For the ninth-straight year, Austin is the fastest-growing major metro in the country. Austin covers 280 square miles, making the city nearly as large in landmass as New York City. Austin was inhabited at least as early as 9200 BC and until late in the Cretaceous Period — which ended 66 million years ago — the area that makes up Austin today was completely underwater and home to 10 underwater volcanoes that geologists call “explosion craters.” That’s why many of Austin’s cliffs are crumbly, whitish rock known as “Austin Chalk.”
This list contains 10 of the best real estate agents in Austin. Real estate agents in this list have a strong familiarization with the complexities and unique challenges of buying and selling homes in Austin. To consolidate this list, we considered a great number of agents, along with awards, accolades, and overall quality of each firm’s work history.
If you are thinking about buying or selling a home, we recommend speaking to past clients, as well as setting up a Zoom call with at least 3 real estate agents to see which one is the best fit.
10) Amber Hart
Website | (512) 415-9023 |[email protected]
Amber Hart is an expert when it comes to Austin Real Estate. With over 10 years of experience, year after year she is one of the top agents in Austin, earning membership in the Million Dollar Guild, Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, and recognitions like 100 Most Influential Real Estate Agents in Texas and Austin Business Journal’s Top Five Agents in Austin.
After earning a degree from Baylor University, Amber’s passion in Real Estate catapulted her into becoming one of Austin’s most sought after names in Real Estate. Amber actively pursues professional development opportunities to stay current with her business, earning credentials like Certified Negotiation Expert, which less than 1% of Realtors have and a member of the Keller Williams Luxury Home Division since conception. These additional skills have helped her stay on top of the market, as evidenced by five consecutive years as a Platinum Top 50 Realtor, a Centurion Winner, and Five Star Real Estate Agent.
9) Jennifer Welch
Website | (512) 431-3110 | [email protected]
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, Jennifer spent 5 years traveling the globe for a sports marketing company and was brought back to Austin working under the dome of the State Capitol as the prestigious Calendars Committee Clerk for the Texas House of Representatives. After her third legislative session, she decided to follow her dreams and pursue her real estate career.
Being blessed by the unique opportunity to be mentored by top producer and industry leader, Laura Gottesman, Broker/Owner of Gottesman Residential Real Estate, Jennifer learned the ins and outs of the Austin real estate market as well as the importance of relationships, hard work, and integrity within the industry. She gained first-hand experience being involved in the buying and selling of luxury homes as well as marketing each property individually to fit each seller’s goals within the ever-evolving Austin market. Five years into her real estate career, Jennifer has been blessed to be one of the top producers in the ever-evolving Austin real estate market.
8) Darin Walker
Website | (512) 560-7633 | [email protected]
Darin Walker is a real estate agent at Sotheby’s. Walker couples his lifelong love of Austin with his vast knowledge of the Austin luxury market and his 20 years of experience in investment banking to deliver superb results for his real estate clients. Simply put, Darin is the ultimate Austin insider.
Specializing in Central & West Austin, Darin excels at scouting off-market properties that are not available to the general public and at maintaining a robust inventory of exclusive listings. In 2018 and 2019, off-market transactions represented over $47 million of Darin’s more than $87 million in sales. Darin’s knack for sourcing some of Austin’s most exclusive off-market properties for his clients contributed to him being recognized as Austin’s #5 luxury Realtor in the Austin Business Journal’s 2019 Residential Real Estate Awards.
7) Kumara Wilcoxon
Website | (512) 423-5035 | [email protected]
Kumara Wilcoxon leads and influences the Austin residential real estate market. As one of Austin’s top Luxury Real Estate Agents, Kumara consistently ranks among Austin’s select multi-million dollar producers. As number one producer company-wide for Kuper Sotheby’s four consecutive years in a row, Kumara has sold over $470M throughout her career. Honored by Austin Business Journal as a top producer and distinguished as a member of Austin’s Elite 25, her connections to the top 1% of the industry allow her the privilege of access to the best properties, many of which are never listed in the highly competitive Austin luxury market. Relationships form the basis for Kumara’s success. Her first priority is always open, honest communication with her clients. Finding the right property, or selling a home always has its rewards, but for Kumara, a life long relationship with a client brings her genuine personal satisfaction.
6) Mētis Construction
Website | 206-380-5997 | 6250 Stanley Ave., S Seattle, WA 98108
Native Austin entrepreneur Will Steakley is the co-founder of DEN Property Group. Steakley consistently ranks one of Austin’s top real estate producers with over $500M in closed transactions. With a strategic focus on central and downtown Austin, he is the top-grossing partner at DEN and eleven-time recipient of Austin Business Journal’s coveted Real Estate Top Producer Award. Steakley has received many awards including: 11x Austin Business Journal Top 25 Producer Award (2006+), 5x Elite-25 Member, 5x Platinum Top-50 Award, Certified Negotiations Expert (CNE) Designation, University of Texas – Austin BA 2000.
DEN is a boutique real estate studio designed for both entrepreneurs and top producing agents. Even more impressive, while at the top of his real estate game, he has a gift at balancing success and family. His wife Karen Steakley, daughters “Stella” Rose and “Leighton” Locke, and son William “Miller” fuel his passion to excel in all forms of life.
5) Shannon Windham
Website | (512) 451-2422 | [email protected]
As a UT graduate and licensed REALTOR ® since 1991, Shannon has witnessed the evolution and growth of Austin since 1990. Through this she has acquired great knowledge of the residential real estate market and ever-changing trends in the industry. With this knowledge, in 2000, she and Laura Gottesman opened the doors to a small boutique real estate firm, Gottesman-Windham Real Estate. With the foundation of professionalism and creative energy, the firm earned a reputation as one of the leading luxury real estate firms in Austin. With the needs of a young growing family, Shannon relinquished her ownership to Laura who has since led the success of what is known today as Gottesman Residential Real Estate.
She is known throughout the community for her professional and positive attitude, as well as her depth of knowledge of the Austin real estate market. Shannon is committed to exceeding her client’s expectations while providing them with ethical and professional service. She and her husband live in central Austin and are committed to serving their community as well as being involved in their church and local needs. They are proud parents of two children.
4) Charlotte & Weston Lipscomb
Website |(512) 789-6225 | [email protected]
A native Texan and long-time Austin resident, Charlotte Lipscomb is passionate about real estate, and her passion is evident by her countless satisfied clients. Charlotte has served Buyers and Sellers in Austin’s luxury real estate market for more than three decades. Representing both Buyers and Sellers, she brings unique expertise, energy, and enthusiasm to every transaction. Relationships fuel her success, and Charlotte honors those relationships with the utmost respect and confidentiality.
Charlotte is pleased to have her daughter, Weston Lipscomb, follow in her real estate footsteps, and they make a great dynamic mother-daughter duo in Austin real estate. Weston is a savvy, intuitive Realtor that has a unique ability to tune in to a buyer’s needs, and her familiarity with the market enables her to deliver the perfect house for her buyers time after time.
3) Chris Long
Website | (512) 289-6300 | [email protected]
Chris Long is a real estate agent at Compass and is known for his professionalism, unmatched interpersonal skills, and his intimate knowledge of the Austin market, making him a respected advisor to his loyal clients. During his 15+ years as a highly sought after real estate agent, Chris has been widely recognized in the field and has built his business on repeat clients and referrals and more than $450 million in career sales. He has been recognized consistently by the Austin Business Journal as one of Austin’s top producers.
A resident of Austin for nearly 32 years, Chris received a business/engineering degree from The University of Texas and excelled in high-tech sales and business development with Apple, Sony and Nokia before launching his real estate career in 2003. Chris has an unparalleled understanding of the city, and a specialization in the Central/West Austin, Lake Austin, Downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.
2) Eric Cooper
Website | (512) 330-1031 | [email protected]
Eric Copper is well known in the Austin real estate arena. Growing up in a family of realtors, real estate is part of his DNA. Gary Keller, the founder of Keller Williams Realty International, quickly realized Eric’s leadership and emergence into the Austin market hiring Eric in 2006 as the broker for his flagship offices where he led over 1600 agents and was responsible for over 7,000 transactions and $1B in sales volume annually. Returning to his entrepreneurial roots in 2010, he is actively selling again and his accomplishments continue to receive accolades.
Since 2012, Eric has been recognized as both the #1 Top-Selling Agent in his company of over 900 agents and ranked in the Top 5 by the Austin Business Journal. Eric is a proud member of the prestigious and exclusive Luxury League, Platinum Top 50, and named Salesperson of the Year by the Austin Board of Realtors.
1) Laura Gottesman
Website | 503-232-2447 | 1020 SE Harrison St., Portland, OR 97214-4709
Laura Gottesman is widely recognized throughout Austin for her real estate expertise, integrity, and professionalism. After 20 years in the industry, Laura’s in-depth knowledge, wisdom, and amazing networks have made her one of the most trusted and successful agents in Austin. Her foundation of kindness, trust, and creativity, along with a “win-win” mentality sets her apart. Selling over $1.2 billion in real estate personally, Laura is a consummate professional. Her clients, as well as the real estate community, hold great respect for her and her business acumen.
As Managing Broker of Gottesman Residential Real Estate, Laura has grown her company to consistently be ranked among the Top 10 Woman-Owned Businesses by the Austin Business Journal. Laura manages the Austin Luxury Network, and Greater Austin Economic Development Board, and the Executive Advisory Board for Go Red for Women. Laura and her husband Morris, both graduates of The University of Texas, have lived in Austin for over 37 years and are deeply devoted to the community.
About Our Rankings
This list takes a range of ranking criteria into consideration, including but not limited to: work history, customer satisfaction, awards and recognition, geographic area of work, and clientele. We spent over 40 hours researching local real estate agents before calculating the final ranking for this post. If there is additional information about your business that could affect these rankings, please email us at [email protected]
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