REAL Trends - the trusted source of residential brokerage news, analysis, and information - compiles data every year and honors the best real estate agents and agent teams in America. To be recognized as an America’s Best agent, teams and individuals must be ranked in the top 1.5% of all 1.4 million licensed real estate professionals in the US. 

Last year, 30 Side partner agents and teams made the list. This year, we doubled that total with 60 incredible partner agents and teams recognized as among the top producers in the country. Thank you for continuing to inspire us and to work hard to elevate the real estate industry as a whole.

Congratulations to all 60 Side partner agents and teams named America’s Best:

Details on each team’s and individual’s accomplishments can be found below. 

NORTH BAY

1. Level Up Realty- Fairfield, CA
Nicole Solari, Founder
#7 - Large Teams by Transaction Sides - 285
#48 - Large Teams by Volume - $94.4M

SAN FRANCISCO

2. Kinoko Real Estate - San Francisco, CA
Kevin Gueco, Founder
#19 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 135
#42 - Medium Teams by Volume - $100.8M

3. Polaris Realty - San Francisco, CA
Ron Abta, Founder
#24 - Small Teams by Volume - $135M

4. North Point Real Estate - San Francisco, CA
Laura Lanzone, Founder, Michael Annunziata, Founder, Oggi Kashi, Founder
#40 - Small Teams by Volume - $107.2M
#88 - Small Teams by Transaction Sides - 77

5. City Real Estate  - San Francisco, CA
David Cohen, Founder
#45 - Small Teams by Volume - $105.2M

6. Mosaik Real Estate - San Francisco, CA
Michelle Kim, Founder
#71 - Small Teams by Volume - $92M
#82 - Small Teams by Transaction Sides - 81

7. Bay Real Estate Group - San Francisco, CA
Michelle Balog, Founder
#164 - Small Teams by Volume - $60.9M

8. Ascend Real Estate - San Francisco, CA
Steven Huang, Founder
#207 -Small Teams by Volume - $54.9M

9. Harper Real Estate - San Francisco, CA
Anthony Navarro, Founder
#255 - Small Teams by Volume - $49.3M

10. Elevation Real Estate - San Francisco, CA
Eddie O’ Sullivan, Founder
#265 - Small Teams by Volume - $48.4M

11. Brian Garrett Real Estate Group - San Francisco, CA
Brain Garrett, Founder
#452 - Small Teams by Volume - $36.6M

12. Kindred SF Homes - San Francisco, CA
Cynthia Cummins, Founder
#480 - Small Teams by Volume - $35.2M

EAST BAY

13. District Homes - Berkeley, CA
Anna Bellomo, Founder
#49 - Medium Teams by Volume - $91M
#85 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 78

14. Asante Realty - Danville, CA
Rama Mehra, Founder
#67 - Medium Teams by Volume - $80.7M

15. Cush Real Estate - Oakland, CA
David Higgins, Founder
#88 - Medium Teams by Volume - $65.8M

16. Town Real Estate - Danville, CA
Jason Kerner, Founder; Stacy Hale, Founder
#91 - Medium Teams by Volume - $64.4M

17. Everhome Real Estate - Fremont, CA
Nicole Causey, Founder/Realtor; Omar Murillo, Founder/Realtor; Yvette Teng, Founder/Realtor
#18 - Small Teams by Transaction Sides - 118
#42 - Small Teams by Volume - $106.6M

18. Perspective Real Estate - Oakland, CA
Aaron Brown, Founder
#161 - Small Teams by Volume - $61.9M

19. Arrive Real Estate Group - San Ramon, CA
Katie Moe, Founding Partner, Jen Larson, Founding Partner
#183 - Small Teams by Volume - $58.6M

20. Elation Real Estate - Pleasanton, CA
Gina Piper, Founder
#399 - Small Teams by Volume - $38.9M

21. BLVD Real Estate - Oakland, CA
Joshua Simkin England, Founder
#425 - Small Teams by Volume - $37.6M

22. Republic Realty - Stockton, CA
Ana Pereyra, Founder
#27 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Volume - $30.1M
#36 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Transaction Sides - 90

SOUTH BAY

23. Real Estate Experts - Campbell, CA
Brett Jennings, Founder
#23 - Large Teams by Volume - $167.2M
#25 - Large Teams by Transaction Sides -  198

24. Pacific Oak Real Estate Services, Morgan Hill, CA
Susan Fixsen, Founder
#79 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 81
#133 - Medium Teams by Volume - $46.3M

25. Haylen Real Estate - Santa Clara, CA
Helen Chong, Founder
#137 - Medium Teams by Volume - $45M

26. Momentum Realty - San Jose, CA
Mike Ramos, Founder
#69 - Small Teams by Transaction Sides - 89
#150 - Small Teams by Volume - $63.5M

27. 8 Blocks Real Estate - Santa Clara, CA
Mei Ling, Founder
#83 - Small Teams by Volume - $86.5M

28. Block Change Real Estate - San Jose, CA
Thao Dang, Co-Founder; Brian Ng, Co-Founder
#522 - Small Teams by Volume - $33.7M

29. Real Estate 38 - San Jose, CA
Zaid Hanna, Founder
#13 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Volume - $148.5M
#21 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Transaction Sides - 144

PENINSULA

30. Own Real Estate - South San Francisco, CA
Wilson Leung, Founder
#8 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 155
#52 - Medium Teams by Volume - $87.5M

31. Veritas Homes - San Carlos, CA
Val Vandervort, Founder
#175 - Small Teams by Volume - $59.6M

32. Kinetic Real Estate - Daly City, CA
Kevin Cruz, Founder
#595 - Small Teams by Volume - $30.9M

33. Ocean Blue Real Estate - Half Moon Bay, CA
David Oliphant, Founder
#22 - Agent Owned Teams by Volume - $24.4M

SACRAMENTO

34. Portfolio Real Estate - Elk Grove, CA
Samantha Tov, Founder; Judy Cuong, Founder
#5 - Large Teams by Transaction Sides - 334
#46 - Large Teams by Volume - $97.1M

35. Navigate Realty - El Dorado Hills, CA
Kelli Griggs, Founder
#30 - Large Teams by Transaction Sides - 187
#62 - Large Teams by Volume - $71.3M

36. Thrive Real Estate - Folsom, CA
Stephanie Noble, Founder
#34 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 109
#218 - Medium Teams by Volume - $30.3M

37. Prime Real Estate - Folsom, CA
Robert Yost, Founder
#53 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 94
#210 - Medium Teams by Volume - $31.8M

38. Move Realty - Rocklin, CA
Chris Casimir, Founder
#65 - Medium Teams by Transaction Sides - 87
#183 - Medium Teams by Volume - $35.3M 

39. Aspire Real Estate - Redding, CA
Cory Meyer, Founder
#6 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Transactions - 297
#24 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Volume - $90.8M

40. All City Homes - Elk Grove, CA
Roy Machado, Founder; Serina Lowden, Co-Founder
#19 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Transaction Sides - 145
#29 - Team-Owned Brokerage by Volume - $47.8M 

41. Sac Platinum Real Estate - Rancho Cordova, CA
Mark Daya, Founder
#10 - Agent-Owned Brokerages by Transaction Sides - 68
#30 - Agent-Owned Brokerages by Volume - $25M

CENTRAL COAST

42. Room Real Estate - Santa Cruz, CA
Jayson Madani, Founder, Maaret Forst, Founder
#16 - Large Teams by Transaction Sides - 242
#34 - Large Teams by Volume - $110.8M

43. Agency One Real Estate - Salinas, CA
Sean Griffin, Founder
#564 - Small Teams by Volume - $32.1M

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

44. Amalfi Estates - Pacific Palisades, CA
Anthony Marguleas, Founder
#6 - Team-Owned Brokerages by Volume $162.7M

45. Stroyke Properties Group at Bayside - Manhattan Beach, CA
Bryn Stroyke, Co-Founder, Robb Stroyke, Co-Founder
#8 - Team-Owned Brokerages by Volume - $168M

46. Revel Real Estate - Beverly Hills, CA
Ben Bacal, Founder
#48 - Medium Teams by Volume - $91.9M

47. Trillion Real Estate - Temecula, California
Tyson Robinson, Founder
#33 - Medium Teams by Transactions Sides - 111
#153 - Medium Teams by Transaction Volume - $42M

48. Power of 2 Realty- Riverside, CA
Brian Jones, Co-Founder, Brian Hopkins, Co-Founder
#534 - Small Teams by Volume - $32.6M

49. Major League Properties - Laguna Beach, CA
Matt Luke, Founder
#620 - Small Teams by Volume - $30.2M

TEXAS

50. Happen Houston - Houston, TX
Michael Silva, Founder
#5 - Team-Owned Brokerages by Transactions - $113.2M
#18 - Team-Owned Brokerages by Transaction Sides - 213

Next, we’d like to recognize 10 individual Side partner agents named America’s Best

1. Lamisse Droubi, Generation Real Estate
San Francisco, CA
#33 -  Individuals by Volume -  $111.1M

2. Alex Clark - The Front Steps 
San Francisco, CA
#419 -  Individuals by Volume  -  $34.5M

3. Vicky Le - Province Real Estate
Campbell, CA
#638 -  Individuals by Volume  -  $29M

4. Cici Wang - Aijia Realty
Santa Clara CA
#650 -  Individuals by Volume -  $28.8M

5. Deniz Kahramaner - Atlasa Real Estate
San Francisco, CA
#895 -  Individuals by Volume  -  $24.7M

6. Mark Schweller - Prosper Real Estate
Discovery Bay, CA
#937 -  Individuals by Volume  -  $24M

7. Chad DeMasi - Echelon Real Estate
Davis, CA
#1034 -  Individuals by Volume  -  $22.9M

8. Debbie Marie Kanehira - WaveCrest Real Estate
Newport Beach, CA
#1065 -  Individuals by Volume   -  $22.6M

9. Chad West Myers - Rinu Real Estate
Los Gatos, CA
#1282 -  Individuals by Volume  -  $20.7M

10. Dave Fratello - Edge Real Estate
Manhattan Beach, CA
#1319 -  Individuals by Volume - $20.4M

Congratulations to all honorees for being named America’s Best! The recognition is well earned and we’re proud to be affiliated with such an incredibly hard-working community of partner agents and teams dedicated to providing clients with the very best service, every day.