) This year, though, its Faisal Halum didn’t just earn a spot in The Thousand, announced on June 9, but he is also ranked one of the top 100 agents by sales volume in the entire United States. Furthermore, with sales of more than $180 million in 2022, Halum is now ranked the No. 2 luxury agent in all of Dallas and the No. 3 luxury agent in all of Texas.
But, wait, there’s more: The new America’s Best rankings were just released this morning by RealTrends and the following Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty agents and teams landed spots on that prestigious list. Many of them are returning honorees — even more impressive when you consider that there are more than 1.5 million licensed agents in the U.S. and more than 149,000 in Texas. Here are the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty honorees:
America’s Best Real Estate Professionals, ranked by RealTrends + Tom Ferry:
Individuals by sides
Faisal Halum — #11 in Dallas, #220 in Texas
Individuals by volume
Faisal Halum — #2 in Dallas, #3 luxury agent in Texas
Joan Eleazer — 6 in Dallas, 41 in Texas
Pogir — 16 in Dallas, 82 in Texas
Kim Bedwell — 3 in Southlake, 101 in Texas
Lisa Besserer — 21 in Dallas, 135 in Texas
Penny Cook — 25 in Dallas, 173 in Texas
Ashley Mooring — 4 in Fort Worth, 253 in Texas
Rachel Finkbohner — 34 in Dallas, 272 in Texas
Katherine Roberts — 41 in Dallas, 321 in Texas
Melissa Jennings — 43 in Dallas, 345 in Texas
Robert Tyson — 10 in Southlake, 346 in Texas
Diane DuVall — 45 in Dallas, 359 in Texas
Lucy Johnson — 50 in Dallas, 428 in Texas
Gina Lester — 9 in Plano, 430 in Texas
Kyle Richards — 59 in Dallas, 482 in Texas
Jeremy Bravo — 10 in Fort Worth, 519 in Texas
Judy Sessions — 70 in Dallas, 531 in Texas
Bryan Crawford — 74 in Dallas, 559 in Texas
Laura Crowl — 12 in Plano, 578 in Texas
Becky Oliver — 82 in Dallas, 617 in Texas
Ann Shaw — 83 in Dallas, 628 in Texas
Linda Baker — 13 in Plano, 637 in Texas
Nancy Dennis — 22 in Southlake, 674 in Texas
Small teams by volume
Jobst Randall Group — #21 in Dallas, #33 in Texas
TT Ranch Group — 32 in Dallas, 88 in Texas
Winchester | Steitle Group — 7 in Plano, 116 in Texas
Shelle Carrig TEAM — 45 in Dallas, 148 in Texas
Forke + Shindler Group — 58 in Dallas, 185 in Texas
Vancleve | Garcia Group — 71 in Dallas, 267 in Texas
Hacker Property Group — 17 in Southlake, 272 in Texas
The Raleigh Green Real Estate Group — 17 in Fort Worth, 292 in Texas
The Gioia Goyer Group — 76 in Dallas, 302 in Texas
Tessa Mosteller Real Estate Group — 77 in Dallas, 306 in Texas
Medium teams by sides
The Spann Group — #9 in Fort Worth, #171 in Texas
Medium teams by volume
Burgher-Ray Ranch Group — #1 in Dallas, #13 in Texas
The Spann Group — 15 in Fort Worth, 152 in Texas
Talk about wow. Not only are Halum and his Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty brokerage-mates already known as the finest agents in North Texas, but they are also ranked the finest agents in the country — or, as RealTrends calls its rankings, “the top 1.5% of agents and teams in the United States.”
With 37 agents and teams ranked as America’s Best out of 149,000-plus licensed agents in Texas, that puts this bunch squarely in the top .025 percent in the entire state. As bests go, it doesn’t get better than that.
Meet all the Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty agents at briggsfreeman.com.
