Published June 9, 2026
A Word of Thanks: RealTrends 2025 Rankings
A Word of Thanks: RealTrends 2025 Rankings
This week, RealTrends released its 2025 rankings, and Erica Sizemore and the Sizemore Residential team were recognized as #2 in Raleigh and #15 in North Carolina among individual real estate brokers by sales volume.
It's an honor the firm holds lightly, and gratefully. Our business is built intentionally — not around the transaction, but around preparation, pricing strategy, strong data-driven guidance, and getting the details right for our clients who deserve our attention. So recognition means a great deal, precisely because it came while staying true to that model.
The reality of this work is that no two days look alike. Every day brings its own adventures, challenges, and wins — constantly navigating a market that rarely sits still. That's the part the rankings never quite capture: the daily problem-solving, the late-breaking negotiations, the small decisions that change outcomes. And through it all, gratitude has a way of staying constant.
A ranking like this belongs to many people who aren't named in it.
It belongs to the clients who trusted us with decisions that shape their families' futures. It belongs to the team behind every listing, who hold the standard every single day and never let it slip. And it belongs to the friends, past clients, and colleagues who send people our way, often quietly, simply because they believe in our process and that the experience will offer an exceptional outcome.
That's the part we'll never take for granted. Thank you — sincerely — for making this practice what it is. We're grateful, energized by the adventures ahead, and just getting started.
It's an honor the firm holds lightly, and gratefully. Our business is built intentionally — not around the transaction, but around preparation, pricing strategy, strong data-driven guidance, and getting the details right for our clients who deserve our attention. So recognition means a great deal, precisely because it came while staying true to that model.
The reality of this work is that no two days look alike. Every day brings its own adventures, challenges, and wins — constantly navigating a market that rarely sits still. That's the part the rankings never quite capture: the daily problem-solving, the late-breaking negotiations, the small decisions that change outcomes. And through it all, gratitude has a way of staying constant.
A ranking like this belongs to many people who aren't named in it.
It belongs to the clients who trusted us with decisions that shape their families' futures. It belongs to the team behind every listing, who hold the standard every single day and never let it slip. And it belongs to the friends, past clients, and colleagues who send people our way, often quietly, simply because they believe in our process and that the experience will offer an exceptional outcome.
That's the part we'll never take for granted. Thank you — sincerely — for making this practice what it is. We're grateful, energized by the adventures ahead, and just getting started.
