Who are the Top Real Estate Agents in University City?
I am a resident of University City, but I also sell homes throughout the St. Louis region.
Every few months, I get a call from someone who wants me to meet with them about listing their home, but they also plan to meet with the neighborhood expert who sells “most of the homes in the neighborhood.”
I would bet that you aren’t surprised that most people think they will be better served by an agent who does a ton of business in the area.
But I would also bet that you would be surprised that I’ve never seen an area that really has an agent who does the majority of the business.
To prove the point, I often run a report which lists every agent who has had a home sale in the neighborhood or area. It never fails that the top 10 agents have a very small % of the market share. Most of the sales are by agents who had just one sale in the area.
University City is no exception.
Who are the Top University City Listing Agents?
Between Jan. 1 – June 30, 2010, there have been 223 homes and condos sold in University City.
These 223 sales were listed by 156 agents. Only 18 of the agents selling homes in UCity this year sold more than 2 listings!
The top agent only had 9 of the 223 sales (3.9% market share). The next 5 agents tied with 6 sales each (2.6% market share each).
- Joanne Iskiwitch – 9 listings sold
- Bob Canaday – 6 listings sold (foreclosures)
- Barry Adelstein – 6 listings sold (foreclosures)
- Benjamin Nichols – 6 listings sold
- Carol Butler – 6 listings sold
- Sabrina & Dave Robb – 6 listings sold
- Marc Kutton – 5 listings sold (foreclosures)
- Cathy O’Neil – 4 listings sold
And a whopping 84% of the listings were sold by an agent who sold only 1 listing this year in University City.
And for those of you who think there is a particular real estate brokerage which does the majority of the business, you may be surprised to find out that the 223 listings were sold by 88 offices.
Top Listing Offices for University City:
- Prudential Alliance, Realtors
- Keller Williams Realty St. Louis (my office!)
- Janet McAfee Inc.
- Dielmann Sotheby’s Int’l Realty
- Coldwell Banker Gundaker – Ladue office
Who are the Top University City Buyer’s Agents?
When people think about the agents who work in an area, they usually rely on the signs they see in yards advertising homes for sale. But, most of the busiest listing agents don’t represent very many buyers. When I checked to see which real estate agents assisted the most buyers purchasing University City homes, I came up with a very different list.
The 223 homes & condos sold in University City had 191 different agents representing the buyers!
The top agents were:
- Mandy Wong – 6 buyer purchases
- Bob Canaday – 4 buyer purchases
- Marc Kutton – 3 buyer purchases
- Joanne Iskiwitch – 3 buyer purchases
- Christopher Thiemet – 3 buyer purchases
- Scott Sandler – 3 buyer purchases
The rest of the agents had either 1 or 2 buyer purchases.
NOTE: When buyers approach a listing agent and don’t have an agent already, they either end up in a dual agency situation (both sides being represented by the listing agent) or they are assisted by the listing agent but do not have any representation. The buyer agent statistics sited here do not distinguish between buyers who used assisted by the listing agent vs ones who were represented by the listing agent.
Top Buyer Agent Offices for University City:
- Prudential Alliance, Realtors
- Keller Williams Realty St. Louis (my office!)
- Janet McAfee Inc.
- Sweet Home Realty
- Coldwell Banker Gundaker – Town & County office
Bottom Line:
There really isn’t an agent who dominates the University City real estate market. Agents like me may have our listings more spread out around the St. Louis area, but we often sell homes faster and for a higher % of the listing price than the so-called neighborhood expert.
If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in University City, I would welcome the chance to meet with you and talk about my approach to selling homes.
Leave a comment or contact me by by phone or email (see the right sidebar of this website). I’m happy to help however I can.
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