Matt Hester & Associates Earns National Honor from Real Trends

MARIETTA, Ga. - Aug. 9, 2016 - PRLog -- The America's Best Real Estate Agents list is a newly issued annual ranking report produced by REAL Trends and sponsored by Zillow Group.

Matt Hester & Associates had $31.6 million in gross sales volume in 2015. This placed them No. 52 in the entire state of Georgia for closed volume. They also made the team list for most transaction sides, placing No. 78 with 98 closings last year. This was out of tens of thousands of real estate agents in Georgia.

"The average residential real estate agent in the United States closed fewer than eight transactions in 2015 and had less than $1.5 million in sales," says Steve Murray, publisher of REAL Trends' America's Best Real Estate Agents and president of REAL Trends. "To say that Matt Hester and his team have done an exceptional job is an understatement. To attain this level of sales is truly outstanding."

This year's America's Best Real Estate Agents list includes some 12,000 residential real estate professionals and is based solely on their excellence in real estate sales during 2015. All production numbers are independently verified by a third-party to ensure accuracy and report integrity. This group represents the top 1 percent of all real estate practitioners in the United States (which is well over 1 million agents). To see the list of those agents receiving this recognition, on a state-by-state basis, visit http://realtrends.com/rankings/americas-best.

Matt Hester & Associates was the top team and top overall agent in their East Cobb RE/MAX real estate office. RE/MAX Regional also named them the 10^th largest team in the state for 2015 sales production.  The Cobb Association of Realtors ranked them a top 10 team in sales for Cobb County. According to broker metrics, Matt Hester & Associates ranks No. 1 in the combined five East Cobb zip codes: 30062, 30066, 30067, 30068 and 30075.

­­Hester has been in real estate 12 years and has worked in some form of sales for most of his career, including time at Coca-Cola and Nabisco. His team focuses on residential real estate sales in the Marietta and East Cobb area.

To learn more about Matt Hester & Associates, call 678-784-4375 or visit www.matthesterhomes.com to conduct a Cobb County or metro Atlanta real estate property search, read past client testimonials or connect with them on several social media outlets.

RE/MAX Greater Atlanta, a staple in Atlanta real estate for nearly 30 years, is co-owned by Ben Christopher and Denny Jones. Centrally located minutes north of Atlanta in Marietta at 2050 Roswell Road, this office is one of the most productive RE/MAX offices in the metro area. RE/MAX, LLC is also the most recognizable brand in residential real estate, leading the industry in brand awareness.