RISMedia Announces 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers

More than 300 industry professionals honored for their newsworthy contributions to the residential real estate profession

Norwalk, CT – Feb. 1, 2024 (PRNewswire) RISMedia, the leading information and news provider for the residential real estate industry, has announced its 2024 class of Real Estate Newsmakers. For this year’s honorees, resilience and innovation were imperative to survive 2023’s challenging market conditions. Despite the many obstacles thrown in their path, the Newsmakers found ways to not just survive but thrive.

RISMedia’s 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers include over 300 industry members, showcased in an online directory on RISMedia.com,in the following categories: Influencers, Trailblazers, Futurists, Achievers, Crusaders and Luminaries. Newsmakers also will be featured in the February issue of Real Estate Magazine when it comes out later this month.

Additionally, within the 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers, RISMedia honored five industry leaders in its seventh-annual Hall of Fame Newsmakers:

  • Ennis Antoine, Managing Broker, Compass Real Estate
  • Cindy Ariosa, Vice President of Strategic Development, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
  • Tami Bonnell, Co-Chair, EXIT Realty Corp. Intl.
  • Kate Rossi, President, Agent Engagement & Sales Leadership Development, Anywhere Brands and Anywhere Advisors
  • Chris Trapani, Founder & CEO, Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno

RISMedia will celebrate and honor its 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers and Hall of Fame inductees during its annual Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner, this year being held in conjunction with the 2024 CEO & Leadership Exchange on Sept. 5, 2024.

“It’s always so inspiring to see the incredible accomplishments of so many real estate professionals around the country and this year’s group of 2024 Newsmakers is no exception. From the creativity and innovation being implemented through the shifting and challenging 2023 market, to industry records being broken, to the wonderful charitable work being done across the nation, we continue to be amazed by the ingenuity and success of these real estate professionals, more than 300 of whom we are honoring on our seventh year of publishing Real Estate Newsmakers,” said John Featherston, Founder, CEO and Publisher of RISMedia.

To view the full list of RISMedia’s 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers, click here.

About RISMedia

RISMedia was founded in 1980 by CEO and Publisher John E. Featherston as the residential real estate industry’s definitive source for news and information. For over 40 years, RISMedia has provided the industry with news, strategies and trends, and educational events. For more information, visit www.rismedia.com.

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RISMedia Announces 2023 Real Estate Newsmakers

More than 300 industry professionals honored for their newsworthy contributions to the residential real estate profession

Norwalk, CT – Feb. 7, 2023 (PRNewswire) RISMedia, the leading information and news provider for the residential real estate industry, has announced its 2023 list of Real Estate Newsmakers. For this year’s honorees, resilience and innovation were imperative to survive 2022’s precipitous shift in market conditions. Despite the many challenges and obstacles thrown in their path, many found ways to not just survive but thrive.

RISMedia’s 2023 Real Estate Newsmakers include over 300 industry members, showcased in the February 2023 issue of RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine and in anonlinedirectory on RISMedia.com, in the following categories: Influencers, Trailblazers, Futurists, Achievers, Crusaders and Luminaries.

Additionally, within the 2023 Real Estate Newsmakers, RISMedia honored the sixth-annual Hall of Fame Newsmakers:

  • Mary Lee Blaylock, Senior Vice President, HomeServices of America
  • Art Carter, CEO, CRMLS
  • Bess Freedman, CEO, Brown Harris Stevens
  • Howard “Hoddy” Hanna, Chairman, Hanna Holdings, Inc.
  • Tim Milam, CEO, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty
  • Charles Oppler, CEO, Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty
  • William Raveis, Founder, Chairman and CEO, William Raveis Real Estate
  • Leslie Rouda Smith, REALTOR® Broker Associate, Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate

RISMedia will celebrate and honor its 2023 Real Estate Newsmakers and Hall of Fame inductees during its annual Real Estate Newsmakers Reception & Dinner, this year being held in conjunction with the 2023CEO & Leadership Exchange on Sept. 6, 2023.

“It’s always so inspiring to see the incredible accomplishments of so many real estate professionals around the country, and this year’s group of 2023 Newsmakers takes that concept to a whole new level,” said RISMedia Founder, President & CEO John Featherston. “From the creativity and innovation being implemented through our changing times, to industry records being broken, to the wonderful charitable work being done across the nation, we continue to be amazed by the ingenuity and success of these real estate professionals, over 300 of whom we honor in our sixth year of publishing Real Estate Newsmakers.”

To view the full list of RISMedia’s 2023 Real Estate Newsmakers,click here.

About RISMedia

RISMedia was founded in 1980 by CEO and Publisher John E. Featherston as the residential real estate industry’s definitive source for news and information. For over 40 years, RISMedia has provided the industry with news, strategies and trends, and educational events. For more information, visit www.rismedia.com.

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RISMedia Announces the Top 1,000 Residential Real Estate Firms in Its 34th Annual Power Brokers Report

Norwalk, CT – April 1, 2022 (PRNewswire) RISMedia, the leading independent source for residential real estate news and information, proudly released its 34th Annual Power Broker Report, ranking the top 1,000 brokerages in the U.S. Collectively the Power Brokers turned in record-breaking numbers in 2021 that included more than $2.4 trillion in sales volume through more than 5 million transactions from the commitment of 645,843 agents in nearly 12,000 offices.

RISMedia President and CEO John Featherston celebrates the astounding accomplishments of 2022’s top 1,000. “Congratulations to all of those represented in the 34th Annual Power Broker Report,” says Featherston. “2021 was a historical year with unprecedented benchmarks, and those who rank on our Power Broker list represent the tremendous success in residential real estate over the past year. I am confident that this group will continue to forge ahead toward another successful year.”

The Power Broker Report has long honored the incredible business feats of remarkable real estate leaders—and brokerage firms—who continue to shape our industry. Each April, RISMedia’s Real Estate magazine highlights the Top 500 Power Broker firms according to sales volume, and the online directory version of the Power Broker Top 1,000 ranks firms according to sales volume and transactions. The complete ranking of the Top 1,000 firms is available here

About RISMedia’s 34th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey
RISMedia’s 34th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey is based on an online survey of residential real estate brokerages in the U.S., conducted by RISMedia January – February, 2022. The survey ranks brokerages by closed sales volume and transaction sides in 2021. Brokerages must have a majority ownership interest, inclusive of subsidiaries, to complete the survey, and have had their submissions verified by the associated broker and accountant, CFO or other party who can validate the accuracy of the data submitted. There is no cost or obligation to participate in the Annual Power Broker Report & Survey.

About RISMedia 
RISMedia was founded in 1980 by CEO and Publisher John E. Featherston as the residential real estate industry’s definitive source for news and information for real estate’s most profitable and productive professionals. For over 40 years, RISMedia has provided the industry with news, strategies and trends, and premier educational and networking events.

For more information, please visit www.rismedia.com.

Media contact:
Caysey Welton 
cwelton@rismedia.com

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