Summary
Artemis graduated to Real's MEGA team tier (21+ agents) in April 2026 and touched #10 in the monthly transaction-side ranks across Real's entire international agent base. Real is rolling out a self-serve Top 50 ranking view, replacing the previous quarterly Top 20 black-box format. Talking-point asset for client conversations and recruiting. 2026-06-08: Real Broker submitted the team for Real Trends verification — third-party national validation now in hand (undercounts by ~90 deals).
Real Trends Verification (2026-06-08)
Real Broker submitted Artemis for Real Trends verification — third-party national ranking validation. Fred broadcast the verified figures to #direct-from-fred (screenshot attached; specific verified numbers not captured in the wiki text — pull from the Slack screenshot if exact figures are needed).
Key facts from Fred's framing:
- Verified count undercounts by ~90 transactions. Real Trends can't see deals outside the core MLS and didn't have the full agent roster, so the official figure is a floor, not the true number.
- Pushing the top 10 for ALL megateams at Real Broker — which Fred frames as "very high nationally" given Real's scale (the brokerage that acquired ReMax).
- Scaling thesis: the structure can scale to 2,000 transactions/year long-term. The 500-transaction goal — originally set for 2027 — may hit in 2026 (pulled forward ahead of schedule, consistent with Fred's track record on his own predictions).
- Positioning line: "best kept secret in real estate" — every agent presented as a self-branded, self-accountable solo agent running on a team platform + support. Recruiting + retention frame (pairs with owner-vs-agent-mindset and thriving-in-hard-markets).
Third-party verification is a durable, externally-validated proof point — stronger than internal ReZen/MARIS pulls for recruiting decks and client conversations because it removes the "says who?" question.
Tier Shift
| Previous Tier | New Tier (April 2026) |
|---|---|
| Standard team (10-20 agents) | MEGA team (21+ agents) |
The system counts dead licenses and assistants the same as active producers, so on active-producer math Artemis is doing top-10 work with ~20 producers. Concentration risk still flagged in seven-levers-strategy Lever 3.
Ranking Achievement
#10 monthly rank touched in April 2026 across Real Broker's entire agent base. Real recently acquired ReMax — this is a top-10 finish in an international brokerage of unprecedented scale.
Why volume rank is harder than transaction rank for Artemis: Metro East home prices are 4-8x lower than coastal markets, so volume-weighted leaderboards systematically disadvantage the team. Transaction-side ranking (the leaderboard view that matters for ops) is where Artemis competes head-to-head.
Cadence note: Closing per day average since November 2025. The arrow continues to point up.
Self-Serve Ranking (New)
Real is launching a Top 50 ranking view. Previously: quarterly Top 20 with no visibility into rank 2-vs-19. Now: monthly visibility into the full top 50. Better context for agents tracking position over time and for recruiting / brand conversations.
Talking Points (Use Externally)
- "We're a top-10 team at the largest publicly traded brokerage in the world (the one that just bought ReMax)."
- "Mega-team status — fewer than [small %] of teams hit this tier."
- "Closing per day average since November."
- "[Top-3 GCI agents] are individually outperforming most full teams in this market."
2026 YTD Rankings — Auto-generated (May 6, 2026)
Pulled from #direct-from-fred 2026-05-06. New ranks skill auto-runs each Tuesday once the methodology is stable (set-and-forget close).
Headline numbers:
- 2026 YTD: $43.03M closed · 158 sides + $21.00M pending · 76 sides
- 2026 pace: ~$120M total volume (vs $88M in 2025)
- Methodology: 2026 total = closed + pending + dual bump + legacy. ReZen primary; MLS adds legacy sides for migrant agents. ReZen doesn't count dual agency, MARIS does — manual reconciliation.
Top 10 (closed + pending + dual):
| Rank | Agent | Sides | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Kelly | 41 (23 closed · 14 pending · +4 dual) | $7.75M |
| 2 | Darin Revermann | 22 (9 closed · 7 pending · +6 dual) | $2.79M |
| 3 | Curtis Thompson | 29 (14 closed · 5 pending · +10 dual) | $1.95M |
| 4 | Jake Deiters | 16 (12 closed · 4 pending) | $3.34M |
| 5 | Jackie Poponi | 15 (13 closed · 2 pending) | $4.94M |
| 6 | Alicia Howard | 14 (7 closed · 6 pending · +1 dual) | $2.36M |
| 7 | Tara Benson | 13 (10 closed · 3 pending) | $2.56M |
| 8 | Chad Wilkins | 12 (6 closed · 5 pending · +1 dual) | $2.37M |
| 9 | Heather Casper | 11 (9 closed · 2 pending) | $2.23M |
| 10 | Brad Hasquin | 9 (5 closed · 4 pending) | $1.21M |
Skill quirks Fred is fixing:
- ReZen vs MARIS closing date conflict around Jan 1 (off-by-one or off-by-two side counts likely cause)
- Migrant agent reconciliation (no ReZen pre-onboarding data — pull from MLS, reconcile, then use ReZen forward)
- $100M tracker removed (already crossed)
April 28, 2026 Leaderboard (Snapshot)
Pulled from #team-wide-announcements 2026-04-28. Closed + pending sides via ReZen.
| Rank | Agent | Sides | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Kelly | 34 | $10.77M |
| 2 | DARIN REVERMANN | 17 | $4.78M |
| 3 | Curtis Thompson | 17 | $2.82M |
| 4 | Jacquelyn Poponi | 15 | $5.60M |
| 5 | Jake Deiters | 15 | $3.87M |
| 6 | Tara Benson | 14 | $3.80M |
| 7 | Alicia Howard | 11 | $3.17M |
| 8 | Heather Casper | 11 | $2.62M |
| 9 | Chad Wilkins | 10 | $2.90M |
| 10 | Chad Klein | 9 | $3.60M |
Team rolling-12 totals (week of April 28): ~166 sides, ~$56.6M closed/pending volume across 24 ranked agents.
Concentration data point: Top 3 (Kelly, Revermann, Thompson) = 68 sides = 41% of the leaderboard volume. See team-composition-snapshot for the structural concentration risk discussion.
Why This Matters Strategically
- Recruiting: Mega-team status + self-serve ranking are durable, third-party-validated proof points for the team's pitch deck. Removes the "is this team actually large and producing?" question.
- Valuation: seven-levers-strategy Lever 7 (team valuation growth) targets $2.8M–$3.2M at $800K EBITDA × 3.5-4.0x. Mega-team status with documented top-10 finishes strengthens the multiple side of that equation.
- $100M Super Team milestone — LIVE. Rolling-12 ReZen volume crossed $100M ~April 30, 2026. Real Broker executed the $6K → $4K cap reduction in ReZen on/around 2026-05-04 — eligible agents now show $4,000 in "Current Cap Cycle" on My Dashboard. No ICA reissued. Already-capped agents stay at $6K for the current cycle; the $4K applies from next reset. See flex-cap-absorption.
Related
- team-composition-snapshot — Headcount structure and GCI concentration
- seven-levers-strategy — Recruiting (Lever 1), de-risk concentration (Lever 3), team valuation (Lever 7)
- flex-cap-absorption — $100M Super Team trigger for cap reduction
- owner-vs-agent-mindset — Recruiting/retention frame the Real Trends "best kept secret" line feeds
- thriving-in-hard-markets — Growth-through-retraction thesis the verified ranking validates externally
- overview