PENDLETON — Heather Upton & The Real Estate Pros of Keller Williams ranked in both team categories of the America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list produced by Real Trends and Tom Ferry International.

The team ranked No. 9 in number of transactions (sides) closed and No. 30 in sales volume in the state of Indiana of those included.

The Real Estate Pros service Hamilton, Hancock, Madison and Marion Counties in Central Indiana.

“Being recognized in your industry is a great honor,” Heather Upton, team owner, said in a press release. “When you do your best at what you do, things like this are icing on the cake. We don’t consciously say to ourselves, ‘We’re going to make that list.’ Instead, we work to help as many people realize their dreams as we can every day, week, month and year — that’s our goal.”

REAL Trends ranks the performance of residential real estate firms, agents and teams in the United States.

REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Agents list ranks residential real estate professionals solely based on their excellence in real estate sales during calendar year 2018. All production numbers are independently verified by a third party to ensure accuracy and report integrity.

The list represents less than 1 percent of all real estate practitioners in the United States.

To qualify for the real estate agent team categories, a team must have closed a minimum of 75 transaction sides or $30 million in closed sales volume.

Information on those receiving this recognition can be found online at realtrends.com/rankings/americas-best/.