Meet RISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers
Meet the thought leaders and the icons. The ones who are breaking the mold and the ones who are making a difference, whether it’s on a global stage or right in their own backyard. Meet RISMedia’s Class of 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers—those making headlines for their newsworthy contributions to the housing industry and the communities and consumers they serve. In RISMedia’s 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers Online Directory, you’ll find the stories of our 230-plus Newsmakers, nominated by you, our readers, and by the editors at RISMedia. Search by category or alphabetically, or simply browse our gallery and click through to learn more about just why these individuals made news worthy of sharing. To view our special Newsmakers spotlight section in the December 2018 issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine, including our 2018 Newsmakers Hall of Fame inductees, please click here.
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For information on nominating or becoming a 2020 RISMedia Real Estate Newsmaker, please email Executive Editor Maria Patterson at maria@rismedia.com. Nominations will start being accepted in early 2019.
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Real Estate
HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
HALL OF FAME
Gino Blefari
CEO
HomeServices of America
HomeServices of America
HALL OF FAME
William E. Brown
Co-Managing Member
Springhill Real Estate Partners
Springhill Real Estate Partners
HALL OF FAME
Carl Carter, Jr.
REALTOR®, RE/MAX Elite;
Founder, Beverly Carter Foundation
Founder, Beverly Carter Foundation
HALL OF FAME
David Charron
President
MRIS Investors, Inc.
MRIS Investors, Inc.
HALL OF FAME
Todd Hetherington
CEO and Co-Owner
CENTURY 21 New Millennium
CENTURY 21 New Millennium
HALL OF FAME
Rei Mesa
President and CEO
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
HALL OF FAME
Diane M. Ramirez
CEO
Halstead Real Estate
Halstead Real Estate
HALL OF FAME
Mike Ryan
Senior Advisor
RE/MAX LLC
RE/MAX LLC
HALL OF FAME
Michael Saunders
CEO
Michael Saunders & Company
Michael Saunders & Company
HALL OF FAME
Mary Lynn Stone
President and Co-Owner
CENTURY 21 New Millennium
CENTURY 21 New Millennium
Real Estate
Influencers
INFLUENCERS
Paul Boomsma
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
INFLUENCERS
Brian Buffini
Buffini & Company
INFLUENCERS
Alon Chaver
HomeServices of America
INFLUENCERS
Craig Cheatham
The Realty Alliance
INFLUENCERS
Jon Coile
Champion Realty
INFLUENCERS
Marc Demetriou
Residential Home Funding Corp.
INFLUENCERS
Matthew Ferrara
The Learning Network LLC
INFLUENCERS
Jared James
Jared James Enterprises
INFLUENCERS
Ken Jenny
tranCen.com, Inc.
INFLUENCERS
Katie Johnson
National Association of REALTORS®
INFLUENCERS
Victor Lund
WAV Group
INFLUENCERS
Craig McClelland
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
INFLUENCERS
John Peyton
Realogy Franchise Group
INFLUENCERS
Errol Samuelson
Zillow Group
INFLUENCERS
Ginny Shipe
Real Estate Business Institute
John Smaby, NAR President
INFLUENCERS
John Smaby
National Association of REALTORS®
INFLUENCERS
Daniel Smith
ByDanSmith
INFLUENCERS
Jerri Udelson
Entrepreneurial Coaching & Consulting
INFLUENCERS
Dennis Walsh
Certified New Home Specialist™
INFLUENCERS
Teresa Walsh
Certified New Home Specialist™
INFLUENCERS
Marilyn Wilson
WAV Group
INFLUENCERS
Verl Workman
Workman Success Systems
INFLUENCERS
Lawrence Yun
National Association of REALTORS®
Real Estate
Trailblazers
TRAILBLAZERS
Tracey Anderson
CENTURY 21 Canada
TRAILBLAZERS
Steve Barnes
Homesnap
TRAILBLAZERS
York Baur
MoxiWorks
TRAILBLAZERS
Brian Bair
Offerpad
TRAILBLAZERS
Morgan Carey
Real Estate Webmasters
TRAILBLAZERS
Jed Carlson
Adwerx
TRAILBLAZERS
Art Carter
CRMLS
TRAILBLAZERS
Chung Meng Cheong
realtor.com®
TRAILBLAZERS
Dan Elsea
Real Estate One
TRAILBLAZERS
Alan Fenn
MLS Offers
TRAILBLAZERS
Valerie Fitzgerald
The Valerie Fitzgerald Group
TRAILBLAZERS
Bess Freedman
Brown Harris Stevens
TRAILBLAZERS
Georg Gerstenfeld
DocuSign
TRAILBLAZERS
David Greenberg
Updater
TRAILBLAZERS
Vincent Hodder
Local Logic
TRAILBLAZERS
Joe Horning
Shorewest, REALTORS®
TRAILBLAZERS
Mat Ishbia
United Wholesale Mortgage
TRAILBLAZERS
Marki Lemons-Ryhal
Marki Lemons Unlimited
TRAILBLAZERS
Myron Lo
ReferralExchange
TRAILBLAZERS
Karina Lopez
ONE Sotheby's International Realty
TRAILBLAZERS
Michael Mahon
First Team Real Estate
TRAILBLAZERS
Jack Markham
Z57 and Zurple, part of the Constellation Real Estate Group
TRAILBLAZERS
David Mele
Homes.com
TRAILBLAZERS
John Mosey
NorthStarMLS
TRAILBLAZERS
John Murray
Key Realty
TRAILBLAZERS
Clelia Peters
Warburg Realty; MetaProp
TRAILBLAZERS
Scott Petronis
eXp Realty
TRAILBLAZERS
Ben Rubenstein
Opcity, Inc.
TRAILBLAZERS
Demetrios Salpoglou
Boston Pads, LLC
TRAILBLAZERS
Greg Schwartz
Zillow Group
TRAILBLAZERS
Doug Seabolt
Rocket Homes
TRAILBLAZERS
Mandy Streisel
CENTURY 21 Canada
TRAILBLAZERS
Chris Stuart
HSF Affiliates LLC
TRAILBLAZERS
Chris Suarez
Xperience Real Estate and PDX Property Group, Keller Williams
TRAILBLAZERS
Turan Tekin
Bridge Interactive
TRAILBLAZERS
Merle Whitehead
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
TRAILBLAZERS
Charles Williams
Buyside
TRAILBLAZERS
Debbie Yost
Arizona Regional MLS
Real Estate
Futurists
FUTURISTS
Stephanie Anton
Luxury Portfolio International®
FUTURISTS
Nick Bailey
Century 21 Real Estate LLC
FUTURISTS
Zvi Band
Contactually
FUTURISTS
Rob Barber
ATTOM Data Solutions
FUTURISTS
Vanessa Bergmark
Red Oak Realty
FUTURISTS
Simon Chen
ERA Real Estate
FUTURISTS
Dennis Chernov
Chernov Team
FUTURISTS
Katie Clancy
The Cape House Team/William Raveis
FUTURISTS
Adam Contos
RE/MAX
FUTURISTS
Lacey M. Conway
Latter & Blum, Inc.
FUTURISTS
Andrew Duncan
The Duncan Duo at RE/MAX Dynamic
FUTURISTS
James Dwiggins
NextHome
FUTURISTS
Jessica Edgerton
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
INSPIRATIONS
Diane Escobar
Coach REALTORS®
FUTURISTS
Lawrence P. Finn
Coach REALTORS®
FUTURISTS
Whitney Finn-LaCosta
Coach REALTORS®
FUTURISTS
Chip Gardner
GARDNER REALTORS®
FUTURISTS
Dave Garland
Second Century Ventures
FUTURISTS
Felicia Hengle
Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Companies
FUTURISTS
Nico Hohman
Hohman Homes Real Estate
FUTURISTS
Peter Hunt
Hunt Real Estate Corporation/Hunt Mortgage Corporation
FUTURISTS
Rebecca Jensen
MRED
FUTURISTS
Kuba Jewgieniew
Realty ONE Group
FUTURISTS
Tricia King
GARDNER REALTORS®
FUTURISTS
Dan Kruse
CENTURY 21 Affiliated
FUTURISTS
Michael Lam
Opcity Inc.
FUTURISTS
Vince Leisey
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Ambassador Real Estate
FUTURISTS
Sean Moudry
STEPS Real Estate
FUTURISTS
Billy Nash
Nash Luxury, The Keyes Company
FUTURISTS
Deirdre O'Connell
Daniel Gale Sotheby's
FUTURISTS
Derek Overbey
Intero Real Estate
FUTURISTS
Irving A. Padron
Engel & Völkers Miami
FUTURISTS
Christina Pappas
The Keyes Company
FUTURISTS
Glenn Sanford
eXp World Holdings, Inc.
FUTURISTS
John Scappaticci
Realty Executives First Choice
FUTURISTS
David Tedesco
Realty Executives International
FUTURISTS
Alex Wang
Alex Wang Group; ProntoWorks
FUTURISTS
Charlie Young
Coldwell Banker Real Estate, LLC
Real Estate
Achievers
ACHIEVERS
Nathan Abbott
ResortQuest RE/Nathan Abbot Team
Achievers
Jim Allen
The Jim Allen Group, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston
ACHIEVERS
Ken Baris
Jordan Baris Inc. REALTORS®
ACHIEVERS
Brooke Boyle-Schneider
Adashun Jones Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Mary Frances Coleman
eXp Realty
ACHIEVERS
Jim D'Amico
CENTURY 21 North East
ACHIEVERS
Dean deTonnancourt
HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor
ERA Key Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Lisa Fettner
ReferralExchange
ACHIEVERS
Manny Gutierrez
Prime Real Estate of Florida
ACHIEVERS
Tami Halton Pardee
Halton Pardee + Partners
ACHIEVERS
Anthony Hitt
Engel & Völkers Americas
ACHIEVERS
Mike Huff
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Anderson Properties
ACHIEVERS
Bob and Sean Kelly
Kentwood Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Doris Labeau
RE/MAX Masters
ACHIEVERS
Michael Lane
ShowingTime
ACHIEVERS
Scott MacDonald
RE/MAX Gateway
ACHIEVERS
David MacIntyre
Arizona Best Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Larina McClain
The McClain Group of Madison & Co Properties
ACHIEVERS
Craig Mirambell
Mirambell Realty
ACHIEVERS
Jeff Murtaugh
Realty Executives Tucson Elite
ACHIEVERS
Creig Northrop
Creig Northrop Team, Long & Foster
ACHIEVERS
Scott Olsen
ReferralExchange
ACHIEVERS
Ashley Richardson
Long & Foster Real Estate
ACHIEVERS
Bill Scavone
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.
ACHIEVERS
Mike Schlott
Randall Family of Companies
ACHIEVERS
Paula Stanton
LIV Sotheby's International Realty
ACHIEVERS
Dan Steward
Pillar To Post Home Inspectors
ACHIEVERS
Faisal Susiwala
RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.
ACHIEVERS
Mike Tezak
Realty Executives Premier, Team Tezak
ACHIEVERS
Brian K. Turcotte
American Home Shield
ACHIEVERS
Mark Woodroof
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene
Real Estate
Crusaders
CRUSADERS
Ennis Antoine
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Metro Brokers
CRUSADERS
Jeff Berger
NAGLREP
CRUSADERS
Cedric Bobo
Project Destined
CRUSADERS
Carl Carter
RE/MAX Elite; Beverly Carter Foundation
CRUSADERS
Isatou Ceesay
CENTURY 21 Isatou Properties
CRUSADERS
Karen Cooper
The Platinum Group Real Estate
CRUSADERS
Amity Courtois
Give Realty
CRUSADERS
Jeremy Crawford
RESO
CRUSADERS
Cheryl D'Anna
Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty
CRUSADERS
Kassie Erb
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Charities
CRUSADERS
Lou Gonzalez
Realty ONE Group
CRUSADERS
Brett Hagler
New Story
CRUSADERS
Caroline Harabedian
RE-Search Concept
CRUSADERS
Jozette Herrera
Keller Williams Houston Preferred
CRUSADERS
Doug Hutchins
The Doug Hutchins Team
CRUSADERS
George C. Jalil
Real Living First Service Realty
CRUSADERS
Abe Lee
CENTURY 21 iProperties Hawaii
CRUSADERS
Daisy Lopez-Cid
RE/MAX Premier Properties
CRUSADERS
Bo Menkiti
The Menkiti Group | Keller Williams Capital Properties
CRUSADERS
Jim Park
AREAA/The Mortgage Collaborative
CRUSADERS
Mike Reagan
RE/MAX, LLC
CRUSADERS
Dan Spransy
Realty Executives Cooper Spransy
CRUSADERS
Hasani Steele
RE/MAX Premier Properties
CRUSADERS
Josh Stephens
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Warren Residential
CRUSADERS
Craig Tann
Huntington & Ellis
CRUSADERS
Chris Trapani
Sereno Group
Real Estate
Inspirations
INSPIRATIONS
Mischa Angel
CENTURY 21 Elite
INSPIRATIONS
Hannah Angert
Space & Company Real Estate Collection
INSPIRATIONS
Matt Beall
Hawai'i Life Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Linda and Kelly Boehmer
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties
INSPIRATIONS
Lyle Caddell
ERA Key Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Melissa Case
CENTURY 21 Doug Anderson
INSPIRATIONS
Kiesha Curtis
Realty Kings Properties
INSPIRATIONS
Bryan Davis
ERA Key Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Tom DeWine
ERA Colonial Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Karen Jo Dobyns
First Weber REALTORS®
INSPIRATIONS
Diane Escobar
Coach REALTORS®
INSPIRATIONS
Kalli Gonzalez
Fidelity National Title
INSPIRATIONS
Mark Hall
Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage
INSPIRATIONS
Lisa Handley
RE/MAX Advantage Plus
INSPIRATIONS
Cindy House-Mishko
Keller Williams Tri-Cities
INSPIRATIONS
Jennifer Hupke
Hupke Team
INSPIRATIONS
Jeff Langum
ERA Courtyard Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Josh McGrath
ERA Priority Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Graeme Moore
The Moore Co.
INSPIRATIONS
Timothy Murfree
Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners
INSPIRATIONS
Reginald Potts
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty
INSPIRATIONS
DeLisa Rose
RE/MAX Ambassadors
INSPIRATIONS
Christian Ross
Village Realty
INSPIRATIONS
Kelly Shaw
Kelly Shaw Team, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties
INSPIRATIONS
Ellen Stern
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group
INSPIRATIONS
Tom Tognoli
Intero Real Estate Services
INSPIRATIONS
Randy Waller
W Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Bret Weinstein
BSW Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Erin Williamson
First Team Real Estate
INSPIRATIONS
Cindy Zebryk
Coldwell Banker Reehl Properties
Real Estate
Luminaries
LUMINARIES
Candace Adams
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices NE NY and Westchester Properties
LUMINARIES
Mary Lee Blaylock
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties
LUMINARIES
Gino Blefari
HSF Affiliates, LLC
LUMINARIES
Mary Frances Burleson
The Ebby Halliday Companies
LUMINARIES
David Charron
MRIS Investors, Inc.
LUMINARIES
Sherry Chris
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate
LUMINARIES
Harold Crye
Crye-Leike REALTORS®
LUMINARIES
Jeff Detwiler
The Long & Foster Companies
LUMINARIES
Joan Docktor
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach REALTORS®
LUMINARIES
Dan Forsman
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
LUMINARIES
Dottie Herman
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
LUMINARIES
Todd Hetherington
Century 21 New Millennium
LUMINARIES
Larry Kendall
Ninja Selling
LUMINARIES
Rosey Koberlein
Long Companies
LUMINARIES
Rei Mesa
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty
LUMINARIES
Charles Oppler
Prominent Properties Sotheby's Intl. Realty
LUMINARIES
Mike Pappas
The Keyes Family of Companies
LUMINARIES
Diane Ramirez
Halstead
LUMINARIES
Mike Ryan
RE/MAX, LLC
LUMINARIES
Michael Saunders
Michael Saunders & Co.
LUMINARIES
Lennox Scott
John L. Scott Real Estate
LUMINARIES
Patrick Shea
Lyon Real Estate
LUMINARIES
Jeff Sposito
J Rockliff REALTORS®
LUMINARIES
Mark Stark
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices AZ/CA/NV Properties
LUMINARIES
Tipper Williams
Keller WIlliams Virginia Realty Alliance Group
Real Estate
Trendsetters
TRENDSETTERS
Jay Carden
RE/MAX Properties, Inc.
TRENDSETTERS
Alex Chieng
A & L Real Estate Team
TRENDSETTERS
Anthony Colantuono
Coldwell Banker Schmidt Realty
TRENDSETTERS
Jennifer Crosby
Keller Williams Partners - Springs Home Finders
TRENDSETTERS
David Dorman
RE/MAX Properties, Inc.
TRENDSETTERS
Bob Eidson
Emerge Property & Emerge Development
TRENDSETTERS
Andrew Finney
King Realty Group, Inc.; Andrew Finney Team
TRENDSETTERS
Scott Gilmour
Realty Executives Plus LTD.
TRENDSETTERS
Jeff Goodman
Halstead Real Estate
TRENDSETTERS
Dana Green
Dana Green Real Estate Team
TRENDSETTERS
Geoffrey Green
Green Team Realty, Inc. | Really, Inc.
TRENDSETTERS
Jason Hartman
JasonHartman.com
TRENDSETTERS
Anna Hartridge
Goodson Realty
TRENDSETTERS
Casey Lewis
CearnalCo, REALTORS®
TRENDSETTERS
Nicole Lopez
Intero Real Estate Services
TRENDSETTERS
Michael Nourmand
Nourmand & Associates
TRENDSETTERS
Delaney Philbrick
Philbrick's By the Sea
TRENDSETTERS
Louise Phillips Forbes
Halstead Property
TRENDSETTERS
Angel Piontek
Coldwell Banker Elite
TRENDSETTERS
Jacy Riedmann
Amoura Productions
TRENDSETTERS
Sana Saleh
Rodeo Realty
TRENDSETTERS
Craig Sewing
Ignite Now Media
TRENDSETTERS
Susan Vanech
Susan Vanech Properties Powered by COMPASS
TRENDSETTERS
Jason Walker
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
TRENDSETTERS
Carrie Zeier
RE/MAX Elite
TRENDSETTERS
Mor Zucker & Jamie Slough
Team Denver Homes, Kentwood Real Estate Cherry Creek
About RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmaker Awards and the 2019 Newsmakers Online Directory
RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmaker Award recipients 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 2019 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 online@rismedia.com.
All 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers will be invited to attend RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. in May 2019, during which time RISMedia will induct its 2nd Annual Real Estate Newsmaker Hall of Fame members. The 2nd Annual Newsmakers Hall of Fame inductees will be announced by RISMedia in early 2019. Hall of Fame inductees may or may not be currently featured in the December 2018 issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine or in the 2019 Newsmakers Online Directory.