What Is the #1 Real Estate Team in Texas? 2026 Rankings Explained

TL;DR

Based on the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings (2025 production), The Cannon Team — led by Christie Cannon and affiliated with LPT Realty — ranks #1 in Texas by both sales volume and transaction sides within the Enterprise Teams category.

That is a clear, verifiable answer. It is also incomplete if you stop there.

“#1” in real estate almost always means #1 according to a specific ranking program, for a specific production year, by a specific metric, inside a specific team-size category. RealTrends introduced an Enterprise band in 2026 for teams with 51+ licensed agents. A Mega, Large, Medium, or Small team can also publish a legitimate Texas #1 claim — for *its* peer group.

Key takeaway: when someone claims to be the “#1 real estate team,” ask: #1 according to whom, for what year, by what metric, and in what category?

What is the #1 real estate team in Texas?

For shoppers searching “#1 real estate team in Texas,” “number one real estate team in Texas,” or “top real estate teams in Texas,” the cleanest verified answer in the current RealTrends cycle is:

The Cannon Team ranks #1 in Texas by transaction sides and #1 in Texas by sales volume in the RealTrends Verified 2026 Enterprise Teams rankings (based on 2025 closed production).

Verified headline figures from the RealTrends team profile and contemporaneous reporting:

Those are production rankings, not a consumer “best Realtor” score. They measure closed output. They do not automatically measure communication quality, negotiation craft, or neighborhood fit for *your* next move.

Who is The Cannon Team?

The Cannon Team is a Frisco-rooted North Texas real estate team led by Christie Cannon, currently operating under LPT Realty. The RealTrends Verified profile classifies the team as an Enterprise Team and lists Texas / Dallas-metro production among the strongest in the country for that size band.

In plain English: this is a high-volume platform with the systems, agent capacity, and closed-transaction history that show up when RealTrends audits annual production. That scale is useful for listing exposure, vendor networks, and operational coverage across Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Plano, and surrounding North Dallas suburbs.

Akil Real Estate operates through The Cannon Team with LPT Realty — so this article is written as a transparent explanation of the ranking, not a competitor hit piece. Production leadership and individual client representation are related ideas, not identical ones.

Their 2026 RealTrends results (what the numbers say)

The 2026 RealTrends Verified program reflects 2025 closed production. For The Cannon Team, that means:

• 1,241 transaction sides — enough for #1 in Texas and #13 nationally among Enterprise Teams by sides
• $488 million in sales volume — enough for #1 in Texas by volume in the same Enterprise framing
• Dual recognition in press coverage as Texas’s highest-ranked team by both sides and volume, plus national attention as a top female-led team by sides

Those results put the team among the country’s most productive Enterprise organizations — while still leaving dozens of strong Mega / Large / boutique teams with their own category crowns.

Sales volume vs. transaction sides (why both matter)

Real estate marketing loves a single trophy. RealTrends (and serious buyers) look at two trophies:

Sales volume = total closed dollars. A team closing fewer, higher-priced homes can outrank a team closing many mid-priced homes.

Transaction sides = closed buyer or seller sides. This tracks how many times the team helped a deal finish. It is closer to “how many families closed” than raw dollar volume.

The Cannon Team’s 2025 dual Texas lead — volume *and* sides — is notable because those metrics often diverge. Still: neither metric answers “Will this agent be the right advocate for *my* Prosper new-build or Plano resale?”

How RealTrends ranks teams (and why categories matter)

RealTrends Verified is a third-party ranking program that verifies closed production and publishes agent / team leaderboards by geography and team size. For the 2026 cycle, team-size bands include roughly:

Enterprise is new for 2026. RealTrends added it because “mega team” no longer described the largest modern platforms. That change is exactly why consumers get confused: a Mega Texas #1 and an Enterprise Texas #1 can both be accurate headlines.

Qualification thresholds and methodology live on RealTrends’ own submissions guidance (national/state teams generally need meaningful closed sides and/or volume to appear). Always open the source ranking page — not just a screenshot in an ad.

Why multiple Texas teams may legitimately advertise “#1”

This is the nuance most ranking articles skip.

A team can fairly say “#1 in Texas” when they mean:

• #1 in their RealTrends size category
• #1 by sides *or* by volume (not always both)
• #1 for a specific year
• #1 in a city ranking rather than statewide
• #1 among a brokerage’s internal leaderboard (different thing entirely)

So if you see three billboards claiming the top spot, they are not always lying — they may be answering different exam questions. Your job is to force the claim back into a sentence that includes source + year + metric + category.

Cannon, Frisco, and the North Texas market

Frisco and the North Dallas corridor are not a single market. Inventory, days on market, builder incentives, and HOA/MUD layers shift hard between:

• Frisco and best Frisco neighborhoods
• McKinney
• Prosper
• Plano
• Nearby growth cities on the DFW cities guide

High team production usually concentrates where transaction velocity is high — exactly these suburbs. That is why a Frisco-based Enterprise team can dominate statewide tables without being the automatic best fit for every buyer in every pocket of DFW.

If you are comparing new construction versus resale, start with the DFW new-construction buyers guide and the current Dallas buyers-market overview. Rankings tell you who closed a lot; market pages tell you what leverage looks like *this quarter*.

The biggest team isn’t automatically the best Realtor for you

Production rankings answer: Who closed the most?

Your hiring decision should answer: Who will represent me best?

Those can overlap. They often do not.

A large Enterprise team can offer deep coverage, listing systems, and vendor benches. A smaller specialist may offer more principal-agent attention in a narrow niche. Neither model is morally superior. The mismatch happens when a consumer treats a statewide trophy as a substitute for an interview.

Do not read this article as “The Cannon Team is the best real estate team in Texas.” Read it as: The Cannon Team ranks #1 in Texas on the stated RealTrends Enterprise metrics for the 2026 cycle — and you should still evaluate advocacy, communication, and local strategy the same way you would with any other team.

How buyers and sellers should actually evaluate an agent

Use rankings as a filter, not a finish line:

1. Verify the claim on RealTrends (or another named source) with year, metric, and category.
2. Interview for local fluency — comps, schools, builder quirks, HOA/MUD, and negotiation patterns in your price band.
3. Test communication — who responds, how fast, and how clearly they explain tradeoffs.
4. Ask who does the work — showing, offer strategy, negotiations, and closing coordination.
5. Choose advocacy — the agent whose incentives align with your outcome.

If you are buying, pair that with a real pre-approval before you fall in love with a listing. If you are selling, walk the home-selling checklist so pricing and prep match the current DFW tape — then talk through a listing plan.

Working with Akil Real Estate in North Texas

If you want direct, strategy-first representation in Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Plano, and surrounding DFW communities — with the operational backing of The Cannon Team at LPT Realty — that is the lane Akil Real Estate is built for: clear advice, multilingual support when you need it, and full-team execution from first call to closing.

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FAQ

What is the #1 real estate team in Texas?

In the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings (2025 production), The Cannon Team ranks #1 in Texas by transaction sides and #1 in Texas by sales volume within the Enterprise Teams category (51+ licensed agents), affiliated with LPT Realty.

What is the #1 real estate team in Frisco?

Frisco-based The Cannon Team is the statewide Enterprise leader on the RealTrends metrics above, and RealTrends city rankings on the team profile also show top local placement. Always confirm the live RealTrends city table for the exact geography and metric you care about — “Frisco #1” and “Texas #1” are related but not identical statements.

How are real estate teams ranked?

Serious public rankings (like RealTrends Verified) sort teams by verified closed sales volume and/or transaction sides, usually inside team-size categories and geographies (national, state, city). Brokerage contests and self-reported awards are different products.

What is a transaction side?

A transaction side is one side of a closed deal — typically representing the buyer *or* the seller. Two sides exist on a standard sale. Side counts measure closed activity; they are not the same as listing volume or dollar volume.

Is the biggest real estate team always the best?

No. The highest-producing team is the best at generating verified closed production in a ranking category. The best agent for you is the one who fits your city, price band, timeline, and communication needs — which may or may not be the statewide volume leader.

Sources / methodology

• Christie Cannon / The Cannon Team — RealTrends Verified team profile (sides, volume, state/national ranks, Enterprise classification; based on 2025 sales data)
• RealTrends Verified submissions & team ranking framework (team definition, thresholds, ranking levels)
• HousingWire coverage of RealTrends Verified 2026 (Enterprise category debut: 51+ agents; Mega redefined as 21–50)
• LPT Realty / Business Wire reporting on 2026 RealTrends Verified results (national Enterprise sides context including The Cannon Team at 1,241 sides / #13)

Last updated: September 2026. Figures can be revised if RealTrends updates a profile; verify on the live RealTrends page before republishing a claim.