The 20 under 40 Rising Stars in Real Estate Selection Committee met recently to review the applications received for the 8th Annual YPN Awards.  The judges spent several days combing through the applications, reviewing candidate production, leadership experience and community service with the goal of choosing 20 young agents that represent a “well-rounded REALTOR.®”  It was a very challenging task as so many qualified applicants applied.

We are pleased to announce the following 2017 winners:

Abbie Holland 
– Realty ONE Group Experience
Brittany Waterman – Heritage Texas Properties
Christopher Elmi  – Heritage Texas Properties
Ellis Young – Intero Real Estate Services
Emelie Mavligit – John Daugherty, Realtors
Erin McKie – Krueger Real Estate
Ige Johnson – RE/MAX GENERATION
Jami Bertrand – Elite Real Estate Services
Jay Bradley – Equinox Realty Group
Jill Daniels  – Realty ONE Group, Experience
Julia Wang – Nan and Company Properties & Christie’s International
Kelly Simon – Kelly Simon Properties
Kye Sampson – Intero Real Estate
Logan Lester – Team Sansone @RE/MAX Fine Properties
Melissa Shechter –  RE/MAX 5 Star Realty
Nancy Macias Morales – Coldwell Banker United Realtors
Quenton Rockwell – The Rockwell Team/Realty ONE Group Lone Star
Ricardo Gonzalez – Realty World Memorial
Savanna Stanford – Better Homes and Gardens Gary Greene
Sibel Caliskanlar – Keller Williams Memorial

Many of the winners have applied more than once, so we encourage you to reapply in the future if you were not chosen this year.  The awards will be presented on Thursday, October 5 at the Bayou City Event Center in a Hollywood-style luncheon presentation featuring famed Beverly Hills broker Mauricio Umansky of The Agency.  Single tickets and tables of 10 are still available at www.har.com/ypn.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the TAR Disaster Relief Fund benefiting victims of the Hurricane Harvey disaster.

We applaud all of you who have taken the time to apply for this prestigious HAR award and extend our congratulations to the winners.