Every year, RealTrends chooses GameChangers based on five-year, transaction side percentage data from the RealTrends 500. This year, we chose three public independent brokerage firms, four private independents and 11 franchises who grew their businesses at astronomical rates.

Whether through mergers and acquisitions, recruiting, or more times than not, a combination of the two, these brokerages are growing at record speeds in areas all over the country.

This year, we categorized them by public independent, private independent and franchise brokerages.

Several firms have received the GameChanger award for multiple year — eXp Realty, Compass and Fathom Holdings in the public independent category. Lamacchia Realty, all in the independent category.

In the franchise category, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier, RE/MAX Precision, ONE Sotheby’s International Realty and Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Good Life Group are repeat GameChangers.

For the next few weeks, we’ll be featuring our GameChangers in podcasts and company profiles on the RealTrends site.

Congratulations to our 2023 GameChangers:

Robert Reffkin, CEOCompass507% Growth

Glenn Sanford, CEOeXp Realty441% Growth

Josh Harley, Chairman and CEOFathom Holdings243%

Michael Webb, Managing BrokerCharles Rutenberg Realty264%

Anthony Lamacchia, broker/owner of Lamacchia CompaniesLamacchia Realty216%

Bess Freedman, CEO       Brown Harris Stevens163%

Nathan Klutznick, CEOJonathan Lickstein, COO/Managing BrokerLoKation Real Estate

158%

Stacy Mathews, Broker-OwnerBerkshire Hathaway HomeServices Premier Properties358%

Matt Brown, CEOKeller Williams Elite Realty334%

Orhan Tolu, CEOCENTURY 21 Real Estate Alliance296%

Travis Moulton, CEORE/MAX Precision261%

Daniel de la Vega, PresidentONE Sotheby’s International Realty203%

Hakan Karahan, PresidentHomeSmart First Advantage Realty206%

Jon Cota, Broker-OwnerNextHome Experience162%

Paul Benson, CEOEngel & Völkers Gestalt Group93%              

Tom Simmons, BrokerBetter Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Good Life Group79%

Steve DuBrueler, CEOColdwell Banker Premier76%

Steve Doty, Principal Broker & OwnerERA Doty Real Estate & ERA TEAM Real Estate55%