These Are The Top Luxury Real Estate Agents By Sales Volume In Every State

These Are The Top Luxury Real Estate Agents By Sales Volume In Every State

All month long in July, we’ll survey the changing luxury real estate market, talk to top producers and offer advice on how to level up — all leading to the gathering of the year, Inman Luxury Connect, Aug. 2-3 at the Aria in Las Vegas. Make plans now to join us there.

All types of luxury agents are spread out across the country — some tech-focused, some cultivating sizable lists of celebrity clientele, and some concentrating their efforts on niche vacation and second-home markets.

Who are the best of the best in luxury in each of the United States? What kind of markets do they operate in? How much are they making? What are their specializations?

Inman scoured the latest RealTrends The Thousand rankings, which were released at the beginning of June, and identified the top-earning luxury real estate agents in each state by sales volume.

Here we present luxury’s most prolific agents from state to state.

Alabama

Stephanie Robinson | RealtySouth

Agent: Stephanie Robinson

Brokerage: RealtySouth

Market: Mountain Brook, Alabama

Sales volume in 2021: $114.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 109

Specialties: Luxury single-family

Robinson has been a luxury real estate agent with RealtySouth for over 30 years, according to her LinkedIn page. As of late July, she was representing several listings in Mountain Brook and Birmingham, Alabama, ranging in price from the mid-$400,000s to $3.05 million.

Alaska

Kelly Griebel | Century21 Realty Solutions

Agent: Kelly Griebel

Brokerage: Century 21 Realty Solutions

Market: Soldotna, Alaska

Sales volume in 2021: $46 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 134

Specialties: Luxury single-family, investment properties, commercial and land

Griebel was born and raised on the Kenai Peninsula and became a Realtor in 2001, according to her Century 21 bio. In addition to being an active, full-time Realtor who has served on several local real estate-related boards, Griebel is also passionate about dog rescue and was the vice president of Kenai Peninsula Animal Lovers Rescue from 2017 to 2021.

Arizona

Joan Levinson | Realty One

Agent: Joan Levinson

Brokerage: Realty One

Market: Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona

Sales volume in 2021: $348 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 57

Specialties: Discreet luxury sales

Levinson’s career as a luxury agent has spanned 30 years and spawned several accolades, including one of Newsweek’s America’s Best Realtors in 2020 and as a speaker on the “SuperStar Panel” at the 2019 Arizona Realtors Convention, her website states. Levinson and her properties have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Newsweek, Fox, ABC, NBC and Architectural Digest.

Arkansas

Lauren Boozman Northey | Portfolio Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Lauren Boozman Northey

Brokerage: Portfolio Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Rogers, Arkansas

Sales volume in 2021: $44.9 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 55

Specialties: Luxury single-family

Boozman Northey has been a real estate agent with Sotheby’s for the last 12 years, according to her LinkedIn profile. She’s currently representing a number of properties in and around Rogers and Eureka Springs, Arkansas, from the mid-$600,000s to $2.5 million.

California

Chris Cortazzo | Compass

Agent: Chris Cortazzo

Brokerage: Compass

Market: Malibu, California

Sales volume in 2021: $1.04 billion

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 86

Specialties: Malibu market

Cortazzo has been a fixture in the Malibu real estate market for over 28 years, earning accolades for his sales performance several times when affiliated with Coldwell Banker and now Compass, according to his website bio. When he has free time he enjoys surfing and spending it with family and friends. He is a supporter of several charities including his local Malibu Boys and Girls Club and Point Dume Marine Science School.

Colorado

Carrie Wells | Coldwell Banker

Agent: Carrie Wells

Brokerage: Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate

Market: Aspen, Colorado

Sales volume in 2021: $369 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 39

Specialties: Second homes

Since 1990 Wells has been practicing real estate — nearly the same length of time she’s been affiliated with Coldwell Banker, which she joined in 1993. Early on in her career, Wells started ranking as the top Coldwell Banker agent in the state of Colorado and over the last eight years, she’s also been ranked in the top 1 percent of Coldwell Banker agents across the country, according to her website. She’s intimately involved in her community, serving on boards for groups like the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Aspen Community Foundation and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.

Connecticut

Ellen Mosher | Houlihan Lawrence

Agent: Ellen Mosher

Brokerage: Houlihan Lawrence

Market: Greenwich, Connecticut

Sales volume in 2021: $252.7 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 59

Specialties: Investment, waterfront, historic properties

Mosher has received multiple awards throughout her career, including the No. 1 agent company-wide for Houlihan Lawrence, her website states. She assists clients in the Old Greenwich, Riverside, Cos Cob and Greenwich communities in her business. She has served on the Brunswick School and Greenwich Public School’s parent and parent-teachers associations and the Old Greenwich Riverside Community Center board.

District of Columbia

Michael Rankin | TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Michael Rankin

Brokerage: TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Washington, D.C.

Sales volume in 2021: $205.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 61

Specialties: Luxury single-family, historic homes

Rankin has been in the industry for over 30 years and in that time has grown his firm at TTR Sotheby’s from 35 agents to 450, according to his bio. His philanthropic efforts are dedicated to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy, the Rock Creek Park Conservancy, the National Cathedral Schools and the Bishop Walker School. He is also a preservationist and has restored 17 historic properties, largely in the Kalorama and Georgetown neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.

Delaware

Kimberly Hamer | Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Kimberly Hamer

Brokerage: Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Sales volume in 2021: $55.8 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 66

Specialties: Delaware beach communities

Hamer has consistently been the top individual producer at Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty since 2004 and has received the Delaware Today Five Star Realtor award for the last 11 years, according to her website. When not practicing real estate, Hamer helps her husband Jeff with his restaurant business endeavors, Fins Hospitality Group and Big Oyster Brewery.

Florida

Christian Angle | Christian Angle Real Estate

Agent: Christian Angle

Brokerage: Christian Angle Real Estate

Market: Palm Beach, Florida

Sales volume in 2021: $1.18 billion

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 98

Specialties: Luxury single-family and condos in Palm Beach, Palm Beach Island and South Florida

Angle opened his boutique real estate brokerage in Palm Beach in 2006, his website states. He lives with his wife and three children on Palm Beach Island and supports multiple charitable organizations.

Georgia

Shirley Gary | Engel & Völkers

Agent: Shirley Gary

Brokerage: Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta

Market: Atlanta, Georgia

Sales volume in 2021: $257.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 574

Specialties: Luxury single-family, new construction

Gary started her own real estate company About Sales Inc. in 2008 during the market downturn and grew it to a nearly $120 million company by 2013, according to her Engel & Völkers bio. In 2014 About Sales partnered with Engel & Völkers and formed Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta. By 2017 Gary launched her second office with the luxury brokerage Engel & Völkers Atlanta North Fulton. Today, Gary has more than 20 years of experience in the industry.

Hawaii

Neal Norman | Hawaii Life

Agent: Neal Norman

Brokerage: Hawaii Life

Market: Hanalei, Hawaii

Sales volume in 2021: $385.9 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 43

Specialties: Luxury single-family, investment properties

Neal Norman has been one of Kauai’s top agents for over 20 years. In addition to his real estate business, Norman founded Kauai Organic Farms and Hawaii Naturals, some of Hawaii’s largest producers of organic products and produce. In addition, Neal and his team are involved in over 25 local, national and international philanthropic causes, including the Kauai Community Arts Program and the Kilauea Point Natural History Association.

Idaho

Greg Rowley | Coldwell Banker

Agent: Greg Rowley

Brokerage: Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty

Market: Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Sales volume in 2021: $147.1 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 55

Specialties: Luxury lake, river and golf communities

Rowley is a former PGA Tour golfer and a native Idahoan, as well as author of “Golf Naked: The Bare Essentials Revealed,” his Coldwell Banker profile states. He started selling real estate in 2011 and focuses on luxury lake, river and gated golf communities.

Illinois

Carrie McCormick | @properties

Agent: Carrie McCormick

Brokerage: @properties/Christie’s International Realty

Market: Chicago, Illinois

Sales volume in 2021: $186.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 212

Specialties: Luxury condos, relocations, new development

McCormick is regularly ranked in the top 1 percent of Chicago real estate sales volume and has been ranked the No. 1 individual agent at @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, her website states. With over 22 years of experience in the industry, McCormick still makes herself available to clients 24/7.

Indiana

Karle Wehle | Realty Executives Premier

Agent: Karl Wehle

Brokerage: Realty Executives Premier

Market: Valparaiso, Indiana

Sales volume in 2021: $77.7 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 302

Specialties: Luxury single-family, first-time buyers, second homes

Wehle has been practicing real estate full-time for 13 years and runs a six-agent team, according to his bio. In his free time he plays and coaches basketball and enjoys playing golf.

Iowa

Aaron Jones | REMAX

Agent: Aaron Jones

Brokerage: RE/MAX Lakes Realty

Market: Arnolds Park, Iowa

Sales volume in 2021: $49.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 116

Specialties: Luxury single-family, lake properties

Jones specializes in lake property sales on West Lake Okoboji, East Lake Okoboji, Big Spirit, Lake Minnewashta, Lower Gar Lake and Upper Gar Lake. He started his real estate career in 2012 and comes from a family of builders, according to his RE/MAX Lakes Realty bio. In addition to selling real estate, Jones has codeveloped proprietary real estate management, electronic signature and paperless transaction management solutions that his office regularly uses.

Kansas

Andrew Bash | Bash & Co. Sotheby’s

Agent: Andrew Bash

Brokerage: Bash & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Mission Woods, Kansas

Sales volume in 2021: $69.4 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 78

Specialties: Luxury single-family, investment properties, new construction

Bash founded his own brokerage in 2014 and affiliated with Sotheby’s in 2019. He is also founder of “Awake Your State,” a nonprofit that emphasizes personal accountability, as well as kindness and anti-bullying in schools throughout the Kansas City metro area, according to his website.

Kentucky

Cindy Cahill | Realty Executives Select

Agent: Cindy Cahill

Brokerage: Realty Executives Select

Market: Taylor Mill, Kentucky

Sales volume in 2021: $54.4 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 200

Specialties: Luxury single-family, investment properties, new construction, land acquisition

Cahill has established several real estate brokerages throughout her career and has consistently been ranked in the top 1 percent of real estate agents for more than 25 years, according to her online resume. She has practiced investing in real estate for decades and is a frequent recipient of awards from Realty Executives Select given to top producers in the company.

Louisiana

Robbie Ingle | Coldwell Banker Ingle Safari Realty

Agent: Robbie Ingle

Brokerage: Coldwell Banker Ingle Safari

Market: Lake Charles, Louisiana

Sales volume in 2021: $67.6 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 420

Specialties: New construction, land acquisition

Ingle became a part-time real estate agent in 2004 and was quickly smitten by the business. She has been awarded the Best Realtor in Southwest Louisiana by Lagniappe Magazine’s poll several times over the last few years. In 2018 she partnered with Coldwell Banker to create Coldwell Banker Ingle Safari Realty, her bio states.

Maine

Heather Shields | Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Heather Shields

Brokerage: Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Portland, Maine

Sales volume in 2021: $41.6 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 49

Specialties: Coastal and island properties, land acquisition, investment properties

Shields grew up in North Haven, Maine, an island about 12 miles off of Maine’s mainland, her website states. She’s been practicing real estate for 15 years and is an active supporter of the local Women’s Adventure Club, Maine Women’s Fund and Spurwink Behavioral Services.

Maryland

Brad Kappel | TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Brad Kappel

Brokerage: TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Annapolis, Maryland

Sales volume in 2021: $140 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 67

Specialties: Luxury single-family, waterfront homes

Kappel is a third-generation Annapolitan and has over a decade of real estate sales experience. His bio states that his upbringing in the area has enabled his intimate knowledge of the different communities in the region.

Massachusetts

Tracy Campion | Campion and Company

Agent: Tracy Campion

Brokerage: Campion and Company

Market: Boston, Massachusetts

Sales volume in 2021: $736.9 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 116

Specialties: Luxury single-family, condos, new development

Campion founded Campion and Company in 2007 and has been named one of the 50 most powerful women in Boston by Boston Magazine more than once, according to her website. Before creating her own company, Campion served as senior vice president and manager of R.M. Bradley and Company’s residential real estate division.

Michigan

Donald Fedrigon | RE/MAX of Elk Properties

Agent: Donald Fedrigon

Brokerage: RE/MAX of Elk Rapids

Market: Elk Rapids, Michigan

Sales volume in 2021: $113.7 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 158

Specialties: Luxury single-family, waterfront properties

Fedrigon has lived in Elk Rapids for more than 50 years and has over 40 years of real estate sales experience in Northern Michigan, his website states. He is consistently ranked as one of the top Realtors in his county and state and received several distinctions from RE/MAX.

Minnesota

Ben Ganje | Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Ben Ganje

Brokerage: Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sales volume in 2021: $96.6 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 104

Specialties: Luxury single-family, custom homes, historic homes

Ganje has been a Realtor in the Minneapolis area since the early 2000s. He partnered with Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty in 2012 and has combined his extensive connections with area developers and builders with Sotheby’s marketing, technology and relocation support tools to best serve his clients, his website states.

Mississippi

Mark Cleary | Cannon Cleary McGraw

Agent: Mark Cleary

Brokerage: Cannon Cleary McGraw

Market: Oxford, Mississippi

Sales volume in 2021: $63.5 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 169

Specialties: New construction, condos, country clubs

While still working on completing his Bachelor of Business Administration, Cleary started his real estate sales career by working with Meridian Homes, one of Houston’s largest, privately owned development companies, according to Cleary’s bio. In 2008 he became broker of a RE/MAX franchise and in 2019, co-founded Cannon Cleary McGraw. When he’s not busy practicing real estate, he enjoys skiing, golfing, mountain biking and traveling.

Missouri

Mary Beth Benes | Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker

Agent: Mary Beth Benes

Brokerage: Coldwell Banker Realty-Gundaker

Market: Chesterfield, Missouri

Sales volume in 2021: $83.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 74

Specialties: Luxury single-family, relocations, new construction

Benes has over 16 years of experience in real estate and over 20 years in marketing and sales. Aside from her real estate career, she’s active in the local community, serving as a volunteer at the Westminster Christian Academy and at Town and Country, Missouri’s Architectural Review Board, her website states.

Montana

Dawn Maddux | Engel & Völkers

Agent: Dawn Maddux

Brokerage: Engel & Völkers Missoula

Market: Missoula, Montana

Sales volume in 2021: $168.6 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 108

Specialties: Residential luxury mountain, lake and ranch properties

Maddux started her real estate career at Windermere Real Estate, then opened her own brokerage Maddux Real Estate Group in 2013, according to her Engel & Völkers bio. The following year she sold the company to Glacier Sotheby’s International Realty and then purchased her own Engel & Völkers franchise in 2017. She is consistently a top producer in Montana and across the Engel & Völkers Americas network. During the summer, Maddux, her husband and three kids enjoy spending time at their lake house in Flathead.

Nebraska

Vladimir Oulianov | Woods Bros Realty

Agent: Vladimir Oulianov

Brokerage: Woods Bros Realty

Market: Lincoln, Nebraska

Sales volume in 2021: $61.2 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 234

Specialties: New construction, energy-efficient homes

Oulianov started his own real estate business in Lincoln in 2002. A native of Russia, he is fluent in Russian and French, in addition to English, his LinkedIn profile states. Over the years, he’s created a robust network of homebuilder contacts within Lincoln who have decades of experience in the construction industry.

Nevada

Jean Merkelbach | Engel & Völkers Lake Tahoe

Agent: Jean Merkelbach

Brokerage: Engel & Völkers Lake Tahoe

Market: Zephyr Cove, Nevada

Sales volume in 2021: $476.6 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 123

Specialties: Luxury single-family in and around Lake Tahoe

Merkelbach has over 40 years of experience in real estate and has been affiliated with Engel & Völkers for the last seven years. She’s extremely active in her community, supporting the Wounded Warrior Project, the Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada and the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northern Nevada, as well as serving on the board of directors of the Reno Tahoe International Film Festival, her bio states.

New Hampshire

Pamela Perkins | Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Pamela Perkins

Brokerage: Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: New London, New Hampshire

Sales volume in 2021: $84.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 55

Specialties: Luxury single-family, lake properties, land development

Perkins and her sister Stephanie are the third generation to own and operate Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty. Both born and raised in New London, the sisters have gained a wealth of market knowledge over the years, their website states. Pamela has earned the accolade of top broker in the state of New Hampshire for at least five of the last 10 years.

New Jersey

Mario Venancio | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Agent: Mario Shawn Venancio

Brokerage: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach

Market: Monmouth County, New Jersey

Sales volume in 2021: $262.9 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 156

Specialties: Luxury single-family, first-time buyers, waterfront

Venancio has been in the real estate industry for over three decades. He has consistently been named one of the top (and often, the top) real estate agents in New Jersey by Real Trends and in recent years also earned the No. 5 agent across the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices U.S. network, according to his website. He is a lifelong resident of Monmouth County and a graduate of the University of Delaware.

New Mexico

Dominic Serna | Keller Williams

Agent: Dominic Serna

Brokerage: Keller Williams Albuquerque

Market: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sales volume in 2021: $67.4 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 100

Specialties: Luxury single-family

Serna has been in the real estate industry since 2008, just a few years after graduating from The University of New Mexico. He has been affiliated with Keller Williams since 2013. But, his interest in homes doesn’t end with the real estate transaction — he also has substantial experience in interior design and studied art history while at university, according to his LinkedIn profile.

New York

Deborah Kern | Corcoran Group

Agent: Deborah Kern

Brokerage: The Corcoran Group

Market: New York, New York

Sales volume in 2021: $829.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 31

Specialties: Luxury condos and co-ops

Kern has been with The Corcoran Group since 2006, serving a selective set of high-net-worth clients to discreetly fulfill their real estate needs. Before becoming a real estate agent, Kern worked in the art and entertainment industries, her bio notes. Her global background (she is British) as well as her taste for art, architecture and interior design all help her serve clients on multiple levels.

North Carolina

Jody Lovell | Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Jody Lovell

Brokerage: Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Highlands, North Carolina

Sales volume in 2021: $104.1 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 52

Specialties: Highlands luxury single-family

Prior to becoming one of the top-earning real estate agents in the state of North Carolina, Lovell was a lawyer with King and Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia, her bio states. In addition to working with Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty, Lovell is also affiliated with Sotheby’s franchises in Atlanta and Greenville, South Carolina, two important feeder markets for the Highlands/Cashiers Plateau region. Lovell is a graduate of King’s College in London and was a member of the first class of U.S. attorneys to qualify as English Solicitors.

North Dakota

David Noah | RE/MAX Legacy Realty

Agent: David Noah

Brokerage: RE/MAX Legacy Realty

Market: Fargo, North Dakota

Sales volume in 2021: $29.2 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 57

Specialties: Luxury single-family, new construction, luxury condos

Noah is a lifelong resident of Fargo, North Dakota and has been practicing real estate for over 30 years. Noah has consistently received awards from RE/MAX over the years for his sales volume figures, according to his website.

Ohio

Adam Kaufman | Howard Hanna

Agent: Adam Kaufman

Brokerage: Howard Hanna Real Estate

Market: Pepper Pike, Ohio

Sales volume in 2021: $141.9 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 202

Specialties: Luxury single-family, new construction, waterfront properties, historic homes

Kaufman has spent his over 30 years of real estate experience becoming an expert in Cleveland’s suburban real estate markets. He’s consistently been one of the top Realtors in the state for the past 20 years and has received awards from organizations like Realty Alliance, Ohio Association of Realtors, Cleveland Area Board of Realtors and National Association of Home Builders, according to his website. When not practicing real estate Kaufman serves on the boards of the Jewish Community Federation’s Young Leadership, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and the Jewish Community Federation’s Board of Trustees.

Oklahoma

Kathleen Forrest | Metro Brokers of Oklahoma

Agent: Kathleen Forrest

Brokerage: Metro Brokers of Oklahoma

Market: Edmond, Oklahoma

Sales volume in 2021: $75.8 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 306

Specialties: Luxury single-family, military and non-military relocations, new construction

Forrest has been a real estate agent for over 14 years and during that time has become one of the top agents in her state of Oklahoma. For over 10 years in a row she’s been named the top agent at Metro Brokers and in 2021 she was named the No. 7 agent in the country by The Wall Street Journal, according to her website.

Oregon

Terry Sprague | Luxe | Forbes Global Properties

Agent: Terry Sprague

Brokerage: Luxe | Forbes Global Properties

Market: Lake Oswego, Oregon

Sales volume in 2021: $154.1 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 52

Specialties: Luxury relocations, sports real estate

Sprague has been a real estate agent in Oregon for over 15 years. Throughout his career, Sprague has been affiliated with Windermere Real Estate, Sotheby’s International Realty and Christie’s International Real Estate. He frequently works with executives and athletes new to the area and is the exclusive Oregon agent for SportStar Relocation, his bio states.

Pennsylvania

Anne Lusk | Lusk & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Anne Lusk

Brokerage: Lusk & Associates Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Sales volume in 2021: $120.5 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 184

Specialties: Luxury single-family sales and rentals

Lusk grew up in Lancaster County and attended school at Penn State University, according to her website. Before becoming a real estate agent, she briefly worked in telecommunications. She’s been in the real estate industry for over 25 years and has run her own Sotheby’s office for nearly eight years.

Rhode Island

Lori Joyal | Compass

Agent: Lori Joyal

Brokerage: Compass

Market: Watch Hill, Rhode Island

Sales volume in 2021: $121.2 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 74

Specialties: Waterfront properties

Joyal has been a real estate professional in Rhode Island and Connecticut for over 17 years. Prior to that, she had a 15-year career in human resources. Last year marked the third consecutive year in which Joyal was ranked the top individual agent in Rhode Island by sales volume, according to her Compass profile.

South Carolina

Robertson Allen | Cassina Group

Agent: Robertson Allen

Brokerage: Cassina Real Estate Group

Market: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Sales volume in 2021: $138.4 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 55

Specialties: Waterfront and beach properties, luxury condos

Allen is a Charleston native and has been in the real estate industry since 2002, according to his bio. In 2006, he formed The Cassina Group with Jimmy Dye, Allen’s co-broker-in-charge. Outside of work he enjoys boating, fishing and spending time on the water with his family.

South Dakota

David Shelton | Century 21 Advantage

Agent: David Shelton

Brokerage: Century 21 Advantage

Market: Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Sales volume in 2021: $24.8 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 69

Specialties: Luxury single-family, farm and ranch, commercial

Shelton has been active in the Sioux Falls real estate industry in one form or another for more than three decades, getting a taste of real estate financing, development and now life as a sales agent. He’s been affiliated with Century 21 Advantage since the beginning of 2014, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Tennessee

Susan Gregory | Parks Real Estate

Agent: Susan Gregory

Brokerage: Parks Real Estate

Market: Franklin, Tennessee

Sales volume in 2021: $110.9 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 110

Specialties: Luxury single-family, new construction

Gregory started her real estate career representing several builders and transitioned to general sales (while continuing to work with custom builders) around 2000, her bio states. Throughout her over 20-year career Gregory has been a member of several professional associations and has served as president of the Sales and Marketing Council at the Home Builder’s Association of Middle Tennessee.

Texas

Alex Perry | Allie Beth Allman & Associates

Agent: Alex Perry

Brokerage: Allie Beth Allman & Associates

Market: Dallas, Texas

Sales volume in 2021: $375 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 107

Specialties: Luxury single-family, pre-sales and private sales

Perry has been one of Allie Beth Allman & Associates’ top-earning agents for the last decade, according to his bio. When working with any client, his goal is to find them the perfect home before it even officially hits the market. In his free time, Perry enjoys playing golf and occasionally tennis with his three-time Wimbledon champion grandfather Fred Perry.

Utah

Paul Benson | Engel & Völkers

Agent: Paul Benson

Brokerage: Engel & Völkers Park City

Market: Park City, Utah

Sales volume in 2021: $269 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 88

Specialties: Luxury mountain sales, lake sales, vacation markets, second homes

Benson, co-founder of Engel & Völkers Gestalt Group, has routinely been ranked one of the top agents in Utah over the last 10 years, his bio states. He operates 38 different offices in Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Idaho. Benson has also been named the No. 1 Engel & Völkers agent worldwide multiple times. He lives in Park City with his wife and four kids.

Vermont

Pall Spera | Pall Spera Company, Realtors

Agent: Pall Spera

Brokerage: Pall Spera Company, Realtors

Market: Stowe, Vermont

Sales volume in 2021: $61.8 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 28

Specialties: Luxury single-family, commercial, relocations, second homes

Spera grew up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and ended up in Stowe, Vermont because he fell in love with the skiing there, his website profile explains. After finishing school Spera moved to Stowe and opened his first real estate office in an 1832 farmhouse. In addition to the leadership he’s served in his own company, Spera has also served as the president of the Vermont Association of Realtors and as regional vice president of the National Association of Realtors.

Virginia

Heather Corey | TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Agent: Heather Corey

Brokerage: TTR Sotheby’s International Realty

Market: Alexandria, Virginia

Sales volume in 2021: $130 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 26

Specialties: Luxury new homes, condos, historic homes

Corey has been a real estate professional for 40 years and started getting to know the ins and outs of her market when, as a young woman, she held a job as a docent in Old Town Alexandria, her bio states. Corey has an avid interest in architecture and restored her own historic townhouse in Old Town Alexandria. In addition to her primary work as a real estate agent, Corey is also a meditation teacher.

Washington

Charlie Du | Compass

Agent: Charlie Du

Brokerage: Compass

Market: Kirkland, Washington

Sales volume in 2021: $103.2 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 77

Specialties: Luxury single-family, condos, investment properties, relocations, rentals

Du has been a real estate agent in the greater Seattle market for the last 15 years, according to his website. Du is particularly skilled in working with luxury single-family homes, condos and investment properties and is well-versed in working with clients at the local, national and international levels.

West Virginia

Matthew Ridgeway | RE/MAX Real Estate Group

Agent: Matthew Ridgeway

Brokerage: RE/MAX Real Estate Group

Market: Charles Town, West Virginia

Sales volume in 2021: $34.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 141

Specialties: Luxury single-family, new homes, investment properties, relocations, rentals

Ridgeway has been a practicing Realtor for over 30 years and opened the first-ever RE/MAX office in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia, according to his website. Ridgeway has routinely been ranked the No. 1 RE/MAX agent in West Virginia since 1995.

Wisconsin

David Curry | Geneva Lakefront Realty

Agent: David Curry

Brokerage: Geneva Lakefront Realty

Market: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Sales volume in 2021: $138.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 36

Specialties: Luxury lakefront and lake access properties

About 10 years into his career, Curry decided to solely focus his real estate business on lakefront and lake access primary and vacation homes in the market of Geneva Lake, his website states. Over the last several years he’s regularly been the top agent in Walworth County. He also writes a Lake Geneva real estate blog and a print newsletter called “Summer Homes for City People.”

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Agent: Latham Jenkins

Brokerage: Live Water Properties

Market: Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Sales volume in 2021: $105.3 million

Number of transaction sides in 2021: 21

Specialties: Luxury mountain, ranch and land sales

Jenkins has been a resident of Jackson Hole for more than 25 years. He’s been a real estate agent with Live Water Properties for nearly 9 years and prior to that, founded his own digital media company Circ Design which he still runs today, according to his LinkedIn profile. Jenkins publishes Jackson Hole’s visitor guide, the Jackson Hole Traveler and Homestead Magazine, all of which have helped him to become intimately connected to the Jackson Hole community, his website states.

Correction: This story initially listed Tracey Stott Kelley of Stott Real Estate as Hawaii’s top luxury agent, based on a data error in RealTrends original The Thousand data, which was subsequently corrected. Neal Norman of Hawaii life is Hawaii’s top luxury real estate agent.

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7 threats that could hamper property activity, growth

7 threats that could hamper property activity, growth

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An economist recognized 7 major threats and threats that could hamper action and growth across residential and commercial residence segments.

In a a short while ago revealed whitepaper, CreditorWatch chief economist Anneke Thompson claimed there are huge photo threats and business unique threats hounding the all round assets industry.

“The hazard for landlords is becoming amplified by the existing financial disorders,” she said.

“As inflation continues to rise, so will the mounting charge-of-residing pressures. The detrimental housing prosperity impact from residence rates slipping will likely signify that demand for discretionary items wanes additional and building and household desire will also weaken as costs rise.”

1. Soaring prices

Ms Thompson reported soaring charges have an clear immediate influence to residential assets.

“The impact to industrial normally takes much more time to expose alone but a different impact will be to business enterprise assurance,” she reported.

“When enterprises feel much less self-assured, they are inclined to pause any huge choices or commitments all around business moves or expense.”

2. Function from household pattern

The most significant effects of the do the job from home pattern on a residential assets standpoint is the exodus of individuals from bigger towns in research of more spacious and laid-back again lifestyle markets in the regions.

On a professional house standpoint, Ms Thompson claimed commercial tenants are progressively becoming hesitant to indication 10-calendar year leases or leases with annual improves joined to inflation.

Central company districts, which are closely dependent on workers, travelers, and intercontinental college students, might take some time in advance of showing signs of restoration.

However, retail strips and local centres could likely reward from this get the job done from residence development.

3. Inflation

Inflation will have various impacts across assets segments, with homes getting far more careful about their shelling out significantly on housing.

Meanwhile, this will have a direct impression on suppliers and landlords in the commercial area.

4. Strength prices

Ms Thompson reported soaring electrical power fees will have a far more sizeable effects on the professional area.

“Rising vitality charges will also be hitting the outgoings bills of workplace, industrial and retail properties,” she stated.

“It is likely that when yearly outgoings budgets are currently being drawn up, a huge improve to vitality fees will will need to be factored in.”

5. Prolonged emptiness

Prolonged emptiness is a person of the marketplace-unique issues buyers confront, significantly in the business phase.

“Current financial ailments expose landlords to far more prolonged durations of vacancy if they have a tenant that defaults or wants to vacate,” Ms Thompson explained.

“Particularly for landlords of CBD retail premises, there will now be less firms that are keen to appear in and occupy area, particularly on recent passing rents.”

On the household entrance, rental source stays limited, which may possibly be much more of a problem for tenants.

6. Tighter credit controls

Credit controls will also pose threats if financial uncertainties persists and triggers main shocks.

“While commercial house is in a monetarily considerably more healthy state now than it was heading in to the GFC, the threat continues to be that financial institutions improve their lending hurdles on industrial landlords if the financial state carries on to worsen,” Ms Thompson claimed.

7. Altering occupancy developments

Occupancy developments will effects the place of work sector the most but any transform to the means tenants lease room would affect the industry step by step.

“Flexibility is the essential term and supplying this in leases will be a major obstacle for the market, as certainty of revenue has been one of the vital causes why traders, and financiers, have favored the sector,” Ms Thompson explained.

“If we do transfer into a environment of, say, shorter leases or a lot more break clauses, this would signify additional threat handed on to landlords.”

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Here’s how and when you can save with new green energy bill

Here’s how and when you can save with new green energy bill

Florida households can save thousands of dollars on air conditioning, heating, appliance, and vehicle upgrades by taking advantage of green energy incentives within the Inflation Reduction Act signed this week by President Joe Biden.

One of the most valuable green energy incentives in the legislation is a 10-year extension of a federal tax credit that reduces the cost of installing a rooftop solar system by 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9}.

According to the Biden Administration, more than 1.1 million Florida households will use the credit to install rooftop solar systems over the next decade. In a report on net metering released in July, Florida’s Public Service Commission estimated that 130,913 rooftop systems were in place at the end of 2021.

The act also extends a $7,500 tax credit for electric and other green energy vehicles, but imposes new North American assembly rules that immediately disqualified some previously eligible models.

On top of the tax credit savings, Americans who take advantage of all upgrades incentivized in the act — installing a modern electric heat pump to cool and heat their home, a heat pump for water heating, rooftop solar, and switching to an electric vehicle — will save $1,800 a year on energy bills, according Rewiring America, a nonprofit organization “focused on electrifying everything in our communities.”

Some of the incentives, which consumers will be able to subtract from their 2022 tax bills next spring, took effect on Aug. 16, the day Biden signed the $739 billion act. Some won’t take effect until Jan. 1. Others, including two separate packages of rebates for energy saving upgrades, won’t be available until states set up a process to accept and review applications.

It’s important to know that a tax credit is different from a tax deduction. While a tax deduction is subtracted from taxable income, a tax credit is subtracted from the amount of tax owed and can result in a hefty refund or a smaller tax payment at filing time.

Here’s what we know so far about green energy incentives enacted this week as part of the Inflation Reduction Act:

The federal tax credit for purchase and installation of residential solar energy systems has been increased from 26{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} to 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} and extended through 2032. That means that a homeowner who spends, for example, $20,000 on a solar system at any time over the next 10 years will be able to subtract $6,000 from the taxes they owe for that year.

Before the new law was enacted, the credit was set to be reduced to 23{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} in 2023 and eliminated the following year.

The 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} tax credit took effect immediately and can be applied retroactively to installations since Jan. 1.

There’s no cap on how much a solar system can cost to be eligible for the 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} credit. If you spend $100,000 on your system, for example, you’ll get a $30,000 credit. It’s a nonrefundable tax credit, though, meaning you won’t get a $25,000 refund if your tax bill is only $5,000. But, continuing our example, you will be able to carry forward that remaining $25,000 credit and spread it over future tax years through 2032.

The increase to 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} combined with the survival, for now, of Florida’s net metering law should convince more and more homeowners to slash their electric bills by installing their own rooftop solar systems, advocates said, after Biden signed the bill into law.

Last year, the Florida Legislature passed a bill pushed by FPL, the state’s largest utility, that would have slashed by more than half the rate FPL is required to pay rooftop solar owners for excess energy their systems produce during peak hours.

The bill would have preserved retail buy-back rates for 20 years for homeowners who install solar systems prior to Jan. 1, 2024, but lock in future rooftop solar adopters at lower rates through 2028, when utilities would only have to pay half of their retail rates.

Solar advocates said the final version of the bill was an improvement over what FPL originally sought, but still worried that its passage and the expiration of the federal tax credit after 2023 would restrain future growth in the state.

While FPL could try again in coming years, the extension of the federal tax credit ensures that solar systems will remain more affordable for middle-class homeowners well into the future, advocates say.

Starting next year, homeowners with existing solar systems will be able to claim a 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} tax credit for adding a backup storage system with a capacity of at least three kilowatt hours.

Erin Hellkamp, spokeswoman for Solar United Neighbors, a non-profit that amasses groups of homeowners to negotiate bulk deals with solar installers, said the tax credit can also be claimed by homeowners who install backup battery systems without solar panels. Standalone systems can be used to keep power flowing during outages or to cut costs in areas where utilities charge higher rates during peak-usage periods.

Effective on the day President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, a $7,500 tax credit for purchase of new electric vehicles has been extended through 2032, while buyers of used electric vehicles can get a credit for 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of the purchase price up to $4,000 starting Jan. 1.

The credit can also be applied to models that meet the government’s definition of “clean” vehicles, including plug-in hybrids with four to seven kilowatt hours of battery capacity, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

However, some new electric vehicles previously eligible for the credit will no longer be eligible, and consumers will have to do some homework to figure out whether specific vehicles on an eligibility list released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy actually qualify for the credit.

The list shows models that likely meet a new requirement: Only models that undergo final assembly in North America are eligible for the tax credit.

But models on the list aren’t guaranteed to be eligible because some models are assembled in multiple locations.

To ensure eligibility of any specific vehicle on the list, buyers must look up the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) using the department’s online VIN Decoder at www.nhtsa.gov/vin-decoder, then locate the final assembly location in the “Plant Information” field at the bottom of the page. The final assembly location might also be available on an information label affixed to the vehicle, usually on the inner frame of the driver door.

In addition, some of the most popular electric vehicle models on the list aren’t eligible for the credit for the rest of 2022 because they have already reached a sales cap of 200,000 units. These include 2022 models Chevrolet Bolt EV, Chevrolet Bolt EUV, GMC Hummer Pickup, GMC Hummer SUV, and Teslas models 3, S. X and Y, plus 2023 models Chevy Bolt EV and Cadillac Lyriq.

That leaves 21 eligible vehicles, including plug-in hybrids, as long as they pass the VIN lookup test, including Audi Q5, BMW 3-series Plug-In, BMW X5, Chrysler Pacifica PHEV, Fort F Series, Ford Mustang MACH E, Jeep Grand Cherokee PHEV, Nissan Leaf, Lincoln Aviator PHEV and others.

The manufacturer sales cap will be lifted at the end of the year, reinstating eligibility for the Chevy Bolts, the Teslas, the GMC Hummers and Cadillac Lyriq.

Buyers who signed a written binding contract for a no-longer-eligible vehicle prior to Aug. 16 but have not yet taken delivery will still be able to claim a $7,500 tax credit for that vehicle.

Beginning in 2024, buyers will be able to transfer their credit to the dealer at the point of purchase and take advantage of the price reduction immediately.

Additional requirements will be phased in beginning next year. One will remove eligibility of cars with a manufacturer’s suggested list price (MDRP) of more than $55,000 and trucks with MSRPs of more than $80,000. Another new rule will restrict who can take the credit to single filers making less than $150,000, single heads of households making less than $225,000 and married couples making less than $300,000.

Home improvement credits will change significantly from 2022 to 2023.

For the remainder of 2022, the new law revives a 10{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} credit for specific energy-efficient improvements, including insulation, roofs, doors, and windows. Homeowners could claim credits totaling no more than $500 over their lifetime for qualifying water heaters, heat pumps, central air conditioning systems, air circulating fans, hot water heaters, and hot water boilers.

Starting in 2023, the credit will be increased to 30{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of the cost of qualifying improvements made during the year, and consumers will be able to claim up to $1,200 a year for their improvements, creating an incentive to spread them out over coming years to maximize savings.

Annual tax credit limits will apply for specific improvements, including $150 for a home energy audit; $250 for an exterior door ($500 for all exterior doors); $600 for exterior windows and skylights, central air conditioners; $600 for electric panels; $600 for natural gas, propane or oil water heaters; and $600 for natural gas, propane, or oil furnaces or hot water boilers.

An exception to the $1,200 annual cap will be a $2,000 credit for electric or natural gas heat pumps (heaters and air conditioners) — electric or natural gas heat pump water heaters, and biomass stoves and boilers.

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It’s anyone’s guess as to when rebates funded by the Inflation Reduction Act will be made available to consumers. A $4.3 billion program called High Efficiency Electric Home Rebates is being laid on the shoulders of individual states to figure out how to run, with guidance from the federal government. Floridians who waited to apply for federal COVID-19 assistance for renters and homeowners know it can take months for states to figure out how to distribute large tranches of federal money.

It remains to be seen whether homeowners will be able to claim rebates for the same improvements incentivized with federal tax credits or state-funded rebates, Consumer Reports stated in a recent story.

Once up and running, the rebate program will provide up to $14,000 over 10 years for energy-efficiency improvements by households making between 80{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} and 150{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of their area’s median income. (In Florida, the median income differs by county and household size).

Available rebates will include up to $8,000 for a heat pump (air conditioner and heater); $1,600 for insulation, air sealing and ventilation; $1,750 for a heat pump water heater; and $840 for an electric range or electric heat pump clothes drier. Older homes will need to upgrade their electrical systems to handle the new equipment, so the program will also offer rebates up to $4,000 for upgrades to a home’s electrical panel and service and $2,500 for wiring.

Households making between 80{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} and 150{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of their area’s median income will qualify for a rebate of 50{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of their purchase and installation cost, up to the limits listed above. Households making less than 80{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of their area’s median income can get up to 100{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of their project costs.

States will also administer a separate $4.3 billion rebate program, called Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) program, that will provide rebates based on the percentage of total energy savings achieved with retrofits.

Ron Hurtibise covers business and consumer issues for the South Florida Sun Sentinel. He can be reached by phone at 954-356-4071, on Twitter @ronhurtibise or by email at rhurtibise@sunsentinel.com.

Home prices plunging in ‘pandemic boomtowns’ as market slumps

Home prices plunging in ‘pandemic boomtowns’ as market slumps

Property owners in markets that boomed when the actual estate sector was purple-very hot during the COVID-19 pandemic are now pressured to slash price ranges owing to dwindling demand, according to info launched Monday by Redfin.

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Salt Lake Metropolis is amongst the most overheated marketplaces.
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Across the US, 21{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of home sellers dropped their asking rates in July – the best share because Redfin started tracking the metric in 2012, according to the company. The shares of properties with value drops in July in comparison to a single 12 months back improved in 94 of 97 metro areas surveyed.

The trend was at its worst in “pandemic house-acquiring boomtowns” this sort of as Boise, Idaho, where a whopping 69.7{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of properties for sale slashed listing costs in July. Other overheated marketplaces integrated Denver, with a 58{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of selling price drops, and Salt Lake Metropolis, with a 54.8{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} share of cuts.

“Individual house sellers and builders had been both of those rapid to fall their rates early this summer months, typically because they experienced unrealistic anticipations of equally cost and timelines,” Boise-based Redfin agent Shauna Pendleton mentioned.

“They priced too superior because their neighbor’s home offered for an exorbitant price tag a several months back, and expected to receive numerous provides the to start with weekend for the reason that they read stories about that happening,” Pendleton extra.

The US housing market has cooled substantially in latest months as the Federal Reserve tightens monetary plan to handle rampant inflation. Home finance loan fees have surged previously mentioned 5{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9}, almost twice as higher as they had been in January.

The spike in mortgage loan premiums has compounded an affordability disaster for future purchasers contending with the consequences of inflation on their budgets as perfectly as sky-higher property charges. The development has sapped demand from customers and left sellers with minor selection but to dial down their expectations.

Other metro places with a share of property selling price cuts higher than 50{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} included Tacoma, Clean. Tampa, Fla. Sacramento, Calif. Indianapolis, and Phoenix, according to Redfin.

All round, home profits fell by 19.3{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} in July compared to one 12 months earlier, Redfin’s details showed. Action has reached its cheapest issue since the get started of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gross sales have declined for 6 straight months.

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The housing industry is in the midst of a downturn.
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“Some possible homebuyers ended up sidelined since they were priced out of the market place some others were wary of likely home-price declines in the near long run,” the agency claimed in a release.

As The Write-up reported, Ian Shepherdson, the chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, claimed in a note to consumers final 7 days that the market’s slump is “still nowhere near the bottom, especially for selling prices.”

“The base is continue to some way off, supplied the degree to which demand from customers has been crushed by climbing fees the essential monthly house loan payment for a new purchaser of an existing one-spouse and children dwelling is no for a longer period rising, but it was still up by 51{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} yr-over-year in July,” Shepherdson claimed in a take note to customers.

Credit rating ranking agency Fitch has also warned of a looming decrease, projecting that price ranges could inevitably slide by up to 15{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} in the occasion of key housing slump.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties

Los Angeles, Aug. 22, 2022 (Globe NEWSWIRE) — Proving they are legitimate leaders in a elaborate actual estate current market, four individual agents and five teams from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Homes have been regarded by the Los Angeles Small business Journal as amongst the most dynamic residential real estate brokers in Los Angeles County.
 
In its sixth yearly “Leaders of Influence – Residential True Estate Broker” specific part, the Journal shines a gentle on the hardworking brokers and groups who have the know-how, competencies, and determination to go the additional mile for their customers. They are identified for their solid effectiveness during the 1st six months of 2022.
 
“In our serious estate local community, there are only so quite a few people that have a huge influence on the household authentic estate scene. Our brokers and groups who created it to the ‘Leaders of Influence’ list are evidently among them,” reported Kathy King, Vice President and Regional Manager, Los Angeles. “They are a dynamic team who can be counted on to provide in any overall economy.”
 
Next is a list of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Homes agents and teams featured in the August 22 issue of the Los Angeles Organization Journal.
 
•    Elisabeth Halsted – Brentwood – Elisabeth is a all-natural facilitator with an intercontinental clientele and considerable understanding of the most interesting genuine estate on the prestigious Westside. Refreshingly serene and realistic, she thrives on successfully matching people today with properties that boost their exclusive life and monetary goals. She has a passion for architecture, a present for examining a client’s needs, and a penchant for wondering outside the box.

•    Andrew Manning – Sherman Oaks – Andrew focuses on the marketing of attributes in Studio Town, Sherman Oaks, Toluca Lake, Valley Village, Encino, Tarzana and Calabasas, as perfectly as the Mulholland Corridor. He maintains a assist group devoted to responding to all client inquiries and concerns the exact same working day, furnishing responsible and specialist help for his clientele. Andrew has closed about $2 billion in product sales in his occupation, and maintains integral relationships with enjoyment administrators throughout the town. 

•    David Provide – Brentwood – David’s unrelenting operate ethic, his comprehensive knowledge of the marketplace, and his integrity have earned him an impeccable reputation in the business. Acquiring concluded just underneath 1,100 transactions totaling in excessive of $4.3 billion, David is uniquely qualified to offer the best illustration in the field.

•    Lauren Ravitz – Brentwood – Lauren holds her interactions with clients in significant regard, and does so with honesty, integrity, and confidentiality. As a Luxurious Director, marketing luxurious real estate is one thing Lauren was born to do. Her reputation, get the job done ethic, persistence, and professionalism are evident from just about every client’s first meeting. These she functions with respect her keen potential to recognize their requires and symbolize their interests by helping them obtain their authentic estate plans. 

•    The Feil Group – Pacific Palisades – The Feil Team is just one of the accurate powerhouse teams on the Westside of Los Angeles and throughout the town. With clientele ranging from the enjoyment market and qualified athletes, to the extremely best of the finance and tech areas, The Feil Team has been the trusted true estate advisors for some of the most respected and notable families in Los Angeles. With an intensive network through the city and a bottom-line-outcomes solution, they have develop into genuine estate “fixers” of sorts, for some of the most discerning clientele. Rating between the major 1 percent in the country, alongside with a great number of other accolades as top rated producers, they are really in a class of their have.

•    The St. James + Canter Staff – Beverly Hills – Cristie St. James and Markus Canter (The St. James + Canter Team) are the Luxury Properties Directors at the Beverly Hills business office and Founding Directors of the New Houses Division for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Homes. Cristie and Markus are continually ranked in the Top 100 of all agents (in production and transactions) company-vast, amongst top rated REALTORS® nationally according to RealTrends, and recently named a single of the couple of esteemed RISMedia 2022 Authentic Estate Newsmakers – Futurists. With comprehensive experience and expertise, Cristie and Markus have acquired a popularity as elite leaders in the representation of purchasers, sellers, and builders of luxury qualities, architectural masterpieces, wonderful estates, and significant-conclusion condos. St. James + Canter luxury listings routinely appear in the press, and they are known to often characterize large-profile and movie star clients.

•    Nancy Sanborn and Brian Pleasure – Beverly Hills – The Sanborn Crew specializes in probate, belief and conservatorship income of true property and they are a steadying pressure in the highly aggressive Los Angeles authentic estate market place. Nancy and Brian are Govt Administrators of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties’ Probate Sales Division. They are two of the industry’s most constant and reliable sales pros. For additional than 30 decades, The Sanborn Team has made a significantly-achieving community and developed a crew that offers informed representation to an spectacular list of repeat and referral shoppers. Their clients include some of California’s most prestigious lawyers, accountants, trustees, directors, and conservators, and most distinguished home homeowners. The Sanborn Staff specializes in symbolizing sellers of household real estate attributes all through the Westside parts and San Fernando Valley. They are proactive, final results-oriented agents with established results. Their clientele recognize their arms on communication and challenge-resolving expertise, as nicely as their negotiating skills.

•    Marc and Sara Shevin – Calabasas – Marc and Sara are highly regarded, best-producing agents who are renowned by colleagues and consumers alike for their integrity, loyalty, and professionalism. They focus in the cities of Calabasas and Hidden Hills, the place they have been quietly dominating the genuine estate industry for decades. They have extensive knowledge of the location with over 40 a long time of merged working experience, and satisfaction by themselves on major-quality client representation. They have much more than $3 billion in closed household transactions.

•    Larry Younger + Associates – Beverly Hills – With 34 many years of community encounter as a total-time authentic estate skilled, Larry has the self confidence and interaction techniques to cope with the most sensitive real estate issues. For 2021 shut manufacturing, Larry Youthful + Associates rated No. 13 for Small Groups inserting in the Leading 25 of extra than 50,000 agents in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices worldwide network. Larry remains a Director of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties’ Luxurious Homes Division. He is committed to complete gratification, so his clients receive the maximum stage of services the business has to offer you.
 
“These brokers and groups demonstrate, calendar year just after 12 months, their peerless capability to supply concierge-level company that wows their consumers. We are proud to salute them for representing our business on this prestigious list,” said John Closson, Vice President and Regional Manager, Los Angeles. “Their passion for supporting clientele attain the aim of homeownership shines as a result of in each individual transaction.”
 
About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Homes
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Houses proudly supports almost 3,000 sales associates in 42 workplaces spanning Santa Barbara to San Diego. In 2021, our specialist agents assisted in additional than 11,500 customer transactions for above $18 billion in gross sales quantity.
 
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties is a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of The usa, Inc., and a member of HSF Affiliates, LLC. BHHS and the BHHS image are registered company marks of Columbia Insurance plan Business, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate. For more information, visit www.bhhscalifornia.com. To discover about occupation prospects, take a look at www.bhhscalifornia.com/occupations.
 

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Home improvement time? Do it yourself, but don’t do more harm than good. Here’s how

Home improvement time? Do it yourself, but don’t do more harm than good. Here’s how

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A research observed that 3{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of all ER visits had been the unintended final result of performing all over the property. Higher than: Designer Hillary Littlejohn Scurtis clarifies in 2016 her structure of the kitchen at the The Kampong, a botanical yard in Coconut Grove.

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Some 25-odd many years ago, I despatched the family members to the beach front for the summertime even though I, all by my lonesome, refurbished the home manse. I eradicated out-of-date wallpaper. I patched drywall in some locations and changed entire partitions in other people. I painted basically each individual area, and replaced each and every doorknob, lock and hinge in the joint.

I experienced under no circumstances finished this variety of function prior to, but I managed to do it all without having hurting myself. Turns out, I was lucky. Many do-it-yourselfers, especially rookies like me, are not as privileged. In 2020, in accordance to new exploration, much more than 290,000 persons were dealt with in crisis rooms for accidents ensuing from home improvement tasks. And some 24,500 ended up staying admitted.

In other words, whilst executing the work oneself can conserve income and encourage your creative juices, it can also be perilous. You can promptly lose a finger if your circular observed operates amok, get a traumatic mind injury if you slide off a ladder, or end up on crutches for a whilst if you drop a gallon of paint on your major toe.

The analyze — printed by insurance policies comparison corporation Clearsurance and dependent on facts gathered from the Customer Products Basic safety Commission’s Countrywide Electronic Injuries Surveillance System — observed that 3{d4d1dfc03659490934346f23c59135b993ced5bc8cc26281e129c43fe68630c9} of all ER visits ended up the unintended outcome of working all around the home.

Lacerations were being by considerably the most frequent damage, adopted by fractures, then contusions or abrasions. Fingers, palms and eyes were the most generally wounded human body areas.

A lot more than 9,000 accidents chronicled in 2020 resulted in amputations, whilst almost 7,500 were injuries to inside organs. Poisonings numbered much more than 2,500.

Of study course, there’s very little improper with tackling household jobs. But you need to know what you are finding yourself into. If you have no encounter, then glimpse on line for how-to movies that provide essential instruction. As an option, buy a ebook or guide that you can refer to as your function progresses, or consider 1 of the numerous classes provided by components retailers and property improvement chains.

Ahead of you start, you need to have a rudimentary information of the resources you are going to be applying — specifically if power tools are included. Make guaranteed you have the suitable basic safety gear on hand, together with gloves, eye protection and a face defend.

Tricky-toed security shoes are a will have to, while flip-flops and fabric sneakers are verboten. And put on long trousers and a extensive-sleeved shirt to aid shield your pores and skin from traveling particles, even if it’s as well scorching for them beneath regular instances.

Remember Ben Franklin’s assistance: an ounce of prevention…. Talking of avoidance, if you are going to use a ladder, even a fairly small six-footer, test it first for free or broken joints and techniques. Use it only on degree surfaces, and be aware of your environment in case you tumble off or have to soar.

If, at any level, you realize you’re in about your head, step back and reconsider. Additional than a several hapless home owners have expended more to have a skilled come straighten out their issues than they would have experienced they absent the pro route in the first put.

For example, if your substitution door or window is not hung effectively, h2o intrusion could end result in high-priced injury to your partitions, flooring and insulation. Ditto for roof shingles.

If you wind up hiring an individual, make confident they are certified, bonded and insured. Even the professionals are not immune to incidents. Last but not least, make absolutely sure you have insurance policy and that your protection is up to date. In the Clearsurance report, insurance plan legal professional Anastasia Allmon advises do-it-yourselfers to make confident their insurance policies will include them if they get damage.

“There are a large amount of insurance policies companies (that) will take into consideration making your personal house enhancements as a type of reckless endangerment, and you could probably obtain on your own uncovered in the party of an crisis,” says Allmon, of personal personal injury agency Farris, Riley and Pitt in Birmingham, Alabama. Test to make sure you are lined ahead of you start off. If you are not, it may possibly be worthwhile to spend a top quality to increase coverage.

“That’s certainly heading to be your ideal option, no issue how safe you consider to be,” the attorney states.

Even the perils that are lined could occur with restrictions. So be knowledgeable that the principle of willful endangerment could place you above that restrict.

Lew Sichelman has been covering real estate for extra than 50 yrs. He is a common contributor to many shelter journals and housing and housing-finance market publications. Readers can contact him at lsichelman@aol.com.