We’re Back — 10x Bigger Recognizing 13 Winners for Exhibit Awards in Real Estate & Mortgage

2025 Exhibit Award Submissions Coming Soon

2024 Exhibit

Award Winners

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2024 Exhibit
Award Winners

Exhibit is a national awards platform celebrating standout real estate (and now mortgage) branding and design since 2022. Backed by HousingWire and MAXA, honoring brokerages that lead with strategy, creativity, and consistency.

Exhibit is a national awards platform celebrating standout real estate (and now mortgage) branding and design since 2022. Backed by HousingWire and MAXA, honoring brokerages that lead with strategy, creativity, and consistency.

2nd Place Runner Ups

West Coast

RealtyONEGroup
Realty ONE Group is a Laguna Niguel, California-based real-estate brokerage and franchising company. As of 2022, it employed over 19,500 real estate professionals in over 400 offices across the United States and Canada.

Mid West

Madison & Co. Properties
Madison & Company Properties, founded in 2008, is a top-producing family-owned real estate firm in Denver with a collaborative and professional culture.

North East

Brown Harris Stevens
Brown Harris Stevens, founded in 1873, is a top privately owned real estate firm specializing in luxury properties, with 2,300+ agents and offices across the East Coast.

South East

BHHS Georgia Properties
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a global real estate brokerage known for trust, integrity, and excellence, earning the trust of buyers and sellers worldwide.

3nd Place Runner Ups

West Coast

Dickson Realty
Dickson Realty, founded in 1973, is a market-leading brokerage serving Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe. Our mission is to foster strong relationships and support thriving communities.

Mid West

Phyllis Browning Co. Real Estate
Phyllis Browning is a real estate company known for its commitment to service, professionalism, and integrity. With over thirty years of experience, it has earned a reputation as one of Texas' premier independent residential firms.

North East

Long & Foster Real Estate
Brown Harris Stevens, founded in 1873, is a top privately owned real estate firm specializing in luxury properties, with 2,300+ agents and offices across the East Coast.

South East

BHHS Florida Properties Group
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Properties Group, founded in 1959 as Tropical Realty, has a strong market reputation. With President Casey Bryan and a dedicated leadership team, the company continues to grow with exceptional agents and offices.
Exhibit previously co-hosted with T3Sixty

What’s Exhibit?

Each year, we spotlight standout brands across the West Coast, Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast —honoring those who push boundaries and set a new standard for real estate and (now mortgage branding). From logos and color systems to messaging and brand presence, Exhibit showcases brokerages that tell a strong, unified story across every media channel.

Exhibit is more than recognition—it’s a celebration of intentional, thoughtful design and the teams behind it. Whether you’re an independent brokerage or part of a local franchise, this is your opportunity to gain visibility, share your voice, and inspire the future of real estate and mortgage branding across the country.

We want to highlight and showcase marketing teams across the nation who are so creative, so transformative that they make an impact in their local community causing chain reactions which unlock business value and ignite culture through design and branding.

13 Winners: How it Works

Submit your real estate or mortgage brokerage brand design with us now for a chance to be one of the regional winners in our 2025 Exhibit Awards.

REAL ESTATE
West Coast Brands Above 1,000 Agents
West Coast Brands Below 1,000 Agents
Mid West Brands Above 1,000 Agents
Mid West Brands Below 1,000 Agents
North East Brands Above 1,000 Agents
South East Brands Below 1,000 Agents
REAL ESTATE
National Brands
West Coast Brands
Mid West Brands
North East Brands
South East Brands
REAL ESTATE  - 8 WINNERS
1. West Coast Best Brand (Above 1,000 Agents)
2. West Coast Best Brand (Below 1,000 Agents)
3. Midwest Best Brand (Above 1,000 Agents)
4. Midwest Best Brand (Below 1,000 Agents)
5. Northeast Best Brand (Above 1,000 Agents)
6. Northeast Best Brand (Below 1,000 agents)
7. Southeast Best Brand (Above 1,000 agents)
8. Southeast Best Brand (Below 1,000 Agents)
MORTGAGE - 5 WINNERS
9. West Coast Best Brand
10. Midwest Best Brand
11. Northeast Best Brand
12. Southeast Best Brand
13. National Brand

Our timeline of events

Submit
Application
Review
Process
13 Winners
Selection
Winner’s
Announcement

Submit Application

Submit your brokerage’s brand design today for a chance to be named a regional winner in the 2025 Exhibit Brokerage Brand Awards!

Review Process

The Exhibit Brokerage Brand Awards will be scored by top professionals from the real estate & marketing industries. Each judge will be using a standard scoring guideline, scored ( 1 to 10 ) on:
Story
Telling
Visual
Identity
Digital (Including email)
& Print Marketing
Website
Design
Brand Cohesiveness
& Compliance
Community Impact
& Engagement
Innovation
Integration
Brand Experiences,
Events, & Office Space
Announcement of Finalists: Top 20 Brokerages, 5 Brands in each Region to be scored by Official Judges. Winners will be contacted to join us for the live event by Sep 15th, 2024.

13 Winners Selection

5 Mortgage Category Winners (New!) → Honoring one winner per region, plus a national award spotlighting the best in mortgage branding and design.

8 Real Estate Category → Doubling the recognition this year with two winners per region: one for brokerages with fewer than 1,000 agents and one for those with more than 1,000.

Winner’s Announcement

Presented by HousingWire and MAXA Designs, this event puts you in the spotlight among the best independent brokerage brands across four regions. Event details to come soon!

Application Scoring Process

Story Telling

By leveraging storytelling techniques, brands can create memorable experiences, build trust, and foster a sense of loyalty among their target audience.

Visual Identity

Refers to the collection of visual elements, such as logos, colors, typography, and imagery, that are strategically designed to represent and differentiate a brand. It is the visual representation of a brand's personality, values, and overall identity, providing a cohesive and recognizable visual language for communication with its audience

Digital and Print Marketing

Digital and print materials play crucial roles in branding. Digital materials encompass online assets such as websites, social media profiles, and digital advertisements, allowing for interactive experiences and wide-reaching engagement. On the other hand, print materials refer to physical items like business cards, brochures, and packaging, providing a tangible and tactile representation of a brand's identity.

Website Design

We want to see your brand cohesiveness through the online presence of your brokerage and how your agents are an extension of your brand.

Community Impact & Engagement

Share with us your annual community events and how it relates to your overall brand.

Innovation Integration

Submit technology tools provided to the agents and consumers that represent your evolving brokerage brand.

Brand Experiences, Events, & Office Space

Send pictures of what your real life client experiences & concepts are.

Overall Brand Cohesiveness & Compliance

Judges will have the final score on overall brand consistency.

“This 2025 4th Annual Award and Competition is a meeting point for the real estate and mortgage industry to be inspired, expand and engage in storytelling and visual communications, and evolve to the next level gf brokerage brand success!”

James Wong, CEO & Founder Of MAXADesigns.com & FutureOneAgency.com

Winners
Recognition

On-Stage @ the gathering, austin, tX

Your brand will be celebrated live and on main stage on April 27th, 2026 at the Omni Barton Creek. This spotlight moment recognizes your brokerage in front of the most influential names in real estate and mortgage.

2025 Award Trophy

Each winning brokerage will receive a beautifully crafted 2025 Exhibit Brokerage Brand Award trophy—an elegant symbol of brand excellence and industry recognition.

2025 Award Wall Plaque

Winners will also be honored with a custom wall plaque, perfect for display in your office to commemorate your team’s achievement and inspire continued brand leadership.

Digital Winner's Badge

All winners will receive a digital badge to proudly showcase on their website, email signatures, marketing materials, and social media—instantly signaling your award-winning status to clients and peers.

Winner's Case Study

As part of their recognition, each winning brokerage will receive a professionally produced Case Study highlighting their award-winning brand. This feature will showcase their original submission, explore what set their brand apart, and include expert insights into why they stood out. The Case Study will be shared with the industry—celebrating their success and inspiring others through their innovative branding approach.

Social Media Views & Reach

Winners will be recognized and published on both HousingWire and MAXA Designs social media and websites producing over 2,000,000 impressions and views highlighting your brokerage brand including premium articles.

Frequently Asked Questions

01

Do I have to be a real estate brokerage to enter?

This year we are opening up submissions to the mortgage industry!

Mortgage Category (New!) → Honoring one winner per region, plus a national award spotlighting the best in mortgage branding and design.

Real Estate Category → Doubling the recognition with two winners per region: one for brokerages with fewer than 1,000 agents and one for those with more than 1,000.

02

How many awards are there?

We are doubling the winners this year!

Real Estate Category → We will have 13 winners per region.  West Coast Region Brokerages Over 1,000 Agents and Brokerages Under 1,000 Agents, Midwest Region Brokerages Over 1,000 Agents and Brokerages Under 1,000 Agents, Northeast Region Brokerages Over 1,000 Agents and Brokerages Under 1,000 Agents, & Southeast Region Brokerages Over 1,000 Agents and Brokerages Under 1,000 Agents. *The awards are for US brokerages only at this time.

Mortgage Category (New!) → We will have 5 winners. Honoring one winner per region (West Coast, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast), plus a national award spotlighting the best in mortgage branding and design on a national level.

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03

How can I apply for the Exhibit awards?

Just follow this link and fill out the form, submissions must include high quality screenshots, videos or images and accurate information based on each of the headline scoring processes.

04

What do the winners receive?

Each regional winner will receive the following:
  • Award Trophy
  • Award Wall Plaque
  • Digital Winner's Badge
  • On-Stage Announcement
  • Winner's Case Study

05

How are the awards scored?

The Exhibit Brokerage Brand Awards will be scored by top professionals from the real estate & design industries. Each judge will be using a standard scoring guideline when reviewing brokerage brand award applications:
  • Story Telling - How does your brokerage communicate its core values, messaging, brand narrative & value proposition?
  • Visual Identity - Submit your logo, color palette, typography, imagery, brand guidelines, and additional brand elements that further distinguish the brokerage identity.
  • Digital and Print Marketing - Show us the strength of your brand marketing, both online & offline, through your Social Media, Email Newsletters, Brochures, Presentations, Signage.
  • Website Design - We want to see your brand cohesiveness through the online presence of your Brokerage and how your Agents are an extension of your brand.
  • Brand Experiences, Events, and Office Space - Send pictures of what your real life client experiences & concepts are.
  • Community Impact & Engagement - Share with us, your annual community events and how it relates to your overall brand.
  • Innovation Integration - Submit technology tools provided to the agents and consumers that represent your evolving brokerage brand.
  • Brand Cohesiveness & Compliance - Judges will have the final score on overall brand consistency.

06

Do I have to attend the awards event if I win?

Each of the three regional winners will be announced live on stage. If your brokerage has been selected as one of the regional winners then a representative from your brokerage can be flown out to attend & collect your award. If the Winners cannot make it, we will still recognize you in front of hundreds of your real estate peers at the event and mail the awards  to your office.

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