SAN DIEGO, CA (June 25, 2019) — The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) released its eighth annual Top 250 Latino Agents Report today, recognizing outstanding Latino real estate agents and teams from around the country. This year’s report, sponsored by Zillow, includes rankings of top millennial agents, top individual agents by volume, top Latino teams, and top agents by major market regions, representing over $6.67 billion in combined sales volume in 2018.
“Latinos account for more than 50% of new homeowners nationwide, and highly skilled Latino agents have the inside track in serving this burgeoning segment,” said 2019 NAHREP President David Acosta. “Having had the privilege of being ranked in the top 10 of this elite group multiple years, I can attest that achieving the level of results seen in this report is simply incredible.
“It demonstrates that those who commit to being full-time professionals, develop their skills, attend trainings, and invest in themselves can build meaningful businesses and succeed beyond expectations,” Acosta said.
The top 10 Latino Agents on the NAHREP list for 2019, ranked by number of real estate sales, are:
Luis Coronel, Coronel Realty Group, Indianapolis, IN – 259 sales
Ruby Gonzalez, Ruby Realty, Cabo Rojo, PR – 246
Artemisa Boston, Realty Group, West Saint Paul, MN – 205
Luis Ortiz, RE/MAX Partners, Berwyn, IL – 201.5
Eder Gallardo, ERA Sellers & Buyers El Paso East, TX – 197
David Quiñones, Coldwell Banker Garden State, Fair Lawn, NJ – 191
Jomar Lopez, Alcon Investment Group, Inc., Old San Juan, PR – 186.5
Becky Mato, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Naples, FL – 179
Juan Carlos Carrasquel, The JuanSells.com Realty Co., Bloomington, IN – 178
Chris Montalvo, Mirabal Montalvo & Associates, LLC, Corpus Christi, TX – 174
The top 10 Latino Teams on the NAHREP list for 2019 are:
Mark Dimas, Mark Dimas Properties Mark Dimas Team, Cypress, TX – 544 sales
Shelly Salas, The Salas Team REALTORS®, Killeen, TX – 477
Ezequiel Vaello, Sky Realty, Toa Baja, PR – 434.5
Monica Foster, eXp Realty The Monica Foster Team, League City, TX – 352
Marshall Carrasco, Marshall Realty Team, Reno, NV – 312.5
Michelle Fermin, Century 21 North East The Fermin Group, North Andover, MA – 233
Fidel Batres, Keller Williams Realty Signature Fidel Batres Team, Loves Park, IL – 228
Victor Alonzo, Keller Williams Realty El Paso Alonzo Real Estate Group, El Paso, TX – 216
Matthew Guzman, RE/MAX Universal The Matthew Guzman Team, New Caney, TX – 201
Zachariah Castillo, Keller Williams Realty City View The Castillo Group, San Antonio, TX – 197
For the fifth consecutive year, RE/MAX was the most highly represented brand, with 53 individual agents on the list, followed by Century 21 with 34 honorees and Coldwell Bankerwith 24. Among all of their brands, Realogy had 77 agents on the list.
The agents on this year’s list hail from 35 states and Puerto Rico. Most of the agents on the NAHREP Top 250 are much younger than the typical agent according to National Association of REALTORS®’ statistics, with the majority of the agents on the Top 250 list in the 37 to 52 age bracket.
Nominations for the Top 250 came from every major market in the nation, with El Paso, San Antonio, and Chicago leading the way as the most represented cities on the list. The Top 250 Latino Agents will receive special recognition at the 2019 NAHREP National Convention at L’ATTITUDE that will be held in San Diego, CA on September 26-29, 2019.
The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, a nonprofit 501(c) 6 trade association, is dedicated to advancing sustainable homeownership for the Hispanic community in America. NAHREP has over 40,000 professional members and 100 local chapters nationwide.
Katherine Wood
(619) 719-4814 | press@nahrep.org
