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Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors Celebrates 2021 – Best Year Ever

by Nikki Lindholm

Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors celebrated 2021 at their annual awards event on January 28th. Chris Beason, President, and Caroline Ruhl, CEO, honored 218 award winners for their 2021 achievements.  Over 300 agents, staff, and affiliated business partners cheered on their co-workers during the celebration.

“Eight years ago, Caroline set the goal to hit $1 Billion in sales volume. Achieving this goal is an incredible milestone and certainly something we can be very proud of accomplishing. But the significance behind the number is even more important.

You guide clients through some of the most significant decisions they will ever make. And the work you are doing behind the numbers is what matters most – the level of care that was given to each and every customer, and the value you all delivered throughout those 5,833 transactions.

Our passion for positively impacting the lives of others and going above and beyond to serve our clients has been a key differentiator of our company for years, and I believe it will continue to take us to new heights in the years to come.” Beason told his team.

Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors 2021 Results

Ruhl shared with her team the company’s results in 2021:

  1. Residential Sales Volume: Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors sales volume in 2021 was $1,186,078,506, up 24.7% from 2020.
  2. Number of Properties Sold: Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors sold 5,833 properties in 2021, as either listing agent or selling agent. This was 12.1% more transactions than in 2020.
  3. Revenue: Revenue in a real estate company is primarily gross commission income (GCI). Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors 2021 GCI was $34,369,196 up 23.8% over 2020 GCI.
  4. New Listings Taken: Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors listed 2,872 properties for sale in 2021.
  5. Nationally Ranked Per Agent Productivity: On average our agents closed 18.2 transactions in 2021, which is up from 16.7 transactions per agent in 2020. This is more than double the national average for per agent productivity.
  6. Great Agents and Staff: Ruhl&Ruhl ended 2021 with 320 residential agents. In addition, 63 employees work for the company.
  7. Ruhl Mortgage: Ruhl Mortgage closed $280,310,999 in loan volume, which was generated by 1,294 loans. 65% were purchase loans and 35% were refinances. Ruhl Mortgage employs 24 staff members, including 6 loan officers and in-house underwriting and processing.
  8. Insurance Referrals Sold: Ruhl&Ruhl agents referred clients resulting in 543 policies being sold by the Nelson Brothers Agency, Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors’ affiliated insurance company has 18 sales agents and 19 staff members.
  9. Commercial Sales Volume: NAI Ruhl Commercial Company, a joint venture with Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors, sold $135.7 million in commercial real estate in 2021. They have 13 commercial agents and 14 staff members. NAI Ruhl Property Management manages 1.820 million square feet of space.

Top Company Awards

  • Top Excellence in Service Award: TJ Duncan, Burlington Office
  • Top Associate of the Year: Kurt Johnson, Bettendorf Office
  • Top Team of the Year: The Healey Group, Dubuque Office
  • New Associate of the Year: Sandy Jo Huizenga, Clinton Office
  • Top Associate of the Year – Farm & Land: Dennis Stolk, Davenport Office
  • Top Ruhl Mortgage Associate of the Year: Ray McDevitt, Bettendorf Office
  • Top Nelson Brothers Associate of the Year: Peg Hopkins, Bettendorf Office
  • Top Community Involvement of the Year: The Eckhardt Team, Davenport Office
  • Top Referral Staff Member: Kim Foderberg, Property Management, Corporate Office
  • Employees of the Year: Theresa DeVine, Accounting, Corporate Office

Award Winners By Office

Top Office Awards in the Bettendorf Office

  • Sally Kent was honored with the Excellence in Service Award & Community Service Award
  • Kurt Johnson was honored with the Top Lister Award & Top Associate of the Year in the company
  • Linda Hoffman & Sally Kent both received the Top Referral Associate Award
  • Ray McDevitt received the Top Ruhl Mortgage Award and the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Peg Hopkins received the Top Sales Award & Top Nelson Brothers Associate of the Year
    Cammie Gray received the New Associate of the Year Award

Top Office Awards in the Burlington Office

  • TJ Duncan was honored with the Top Excellence in Service Award for receiving the highest client service rating in the company. TJ also received the Excellence in Service Award for the Burlington Office
  • Wendy Corzatt was honored with the Top Lister Award and the Top Referral Associate Award
  • Larisa Conner received the Top Sales Award
  • Jan Jaeger received the Top Ruhl Mortgage Award and the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • McKenzie Horton received the Top Nelson Brothers Award
  • Beth Alonso received the New Associate of the Year Award and the Community Service Award

Top Office Awards in the Cedar Rapids Office

  • Marie Schulte was honored with the Top Excellence in Service Award for receiving the highest client service rating in the Cedar Rapids Office
  • Carla Werning was honored with the Top Lister Award, Top Sales Award, and the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Brockette Homes Team received the Top Referral Associate Award
  • Mike Thome received the New Associate of the Year Award 
  • Stuart Geiger received the Community Service Award and the Top Nelson Brothers Award
  • Kathleen Cobler received the Top Ruhl Mortgage Award

 Top Office Awards in the Clinton Office

  • Sandy Howard was honored with the Top Excellence in Service Award for receiving the highest client service rating in the Clinton Office
  • Sandy Jo Huizenga was honored with the Top New Associate of the Year Award for the entire company. Sandy also received the Top Sales Award, Top Referral Associate Award, AHS Home Warranty Award and the New Associate of the Year Award for the Clinton Office
  • Liz Nash received the Community Service Award
  • Kris Whalen received the Top Lister Award, Top Ruhl Mortgage Award, and the Top Nelson Brothers Award

Top Office Awards in the Davenport Office

  • Lindsay Thiel was honored with the Excellence in Service Award
  • The Eckhardt Team was honored with the Community Service Award and the Top Community Involvement of the Year
  • Regen Johnson was honored with the Top Lister Award & AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Lesa Buck both received the Top Referral Associate Award
  • Lacey Welsh-Daedlow received the Top Sales Award & Top Ruhl Mortgage Award
  • Chelsey O’Donnell received the Top Nelson Brothers Award
  • Allison Langan received the New Associate of the Year Award
  • Dennis Stolk received the Top Associate of the Year – Farm & Land

Top Office Awards in the DeWitt Office

  • Shelly Borota was honored with the Excellence in Service Award, Top Referral Associate Award & Top Ruhl Mortgage Award
  • Bob Hilbert was honored with the Top Lister Award, Top Sales Award & Community Service Award
  • Adam Edstrom was honored with the AHS Home Warranty Award & Nelson Brothers Award
  • Brandon Jansen received the New Associate of the Year Award

Top Office Awards in the Dubuque Office

  • The Healey Group was honored with the Top Lister Award, Top Sales Award, Top Referral Associate Award, Ruhl Mortgage Award, and the Top Nelson Brothers Award
  • Beth Gilbreath received the Excellence in Service Award & Community Service Award
  • Ryan Anglese was honored with the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Susan Swift received the New Associate of the Year Award

Top Office Awards in the Galena Office

  • Ginger Zambrano was honored with the Top Excellence in Service Award for receiving the highest client service rating in the Galena Office. Ginger also received the Top Ruhl Mortgage Award
  • Shelly McCoy was honored with the Top Lister Award, Top Sales Award, Top Referral Associate Award, and the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Carmela Cordero received the Community Involvement Award

Top Office Awards in the Iowa City Office

  • Julie Chown was honored with the Top Excellence in Service Award for receiving the highest client service rating in the Iowa City Office
  • Margaret Sanders was honored with the Top Sales Award, Top Referral Associate Award, Top Ruhl Mortgage Award, Top Nelson Brothers Award and the Top AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Marc Simpson received the Top Lister Award
  • Katie Sisson received the New Associate of the Year Award 
  • Mark Signs received the Community Service Award

Top Office Awards in the Moline Office

  • Paula Firth was honored with the Excellence in Service Award
  • Jean Mueller was honored with the Top Lister Award
  • Tanja Whitten was honored with the Top Sales Award
  • Candy Shamsie was honored with the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Maria Sisul received the New Associate of the Year Award
  • Darcy Jacks received the Top Referral Associate Award
  • BERG Real Estate Team received the Top Ruhl Mortgage Award
  • Bob Kelly received the Community Service Award
  • Bonnie Turner received the Top Nelson Brothers Award for the Moline Office

Top Office Awards in the Muscatine Office

  • Laura Custis was honored with the Excellence in Service Award, for receiving the highest client service rating in the Muscatine Office. Laura also received the Top Nelson Brothers Award for the Muscatine Office
  • Sara Carlson was honored with the Top Lister Award, Top Sales Award, and the AHS Home Warranty Award
  • Heather Brossart received the New Associate of the Year Award
  • Dustin Plemmons received the Top Referral Associate Award
  • Andrew Anderson received the Top Ruhl Mortgage Award
  • Morse Burington received the Community Service Award

There is a complete list of all award winners on Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors’ website at www.RuhlHomes.com/News.

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