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laudienne Hibbert‑Smith, founder and CEO of TRU Real Estate Exchange Elite in Miami, earned NAREB’s Top Teams Award for 2024 after her group closed $377 million in sales. The honor places her and her team among the nation’s top performers, celebrating volume and their dedication to expanding homeownership and building wealth for underserved communities.

    Her team’s success stems from:

    • Teaching buyers and sellers how real estate can grow wealth.

    • Broadening access to grants, down‑payment help, and financing.

    • Cultivating agents into leaders through training, mentorship, and robust systems.

    • Driving change beyond numbers by fostering homeownership in marginalized neighborhoods.

    “Winning this award is more than a tally—it’s about creating opportunities, building legacies, and proving that collective effort can transform communities,” Hibbert‑Smith said. “I honor those who fought for housing democracy and will carry that mission forward in every deal, agent, and family we touch.”

    TRU Real Estate Exchange, under EXP Realty, thrives on excellence, education, and empowerment, guiding buyers, sellers, investors, and agents toward success.

    NAREB, founded in 1947, remains the oldest minority real‑estate trade association, championing Black professionals and advocating policies that expand homeownership, generational wealth, and economic empowerment.