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Inman, the industry leader for news and information for real estate agents, brokers, executives and technology leaders, today announced the 2025 winners of its Power Players award. This prestigious award recognizes those individuals charting a course toward a brighter tomorrow for the real estate community.
The 2025 Inman Power Players includes an impressive list of executives and founders — each of whom has the ability to play a key role in shaping the future of the residential real estate industry. This year’s list includes 143 notable individuals from the residential real estate, mortgage, finance and proptech ecosystems.
“Inman begins the year by welcoming a new class of Power Players,” said Emily Paquette, CEO of Inman. “These individuals are leaders who shape the future of the industry, driving innovation and guiding us toward a more promising tomorrow.”
The 2025 Power Player honorees include:
- Nykia Wright, CEO, National Association of Realtors
- Sue Yannaccone, President & CEO, Anywhere Brands
- Jeremy Wacksman, CEO, Zillow
- Ginger Wilcox, President, Better Homes and Garden Real Estate
- Pam Liebman, President and CEO, Corcoran Group
- Denee Evans, CEO, Council of MLS
- Diana Reid, CEO, Freddie Mac
- Gary Keller, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, Keller Williams
- Vija Williams, Head of Industry, PLACE
- Tamir Poleg, Chairman and CEO, The Real Brokerage
- Damian Eales, CEO, Realtor.com
The complete list of this year’s Power Player awards winners can be found here.
The Power Players are just the start of this year’s Inman award program. For the second year, Inman recognized stand-outs in the New York real estate community with the New York Power Brokers. The 26 honorees demonstrate unparalleled expertise, innovation, and dedication in navigating this dynamic and competitive market and include:
- Candace Adams, President and CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
- Bess Freedman, CEO, Brown Harris Stevens
- Hannah Bomze, co-founder and CEO, Casa Blanca Real Estate
- Frederick Warburg Peters, President Emeritus, Coldwell Banker Warburg
- Robert Reffkin, CEO, Compass
- Ryan Serhant, founder and CEO, SERHANT.
- Philip White Jr., President and CEO, Sotheby’s International Realty
The list of all 26 honorees can be found here.
Inman is also celebrating 23 leaders across real estate who have embraced cutting-edge technologies and new standards of efficiency and effectiveness for multiple listing services with its MLS Reinvented award. Recipients include Brian Donnellan of BrightMLS, Art Carter of California Regional MLS, Matt Fowler of Doorify MLS, Ninve James of REBNY, and Annie Ives of The MLS™. The full list of MLS Reinvented honorees can be viewed here.
The complete list of Inman’s real estate industry awards can be found at inman.com/awards. Questions about Inman’s awards programs can be directed to awards@inman.com.
