Realty Austin Co-Founders Named to Swanepoel Power 200

Each year, an elite team spends more than 500 hours undergoing a complex process to answer one question: who are the most powerful and influential executives in the residential real estate brokerage industry? The resulting rankings are called the Power 200, a group of people considered by The Real Estate Almanac (produced by T3 Sixty and CEO Stefan Swanepoel) to be change-makers and leaders.

In 2004, Jonathan Boatwright and Yvette Flores founded Realty Austin and grew their business from one 1,800 square foot office to three award-winning innovative and modern workspaces staffed with 570+ full-time rockstar agents in Austin. In March 2021, they founded Realty San Antonio, where Yvette was born and raised, and they opened a vibrant San Antonio office in October of the same year.

Even through the struggles of the pandemic, the involved co-owners made it their mission to keep the spirits of their staff and agents lifted while working quickly to adapt to the needs of the industry safely. In 2021, Realty Austin was awarded both the number one spot on The Austin American-Statesman’s Top Workplaces list as well as the number one spot on the Austin Business Journal’s Best Places to Work list, making it the 10th year in a row the company has been named on both lists.

As industry leaders in the nation's hottest real estate market, Jonathan Boatwright and Yvette Flores are also recognized for their continued innovation and growth within the real estate industry. In 2020, the company launched the new RealtyAustin.com, providing the most advanced and localized home search experience in Central Texas. They have also teamed up with the groundbreaking company, Homeward, to give home buyers and sellers non-traditional options to complete their real estate transactions.

As one of the foremost philanthropic companies in the real estate industry, Jonathan Boatwright and Yvette Flores have inspired a culture at Realty Austin where the agents and employees have pledged to support local partners that provide safe, affordable housing as part of the company's We're For Here movement. Together, agents and employees have volunteered over 27,859 hours and donated over $3.3M of their commissions to support their philanthropic community partnerships.

About The Real Estate Almanac

The Real Estate Almanac is the most comprehensive compendium of annual rankings and tabulation of the residential real estate brokerage industry and various participating players. It recognizes the industry's 2,000 best brokerages, franchisors, associations, MLSs, technology platforms, and leaders. The Almanac includes real estate power brokers, franchisors, real estate holding companies, MLS organizations, Realtor associations, technology companies, referral companies, real estate networks, the most influential people in real estate, the most powerful women in real estate, and much more.

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