Do You Know a Real Estate Newsmaker? Here’s Your Chance to Honor Them!

Nominations are now open for RISMedia's 10th Annual Real Estate Newsmakers honors! This premier recognition program spotlights and celebrates dynamic real estate professionals from across the U.S. who are making headlines for their impact, achievements and contribution to the residential real estate industry.

Carefully reviewed and selected by RISMedia’s editorial team, the 2027 Newsmakers will be announced early next year in our special Newsmakers Showcase, and featured in the Spring edition of RISMedia's Real Estate magazine. Additionally, an elite group of industry icons will be selected to join RISMedia's prestigious Newsmakers Hall of Fame in recognition of their long-term dedication to the real estate industry and the cause of homeownership at large.

An Exciting New Chapter for RISMedia's 2027 Real Estate Newsmakers
Beginning with the 2027 class, all RISMedia Real Estate Newsmakers will be active, annual RISMedia Premier members.

This enhancement reflects our commitment to recognizing the industry's most engaged professionals while ensuring every Newsmaker benefits from RISMedia Premier membership, which provides year-round access to the information, insights, research, networking opportunities and exclusive resources that help real estate leaders stay ahead.

How It Works
When you submit a nomination this year, our system will use the nominee's email address to check their Premier membership status. Please ensure you use the exact email address of the nominee’s Premier account; if the emails do not match, our system cannot verify their membership.

If the nominee is not currently an annual Premier member, you will have two options:

• Gift a Premier Membership: You can instantly purchase and gift a Premier membership to your nominee HERE, immediately unlocking their eligibility.
• Nominee Sign-Up: If you choose not to gift your nominee a Premier membership, the nominee will be automatically notified via email that they have been nominated and must activate their annual Premier membership in order to proceed to the Newsmaker review process.

Benefits of an annual Premier membership include:
- Unlimited ad-free access to all content on rismedia.com
- Exclusive research and reports
- Access to the most in-depth and objective coverage in residential real estate
- Free subscription to RISMedia's Real Estate print publication
- Business-development webinars and Industry Briefings with real estate's leaders
- Free ticket to attend RISMedia's Annual Rocking in the New Year virtual event
- And much more!

Newsmakers Nomination Form - Deadline to Submit: October 21, 2026

Please fill out the form below to nominate a candidate in one of six 2027 Real Estate Newsmakers categories. You may nominate yourself, another individual or multiple individuals. After completing the form, if you would like to nominate another candidate, simply click the link that says, “Nominate another candidate.”

To learn more about our new 2027 Newsmakers categories, click here.

Please note: Nominees cannot be considered further without an active annual Premier membership. To see the full benefits of RISMedia’s Premier membership, click here.

The 2027 Real Estate Newsmakers will be announced in January.

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