Recognized Among the Best Sarasota Real Estate Agents in the Country
RealTrends has named the Laughlin Tanner Group among the top 1.5% of real estate agents in the country for 2026. This is the kind of recognition worth noting, not because we sought it, but because it is the natural result of the way we transact in luxury real estate.
RealTrends has tracked and ranked residential real estate performance for decades. Their methodology is straightforward: transaction volume, verified and measured against the full national landscape. The top 1.5% is a threshold reached by a small number of teams who show up consistently, year after year, in markets that demand it. Sarasota is that kind of market.
What It Takes to Perform in Sarasota Luxury Real Estate
Sarasota offers many versions of the good life. The bayfront sweep of Sapphire Shores. The privacy of Bird Key. The canals and coastline of Siesta Key. The walkable, mixed-use blocks of downtown. Knowing which of those fits a client’s life is where our work begins.
That range demands real fluency. Inventory cycles, neighborhood character, the subtleties of waterfront access and long-term value. These are not things you learn from a distance. They are the product of years spent specifically here, in this market, with these clients.
That is the standard we hold ourselves to. The RealTrends recognition is verification that doing the work well, year after year, is a strategy that serves our clients well.
Why Clients Choose the Laughlin Tanner Group
The best Sarasota real estate agents share a few qualities: deep local knowledge, a straightforward approach to pricing and negotiation, and the kind of composure that excel in a competitive market. We have built the Laughlin Tanner Group around those qualities, and we have built it specifically here in Sarasota, where the nuances of waterfront access, flood zone designations, and neighborhood character have real consequences for long-term value.
Our clients tend to be discerning. We speak plainly about the Sarasota luxury real estate market: what it is doing, what a given property is worth, and what the right move looks like from where you stand.
We are grateful to the clients who trusted us with their real estate, to our colleagues and partners who collaborate with us every day, and to Sarasota itself, a city that continues to draw the kind of people who make this work meaningful.
The Conversation Worth Having
If you are thinking about what comes next — whether that is a first conversation about a Sarasota neighborhood, a luxury property you have been watching, or simply understanding what the current market means for your situation — we are here for that conversation.
