Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, which has an office in Cornelius and Charlotte, has been ranked No. 34 on the annual REAL Trends 500 survey of the top U.S. residential brokerage companies, based on closed sales volume. The company moved up two spots, from No. 36 in 2018.

With approximately $4.5 billion in sales volume, Premier Sotheby’s International Realty logged more than 6,400 closed transactions in 2018 at an average sale price of $660,650.

The REAL Trends 500 is an annual research report that identifies the country’s largest and most successful residential firms as ranked by closed transaction sides and closed sales volume. The report represents the standard of measuring the performance of the nation’s leading realty service companies.

Judy Green is chief executive officer of Premier Sotheby’s International, which has a long-standing association with Sotheby’s auction house.