CROWN POINT — Prime Real Estate named Up-and-Comers list on the 2018 REAL Trends 500 List. The company was also named one of the largest privately owned independent agencies in America.

REAL Trends, the trusted source for news and research about the real estate brokerage industry, announced the results today of the 2018 REAL Trends 500, an independently verified compilation of the nation’s leading residential real estate companies. In addition to the ranking of the top 500 firms, REAL Trends recognizes the industry’s Up-and-Comers.

“We are proud to make the Up-and-Comers List,” said Joshua Lybolt, the President and Co-Founder of Prime Real Estate. “This award is a recognition of our talented agents and their hard work over the past year. We are happy to help over a thousand home owners in this community buy and sell their homes.”

Prime Real Estate achieved this milestone in 2017, not only increasing residential sales, but increasing their number of real estate agents, educational opportunities, and marketing offerings for the company. The company has five offices throughout Northwest Indiana including locations in Crown Point, Hobart, Long Beach, Valparaiso, and Schererville.

This year's survey represents the most comprehensive collection of data assembled on the leaders of the residential brokerage industry. Numbers are documented by outside accounting firms.  To view the rankings, go to https://www.realtrends.com/rankings/rt500.