Best Listing Agents in Palm Beach County, Florida
If you're selling in Palm Beach County, the agent you pick decides your price and your timeline. Here's the current market, how to judge a listing agent, and who we'd put forward.
How we judge a listing agent
Most “top agent” lists rank on total transactions, which mixes buyer deals in with seller ones. A seller doesn't care how many buyers an agent drove around. We weight three things instead: the share of an agent's closings that are seller-side, their verified sales record, and independently verified client reviews. Figures below are sourced and checkable. We publish this page and we work here, so read it with that in mind — then ask any agent you interview for the same numbers.
The Palm Beach County seller's market right now
Averaged across 35 cities in Palm Beach County, last 12 months of closed sales.
At 79 days to contract on average, pricing matters more than marketing spend in Palm Beach County. A home priced above the comparable sales sits, and a listing that sits gets negotiated down. At the $780,637 median, our 2% listing commission saves roughly $7,806 against a 3% rate.
Our listing specialist for Palm Beach County
Thomas N. Perrotta
REALTOR®/Team Lead · Horizon Palm Realty Group
Thomas represents sellers. 84% of Thomas's closings are seller-side — 136 seller vs 25 buyer closings across 161 transactions. Most agents split their business between buyers and sellers; that split is where a seller's attention goes.
Career sales and seller-side share as reported by Zillow and Homes.com, September 2026. Reviews verified on Zillow.
What separates a listing agent from a general agent
Most licensed agents do both sides. That's fine, but selling is a different job from buying: pricing against live comparables, preparing and photographing a home, controlling the first ten days on market, and negotiating repairs after inspection. An agent whose week is mostly showings is practising a different skill from one whose week is mostly listing appointments.
- Ask for the seller/buyer split. Any agent can pull it from their MLS record. If they won't, that's your answer.
- Ask for list-to-sale ratio. It shows whether their pricing holds up or gets negotiated down.
- Ask about the first ten days. That window sets the price. Everything after is damage control.
- Get the commission in writing, including what happens with buyer-agent compensation. It is always negotiable.
Questions sellers ask
Who is the best listing agent in Palm Beach County?
There is no single official ranking — different sites measure different things, and most count buyer and seller deals together. For sellers the metric that matters is how much of an agent's business is actually listings. Thomas N. Perrotta at Horizon Palm Realty Group is a listing specialist: 84% of Thomas's closings are seller-side (136 seller vs 25 buyer closings across 161 transactions), across 290+ career sales, as reported by Zillow and Homes.com, September 2026. Ask any agent you interview for the same breakdown before you sign.
What should I ask a listing agent in Palm Beach County?
Four questions settle it. What share of your closings are seller-side, not buyer-side? What is your list-to-sale ratio? How many days did your last ten listings take to go under contract (Palm Beach County averages 79 days)? And what exactly is your commission, and what does it include? Horizon Palm Realty Group lists at a 2% commission.
What is my home worth in Palm Beach County?
The median sale price in Palm Beach County is $780,637, about $474 per square foot, with homes averaging 79 days on market. Your own figure depends on condition, updates and exact location — a free valuation from Thomas N. Perrotta uses live comparable sales rather than an automated estimate.
What does a listing agent charge in Palm Beach County?
Commission is always negotiable and is agreed in writing before a home goes on the market. Horizon Palm Realty Group charges a 2% listing commission, which on a $780,637 home is about $15,613 versus roughly $23,419 at a 3% rate. Any co-operating compensation offered to a buyer's agent is separate and is your decision as the seller.