HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC - Philip A. Schembra, Owner/Broker-In-Charge of Schembra Real Estate Group was named one of America’s most productive sales associates as a part of REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals, the newly issued ranking report produced by REAL Trends and sponsored by Adwerx. He is now a member of “America’s Best Real Estate Professionals,” and ranked No. 5 in Individual Sales Volume for the State of South Carolina and No. 1 on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals ranks over 13,800 residential real estate professionals solely based on their excellence in real estate sales during calendar year 2017. 
All production numbers are independently verified by a third-party in order to ensure accuracy and report integrity. “This group of highly successful real estate sales agents represents less than one percent of all real estate practitioners in the United States,” says Steve Murray, president of REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals and president of REAL Trends. To qualify for inclusion, an individual agent must have closed at least 50 transaction sides or $20 million in sales volume in 2017. For real estate agent teams, the minimum is 75 transaction sides or $30 million in closed sales volume. The individuals ranked in America’s Best Real Estate Agents had an average of 73.88 transaction sides and an average sales volume of almost $38 million. Teams ranked in America’s Best Real Estate Professionals had an average of 147.4 sides and an average sales volume of almost $62 million. This ensures that only the best of the best is included on the prestigious list.
“The average residential real estate agent in the United States closed 8.0 transactions in 2017 and had less than $1.3 million in sales,” said Murray. “To say that Philip Schembra is an exceptional sales professional is an understatement. To attain this level of sales is truly outstanding.”
“We are also pleased that one of the nation’s most prominent digital advertising companies, Adwerx, has partnered with REAL Trends as a sponsor of the 2018 America's Best Real Estate Professionals,” Murray added.
“Becoming one of America's Best Real Estate Professionals is a tremendous accomplishment,” said Jed Carlson, CEO at Adwerx. “We are excited to partner with REAL Trends in sharing this news and to work with the country's top real estate professionals in sharing their achievement.”
“I am obviously pleased and honored to be ranked on this ranking of the country’s top residential real estate agents,” said Philip A. Schembra. “It represents the time and effort that we put into each customer that we serve and how much work it takes to build a successful real estate career. The level of sales it takes to qualify makes it a truly special recognition.”
Information on those receiving this recognition can be found online after July 10th at http://www.americasbestre.com.
About REAL Trends
REAL Trends is a privately-held, Colorado-based publishing, consulting and communications company specializing in the residential brokerage and housing industries. Recognized as the leading source of trends in the industry, REAL Trends, The Trusted Source, also publishes the REAL Trends The Thousand, as advertised in The Wall Street Journal and the REAL Trends 500, which ranks the top brokerage firms in the United States. Visit REAL Trends at www.realtrends.com.
About Adwerx
One of the fastest growing companies in real estate technology, Adwerx automates digital advertising for brokerages to delight the seller and increase agent satisfaction. Adwerx helps individual agents promote themselves and their listings online, working with over 115,000 real estate customers across the US, Canada and Australia. Adwerx was ranked #173 on the Inc. 5000 list of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies for 2017 and has been an Inman Innovator Award nominee for its advertising technology. For more information, visit www.adwerx.com.