The Smith Group led by Tim Smith, a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Property Specialist affiliated with the Newport Beach office of Coldwell Banker Realty, has earned the distinguished achievement of being ranked among the top real estate agents and teams in the United States, as announced in the 2020 REAL Trends “The Thousand” report published in The Wall Street Journal.
REAL Trends ranked The Smith Group No. 12 in the U.S. based on achieving $379,411,583 in closed sales volume in 2019, within the large team size category.
“The Smith Group continually pushes luxury real estate marketing to new heights with some of the most amazing celebrity-filled property videos with cinematography that rivals even some of the best Hollywood films,” said Jamie Duran, president of Coldwell Banker Realty Southern California. “This recognition is no surprise because they always go above and beyond for their clients, surpassing even the highest expectations.”
“The Thousand” ranking consists of all real estate agents and teams throughout the United States who took part in residential real estate transactions in 2019. The individual rankings are divided into two top 250 categories, based on closed transaction sides and closed sales volume. This year, team rankings are divided into three categories by team size, based on closed transaction sides and closed sales volume. To qualify, an individual agent had to achieve or exceed 50 closed transaction sides or $20 million in closed sales volume for the prior year. A team must have attained or surpassed 75 closed transaction sides or $30 million in closed sales volume for the prior year.
Most recently, The Smith Group was ranked in the Top 3 Large Teams with four or more members based on gross commission income for 2019 throughout North America in the Coldwell Banker® system. The team also was ranked the No. 1 Team in California for Coldwell Banker Realty based on gross commission income for 2019 and was named to Coldwell Banker Realty’s International Society of Excellence. The Smith Group consists of more than 25 support members and affiliate agents with the Newport Beach office of Coldwell Banker Realty. REAL Trends ranked The Smith Group No. 18 on the list of the Top 250 real estate teams in the U.S. based on achieving $429,307,835 in closed sales volume in 2018. In addition to “The Thousand,” The Smith Group ranked as the No. 1 Coldwell Banker Team in California and No. 2 out of all teams of four or more team members in North America for Coldwell Banker Real Estate based on highest closed adjusted gross commission (AGC) income in 2017. Additionally, the team ranked 17 out of the top 250 sales teams in the U.S. by REAL Trends and one of the top Video Influencers by Tom Ferry for three years in a row. The Smith Group also was named to the Society of Excellence in 2016 and 2017, the highest award presented by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, which only the top sales professionals attain.
Coldwell Banker Realty in Southern California, the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage in Southern California, operates 64 offices with approximately 4,524 affiliated agents. Real estate agents affiliated with the company are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the company. Coldwell Banker Realty is owned by a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States. For more information, visit ColdwellBankerHomes.com. CalBRE #01908304.
