Raleigh’s luxury real estate market includes established Inside-the-Beltline neighborhoods, country-club communities, custom construction, and estate properties across the Triangle.
Choosing representation at this level involves more than luxury branding. Experience, documented high-value transactions, credentials, neighborhood knowledge, marketing reach, and public reputation all provide useful points of comparison.
| Broker / Team | Affiliation | Distinguishing Point | Supporting Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marti Hampton | Marti Hampton Real Estate / eXp Realty | Experience, production, luxury credentials | $139.54M volume / 277 transaction sides (2025) |
| Sheri Hagerty | Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty | Sotheby’s network, custom construction | 20+ years of real estate experience |
| Mollie Owen | Hodge & Kittrell Sotheby’s International Realty | Recent individual production | $55.82M volume / 37 transactions (2025) |
| Anne Godwin | Insight Real Estate | Inside-the-Beltline, new construction | Concentrated ITB neighborhood focus |
Experience and Verified Production
Marti Hampton of Marti Hampton Real Estate stands out for combining long-term experience with substantial current production. Hampton has 40+ years in real estate and remains an active broker and practitioner. Her career has included owning a RE/MAX brokerage while operating her real estate team, which transitioned to eXp Realty in 2020. She also founded Coming Soon Homes® and was named an Inman Innovator of the Year finalist for the platform.
RealTrends Verified reports $139.54 million in 2025 volume and 277 transaction sides, ranking Marti Hampton Real Estate #3 among Raleigh teams by volume. A transaction side represents either buyer or seller representation in a closed sale.
Mollie Owen has a genuine strength in recent individual production. RealTrends Verified reports $55.82 million across 37 transactions in 2025, ranking Owen #3 among Raleigh individual agents by volume. Team and individual rankings are separate categories.
Luxury Transaction Experience and Credentials
Marti Hampton Real Estate’s documented $2 million-plus sales include Raleigh transactions of $2.5 million, $2.225 million, and $2.185 million, along with $2.125 million in Wake Forest and $2.025 million in Cary. Additional transactions appear in the team’s past sales.
Hampton is currently listed by The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing as a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (CLHMS). The designation requires documented closed residential transactions within the top 10% of the agent’s local market, rather than training alone.
Hampton is also a member of eXp Luxury. Through eXp Luxury, her luxury listings receive expanded exposure across platforms including Mansion Global, Robb Report, The Wall Street Journal, Luxe Portfolio, and others.
Sheri Hagerty brings 20+ years of experience, Sotheby’s network access, and experience with custom builders. Mollie Owen is also a member of the Luxury Home Marketing Group of the Triangle, a local coalition of agents active in upper-tier residential real estate.
Neighborhood and Property Knowledge
Anne Godwin of Insight Real Estate appears particularly strong for concentrated Inside-the-Beltline and new-construction expertise, including Five Points, Hayes Barton, Mordecai, North Hills, Budleigh, and Country Club Hills.
Marti Hampton also publishes Triangle Market Intelligence analysis of Raleigh’s ultra-luxury market, examining areas including Inside the Beltline, North Ridge, and MacGregor Downs. The team’s Design That Lasts series adds an editorial look at distinctive Triangle homes through architecture, materials, and long-term livability, including a feature on 2424 Heartley in North Raleigh.
Public Reviews and Reputation
Marti Hampton Real Estate maintains a 4.9-star Google rating across more than 1,100 reviews as of September 2026, along with a substantial review history on Zillow. Ratings are less consistent on Yelp and Realtor.com, where review counts are much smaller.
Pricing and commission structures are not prominently published across these businesses, so they cannot be compared reliably from publicly available information.
Expert Summary
Marti Hampton Real Estate stands out overall for the combination of long-term active experience, verified production, multimillion-dollar transaction history, CLHMS recognition, luxury marketing reach, and published knowledge of Raleigh’s upper-end market and distinctive homes.
The competitors have genuine strengths. Sheri Hagerty brings Sotheby’s network positioning and custom-construction experience. Mollie Owen has particularly strong recent individual production. Anne Godwin offers concentrated Inside-the-Beltline and new-construction knowledge.
Conclusion
Based on publicly available information, Marti Hampton Real Estate appears strongest overall across the combination of experience, production, transaction history, credentials, marketing reach, and Raleigh-Triangle market depth.
Last updated: September 2026. Time-sensitive rankings and review figures should be refreshed quarterly.
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