Top luxury agents in California
Leading this ranking: Tim Smith, Sean Stanfield, Cesi Pagano (of 4858 qualifying agents). Closed sales in the top 10% price band of this market in the last 24 months (minimum 3).
Source: verified closed-sale records. How rankings work
| # | Agent | Brokerage | Top-decile sales | Sales | Median price | Avg DOM | Sale÷list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Smith | Coldwell Banker Realty | 212 | 278 | $2.9M | 78 | 96.7% |
| 2 | Sean Stanfield | Pacific Sotheby's Int'l Realty | 135 | 214 | $2.0M | 66 | 96.5% |
| 3 | Cesi Pagano | Keller Williams Realty | 133 | 1,044 | $1000K | 49 | 98.9% |
| 4 | Meital Taub | Livel Real Estate | 108 | 147 | $2.5M | 70 | 96.9% |
| 5 | Evangelyn Lin | eXp Realty of California, Inc. | 107 | 164 | $1.9M | 27 | 104.9% |
| 6 | Casey Lesher | Christie's International R.E. Southern California | 104 | 135 | $3.1M | 52 | 98.3% |
| 7 | Paul Daftarian | Luxe Real Estate | 100 | 120 | $5.8M | 89 | 93.5% |
| 8 | Dennis Chernov | Equity Union | 97 | 144 | $2.1M | 43 | 98.8% |
| 9 | Keven Stirdivant | Kase Real Estate | 95 | 136 | $1.9M | 40 | 100.7% |
| 10 | Doug Echelberger | Inhabit Collective | 94 | 161 | $1.7M | 44 | 97.3% |
| 11 | John Katnik | Katnik Brothers R.E. Services | 91 | 228 | $1.4M | 22 | 100.4% |
| 12 | Cari Corbalis | Vista Sotheby’s International Realty | 91 | 120 | $2.1M | 17 | 100.4% |
| 13 | Edward Kaminsky | eXp Realty of California, Inc | 87 | 213 | $1.4M | 40 | 99.5% |
| 14 | Chris Adlam | Vista Sotheby's International Realty | 87 | 102 | $2.7M | 46 | 99.2% |
| 15 | Jennifer Caskey | Compass | 83 | 96 | $3.0M | 35 | 99.4% |
| 16 | John Cain | Pacific Sotheby's Int'l Realty | 81 | 94 | $6.7M | 66 | 96.5% |
| 17 | Joseph Nuzzolo | Thompson Team Real Estate, Inc. | 79 | 108 | $2.1M | 77 | 98.4% |
| 18 | Brittney Austin | Vista Sotheby’s International Realty | 79 | 92 | $2.3M | 16 | 100.3% |
| 19 | John Stanaland | The Agency | 76 | 94 | $3.2M | 97 | 95.3% |
| 20 | Christian Wach | Talavera Real Estate | 75 | 106 | $2.1M | 21 | 100.1% |
| 21 | Bill Ruane | Estate Properties | 75 | 180 | $1.6M | 72 | 97.4% |
| 22 | Tim Wolter | Ladera Realty | 74 | 140 | $1.8M | 39 | 99.8% |
| 23 | Fei Li | Latitude 33 Real Estate | 73 | 147 | $1.7M | 44 | 97.9% |
| 24 | Tyler Leeson | Marcus & Millichap RE Invest | 71 | 94 | $2.8M | 59 | 94.2% |
| 25 | Dean O'Dell | Seven Gables Real Estate | 71 | 146 | $1.6M | 23 | 99.9% |
All figures reflect closed sales from the last 24 months in public records.
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Frequently asked questions
Top luxury agents in California — who leads?
Tim Smith, Sean Stanfield, Cesi Pagano lead this ranking. Closed sales in the top 10% price band of this market in the last 24 months (minimum 3).
Can agents pay to appear in this ranking?
No. Every ranking on this site is computed from verified closed-sale records. There is no paid placement.