Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Sales Associates Excel in National Rankings

Chicago, IL (9/13/11) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® had a strong showing on “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals,” a prestigious national awards ranking sponsored annually by The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® agents comprise 24% of the top 100 individual agents on the list of top real estate professionals by transaction volume. Among the top agents are number one-ranked agent John Burger, Brown Harris Stevens, New York, NY; Mary Gullixson, Alain Pinel Realtors, Menlo Park, CA; Lisa Lippman, Brown Harris Stevens, New York, NY; Mauricio Umansky, Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, CA; Patricia Choi, Choi International, Honolulu, HI; Raju Chhabria Shorewood Realtors, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA; Cathy Franklin, Brown Harris Stevens, New York, NY; and Nancy Taylor Bubes, Washington Fine Properties, Washington, D.C., all of whom topped the $100 million in sales mark, with John Burger achieving $280 million in sales.

Network members make up an impressive 23% of the top 100 teams in terms of transaction volume. In the top performing teams are number one-ranked The Creig Northrop Team, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Clarksville, MD; Sean Stanfield, First Team Real Estate, Huntington Beach, CA; Debbie Dogrul Associates, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Fairfax, VA; Al Filippone Associates, William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance, Fairfield, CT; Marc Fleisher, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Washington, DC; Mary K. Rutherfurd & Leslie R. Coleman, Brown Harris Stevens, New York, NY, and Mark McFadden, Washington Fine Properties, Washington, D.C., all of whom exceeded $100 million in sales, topped by The Northrop Team with $308 million in sales.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® agents also earned distinction on REALTOR® Magazine's 2011 class of "30 Under 30.” Making the prestigious list are Bret Butler, Windermere, Bellevue, WA; Tiffani Conatser, CRYE-LEIKE, Realtors, Nashville, TN; Kira Epstein, Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., Bethesda, MD; Alex Milshstyn, Edward Surovell Realtors, Ann Arbor, MI; and Pamela Wye, W.C. & A.N. Miller (A Long & Foster Co.), Washington, DC.

“We are gratified – but not surprised – to see so many of our network’s sales associates appear in these prestigious rankings,” said Pam O’Connor, president/CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. “The reason our member firms continue to sell more than any national real estate brand year after year is the quality and professionalism of the agents affiliated with our firms.”

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® is a global network of 550 premier real estate firms with 4,600 offices and 140,000 sales associates in 30 countries around the world. Collectively, this group sold 800,000 homes worth $225 billion last year. For more information, visit LeadingRE.com.

For more information on The Thousand, visit realtrends.com/products/rt1000. For more information on the “30 Under 30”, visit realtormag.realtor.org/30-under-30/honoree/2011.

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About Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (www.LeadingRE.com) is the largest network of top independent local and regional brand-name brokerage firms in the residential sector of real estate. The 550 firms affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® are represented by 4,600 offices and 140,000 associates in more than 30 countries worldwide. The organization's leadership is demonstrated by the fact that its affiliates comprise 15 of the top 25 real estate companies in the country. Collectively, LeadingRE affiliates produced nearly 800,000 home sales valued at $225 billion in the U.S. in 2010. In addition, LeadingRE locally-branded affiliates hold the Number One position in sales in 40% of the top 96 markets in the U.S., more than any national franchise organizations.

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Contact: Kimberly Ecker / Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® / 312.424.0400 x158 / kecker@LeadingRE.com

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