Key Details:
- The National Association of REALTORS® has just announced the 2023 class of 30 Under 30 — young NAR real estate professionals, each recognized for extraordinary achievements related to growing their business and serving their community.
- With 5,277 votes, Kelly Carlson of Engel & Völkers in Chicago takes the number one spot as the Web Choice winner. NAR’s panel of judges selected the other 29.
The National Association of REALTORS® has announced the 2023 class of 30 Under 30—young NAR members recognized for extraordinary achievements in their businesses, associations, and communities.
NAR has been recognizing 30 outstanding realtors under the age of 30 every year since 2000. About 300 twenty-something real estate professionals applied for this honor, and NAR’s panel of judges narrowed the field to 50 finalists in early March.
Then, during the week-long Web Choice Award voting period from March 24th to the 31st, NAR counted a total of 57,881 votes from members of the public. Kelly Carlson, with Engel & Völkers in Chicago, took the number one spot as the Web Choice winner with 5,277 votes.
NAR’s panel of judges selected the other 29 honorees.
Defining qualities of this year’s 30 Under 30
The standout agents on this year’s list are “bold entrepreneurs,” as NAR describes them. Some have taken great leaps and overcome significant obstacles to not only make it in the real estate industry but stand out as inspiring role models.
Some left successful careers in other fields and worked part-time, low-wage jobs while they worked to pursue their dream of becoming the best real estate agent in their market. They serve their communities now as relationship builders and barrier breakers, helping as many of their neighbors as possible attain homeownership and start building generational wealth.
This year’s class approaches marketing a bit differently from the way many previous 30 Under 30 honorees did. Instead of relying exclusively on face-to-face strategies like door knocking, more of them are growing their brand and building relationships through Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.
When they’re on social media, they’re connecting with their clients and prospects through videos and engaging with them through comments and DMs. They’re learning from some of the best in the field to level up their brand awareness and attract lifelong clients.
The list below links to each agent’s website and Instagram profile.
The 2023 30 Under 30:
- Kelly Carlson (Engel & Volkers / Chicago, IL) — Connect on Instagram
- Juan Barreneche (eXp Realty / Flushing, NY) — Instagram
- Kristen Beahm (Worth Clark Realty / St. Louis, MO) — Instagram
- Aaron Bils (Locality Real Estate / Scottsdale, AZ) — Instagram
- Cameron Buening (Keller Williams / Indianapolis Metro, North Fishers, IN)
- Brandea Bunnag (Willomar Real Estate / San Francisco, CA) — Instagram
- Caira Button (Compass – Maven / Chicago, IL) — Instagram
- Karley Chynces (ONE Sotheby’s International Realty / Miami, FL) — Instagram
- Delanee Clark (Re/Max Landmark / Terrell, TX) — Instagram
- Joe Crochet (Compass / Atlanta, GA) — Instagram
- Kris Everett (The Agency / Bond Street Partners / Beverly Hills, CA) — Instagram
- Brandon Greenplate (Hilton Head Properties Realty & Rentals / Hilton Head Island, SC) — Instagram
- Nikki Gwaltney-Magliarditi (Compass / Newport Beach, CA) — Instagram
- Chelsea Halverson (Compass / Seattle, WA) — Instagram
- Weston Jenkins (Texas Landmen LLC / Boerne, TX) — Instagram
- Sean Konja (Keller Williams / Birmingham, MI) — Instagram
- Brittney McAllister (Keller Williams Greater Omaha / Omaha, NE) — Instagram
- Cheyenne McGriff (Re/Max Results / Rapid City, SD) — Instagram
- Dina Miller (Compass / Bethesda, MD) — Instagram
- Ashlee Nath (Stone Gable Realty / Colorado Springs, CO) — Instagram
- Kyle Nichols (Keller Williams / Washington, D.C.) — Instagram
- Justice Pang (eXp Realty / Hilo, HI) — Instagram
- Dhaval Patel (Rovi Homes / Agawam, MA)
- Abigail Schechter (Five Towns Miller Realty, Inc. / Lawrence, NY)
- Courtney Stewart (eXp Realty / Atlanta, GA) — Instagram
- Katelyn Sullivan (Coldwell Banker Realty / Boston, MA) — Instagram
- Amanda Vang (Real Estate Experts / San Jose, CA) — Instagram
- Courtney Welch (Keller Williams South Shore / Seffner, FL) — Instagram
- Samantha Witherwax (My Home Group / Phoenix, AZ) — Instagram
- Florence Zimmerman (Compass / Orlando, FL) — Instagram
Learn more about all 30 standout young real estate professionals on June 26, when NAR will publish their full profiles in a special digital edition of REALTOR® Magazine. You’ll find it on the 30 Under 30 homepage.
Top takeaways for real estate agents
This year’s 30 Under 30 are more likely to rely on social media to market their brand, but that doesn’t diminish the effectiveness of more fear-inducing methods like cold calling and door knocking.
We recommend trying it all to see which methods work best for you. Learn from those who excel at each marketing method and give it an honest try before writing anything off as “too hard,” “too stressful,” or “too salesy.” What you learn from it could change everything.
Be open to that.
