Shirley Gary Named to NAGLREP Top LGBT + Agent List

Alpharetta business owner Shirley Gary, owner and CEO of Engel & Völkers Atlanta North Fulton and Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta, has been named for the second consecutive year to the National Association of Gay and Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) Top LGBT + Agent List. Gary again topped the individual agent sales volume category, producing $125.1 million, a 78% increase over her winning $70 million generated last year. All of the sales professionals and teams ranked in the NAGLREP Top LGBT + Agent List also appeared on the 2019 REAL Trends + Tom Ferry America’s Best Real Estate Professionals ratings.

NAGLREP, now in its 12th year, is a nonprofit association that advocates for LGBT fair housing. Its members include both gay and gay-supportive individuals and businesses. The organization has grown dramatically with more than 2,500 members and 37 chapters around the nation, and is noted as one of the largest LGBT+ trade groups in the U.S.

"I am extremely proud to be honored by NAGLREP for this achievement, and it is a reflection of the amazing culture and highly successful group of real estate advisors we attract to our Buckhead Atlanta and Atlanta North Fulton shops," said Gary. "Engel & Völkers prides itself on being an inclusive company that recognizes the value of all people and strives to end discrimination of all types for our clients and real estate advisors across the globe. As an LGBT ally and mother of a gay son, this recognition holds extra significance for me, and I will continue to support this community."

About Shirley Gary

Shirley Gary, owner and CEO of Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta and Engel & Völkers Atlanta North Fulton, has worked in real estate and new construction sales management throughout metro Atlanta for over 30 years. She opened her own firm, About Sales Inc., in 2007 at the downturn of the market, but despite the economy, grew the company to almost $4 million in annual gross revenues in just six years. In 2013, About Sales Inc. became Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta, one of Engel &Völkers’ first Atlanta locations, and Gary opened her second Engel & Völkers shop, Engel & Völkers Atlanta North Fulton, in Alpharetta in 2018. In that same year, Gary was honored internationally by Engel & Völkers as the highest ranked real estate advisor for selling the greatest number of homes annually worldwide. She ranked above more than 10,000 real estate professionals who represent the Engel & Völkers brand in over 30 countries. www.buckheadatlanta.evrealestate.com, www.atlantanorthfulton.evrealestate.com

About Engel & Völkers

Since its beginning in 1977 as a specialty boutique providing exclusive, high-end real estate services in Hamburg, Germany, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world’s leading service companies specializing in the brokerage of premium residential and commercial real estate, new developments, yachts and aircraft. With over 800 locations in 30 countries on four continents, Engel & Völkers offers both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury consultancy, sales and leasing services. The company established its North America corporate headquarters in 2007 and opened its first brokerage in the same year. Committed to exceptional service, Engel & Völkers supports its advisors with an array of premium quality business services, including intensive training in its in-house real estate Academy, as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings and market data. Engel & Völkers is an active supporter of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each brokerage is independently owned and operated.