Hall of Fame

Matt Widdows

HomeSmart International

Matt Widdows is founder and CEO of HomeSmart International and HomeSmart Phoenix. HomeSmart was founded based on the principle of providing high value and service at a low cost to agents. Since founding the company in 2000, the company has soared to the No. 1 marketshare company it is today. Widdows is dedicated to providing an efficient and systemized structure, and his philosophy on technology is to build and provide software and tools which serve to save time and streamline processes.

“This is such an honor to be awarded for this, and I want to thank everyone at RISMedia,” said Widdows. “What it comes down to is giving back to someone in your community. Just show up to help those in need—there’s enough for everybody to help out.”

Widdows built HomeSmart around technology, offering cutting-edge tools, a high-energy culture and efficiency that enables agents to spend more time focusing on clients and profitability.

Matt Widdows
Founder & CEO

HomeSmart International

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