Introducing RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers
Guiding the Industry Forward
From the NAR settlement and ongoing lawsuits to economic woes and media backlash, 2024 will officially go down as one of the most tumultuous years in the history of residential real estate. But while the challenges proved insurmountable to some, many seized the opportunity to embrace change, innovate, educate and succeed. While some succumbed to the pressure, others rose to the occasion and shined. These are our 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers.
Our eighth annual class of Real Estate Newsmakers demonstrated a wide array of accomplishments in 2024, but the name of the game was perseverance as the real estate industry as we knew it confronted existential change. We applaud their widespread efforts to educate, lead and restore confidence in the invaluable role of the real estate professional.
In our 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers Directory, we pay tribute to our 2025 Hall of Fame inductees, and share the stories of this year’s Newsmakers. Nominated by you, our readers, the more than 300 individuals here represent real estate champions of all kinds, from all walks of the industry—brokers, agents, executives, technologists, educators, and more.
Congratulations to our 2025 Hall of Fame and to all of this year’s Newsmakers. We learn from your many examples, which inspire us to embrace change and keep fighting for this industry we love.
RISMedia is proudly accepting nominations for the 2025 Class of Real Estate Newsmakers!
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Hall of Fame Inductees
Sue Yannaccone
HALL OF FAME
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Rick Haase
HALL OF FAME
United Real Estate & United Real Estate Group
Merri Jo Cowen
HALL OF FAME
Stellar MLS
Real Estate
Influencers
Mike Allen
CENTURY 21 Jordan Link and Company
Kathy Baker
Realty ONE Group
Phillip Cantrell
Benchmark Realty LLC / United Real Estate
Gino Caropreso
ERA Real Estate
Loveleen Dhiman
Realty ONE Group Canada
Michael Guthrie
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Jared James
Jared James Enterprises
Jennifer Keller
Latter & Blum | Compass
Lindsay Kovach
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Rich La Rue
HomeSmart
Nydia Pino
Realty ONE Group Innovation
Matthew Rathbun
Coldwell Banker Elite
Keith Robinson
NextHome, Inc.
Noah Rosenblatt
UrbanDigs
Chirag Shah
Chirag Shah Coaching
Todd Sumney
HomeSmart
Michael Wurzer
FBS
Cheryl Abrams Davis
RE/MAX United
Debbie Doern
Houlihan Lawrence
Laura Ellis
Baird & Warner Real Estate
Julia Lashay Israel
Keller Williams Realty International
Donna Kreps
F.C. Tucker Company
Michael Nourmand
Nourmand & Associates
Todd Tucker
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Tom E. Chance
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Roberto Vannucchi
homegenius Real Estate (a Radian company)
Kathleen Wilks
The Long & Foster Companies
Kate Reisinger
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Natasha Patla
@properties Christie's International Real Estate
Jessica Edgerton
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Amy Corr
@properties
Gabriella Chiera
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Kyle Basila
Realty Executives Associates
Danielle Andrews
Realty ONE Group Next Generation
Darryl Davis
Darryl Davis Seminars
Christopher Alexander
RE/MAX Canada
Fernando Arencibia Jr.
Avanti Way Commercial
Dermot Buffini
Buffini & Company
Anne Marie DeCatsye
Canopy REALTOR® Association and Canopy MLS
Brian Donnellan
Bright MLS
Budge Huskey
Premier Sotheby's International Realty
Creig Northrop
Northrop Realty
Kevin Sears
National Association of REALTORS®
Jason Waugh
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Thad Wong
@properties Christie's International Real Estate
Justin Bailey
Realty Executives Associates
Matthew Ferrara
The Learning Network LLC
AJ Canaria
AJ Canaria Creative Services, LLC
Kymber Lovett-Menkiti
Keller Williams Capital Properties
Doreen Spagnuolo
Long Island Board of REALTORS®
Sharran Srivatsaa
The Real Brokerage
Jill Vaccaro
REAL New York
Steve Wagner
Virtual Properties Realty & United Real Estate
Robert Reffkin
Compass
Mickey Neuberger
Realtor.com®
Real Estate
Trailblazers
Natalie Hamrick
Christie's International Real Estate
Tiffany Curry
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Tiffany Curry & Co., REALTORS®
Tommy Dunbar
Old Colony, REALTORS®
Cody Feng
Opendoor
Kevelyn Guzman
Coldwell Banker Warburg
Adrian Provost
Realty ONE Group Terminus
Rajeev Sajja
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Fox & Roach REALTORS®
Kelly Silver
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Nicole Vermillion
Lamacchia Realty
Alex Vidal
ERA Real Estate
Clelia Warburg Peters
Era Ventures
Mark Johnson and Ben Hess
Recruiting Insight
Philip Gutman
Gutman Development Marketing
Holly Mabery
eXp Realty
David Dickey
United Real Estate Group
Melissa King
OneKey® MLS
Melissa Swader
Ruby Red Media
Roxana Alarcon
Compass RE Texas, LCC
Amanda Cline
United Real Estate
Rob Chrane
Down Payment Resource
Justin Fox
RE/MAX Professionals
Luke Trigwell
Harry Norman, REALTORS®
Dionna Hall
Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie REALTORS® | BeachesMLS
Philippe Ziade
Reitreal
Amanda Valente
Renovation Sells
Sabine Steinbrecher
Hiveologie
Trey Sarten
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Tony Pistilli
Restb.ai
Ryan O'Hara
2-10 Home Buyers Warranty
Scott Mullen
HouseAmp
Kathleen Minser
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Noelle Lovato
Anywhere Integrated Services
Sherri Johnson
Sherri Johnson Coaching
Chris Jensen
Coldwell Banker Realty
Chad Carroll
Compass
Shannon Williams
Inside Real Estate
Alissa Harper
Inside Real Estate
Brian Buffini
Buffini & Company
Art Carter
California Regional MLS
Jason Mitchell
Jason Mitchell Group
Christina Pappas
The Keyes Company
Darren Stewart
Curbio
Matt Widdows
HomeSmart
Brad Bjelke
UtahRealEstate.com
Eric Elfman
MoxiWorks
Nick Libert
EXIT Strategy Realty
Grady Ligon
RE/MAX, LLC
Donna Roberson
LAFFEY Real Estate
Dave Wilson
Windermere Signature Properties
Real Estate
Futurists
George Gatt
Stephen Joseph Properties
James Dwiggins
NextHome
Wendy Forsythe
eXp Realty
Rob Barber
ATTOM
Chance Brown
CB&A, REALTORS®
Chris Carrillo
Metro MLS
Dennis Cestra Jr.
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Marco Fregenal
Fathom Holdings, Inc.
Kevin Hawkins
WAV Group Communications
Chris Lambrou
Metro MLS
Cheryl McAdam
Latter & Blum | Compass
Alyssa Soto Brody
Powered by DMT
Maya Velasquez
zavvie
Lauren West
Opendoor
Diana Zaya
Maverick Systems
Katharine Lau
Stuf Storage
Daniel Jones
North Carolina Regional MLS/Hive MLS
Judi Nield
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Tim Quirk
Final Offer
Stephanie Williams
Houlihan Lawrence
Ines Hegedus-Garcia
Avanti Way Realty
Dan Cooper
Gitcha
Kevin Van Eck
Christie's International Real Estate
Tanya Reu-Narvaez
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Marty Reed
REcore
Rob Norman
Coldwell Banker Realty
Joni Meyerowitz
@properties Christie's International Real Estate
Bondilyn Jolly
bcollective agency / WAV Group
Linda James
FyrstUp
Shayan Hamidi
Rechat
Dana Green
Dana Green Team - COMPASS
Chris Cox
Keller Williams Realty International
Mark Choey
Highnote
Nathan Brannen
Restb.ai
Grier Allen
Inside Real Estate
Lacey Conway
Latter & Blum | Compass
Melanie De Armas
RE/MAX Advance Realty
Gino Blefari
HomeServices of America
Shayne Fairley
Stellar MLS
Amit Kulkarni
Bright MLS
Rick Rudman
Curbio
Marie Claire Ntam
MEHGA Collective of Compass
Tamir Poleg
The Real Brokerage
Bob Portale
RELO Direct, Inc.
Colette Stevenson
REsides Inc.
Rick Hennessey
HouseAmp
Michael Minard
Delta Media Group
Madeline Mordarski
The Keyes Company
Patrick van den Bossche
Realty Executives International
Victor Gutierrez
CENTURY 21 LOTUS
Eric Fite
CENTURY 21 Judge Fite Company
Morgan Carey
Real Estate Webmasters
Jason Haber
Compass
F. Duffy Hanna
Howard Hanna
Jillian Young
Premiere Plus Realty
Real Estate
Achievers
Ruthie & Ethan Assouline
Jaclyn Bild
Aaron Buchbinder
Samantha Curry
Frances Katzen
Jonathan Lickstein
Michael Martinez
Angel Nicolas
Lauren Orsini
Dominik Pogorzelski
Kim Prior
Donny Samson
Todd Teta
Sandra Alexander
Don Freewalt
Heather Stenson
Lane McCormack
Chip Murphy
Ginger Wilcox
Cole McNew
Bill Scavone
Liz Nunan
David Marine
Lori Lane
Leigh Ann Bogran
Jessica Bauer
Candace Adams
Andy Florance
Rei Mesa
Kris Klair
Jamie Mertz
Ida & Minette Schwartz
Mike Miedler
Liam Coonahan
Real Estate
Crusaders
Keith Smith
YES Realty Partners
Marriah Unruh
KW Capital Properties
Tei Baishiki
NextHome, Inc.
Nancy Batchelor
Compass
Tiffany Banks
Nevada REALTORS®
Erin Campbell
HomeSmart
Drew Coleman
Opt Real Estate
Lora Cusumano
National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents
Ritu Desai
Samson Properties
Olga M. Garza
The O.M.G. Team | Nan and Company Properties
Michael Lafido
Marketing Luxury Group
Erin LeBan
ERA Real Estate
Victor Lund
WAV Group
Katey McGrath
Elfant Wissahickon REALTORS®
Charis Moreno
NextHome, Inc.
Carissa Mucci
ERA Real Estate
Cindy O'Dare & Richard Boga
ONE Sotheby's International Realty
Tiffany Sears
The Sears Group, LLC
Erica Shireman
Keller Williams Realty New Tampa
Stacey Soleil
Inside Real Estate
Abby Waltz
Homes for Heroes
Justin "JZ" Ziegler
LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance
Juan Del Sol
Multiple Clients List
Patricia Delinois
Premier Elite Realty
Erin Cestero
JBGoodwin REALTORS®
Tracey Esling
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
DeAnn Golden
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Cliff Long
Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association
Tammy Randles
Realty Executives SELA
Christina Tran
Harry Norman, REALTORS®
Becky Tallent
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Teresa Palacios Smith
HomeServices of America
Lisa Nguyen
The International Group at RE/MAX Professionals
Alicia Kosec
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Webb Jay
Webb Jay and Associates and Greater Southern MLS
Tracey Hawkins
Safety and Security Source
Christina Balas
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
Jason Abrams
Keller Williams Realty International
Biana Arentz
Coldwell Banker Realty
Eddie Blanco
Stratwell Real Estate
Philip Culver
FBS
Gina Diaz
Diaz Case Law
Erik Carlson
RE/MAX Holdings
Bob Dalton
Sackcloth & Ashes
Ryan Davis
National Association of REALTORS®
David Romero
Realty ONE Group
Jamie Tian
Asian Real Estate Assocation of America (AREAA)
Eric Jacobs
Anywhere Integrated Services
David Serle
Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie REALTORS®
Kelly Shaw
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties
Alexandru Mihai
Realty ONE Group
Greg Sexton
Century 21 Real Estate LLC.
Marilyn Wilson
WAV Group
Mor Zucker
Team Denver Homes - LIV Sotheby's International Realty
Real Estate
Luminaries
David Harris
Coldwell Banker Warburg
Hoby Hanna
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Mike Clear
Realty ONE Group
Kelly and Linda Boehmer
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties
Melissa Cohn
William Raveis Mortgage
Katie Cooper
HomeSmart
Mayi & Daniel de la Vega
ONE Sotheby's International Realty
Sally Forster Jones
Jones Fridman International at Compass
Dina Goldentayer
Douglas Elliman
Johnny Mowad
Ebby Halliday REALTORS®
Leo Pareja
eXp Realty
Pat Shea
Windermere Signature Properties & Windermere Southern California
Derek Carlson
Realty ONE Group MVP
Richard Haggerty
OneKey® MLS
Erin Yabroudy
Harry Norman, REALTORS®
Bill Aboumrad
Legacy Real Estate & Associates
Christine (Christy) Casey
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS®
Jim Fischetti
NextHome, Inc.
Teresa King Kinney
MIAMI Association of REALTORS®
Rochelle Maize
Nourmand & Associates
William E. Soteroff
Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
Mark Willis
Keller Williams Realty International
Ryan Schneider
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Kevin Leonard
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Stouffer Realty
Kamini Lane
Coldwell Banker Realty
Mike Golden
@properties Christie's International Real Estate
Liz Gehringer
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
Larry Flick, V
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach, REALTORS® and The Trident Group
Chris Dietz
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Kathy Connelly
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
Paul Boomsma
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
Riezl Baker
Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate Group
Patrick Bain
The Long & Foster Companies
Kuba Jewgieniew
Realty ONE Group
Dan Duffy
United Real Estate Group
Kevin Brown
National Association of REALTORS®
Ennis Antoine
Keller Williams West Atlanta
Whitney LaCosta
Howard Hanna | Coach Realty
Abby Lee
RE/MAX, LLC
Mike Pappas
The Keyes Company
Mark Pessin
Realty ONE Group
Carolyn Rosson
Ebby Halliday Companies
Gary Scott
Allen Tate Companies
Joe Skousen
Inside Real Estate
Charles Oppler
Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty
John Finn
United Real Estate Richmond
Anthony Lamacchia
Lamacchia Realty
Nykia Wright
National Association of REALTORS®
Kendall Bonner
eXp Realty, LLC
Cory Vasquez
Realty ONE Group
Jeremy Wacksman
Zillow
William Raveis
William Raveis Real Estate
James O'Bryon
RE/MAX Gold Nation
ABOUT RISMEDIA’S REAL ESTATE NEWSMAKERS
RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers were chosen based on nominations received through an online nomination process on RISMedia.com, and by nominations from RISMedia’s in-house editorial team and other industry sources. Nominations for RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers are collected on an ongoing basis throughout the course of the year. There is no fee to nominate a Newsmaker or be recognized/featured as a Newsmaker.
Due to deadline and production criteria, RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers Online Directory may not currently be in its final format. Please check back for ongoing updates. For corrections/updates to your Newsmaker profile page in the Online Directory, please email editorial@rismedia.com.
RISMedia’s 2025 Real Estate Newsmakers Hall of Fame honorees will be inducted at a gala awards dinner during RISMedia’s 37th Annual CEO & Leadership Exchange, September 3 – 5, in Washington, D.C.