Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services Named One of America's Top 1,000 Real Estate Professional Teams by REAL Trends With a Special Advertising in the Wall Street Journal

St. Louis, July 8, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services was named one of America’s top real estate professional teams by REAL Trends and as advertised in The Wall Street Journal.  The Kelly Hager Group is now a member of the “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals,” a prestigious national awards ranking sponsored annually by the two respected publications.  The Kelly Hager Group moved up 20 spots in the ranking since last year and is ranked in the top one-half percent of the more than 1,100,000 REALTORS® nationwide.

“We’re absolutely thrilled to be named to The Thousand again this year,” said Kelly Hager, CEO of Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services, headquartered in Chesterfield, Mo.  “Even with the market’s challenges, it’s gratifying to help clients find their dream homes as well as help them sell their properties quickly and for the highest price possible.”

"We're absolutely thrilled to be named to The Thousand again this year. Even with the market's challenges, it's gratifying to help clients find their dream homes as well as help them sell their properties quickly and for the highest price possible."

Kelly Hager , CEO of Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services

The Thousand real estate professionals was announced in June 2015, with four separate categories honoring the top 250 residential agents and agent teams for excellence in:

• Individual Sales Professionals—Sales volume
• Individual Sales Professionals—Transaction sides (in each real estate transaction, there are two sides that can be represented by a real estate agent: a buyer’s and a seller’s.)
• Team Professionals—Sales volume
• Team Professionals—Transaction sides                

For the first time, REAL Trends has added two new categories to The Thousand ranking based off of average sales price. Like the other categories in The Thousand, both of these are broken down into the top 250 residential agents and agent teams for excellence in:

• Individual Sales Professionals—Average Sales Price
• Team Professionals—Average Sales Price                           

According to The Thousand, The Kelly Hager Group had transaction sides totaling 263, ranking them 194th in the nation.  The ranking of The Thousand can be found at: www.thethousandrealestateprofessionals.com

“The best individual agents and teams—including The Kelly Hager Group’s award-winning efforts—were nothing short of phenomenal considering the recovering real estate market,” said Steve Murray, founder of Denver-based publishing and communications company REAL Trends, which compiled the list. 

“Becoming a member of such an elite group as The Thousand is an incredible accomplishment in any market, but what The Kelly Hager Group did during these challenging times is impressive on so many levels,” said Marti Gallardo, vice president of classified advertising for The Wall Street Journal.  “The company’s efforts topped 99.99 percent of the more than 1,100,000 REALTORS nationwide.”

About The Thousand - This awards program was developed jointly by WSJ Custom Studios (and is not affiliated with the Editorial Department) and REAL Trends, a leading source of analysis and information for the residential real estate brokerage industry. REAL Trends The Thousand honors America’s elite real estate agents and their companies and is compiled and analyzed by REAL Trends with a special ad section included in The Wall Street Journal.

About Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services

Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services serves St. Louis and St. Charles County communities. Lead by a fourth generation in St. Louis real estate and more than 40 agents specializing in buying and selling homes through a team-oriented approach, each home buyer and home seller is treated with exceptional customer service and professionalism. The Kelly Hager Group has sold a total of more than $227 million dollars in real estate in the St. Louis metro area to date. Kelly Hager Group Real Estate Services is one of The Top Selling Real Estate Experts™.  For more information call 314-580-7000 or visit www.kellyhager.com. For more information on Kelly Hager, Inc., please call 314-580-7000 or visit www.kellyhagerinc.com.