The Swanepoel Power 200 ranks the most powerful leaders in the residential real estate brokerage industry as 2024 kicks off. Criteria used to rank leaders include the scope and power of leaders’ positions, the financial resources they have at their disposal, whether they have equity stake in their company, their trajectory and much more. For a detailed description of the careful methodology T3 Sixty used to determine the rankings, please see the methodology here.
The SP 200 reflects the relative power of leaders in the industry and is not a company ranking. Size and sales volume listed in bios provide framing and, while used to determine ranking, were just part of the data considered. Note that the numbers used in many of the bios reflect full-year 2022 data, as those are the only available across the board for all companies. Most companies have not completed their 2023 financials. When they do this spring, T3 Sixty will publish its annual ranking of the industry’s largest brokerages, brands and enterprises.
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Hergenrother partnered with Keller Williams Realty to launch Livian, a platform to help real estate agents and teams scale with systems and services, in 2021. The company now has 64 locations in 33 states. In 2023, the firm added two new executives, including a new president and senior vice president of revenue. Before founding Livian, Hergenrother founded and grew a large Keller Williams Realty team.
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Kramer founded Luxury Presence in 2014 to provide marketing solutions to a growing customer base of more than 8,000 agents and brokers. In 2023, the company raised $19.2 million to add new features to its platform including an AI-powered mobile app. Kramer is a former professional basketball player.
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Scarafile leads the Charleston, South Carolina-based firm, which has over 1,100 agents and 14 offices who do approximately $4 billion in annual sales. Scarafile also serves on the board of directors of The Realty Alliance and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance.
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Crane, who co-founded Intero Real Estate in 2002, has led the company as CEO since 2019. The Silicon Valley-based firm serves Northern California and Nevada through its 19 company offices. Its 33-affiliate franchise network serves California, Nevada, Texas, and Tennessee. Crane is an industry veteran of more than three decades who also teaches real estate concepts through Intero’s Academy, REB courses, and continuing education classes.
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Masiello leads the 600-agent New England-based brokerage The Masiello Group, which has approximately 600 agents who do approximately $1.8 billion in annual sales. The Masiello Group is a second-generation family company, which also includes title, referral, and other real estate services.
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Khorramian leads a fast-growing real estate brokerage in Big Block Realty, which has over 900 agents who do over $3.4 billion in annual sales. He founded the California-based firm, which operates with a fee-based model, in 2010. Khorramian is a serial entrepreneur and international speaker who started in real estate in 2007.
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Evans leads the Council of Multiple Listing Services, the largest professional organization dedicated to the MLS industry. The association, with over 225 MLS member organizations and a collective 1.7 million subscribers, helps guide the industry by providing a voice to help the multiple listing service industry. Previously, she served as executive director of EnergyFit Nevada.
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Choi opened Keller Williams OneChicago in 2017 with his business partner Josh Weinberg, after a decade of success as the Weinberg Choi Residential Team. KW OneChicago now has nearly 375 agents who do $1.2 billion in annual sales. He is also president of Illinois Realtors, which has over 50,000 Realtor members. In 2018, he served as the president of the Chicago Association of Realtors.
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As CEO of the Women’s Council of Realtors, Stinton leads the Chicago, Illinois-based organization’s efforts to support and empower a nationwide community of over 12,000 members. Stinton took over as CEO of the council in September 2023 after spending nearly 16 years at the National Association of Realtors, most recently as its director of leadership and sustainability.
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Wright stepped in to lead NAR as interim CEO when Bob Goldberg stepped down in November 2023. Prior to this role, she helmed the Chicago Sun-Times as CEO, leading the noted newspaper through a digital transformation. She will lead the association while it conducts a comprehensive search for a permanent CEO.
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Weyandt has led the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance since he helped found the organization in 2020. The group advocates for fair housing for all while educating professionals and providing opportunities to celebrate and elevate members and allied partners. Weyandt previously served on the Minnesota Realtors Diversity and Inclusion Committee and is a past president of the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals’ Minnesota chapter.
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Benson leads Engel & Völkers Gestalt Group, which has offices located in Utah, California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Washington and Idaho. The firm’s over 780 agents do approximately $3.7 billion in annual sales. In 2023, Benson purchased an ownership stake in Dilbeck Real Estate, which expanded Engel & Völkers’ presence in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Benson started out as a luxury broker for Prudential in 2004.
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Corkill runs the real estate CRM and lead management system, Follow Up Boss, which facilitates automatic lead distribution and follow up from over 250 different sources. Corkill, who co-founded the company in 2011, coordinated the sale of his company to Zillow Group for $400 million in 2023.
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Glazer runs Back At You, a real estate tech firm that provides products related to financial reporting, customer relationship management and social media marketing for brokerages and agents. In 2023, the firm launched an automation tool and a design platform. Glazer co-founded the company in 2011. The firm reports serving over 300 Brokerages and 150,000 agents.
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Grasso became president and CEO of MLS PIN in 2022. In this role, he leads the nation’s 11th largest MLS with over 45,000 members. In 2023, he helped navigate MLS PIN to a proposed settlement of a high-profile compensation lawsuit against the MLS. He previously led the 15 offices of Coldwell Banker Realty’s Boston region.
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Minard owns and leads Delta Media Group, a real estate technology platform that offers digital marketing tools and services, including the DeltaNet platform. Launched in 1994, the firm released an updated version of its platform in 2023 with increased automation and AI capabilities.
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CEO of Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) since 2015, Ryan oversees a staff of 32 and serves over 13,000 Realtors in the Northern Virginia region. In 2022, Ryan served as chair of NAR’s Association Executives Committee. Prior to joining NVAR, he led the Greater Lehigh Valley Realtors in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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As CEO of OneKey MLS, Haggarty leads an organization that provides MLS services to over 46,000 subscribers in New York. He played a key role in the formation of OneKey by helping facilitate the merger of the Hudson Gateway and Long Island Multiple Listing Services.
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Staub leads West + Main Homes, which has approximately 420 agents who do approximately $1.4 billion in annual sales. The firm, which she co-founded in 2017, has offices in Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon, Minnesota, and North Carolina. In addition to ownership, the company has begun franchising its brand to other locations.
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Suarez, along with Ben Kinney, co-founded Place in 2020 as a platform that partners with real estate teams to provide the essential components for them to grow and increase profits. The firm has partnered with over 100 teams across North America and has raised over $100 million in financing. He is an expansion partner for PDX Property Group and Keller Williams (KW) Xperience Real Estate, and owns and operates other KW franchises in the U.S. and Costa Rica.
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