CEO Robert Palmer’s Three-Year-Old, Cloud-Based Brokerage Firm Ranked #10 In Transactions Nationally by both RealTrends Verified and T3 Sixty
Robert Palmer, founder and CEO of LPT Realty and RP Funding, announced that his cloud-based real estate brokerage firm is now in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and three provinces of Canada (British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan) – all in just three years. This rapid, record growth makes LPT Realty the fastest-growing, largest, single-entity brokerage by agent count in history with over 15,000 agents. It is also the first privately-held brokerage to achieve full U.S. market coverage, setting a new industry benchmark and laying the groundwork for unstoppable global growth.
RealTrends Verified, which analyzes brokerage, team, and agent performance data and highlights the top 1.5% of real estate pros, released its 2024 rankings and has just placed LPT Realty at #10 by transaction, up from #28 last year. According to Caroline Scanlon, Director, RealTrends Verified, “This level of growth is rare. . .more than doubling both transaction sides and volume year over year. This represents one of the largest year-over-year gains we’ve seen — a clear signal of serious momentum and market share gains.”
The Real Estate Almanac, published annually by T3 Sixty, trusted advisor to the residential real estate brokerage industry, has just named LPT Realty #10 nationally in transactions (36,369) with year-over-year Transaction Sides Change of 175.2%, and sales volume of $13,860 million. LPT Realty was also named the Inman 2024 Most Innovative Brokerage as it continues to innovate the real estate brokerage industry.
Robert Palmer explains, “Most brokerage models serve one agent avatar, but what if one brokerage could serve all of them? That’s what we built. We call it a ‘brokerage for life.’ Wherever an agent is in their life cycle, we have a model for them. Agents need freedom, flexibility and support. They need to define success on their own terms. That’s why we’ve built a brokerage model with no walls — physically or philosophically.”
Palmer’s leadership and industry foresight helped him move up 103 spots to No. 68 on the Swanepoel Power 200, an annual ranking of the most influential leaders in residential real estate published by T3 Sixty for 2025. Additionally, Inman Power Players just named Palmer as one of the most innovative and influential executives in the real estate industry.
LPT Realty’s agent-centric model offers flexible compensation, including the option to choose one’s own commission plan and revenue-sharing opportunities. They provide “unfair advantages” to agents with first-of-its-kind technology, proprietary marketing tools, and one of the industry’s most comprehensive training programs.
Palmer says: “We’re here to build the best brokerage platform agents have ever seen. I’m so proud of what our brokers have accomplished, and we are just getting started!”
Over the past year, LPT Realty has been scaling for growth and positioning for a future IPO. As the founder of LPT Realty, Palmer has built a portfolio of industry-leading companies focused on innovation, agent success and consumer empowerment.
“From the outset, LPT Realty’s mission has been to redefine what a real estate brokerage can achieve. Growing to 15,000 agents within the first three years demonstrates the strength of this vision. Now, with operations in all 50 states and Canada, we are thrilled to extend the opportunities that have energized our agents to an even broader audience,” stated Palmer.
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