Agents' Choice

2018 Agents’ Choice Awards Winners

We asked agents, developers and lenders to vote for their peers and colleagues in our annual Agents’ Choice Awards. Click any category below to see who won. The nominees who received the most votes were the official finalists for each category, but

Lender of the Year: BankSouth Mortgage

In September of 2008, industry phenomenon Kim Nelson founded a mortgage company at the height of a financial crisis, confident she could bring a better option for consumers’ mortgage experience. Beginning with only 10 employees, the company originated loans

Best Dressed: Jeremy Smith, Atlanta Intown

Jeremy Smith has been furthering his career in the residential real estate field for the past seven years. He is primarily focused on buyer representation, especially first-time home buyers. Working in his family’s event planning business prior to real

Managing Broker of the Year: Connie Spaziano, RE/MAX Around Atlanta

Connie Spaziano is Director of Agent Support & Solutions and Managing Broker for RE/MAX Around Atlanta’s Alpharetta, Buckhead and Sandy Springs offices. She began her real estate career in 2004 on a sales team and served as the billing

Best Agent Website: Ashley Battleson, Engel & Volkers Atlanta — ashleybattleson.com

Whether you are buying or selling a mansion, cottage, ranch or condo, Ashley is passionately involved in assisting her clients in their search for the home that best fits their lifestyle and needs, or helping them find a buyer

Developer of the Year: John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods

Founded in Atlanta, GA by John Wieland in 1970, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods set out to be a different kind of homebuilding company.  One focused on being special, not just big. One where constant innovation leads to unmatched

Rookie of the Year: Jefferson Hopkins

After a successful career in advertising and business development, Jefferson Hopkins returned to Atlanta to pursue his dream of helping people achieve the American dream of homeownership. He sees his role when working with buyers as that of a

Best Agent Website: Mary Ellen Macke Team

Mary Ellen is a native Atlantan who utilizes her prior experience in advertising, corporate and facilities management to serve her real estate clients. She prides herself on negotiating win-win agreements and helping her clients make informed decisions when purchasing

2016 Atlanta Agents' Choice Awards - Winners Revealed
2016 Agents’ Choice Awards Winners

  We asked agents, developers and lenders to vote for their peers and colleagues in our second annual Agents’ Choice Awards. Click any category below to see who won. The two nominees who received the most votes were the official finalists for each

Best Team: Marshall Berch & Associates

Marshall Berch is the team leader for Marshall Berch and Associates of Palmer House Properties, one of Atlanta’s top real estate teams. He became a real estate agent in 1992 and was named Rookie of the Year his first

Lender of the Year: BankSouth Mortgage

BankSouth Mortgage, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 2008 by mortgage industry phenomenon Kim Nelson. At the height of the financial crisis, Nelson and her team believed they could create a better option for consumers’ mortgage experience.  BankSouth

Best Dressed: Ben Eckles

  Ben Eckles has been in real estate for 12 years. While in college, he took night classes to get licensed, and soon after began showing and selling houses between classes and exams. Ben looks at real estate from

Best Brokerage Website: PalmerHouseProperties.com

PalmerHouse Properties is a residential and commercial real estate brokerage founded in 2006 with one goal in mind – to create an agency where real estate professionals could express their creativity and succeed as entrepreneurs. It is our mission to foster

Charitable Service Award: Joan Kaplan

Joan Kaplan moved to Atlanta in 1988, where she discovered a passion for real estate and became a licensed real estate agent in 2005. She and her husband of 25 years have two daughters, two dogs, two cats, four backyard chickens and

Industry MVP: April Lloyd

  April Lloyd has a true passion for real estate.  She’s been working in this industry for well over 10 years, working with buyers, sellers and investors. Lloyd is experienced in both residential and commercial transactions and has assisted her

Managing Broker of the Year: Lane McCormack

Lane McCormack is a senior vice president and managing broker for Harry Norman, REALTORS in their Cobb Marietta office.  She earned her real estate license approximately 18 years ago and has a proven track record of success and effective

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