Residential Properties Ltd. is proud to recognize Jim DeRentis, Gerri Schiffman, Rachael Dotson, Jane Driver, Joe Roch, Derek Simpson, Lee Scura Holloway, Mary Ann Lisi, Dianne Grippi, Stephen Gaskin, Nancy Weaver, Barbara Dacey, Alicia Reynolds, Jami Krause, Mark Raymond, Beth DeSista, David Hasslinger, Eddie Rayden, Toby Kimball, Therese Vezeridis, Paula Morrison, and the Geddes | Dupuis Team for being named to this year’s RealTrends Verified list of the country’s best real estate professionals! The RealTrends Verified ranking report honors America's elite real estate agents and their companies, and is compiled and analyzed by RealTrends, a leading source of analysis and information for the residential real estate brokerage industry. To qualify for inclusion, an individual agent must have closed at least 25 residential transaction sides or $10 million in sales volume for the year. For sales teams, the minimum was 40 residential transaction sides or $16 million in closed sales volume for the year.
“Congratulations to our colleagues for again setting new standards in real estate professionalism,” Residential Properties President & CEO Sally Lapides said. “With this accomplishment, they send a clear message to buyers and sellers throughout Southern New England that we are knowledgeable, hardworking, trusted advisors who will help you reach your real estate goals. To our unflappable, agile, dedicated RPL agents, I thank you for all that you do. You are among the most successful sales associates in the entire country.”
Success in a shifting landscape
Rhode Island mirrored the nation’s year of change with economic news, the NAR lawsuit settlement, and the evolving use of AI in modern business. Statistically, the Ocean State started 2024 with a total of 657 single-family homes on the market, with a median home price of $539,000 and an average price per square foot of $388.06. By the end of the year, inventory had increased to 740 homes on the market (a 13% increase), with a median home price of $549,000 (a 2% increase), and an average price per square foot of $428 (an increase of 10%). At the start of 2024, the median days on market (DOM) was 56 days and remained at 56 days at the end of the year. Rhode Island started the year with 23.29% of homes taking a price cut. (For reference, 35% is the national average for price reductions in a "normal" year.) By the end of the year, about 23.78% of homes for sale had taken a price cut. Finally, Altos’ proprietary Market Action Index (MAI) shows that Rhode Island started 2024 as a seller's market, with an MAI score of 55; by the end of the year, the MAI had increased to 57 – a seller's market.
Top rankings in Rhode Island
This marks the 11th consecutive appearance on this list for both Jim DeRentis and Gerri Schiffman. DeRentis again ranked as the #1 individual agent in Rhode Island for both sales volume and transaction sides, with $106,390,000 and 87 sides. Schiffman ranked #4 in Rhode Island sales volume with $58,580,000 and #9 in Rhode Island for transaction sides with 50.5. Dotson was #8 statewide for transaction sides with 52 and #10 for volume with $33,170,000. Jane Driver was #34 in the state for transaction sides with 29 sides and #46 for state sales volume with $16,950,000. Joe Roch was ranked #27 in RI for sides with 31.5 and #41 for RI sales volume with $17,520,000. Derek Simpson was #27 in Rhode Island for sales volume with $22,590,000. Lee Scura Holloway was #37 for sales volume with $19,250,000. Mary Ann Lisi was #38 in the state for sales volume with $18,430,000. Dianne Grippi ranked #44 for volume with $17,180,000. Stephen Gaskin ranked #57 for transaction sides with 25 and #108 in volume with $11,670,000. Nancy Weaver ranked at #73 for statewide sales volume with $13,850,000. Barbara Dacey was #83 for volume with 13,490,000. Alicia Reynolds was #85 for sales volume with $13,350,000. Jami Krause ranked #90 for volume in the state with $12,870,000. Mark Raymond ranked #107 in RI for sales volume with $11,780,000. Beth DeSista was #116 for the year in sales volume with $11,280,000. David Hasslinger was #134 for volume with $10,550,000. Eddie Rayden was #128 for sales volume with $10,680,000. For RI sales volume in 2024, Toby Kimball reached #129 with $10,670,000, Therese Vezeridis ranked #138 with $10,380,000, and Paula Morrison was #139 with $10,320,000. For Rhode Island small teams, the Geddes | Dupuis Team was ranked #29 for sales volume with $16,830,000.
Last April, RealTrends honored Residential Properties Ltd. by including the company in its list of the top 500 brokerages in the United States. As Rhode Island’s leading real estate company, RPL entered the list at #312 nationwide with a total residential sales volume of $995.74 million for 2024. With a more than 35-year history, RealTrends Verified is the most trusted brokerage ranking report in the industry. The Real Trends 500 is an independently verified compilation of the country’s leading residential real estate companies, placing Residential Properties among the top brokerages in the country. If you would like to find out more about RealTrends or view the full 2025 RealTrends Verified list, please visit RealTrends.com.
*Information based in whole or in part on data supplied by State-Wide Multiple Listing Service. The MLS does not guarantee and is not in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Based on information from State-Wide MLS as of June 2025.
