Olga Garza is the top-transacting Latino agent in the country, according to the annual Top 250 Latino Agents ranking from the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals.
Garza, an agent with Nan and Company Properties, handled 354 transactions last year — nearly double that of the No. 2 agent on NAHREP’s list — with a sales volume of nearly $142.8 million.
Nan and Company Properties also tied with two other brokerages as the top office in the country, with five agents featured in the top 250.
All told, NAHREP’s top 250 agents represent 42 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. The top brand represented in the ranking is eXp Realty, with 35 agents, followed by REMAX with 20, Realty of America with 18, Keller Williams with 16 and Coldwell Banker with 12.
Women make up 57% of the top 250 Latino agents, with men making up 42%. Seventeen percent own their own business, 58% are brokers and 45% have more than 10 years of industry experience (followed by six to 10 years at 33% and two to five years to 21%).
Over half of the top 250 agents are Gen X, followed by Millennials at 37%, baby boomers at 6% and Gen Z at 5%. Ninety-five percent are bilingual.
Houston-area real estate agents are prominently featured throughout NAHREP’s ranking:
No. 1 – Olga Garza, Nan and Company Properties
354 transactions, $142,799,911
No. 9 – Maggie Castillo, Realty of America
141 transactions, $26,251,796
No. 20 – Grecia Berrios, Realty of America
106 transactions, $33,728,863
No. 22 – Nancy Almodovar, Nan and Company Properties
105 transactions, $92,085,145
No. 28 – Thalina Garcia, Nan and Company Properties
100 transactions, $41,670,202
No. 30 – Lisseth Larios, Premier Haus Realty
98 transactions, $31,763,930
No. 63 – Mayra Janet Rodriguez, The Agency Team
73 transactions, $20,147,187
No. 85 – Jose Nieto, Nan and Company Properties
63 transactions, $18,654,541
No. 125 – Waldina Galeano, The Agency Team
54 transactions, $18,258,069
No. 164 – Mario Guzman Jr., REMAX Real Estate Associates
48 transactions, $12,047,913
No. 179 – Ivan Arjona, REMAX One – The Woodlands and Spring
46 transactions, $41,693,786
No. 198 – Nelly Perez, Century 21 Western Realty
45 transactions, $15,568,721
No. 203 – Nicole Hohman, Nan and Company Properties
44 transactions, $21,336,253
No. 205 – Yvonne Peña, Keller Williams Houston Central
44 transactions, $14,787,722
No. 209 – Olivia Rodriguez, Lions Gate Realty
44 transactions, $12,514,500
No. 210 – Angela Aguilar, Surge Realty
44 transactions, $12,188,279
No. 232 – Aurelio Valdez, REMAX Prestige
42 transactions, $11,102,804