2026 Submissions Now Open

2026 RealTrends Verified Submissions

Submit your production to be recognized in the industry's most trusted rankings.

Choose Your Program

Select the ranking program that best fits your business type and production level.

Now Open

Brokerage Rankings

The industry's most comprehensive ranking of top-performing real estate brokerages by transaction volume and sides.

National & State recognition
The Thousand & Five Hundred categories
Industry leadership visibility

Eligibility

500 sides OR $350M volume

Timeline

Opens Jan 12 • Closes Mar 2

Now Open

Agent Rankings

Recognize top-producing individual agents at national, state and city levels with comprehensive rankings.

National top-producer lists
State-level rankings
Automatic city ranking inclusion

Eligibility

National & State: 25 sides OR $10M

City Rankings: 15 sides OR $6M

Timeline

Opens Jan 12 • Closes Apr 20

Now Open

Team Rankings

Showcasing the best real estate teams in small, medium, large, mega and enterprise categories from a national to local level.

National top-producer lists
State-level rankings
Automatic city ranking inclusion

Eligibility

National & State: 40 sides OR $16M

City Rankings: 25 sides OR $10M

Timeline

Opens Jan 12 • Closes Apr 20

Review the full Submission Guidelines before starting your submission.

Submission Guidelines & Thresholds

All qualification thresholds are "and/or" — you may qualify by meeting the volume threshold and/or the transaction threshold.

Brokerages

National & State

Minimum Sides500
OR Volume$350M

Agent

National, State & City

National & State25 sides OR $10M
City15 sides OR $6M

Team

National, State & City

National & State40 sides OR $16M
City25 sides OR $10M

Important Rules and Notes

Any Agent or Team verified for National/State rankings is automatically included in City rankings.

A Team is defined as 2+ agents sharing production under one submission.

Cannot submit as both Team and Individual using the same production.

Cannot submit as both Brokerage and Team using the same production.

If an agent markets themselves as a team, they will be moved to the Team category.

2026 Submission Deadlines

Plan ahead with our comprehensive timeline for all ranking programs.

Brokerage

Open

Opens

Jan 12

Bulk Deadline

Feb 16

Individual Deadline

Mar 2

Final Review

Mar 27

Publication

Apr 10

Agent/Team Nat./State

Open

Opens

Jan 12

Bulk Deadline

Apr 6

Individual Deadline

Apr 20

Final Review

May 15

Publication

Jun 5

Agent/Team City

Open

Opens

Jan 12*

Bulk Deadline

May 25

Individual Deadline

Jun 5

Final Review

Jun 26

Publication

Jul 10

* City-only reopens April 27 for agents/teams submitting exclusively for City rankings

Pro Tip: Bulk submissions receive priority processing. Submit early to avoid last-minute issues.

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