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Explore Florida real estate professionals from Miami and Palm Beach to Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota, Naples and the northern coast. Compare locations, specialties, brokerages and direct contacts before deciding whom to interview.
An editorial shortlist, with a featured profile followed by an alphabetical directory. “Best” depends on your location, property and needs. The selection is not a statewide sales-volume ranking; compare the sources and interview more than one professional.
The Miami property desk
Looking for the best real estate agents in Miami? Start with the neighborhood, property type and service you need. These 10 profiles provide an alphabetical starting shortlist from the 14 Miami-Dade professionals in our Florida directory. They cover different local markets and specialties; the selection does not rank their sales performance.
Use the full directory for all 14 Miami-Dade profiles. An agent’s primary market and stated specialties help you prepare questions; ask for recent comparable transactions and confirm current availability before choosing representation.
A Miami Beach realtor search can involve a waterfront estate, a condo or an inland home. Ask which recent transactions match the building or property type you are considering. For waterfront property, discuss flood exposure, insurance quotes and any seawall or dock inspections. For a condo, request the association’s budget, reserves, assessments and available inspection reports. These documents help you compare ownership costs before making an offer.
When comparing Brickell real estate agents, focus on experience with the particular building rather than the neighborhood name alone. Ask about competing units, completed sales, recurring association charges, parking and rental restrictions. If you are considering new development, request the relevant contract and delivery assumptions for independent review. A luxury listing price does not show the full cost of ownership.
Compare agents’ recent work with similar single-family homes in the location and price range you have chosen. Discuss the difference between a renovated home and a property that needs substantial work, including how renovation assumptions affect your budget. Ask what permits, inspection information and comparable sales the professional would seek before recommending an offer or a listing price.
A Coconut Grove search may involve a condo, townhouse, older home or new construction. Have each candidate explain how they would compare your specific property with completed transactions. Buyers can ask about inspection support and offer coordination. Sellers can compare preparation, photography, showing arrangements and a practical schedule for reviewing the marketing results.
Aventura and Key Biscayne are separate markets, so confirm that the agent’s recent work matches the location you intend to buy or sell in. For condominium ownership, compare the unit, the association and the building documents together. For relocation, explain your timetable, preferred property type and whether you can attend inspections and closing appointments in person.
The Florida directory
50 professionals in the Florida directory · Editorial selection
Oleg Semenov is the contact for Semenov Realty, the property brand at Semenov.world. Buyers and sellers can use his published business email to introduce their property goals, preferred location and budget. A clear first brief is a useful starting point for discussing the property, confirming the relevant market and agreeing on the next conversation.
Alaina DeVries focuses on Miami neighborhoods including Coconut Grove, Pinecrest and Brickell. Her profile connects a background in private equity and corporate banking with residential real estate, and lists French and English among the languages she uses with clients.
Markets: Coconut Grove · Pinecrest · Brickell
Andrew Haddad is a Sarasota broker associate with Compass and a senior partner in the Suncoast Group. His official profile describes work in the Sarasota and Manatee County luxury markets, alongside a local property-analysis role on ABC7.
Markets: Sarasota · Manatee County
Ben Moss leads the Ben Moss Group at Compass. His professional profile describes luxury residential work across South Florida, including Coral Gables, Pinecrest and Coconut Grove, and a national role in Compass’s Sports and Entertainment Division.
Markets: Coral Gables · Pinecrest · Coconut Grove · South Miami
Carla Christenson is a Jupiter real estate professional whose profile centers on Palm Beach County. Her stated focus includes waterfront single-family homes, oceanfront and Intracoastal condominiums, and country club communities—property types that warrant different ownership-cost questions.
Markets: Jupiter · Palm Beach County
Chad Carroll leads The Carroll Group at Compass. His official biography describes experience in luxury property transactions, development, negotiation and marketing. The profile lists buyer and seller representation, relocation and property management among his specialties.
Markets: Miami-Dade County · Broward County · Palm Beach County
Chad Gates works with luxury, waterfront and golf community properties in Martin and Palm Beach Counties. His public biography identifies Palm City roots and experience in high-end hospitality, with work spanning primary residences, investments and new development.
Markets: Martin County · Palm Beach County · Palm City
Claudine Coto is a partner in The Coto Group at ONE Sotheby’s International Realty. The group’s published areas include Key Biscayne, Brickell, Miami Beach, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove, with Claudine’s biography also describing work on luxury new developments.
Markets: Key Biscayne · Brickell · Miami Beach · Coral Gables
Cody Lanier’s official profile places her practice on Amelia Island, where she moved in 1999 before entering Florida real estate. Her earlier background includes a finance degree and consulting work. Her brokerage provides a direct professional contact and current property profile.
Markets: Amelia Island
Danielle Gustafson works from ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s St. Augustine Beach office. Her biography describes representing buyers, sellers and investors, with an emphasis on organization and an interest in the area’s history and coastal communities.
Markets: St. Augustine Beach · St. Augustine
Darlene Davenport’s Compass profile covers Greater Tampa Bay, Sarasota and the Gulf beaches. Her stated experience includes luxury home marketing and commercial offices, while the specialties section also lists new construction, relocation and buyer and seller representation.
Markets: Tampa Bay · Sarasota · Gulf beaches
Dawn Merrill leads the West Coast Collective at Compass and works across Sarasota and Manatee Counties. Her biography describes a background in model-home design and construction, with a residential focus on luxury property, new homes and relocation.
Markets: Sarasota · Lakewood Ranch · Longboat Key · Siesta Key
Denita Serralles is a Tampa native whose Compass biography highlights familiarity with Downtown Tampa, South Tampa, Davis Islands, Ybor City and Seminole Heights. Her profile lists buyer and seller representation, relocation and consulting services.
Markets: Tampa · Davis Islands · Ybor City · Seminole Heights
Denny Bowers is the principal of The Bowers Group at Compass in Naples. His published specialties span luxury homes, waterfront property, new construction and development. His profile also describes experience with remodeling and helping clients relocate to Southwest Florida.
Markets: Naples
Dina Goldentayer is a Douglas Elliman sales associate based in Miami Beach. Her official biography describes an ultra-luxury residential practice extending from Golden Beach to Coral Gables, including transactions on Miami Beach’s waterfront islands. Her profile lists English and Russian.
Markets: Miami Beach · Golden Beach · Coral Gables
Dora Puig is the broker-owner associated with Luxe Living Realty in Miami Beach. Her official profile describes a luxury residential practice with particular experience in Miami’s waterfront and high-end condominium markets, including Fisher Island.
Markets: Miami Beach · Fisher Island · Miami
Elizabeth Giachetti is a global real estate advisor listed with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Delray Beach office. Her public brokerage profile provides her direct business phone and a route to explore her property listings and contact her about a specific home search.
Markets: Delray Beach
Gina Cooper’s ONE Sotheby’s biography describes work across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach markets. Based through the Fort Lauderdale office, she is a bilingual professional whose profile emphasizes serving both local and international buyers and sellers.
Markets: Fort Lauderdale · Miami-Dade County · Broward County · Palm Beach County
Inga Boutboul works through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Aventura office. Her biography describes a South Florida real estate practice serving international buyers and a referral network involving Sotheby’s affiliates in other U.S. markets.
Markets: Aventura · Miami
Irene Arriola’s public biography describes a long-running residential practice in St. Augustine and St. Johns County. Her profile emphasizes property marketing and local market knowledge, with a direct business contact through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.
Markets: St. Augustine · St. Johns County
Jackie Feldman is a global luxury estate advisor with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty in Boca Raton. Her biography describes experience representing Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, where familiarity with community-specific property features is part of her published background.
Markets: Boca Raton · Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club
Jennifer Brilliant’s profile identifies Surfside, Bay Harbor Islands, Bal Harbour, Miami Beach and Miami Shores as her core neighborhoods. Her biography describes representing buyers and sellers in these coastal communities, with a direct contact through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty.
Markets: Surfside · Bay Harbor Islands · Bal Harbour · Miami Beach · Miami Shores
Jesse Rottinghaus is part of The A List at Compass in Central Florida. His biography describes a residential practice combining property investment, renovations and new construction with video marketing, including experience using the brokerage’s home-preparation services.
Markets: Winter Park · Orlando
Jessica Julian’s current professional profile is with Compass in West Palm Beach. The brokerage lists buyer and seller representation, relocation and property management as her specialties. Her official page provides a direct business phone and current listing information.
Markets: West Palm Beach
Jill Penman is with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty. Her current personal website describes a Miami practice covering Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest and Key Biscayne, with additional coverage of Brickell and Downtown Miami.
Markets: Coconut Grove · Coral Gables · South Miami · Pinecrest · Key Biscayne
Jim Henning’s Compass biography covers Tampa Bay, St. Petersburg and the beaches. His professional background includes commercial and residential property, with a stated focus on luxury homes and executive relocation to the Tampa Bay area.
Markets: Tampa Bay · St. Petersburg · Gulf beaches
Jonathan Spears founded Spears Group at Compass in Northwest Florida. His official biography describes a transition from foreclosure resale in Destin to luxury residential sales, with a practice centered on the Emerald Coast and its coastal property markets.
Markets: Santa Rosa Beach · Destin · 30A · Emerald Coast
Jules Soapes leads Orlando Luxury Homes at Compass. Her published practice includes residential property in golf and country club communities, resort and second homes, waterfront homes, equestrian property and land, informed by an earlier career in advertising and marketing.
Markets: Orlando · Winter Park
Karen Stabile is principal of The Stabile Group at Compass in Naples. Her biography describes a background in real estate investing and publishing, with a residential practice that includes helping clients relocate to Southwest Florida and connect with local professionals.
Markets: Naples
Karla Goodman is listed with ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Palm Coast office. Her official brokerage page publishes her direct business contact and professional profile. Discuss recent comparable transactions and experience with your property type before choosing representation.
Markets: Palm Coast
Laura Levine works through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Palm Beach Gardens office. Her biography discusses West Palm Beach’s neighborhoods and architecture, with a property focus that includes waterfront estates, historic residences and luxury condominiums.
Markets: Palm Beach Gardens · West Palm Beach
Lisa Krzysiak’s Compass biography covers residential property across Southwest Florida, including Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Parrish. Her stated work includes homes, condominiums and new construction, supported by an earlier career in law enforcement and negotiation.
Markets: Sarasota · Bradenton · Lakewood Ranch · Parrish · St. Petersburg
Liz Hogan’s Compass profile centers on Miami luxury homes, waterfront estates and residential property across South Florida. Her biography also describes commercial property and leasing experience, alongside helping companies and executives with real estate and relocation needs.
Markets: Miami · Coral Gables · Coconut Grove · Pinecrest · Key Biscayne
Mandy Morrow, licensed as Amanda Morrow, is a Compass broker associate in Ponte Vedra Beach. Her official profile describes earlier experience in business sales and management, alongside a residential practice listing luxury property, buyer representation and investor services.
Markets: Ponte Vedra Beach · Jacksonville area
Marcy F. Javor is Executive Director of Luxury Sales at Signature ONE Luxury Estates in Boca Raton. Her official company profile describes a practice spanning luxury residences, commercial property and investment property, with a direct professional phone separate from the brokerage’s main line.
Markets: Boca Raton · Palm Beach County
Maria Nunez’s Compass profile describes deep Central Florida roots, including Longwood and Altamonte Springs. Working from Winter Park, she combines local residential knowledge with digital marketing; her published specialties include buyer representation, relocation and short-sale work.
Markets: Winter Park · Orlando · Longwood · Altamonte Springs
Marissa Crawford is a senior listing agent in Core4 Luxury-International Group at Compass. Her biography highlights master-planned communities and new construction around Orlando, including Celebration, Baldwin Park, Avalon Park, Harmony and Laureate Park, with residential and commercial work.
Markets: Celebration · Baldwin Park · Avalon Park · Harmony · Laureate Park
Matthew Dugow is Vice President at The Chad Carroll Group at Compass. His biography describes luxury property work across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, including waterfront estates, penthouses and development opportunities, with buyer and seller representation listed among his specialties.
Markets: Miami-Dade County · Broward County · Palm Beach County
Melissa McMurray is a Compass real estate professional in Naples. Her biography describes a progression from commercial project management to residential sales, with an interior-design background that informs property presentation and the assessment of homes for prospective buyers.
Markets: Naples · Southwest Florida
Mike Grizzell is a team leader of the Mike + Michelle Team at Compass in Tampa. His biography describes work with buyers, sellers and investors; published specialties include new construction, renovations, relocation and short-term rental property.
Markets: Tampa Bay · South Tampa
Nancy Batchelor leads the Nancy Batchelor Team at Compass. Her biography connects a background in architecture-related family businesses and yacht brokerage with South Florida residential real estate. Her profile lists luxury and waterfront property, relocation, consulting and luxury leases.
Markets: Miami Beach · Miami · South Florida
Pam Charron is part of the Polese Charron Group at Compass. Her biography describes work across Sarasota and Manatee Counties, particularly Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch and Longboat Key, with published specialties in new construction, luxury residential sales and waterfront property.
Markets: Sarasota · Lakewood Ranch · Longboat Key
Rich Polese, licensed as Richard Polese, is a founding Compass Sarasota agent and group principal. His biography covers coastal and mainland Sarasota–Manatee markets, including Anna Maria Island, Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Lakewood Ranch, with waterfront property among his specialties.
Markets: Anna Maria Island · Longboat Key · Siesta Key · Lakewood Ranch · Sarasota
Riley Smith founded Riley Smith Group at Compass and grew up in Coconut Grove. His official biography describes a residential practice across Miami neighborhoods, including Coral Gables, Pinecrest, South Miami and Key Biscayne, spanning luxury homes, investments and new developments.
Markets: Coconut Grove · Coral Gables · Pinecrest · South Miami · Key Biscayne
Roger Pettingell leads Pettingell Professionals, affiliated with Coldwell Banker Realty. His official website focuses on Sarasota-area luxury waterfront property, with neighborhood resources for Longboat Key and Bird Key, a Sarasota office and a published direct business contact.
Markets: Sarasota · Longboat Key · Bird Key
Sean Stolar is a global real estate advisor listed through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Suntree office. His public brokerage profile provides a direct contact and property information for readers comparing representation on Florida’s Space Coast.
Markets: Suntree · Brevard County
Shelley Dawson’s Compass biography focuses on Windermere and Winter Garden residential property. A long-time Orlando-area resident, she describes using market analysis and property preparation in her practice; buyer representation, seller representation and relocation appear among her published specialties.
Markets: Windermere · Winter Garden · Orlando
Stephanie Moss Dandridge’s profile centers on Brevard County luxury property, including oceanfront, Intracoastal and golf communities. Her biography describes a background in contracts and marketing and the use of multiple languages in her real estate practice.
Markets: Melbourne Beach · Brevard County
Veroushka Volkert works through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Fort Lauderdale North office. Her biography describes a luxury residential practice and international experience, with a background in business studies and a focus on negotiation and serving multicultural clients.
Markets: Fort Lauderdale · South Florida
Zachary Akers is listed through ONE Sotheby’s International Realty’s Coral Gables office. His public biography describes experience in property sales, luxury new construction and development, with an approach that considers both investment goals and a buyer’s intended use of the home.
Markets: Coral Gables · Miami
A property is always local
A statewide shortlist is most useful when you match it to a local property. Start with the market below, open the linked profiles and compare current services and relevant completed transactions.
Compare neighborhood experience across Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Aventura and Key Biscayne. This directory has 14 Miami-Dade profiles. Use the neighborhood guide to narrow the property questions, then compare the professional’s proposed services, communication and written terms.
14 profiles in this directory
For a Fort Lauderdale waterfront home, compare relevant completed sales and ask which inspections and insurance information the agent would request. An oceanfront condo and an inland house need different ownership-cost documents. Confirm the professional’s recent work in the municipality and property type you have chosen.
2 profiles in this directory
A Palm Beach or Boca Raton search can involve a condo, a standalone residence or a club community. Ask which association charges, separate club obligations and maintenance costs apply. For Jupiter and Treasure Coast properties, discuss waterfront or community-specific experience and request comparable completed sales.
7 profiles in this directory
An Orlando realtor search can include professionals based in Winter Park or serving surrounding communities. Compare experience with the exact location and with resale or new construction. Where rental use matters, independently check municipal and association restrictions before accepting a projected return.
7 profiles in this directory
When comparing Tampa and Sarasota realtors, define whether you need a city residence, a coastal second home or an investment property. Ask how the professional would assess insurance availability, flood exposure, comparable sales and the property’s condition. A listing price alone is not an operating budget.
10 profiles in this directory
For Naples property, explain whether you are considering a condo, a detached home or a community with separate membership costs. Compare association documents, ownership charges, insurance quotes and relevant completed sales. Ask each candidate for recent work with the particular property type and community.
3 profiles in this directory
Jacksonville and St. Augustine residential searches differ from an Emerald Coast resort-property search. Match the professional to the actual location. Historic properties, coastal ownership and proposed rental use call for different document checks; confirm the applicable requirements with the relevant authorities and qualified advisers.
6 profiles in this directory
Match the service to the decision
Give prospective buyer’s agents the same brief: neighborhoods, property type, budget, financing status and intended timing. Compare how they find suitable homes, evaluate comparable sales, organize showings and coordinate inspections. Ask who handles your transaction day to day and which services and payment conditions would appear in the proposed agreement.
Ask each listing agent to explain the recommended price using relevant completed sales and competing properties. Compare preparation, professional photography, marketing, showing arrangements and the schedule for reviewing enquiries. A high suggested listing price is not a completed sale. Request an explanation of the proposed services and fees before signing.
When comparing luxury real estate agents in Miami, examine their experience with the property rather than relying on a social following. Waterfront estates and high-value condos have different document needs. Ask about comparable transactions, confidentiality, inspections, association information and the professionals involved in evaluating ownership costs.
For relocation, explain how much of the process you can attend in person and how you want updates documented. For investment property, separate the purchase decision from the rental assumptions: test operating expenses, insurance, association charges and vacancies. Confirm permitted use independently. This directory does not promise rental returns or certify agents’ specialist designations.
Make the shortlist useful
A large following or an impressive listing does not establish the right fit for your transaction. Use the same questions with each candidate, compare their proposed terms and verify professional credentials before signing.
The editorial method
The directory combines a featured profile supplied to the publication with 49 selections from accessible official professional profiles advertising a Florida practice and a published business contact. The mix includes different regions and property specialties, with particular representation of coastal and luxury residential markets.
Professional details and business contacts were checked against the linked websites and profiles on October 10, 2026. Oleg Semenov’s name and portrait were supplied for his featured profile; Semenov Realty’s website confirms the company name and business email. His location and phone are omitted because the website does not publish them. Other portraits come from the linked professional pages. Market labels describe an office or primary practice area; they do not establish an exclusive service territory.
The list is an editorial selection, not an exhaustive survey or a measured ranking of every Florida agent. We have not normalized transaction volumes, independently audited performance or assigned ratings. The featured profile appears first; the remaining profiles are alphabetical. Placement reflects editorial presentation, and suitability depends on the transaction.
A public brokerage profile does not replace a current license check. Verify license status with Florida DBPR, confirm the professional’s current affiliation and phone, and review the proposed agreement. Listings do not imply employment by Motenza or an endorsement by the professionals. No fee was paid to Motenza for inclusion.
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The best fit depends on the neighborhood, property type, budget and services you need. Compare the Miami shortlist and the full Miami-Dade directory, verify credentials and ask for relevant completed transactions. A waterfront seller and a first-time condo buyer may need different experience. Motenza’s selection is an editorial starting point, not an independently audited performance ranking.
Treat a top 10 list as a shortlist to investigate, then compare the evidence and proposed terms. Our Miami section contains 10 named professionals, presented alphabetically, with primary markets, stated specialties and direct links to their sourced profiles. All 14 Miami-Dade entries remain available in the 50-person Florida directory. No numerical scores or statewide sales-volume rankings are assigned.
Use the Miami neighborhood guide to see professionals whose public profiles identify the relevant market. The directory search also matches listed practice areas, so a Brickell search can include a professional whose primary market is Coconut Grove or Key Biscayne. Confirm recent work in the exact building or property type before choosing representation.
REALTOR is the National Association of REALTORS membership designation; it is not a synonym for every licensed real estate professional. Check a person’s Florida license through DBPR and confirm claimed association membership separately. Motenza describes the listed individuals as real estate professionals and does not certify their current membership or license status.
NAR: real estate agents and REALTOR membershipCompensation is negotiable. Compare each proposed agreement’s services, fee, payment conditions and termination terms in writing. Do not assume that every transaction uses a standard percentage. NAR’s consumer guide explains the role of written buyer agreements and the questions to discuss with a prospective professional.
NAR: written buyer agreementsAsk how the professional would help you identify suitable properties, compare completed sales, organize showings, prepare and discuss an offer, and coordinate the inspection and closing process. Have the proposed responsibilities and compensation explained in writing. The scope depends on the agreement; an agent does not replace independent legal, engineering, mortgage or insurance advice.
Use the same property brief with each candidate. Compare their pricing analysis, preparation and photography plan, marketing, showing arrangements, communication and proposed fees. Ask when results will be reviewed and who manages enquiries and negotiations. A realistic explanation of relevant completed sales is more useful than a promised selling price.
The directory identifies public professional profiles and business contacts; it does not certify a current license. Check Florida DBPR for the person’s license and brokerage before entering an agreement. Confirm that the contact information and affiliation are current.
Florida DBPR: verify a real estate licenseUse the Florida market sections and region filters, then search for a city or select an office or primary market. Search includes the practice areas described in each profile: an Orlando search can include a professional based in Winter Park. Compare relevant local transactions and proposed services rather than assuming statewide experience covers every community.
Ask for property-specific inspections, insurance quotes, flood information and relevant association documents. For a condo, discuss reserves, assessments, recurring charges and available inspection reports. Miami-Dade’s Property Appraiser provides property records; public records do not replace an inspection or a full cost review.
Miami-Dade Property Appraiser: property recordsYes. The full profiles include a published business phone or email and a link to the official professional page or website. Contact links go to the listed professional. Motenza does not route directory enquiries through a lead marketplace or represent the individual in your transaction.
The selection emphasizes residential property and includes different stated specialties. Do not assume that a residential profile establishes expertise in offices, retail, industrial property or business leases. For a commercial transaction, ask the professional for relevant recent work and confirm the proposed scope of service. The journal’s commercial lease guide provides a separate business-property worksheet.
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