Matthew Sharman, team leader of The Sharman Team at Real Broker NY LLC, has been named an Elite Agent by Real Brokerage, a distinction the company reserves for agents and team leaders who achieve exceptional sales volume. The recognition is based on production, not tenure or membership, and reflects business closed within the qualifying year.
Real Brokerage's Elite Agent Program sets two qualification routes: agents can reach the company's full annual cap of $12,000 and generate an additional $6,000 in post-cap transaction fees, or they can achieve $500,000 in gross commission income across at least 10 completed transactions of $1 million or more. Sharman qualified in August 2026 under the first route, following roughly 70 transaction sides over the preceding twelve months, split nearly evenly between buyers and sellers.
For buyers and sellers, this designation matters because it indicates an agent who has been actively involved in the market recently and repeatedly, handling pricing, negotiation, inspections, appraisals, financing, title issues, and closing coordination. "Clients should never choose an agent because of a title alone. What matters is what the agent had to do to earn it," said Sharman. "Reaching Elite reflects sustained, current experience across a large number of transactions, and every one of those experiences makes us better prepared to protect the next client when something unexpected happens."
Sharman specializes in waterfront properties across Conesus Lake, Honeoye Lake, Silver Lake, and the western Finger Lakes. He works alongside his father, who has been licensed in the region for five decades. The Conesus Lake market is concentrated and seasonal, requiring repeated transaction experience to navigate frontage measurement, shared-access and easement arrangements, and appraisal gaps on properties with few clean comparables.
Earlier in 2026, Sharman was named RateMyAgent Agent of the Year for both Livingston County and Conesus Lake, and a Top 10 Agent in New York State. His recent Elite Agent status further underscores his active role in the market, demonstrating that his experience is current and not merely historical.
This achievement highlights the importance of considering recent activity when choosing a real estate professional. Sharman's sustained high volume of transactions suggests a depth of practical knowledge that can be crucial in complex lakefront deals. The designation serves as a signal to potential clients that he has been consistently successful in closing deals, which can be particularly valuable in niche markets like the Finger Lakes.
