How big is it:<\/strong> Real estate<\/a> is a huge industry with over 200,000 residential brokerage firms and 35,000 that are operating commercially. This industry makes over $235 billion per year in revenue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n How many professionals are in the industry?:<\/strong> There are about 4-6 million real estate<\/a> agents worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Different types within the industry:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Interesting Statistics:<\/strong> In the United States, we have over 2 million real estate agents. If you were looking to buy a home today in the United States, the median down payments that people put down is $59,880.<\/span><\/p>\n\n Fun Facts:<\/strong> There is a house that is owned by five different countries. It was originally bought by the Republic of Yugoslavia as a New York Embassy, but once the republic dissolved into five different countries, <\/span>Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia became the new owners of the property.<\/span><\/p>\n\n When it Started\/History:<\/strong> While historians have confirmed that there was a currency exchange for shelter by examining ancient cave drawings, real estate became an official career<\/a> path back in the Middle Ages. It became a popular way to gain income since property ownership was a symbol of wealth back in these days. When the Europeans came to the United States for the first time, they brought the growing popularity of real estate with them and it\u2019s been around ever since.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n *The images that represent each realtor are of a property they are currently listing\/have already sold, or pictures of themselves. The images that represent each realtor belong to them, unless stated otherwise.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> He is the CEO of The Agency, which has locations worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/category Listed:<\/strong> He is a residential real estate agent specializing in unique lavish homes.<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> He founded the company back in 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/Accomplishments:<\/strong><\/p>\n He wanted to create a brokerage that would change the face of the real estate industry, so he founded The Agency in 2011. Since he has founded the company<\/a>, it made the Inc. 5000 list and has 650 employees in 34 offices worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He was a finalist for the <\/span>EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Awards and has ranked one of the top ten agents of the country for more than seven years according to The Wall Street Journal REAL Trends annual list. He has been a real estate agent for the Playboy Mansion, Walt Disney Estate, Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, and Prince.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/Social Media Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram,<\/span><\/a> Twitter,<\/span><\/a> Facebook,<\/span><\/a> LinkedIn,<\/span><\/a> Website<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> They are real estate agents in Los Angeles, CA for real estate company Douglas Elliman, and also own their own company<\/a> called The Altman Brothers.<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> They are residential real estate agents specializing in unique lavish homes in Beverly Hills, CA.<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/Accomplishments:<\/strong> They have sold 3 billion dollars worth of real estate so far. They have earned Wall Street Journal\u2019s acknowledgement for one of the world\u2019s top real estate teams of the year. They have access to over a billion dollars worth of listing in Los Angeles, CA. They currently star on Bravo\u2019s hit show Million Dollar Listing LA, which is currently on its 11th season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/social media links:<\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram,<\/span><\/a> Facebook,<\/span><\/a> Twitter,<\/span><\/a> Website,<\/span><\/a> LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> She is a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker in Beverly Hills, CA<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> She is a residential real estate agent, and mostly sells lavish homes<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> Over 30 years<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/ accomplishments:<\/strong> She is ranked as the number one agent worldwide for Coldwell Banker and number five agent worldwide for all brokerages. She has represented 26% of all homes sold in the westside of Los Angeles. She was named the International Ambassador for Coldwell Banker and also holds the title of Co-Chairman of the International Luxury Alliance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/Social Media Links:<\/span><\/p>\n Instagram,<\/span><\/a> Facebook,<\/span><\/a> LinkedIn,<\/span><\/a> Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> He owns a company called SERHANT and is a Real Estate agent in New York\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> Residential Real Estate Agent that mostly focuses on modern condos in New York.<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> 12 years<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/Accomplishments:<\/strong> After struggling as a hand model and actor<\/a>, he got into the real estate industry in order to pay his rent. 12 years later, it has become a career he is passionate about, and has created his own company called The Serhant Team, which later changed its name to SERHANT. This company is known for its innovative real estate media studios for Serhant\u2019s new content and new ways to show houses to its customers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He has employed 60 experienced real estate agents and marketing support staff. SERHANT has managed to become the number one sales team in New York according to the Wall Street Journal for three consecutive years and is among the top teams of the nation. They have done over $4 billion in sales and have sold over 80 new development projects across New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. He is currently a star on Bravo\u2019s emmy-nominated show Million Dollar Listing New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/social media links<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n Website,<\/span><\/a> Instagram,<\/span><\/a> Twitter,<\/span><\/a> Facebook,<\/span><\/a> LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> He is the CEO<\/a> of Commercial Real Estate Online and is located in the Great Brisbane Area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> Commercial Property Agent<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> Over 35 years<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting Stats\/Accomplishments:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n John Highman is an experienced commercial property agent who now coaches others as a Commercial Real Estate Coach, International Conference Speaker, and author. He has helped thousands of commercial property agents get to where they are today with articles, practical tips, and ideas. He has published 15,000 articles and has over 5 books to help those who need it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/Social Media Links<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n LinkedIn,<\/span><\/a> Twitter,<\/span><\/a> Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> He is a real estate agent for CBRE in Chicago, IL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> Commercial Real Estate Agent<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> Over 42 Years\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/ accomplishments:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>He has performed many transactions nationwide that have equated to be more than $100 billion. He has performed major investment<\/a> transactions for high profile institutional owners on both a regional and national level. He is a founding member of CBRE National Partners which has a team of 50 investment sales and support professionals in 5 logistic hubs across the United States. He was named the number one investment broker in Chicago from 2005 \u2013 2007, 2011, 2013 – 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/Social Media Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Website,<\/span><\/a> LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> He is an Executive Vice President at CBRE in Orlando, FL<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> Industrial Real Estate<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> 22 years<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/Accomplishments:<\/strong><\/p>\n He is an executive vice president<\/a> at CBRE and is their top producing industrial real estate agent in the Northern half of Florida. He is also known as one of the leading industrial brokers in the Southeastern United States. His team and he has completed $2 billion in industrial sales and lease transactions over the past 22 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He has won the award for Industrial Broker of the Year by the Central Florida Chapter of NAIOP. He has attended the CBRE\u2019s National Recognition Conference for multiple years as one of the firm\u2019s top agents in America and has also won CBRE\u2019s Florida Award of Excellence. American City Business Journals named him one of the Top 100 Commercial Real Estate Professionals in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n Website\/Social Media Links<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n LinkedIn,<\/span><\/a> Twitter,<\/span><\/a> Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Location Listed:<\/strong> He is a real estate agent for CBRE in San Mateo County, but focuses on San Francisco, CA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Profession\/Category Listed:<\/strong> Industrial Real Estate Agent<\/span><\/p>\n Experience Listed:<\/strong> 20 years<\/span><\/p>\n Interesting stats\/Accomplishments:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n He is one of the top 20 industrial real estate agents in San Mateo and San Francisco counties, and has been named a \u201cPower Broker\u201d by Costar Group since 2006. Costar Group is an independent commercial real estate research firm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Within three out of his first four years at CBRE, he was a top 5 producer in the San Francisco Peninsula Office. He has earned the Senior Vice President title in 2016. He was honored with the CBRE Gold Circle as a Top Producer in the San Francisco Bay Area market<\/a> and Top 10 Producer in the Peninsula\/Palo Alto combined office from 2016-2018.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n
The Most Popular Real Estate Agents of the World<\/h2>\n
Mauricio Umansky<\/span><\/h3>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-23-at-2.13.29-PM.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
The Altman Brothers (Josh and Matt Altman)<\/span><\/h3>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-23-at-2.17.39-PM.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
Jade Mills<\/span><\/h3>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/vowxiwauhflm738kopxw-scaled.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
Ryan Serhant<\/span><\/h3>\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Screen-Shot-2020-11-23-at-2.29.16-PM.png” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
John Highman<\/span><\/h3>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/0.jpeg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
Michael Caprile<\/span><\/h3>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/michael-caprile-768×582-1.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
David Murphy<\/span><\/h3>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/b75621d5-b227-4fc5-8b05-bfb84ef1307f_Photo_1_large.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n
Karl Hansen<\/span><\/h3>\n\n[aesop_image img=”https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/image.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”100%” align=”center” lightbox=”off” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”center” revealfx=”off” overlay_revealfx=”off”]\n