Rising agents in Newport Beach, CA
Leading this ranking: Joshua Altman, Julianne Pierzak, Ryan Gunderson (of 35 qualifying agents). Largest growth in closed transactions, 2025–2026 vs 2023–2024 (minimum 5 closed in the earlier period).
Source: verified closed-sale records. How rankings work
| # | Agent | Brokerage | Added sides | Sales | Median price | Avg DOM | Sale÷list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Altman | Douglas Elliman of California | 19 | 2656 | $7.0M$5.4M | 134117 | 94.2%93.8% |
| 2 | Julianne Pierzak | Coldwell Banker Realty | 18 | 2631 | $4.4M$4.0M | 78103 | 97.2%97.0% |
| 3 | Ryan Gunderson | Arbor Real Estate | 17 | 4355 | $4.9M$4.8M | 4156 | 98.8%98.0% |
| 4 | Arthur Dorr | Balboa Realty | 14 | 2135 | $2.9M$2.6M | 3644 | 97.8%99.0% |
| 5 | Tara Foster Shapiro | Coldwell Banker Realty | 10 | 3638 | $6.4M$6.4M | 8371 | 97.6%97.9% |
| 6 | Drew Teicheira | Harcourts Place | 10 | 1754 | $3.2M$2.1M | 9461 | 104.8%100.5% |
| 7 | Katie Machoskie | Compass | 8 | 2269 | $3.2M$1.5M | 5037 | 96.4%97.7% |
| 8 | Brian Sperry | Compass | 7 | 2148 | $4.5M$2.9M | 4058 | 98.2%98.8% |
| 9 | Kimberly Bibb | Pacific Sotheby's Int'l Realty | 6 | 5661 | $5.5M$5.0M | 7360 | 95.3%95.2% |
| 10 | Robert Giem | Plus Real Estate | 5 | 1016 | $7.2M$9.4M | —110 | 95.6%95.6% |
| 11 | Timothy Carr | Pacific Sotheby's Int'l Realty | 4 | 3972 | $3.3M$2.9M | 5255 | 97.5%98.3% |
| 12 | Jon Dishon | Arbor Real Estate | 4 | 2328 | $5.6M$4.5M | 4535 | 95.7%95.6% |
| 13 | Tori Rimlinger | Compass | 4 | 1819 | $2.3M$2.3M | 6372 | 94.7%95.3% |
| 14 | Mark Taylor | Compass | 4 | 1648 | $3.3M$2.4M | 2135 | 102.5%101.3% |
| 15 | Garrett Weston | Coldwell Banker Realty | 4 | 15104 | $4.5M$2.9M | 6554 | 96.4%97.2% |
| 16 | Mina Maghami | Berkshire Hathaway HomeService | 4 | 1419 | $3.3M$3.2M | 6161 | 96.7%96.1% |
| 17 | Cari Young | Compass | 4 | 1132 | $2.8M$2.2M | 2450 | 98.3%96.6% |
| 18 | Anne Hoover | Surterre Properties Inc. | 4 | 1217 | $4.1M$3.6M | 6148 | 97.8%96.7% |
| 19 | Corey Anthony | Coldwell Banker Realty | 3 | 2121 | $4.3M$4.2M | 2514 | 97.6%98.9% |
| 20 | Nicole Dishon | Arbor Real Estate | 3 | 1722 | $5.6M$4.8M | 4837 | 95.5%95.4% |
| 21 | Joe Maghami | Berkshire Hathaway HomeService | 3 | 1317 | $3.3M$3.2M | 6161 | 96.7%96.1% |
| 22 | Justin Itzen | The Oppenheim Group | 3 | 1139 | $1.9M$1.7M | 38104 | 97.7%98.0% |
| 23 | Steve High | Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty | 3 | 919 | $6.8M$6.5M | 9565 | 94.1%94.4% |
| 24 | Elizabeth Thamer | Pacific Sotheby's Int'l Realty | 3 | 813 | $4.5M$2.2M | 1611 | 96.6%97.5% |
| 25 | Paul Daftarian | Luxe Real Estate | 2 | 23126 | $5.8M$5.8M | 94109 | 94.5%93.6% |
All figures reflect closed sales from the last 24 months in public records. “—” means fewer than 3 recorded sales in this area; switch to “All areas” for the agent’s full record.
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Rising agents in Newport Beach, CA — who leads?
Joshua Altman, Julianne Pierzak, Ryan Gunderson lead this ranking. Largest growth in closed transactions, 2025–2026 vs 2023–2024 (minimum 5 closed in the earlier period).
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.