REAL Trends announced last week that HomeServices of America, parent company of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, is now the country’s largest residential real estate company based on transactions. 

The real estate company, which includes 17 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ network brokerages, reported 346,629 residential transactions reflecting a 5.6% increase over 2017. The REAL Trends ranking is based on 2018 closed transaction sides for the country’s top-500 brokerages.

“This is a turning point in our history and we congratulate our incredible employees and agents who work tirelessly to help their clients achieve the American dream of home ownership,” said Gino Blefari, CEO of HomeServices of America and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices.

Added Blefari, “This achievement is a culmination of years of hard work and while we are celebrating this moment, we are not resting on our laurels. HomeServices of America is dedicated to continued growth both organically and through strategic acquisitions and we are committed to modernizing the home-transaction experience for buyers and sellers and the process by which our network agents serve them.”

For a full list of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages firms, ranked by closed transaction sides, read the full REAL Trends report here.