Smith & Associates Real Estate Ranks Among the Best in the Industry Share Article RealTrends has released its 2021 RealTrends 500, an independently verified compilation of the nation’s leading residential real estate companies. Smith & Associates Real Estate, the largest locally-owned independent real estate brokerage firm in Tampa Bay, ranked in all the categories for the RealTrends 500 lists. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 RealTrends has released its 2021 RealTrends 500, an independently verified compilation of the nation’s leading residential real estate companies. Smith & Associates Real Estate, the largest locally-owned independent real estate brokerage firm in Tampa Bay, ranked in all the categories for the RealTrends 500 lists. The firm ranked amongst the largest brokers by volume with a record-breaking sales volume of $1,606,118,170. The organization also ranked as a Top 500 in the country for largest brokerages by transactions, by volume, top leading RE affiliate, top independent brokerage, and a top 50 firm for average selling price. Smith is the top independent brokerage for luxury sales in Tampa Bay, owning a 15% market share in the segment.