It almost seems insulting at this point to call 2024 a challenging year for the real estate industry. With all of the obstacles real estate professionals needed to worry about outside of their transactions, waking up each morning and grinding onward felt more like trying to administer aid on an active battlefield. We got into real estate to help people improve their lives. So what’s with the constant barrage of attacks on our professions?
It’s hard to take a year like 2024 in stride, but these agents managed to somehow tune out the aggression and find their empathy without a trace of bitterness. This was business. And, yes, it was personal. But that’s part of the deal when you’re working in the people business. These 25 never lost sight of that. None of them are faking smiles on the frontline because, regardless of huge industry changes and new laws, they’re doing what they love and nothing (and we really mean nothing) can take that from them. They’re here for a good time and a long time and their clients recognize that.
That’s not to say it came easily to them. They may have cracked the code to success, but the answer was never going to be kicking back and relaxing. If it was, they wouldn’t have wanted it anyway. No, the agents that made our Top 25 for Q4 live to immerse themselves in this lifestyle. And at a time when great agents are being turned away by an unwelcoming industry, people need that more than ever. Let’s shower these real estate saints with gratitude!
01. Haik Bokhchalian and Associates
02. Samuel Danielyan
03. Raffi Soualian & Associates
04. Gina Ammon + Donna Baker
05. Lissette Cee Carretero and Associates
06. SER Dagkesen Property Group
07. Silvia Hairapetian
08. Marlin Dginguerian and Associates
09. Mike Nalbandian
10. Lilith Berko
11. Grace Kim
12. The Real Estate People / The Condo People
13. Manny Morales
14. The LA Agents
15. Rafael Gevorkian / RG Realty Group
16. Deep Singh
17. Clemente De La Torre and Associates
18. Martin Navasartian
19. Karine Haneyan
20. Melissa Urena and Associates
21. Robbyn Battles
22. Tina Damadyan
23. Karl Markarian and Associates
24. Nick Khachian
25. Marine Janikyan
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