Running since 1998, the Inman Innovator Awards are real estate's longest-standing recognition of the people and companies actually changing how the industry works. Agents, brokers, tech builders, and marketers – 29 years of honoring the ones who moved things forward.
Inman Innovators come from every corner of the industry. Entrepreneurs rethinking outdated processes. Marketers finding smarter ways to showcase properties. Tech builders creating tools agents actually use. Brokerages building business models worth copying. What they share is a track record of making real estate work better.
2026 Inman Innovator Awards
The Nate Ellis Award
Winner: Russ Cofano, Alloy Advisers
Innovator of the Year:
Winner: Rebecca Jensen, MRED
AnneMarie DeCatsye, CEO, Canopy MLS
Guy Gal, Side
Shayan Hamidi, Rechat
Tyler Mount, Henry Street Creative
Robert Palmer, LPT Realty
Tamir Poleg, The Real Brokerage
Robert Reffkin, Compas International Holdings
Ryan Serhant, SERHANT.
Company of the Year
Winner: Rocket Companies
Aven
Breezy
CoStar Group
HouseCanary
Lofty
LPT Aperture Holdings
MoxiWorks
PLACE
Realtor.com
TitleEase
Zillow
Most Innovative Team
Winner: Amy Stockberger Real Estate
Corey Cohen, The Roebling Team, Compass
Cody Culbertson, Culbertson and Gray Group, eXp
Mike Hogan and Alicia Pittman, The Hogan Group
The Medford Team, Keller Williams
The Umansky Team, The Agency
Most Innovative Agent
Winner: Megan Sullivan, Douglas Elliman
Natalie Davis, Keller Williams
Andrew Jevin, Compass
Cynthia Mattiza, Kuper Sotheby's International Realty
Eric Rollo, The Agency
Patrick Southern, SERHANT.
Most Innovative Brokerage
Winner: LPT Realty
The Agency
Compass
Epique Realty
eXp
The Real Brokerage
Realty Texas
SERHANT.
Sotheby's International Realty
William Raveis
Most Innovative Marketing or Branding Campaign
Winner: RED Day campaign, Keller Williams
Dezzy Awards and national media campaign, LPT Realty
The Exhibit Awards, MAXA Designs
"Right by You" campaign, NAR
"Trust Leads the Way" campaign, RE/MAX
"More Than" campaign, Stellar MLS
Most Innovative Lead Servicing Solution
Winners: Speculo
BoldTrail
Fello
HouseWhisper
Lofty
Lone Wolf Relationships
RealScout
Inside Real Estate
Most Innovative Marketing Solution
Winner: Luxury Presence
Beyond Brokers Consulting
Constant Contact
Homes for Heroes
Listing Leads
MoxiWorks
Rechat Studio, Rechat
Zillow Preview, Zillow
Most Innovative Client Experience Solution
Winner: Realtor.com
Argyle
Breezy
Cloze
KB Home
Speculo
Most Innovative Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Winner: Findigs
ATTOM
Bluenest.ai
Breezy
Courted
HouseWhisper
Keyway
Lofty
Offerpad
RealScout
Rechat
RentRedi
Industry Podcast
Winner: Playmakers, RealScout
Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson
Real Estate Rockstars
Selling Luxury, Jeff Shaw
True Crimes of Real Estate, Troy Palmquist and Summer Goralik
MLS, Association or Industry Organization
Winner: NorthstarMLS
Bright MLS
Canopy MLS
Florida Realtors
First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS)
MRED
Realtracs
Hive MLS
Stellar MLS
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