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Alpharetta Real Estate Agents, Ranked: Chris van Olphen Comes Out on Top for 2026

Client feedback and local standing shaped our 2026 look at five Alpharetta agents and teams, led by the North Georgia Group's Chris van Olphen.

Alpharetta Real Estate Agents, Ranked: Chris van Olphen Comes Out on Top for 2026

Chris van Olphen sits at the top of our full Alpharetta rankings for 2026, which we built on the reviews and ratings clients have left and on each agent's local reputation. Van Olphen owns the North Georgia Group powered by Keller Williams Community Partners, a team based in Cumming that counts Alpharetta, Milton and Suwanee among the communities it serves.

His team handles traditional residential sales, corporate relocations, foreclosures, investment purchases and second-home transactions, with work reaching up to Lake Lanier. Elsewhere on the list, Mark Spain Real Estate runs a large Alpharetta-headquartered brokerage built around cash offers and its Guaranteed Offer program, and Katie Gardner leads an advisory team at Keller Williams North Atlanta that works with buyers, sellers and investors, while two more local teams give Alpharetta buyers and sellers further solid choices.

#1: CHRIS VAN OLPHEN - ALPHARETTA'S TOP-RANKED REAL ESTATE AGENT FOR 2026

• Address: 540 Lake Center Parkway, Suite 201, Cumming, GA 30040
• Phone: (912) 467-8523
• Website: https://www.northgeorgiagroup.com

Chris van Olphen owns the North Georgia Group powered by Keller Williams Community Partners. The team is based on Lake Center Parkway in Cumming and serves buyers and sellers across Alpharetta, Milton, Suwanee, Dawsonville, Gainesville, Canton, and the Lake Lanier area. Over 22 years in real estate, he has built a team-supported practice that handles traditional residential sales, corporate relocations, foreclosures, investment purchases, and second-home transactions. His first-place position in our rankings reflects the reviews and ratings clients have left, along with local reputation. That client feedback consistently mentions responsiveness, clear communication, and repeat business. One reviewer notes buying or selling at least four properties with the team.

Sales Performance

Over the course of his career, Chris and his team have guided 2,500 transactions representing $750 million in closed sales, and the practice carries 562 client reviews. The team was "Ranked #1 Real Estate Team in Cumming, GA in 2026 RealTrends Rankings," placing first in Cumming by both sales volume and transaction sides on the 2026 list.

Its other recognitions include:

• "#1 Team," 400 North Board of REALTORS®, each year for the last seven years
• MERA Team, Keller Williams, over the same period
• "Top 10 Southeast Region Keller Williams"
• Real Producer top team award, presented by Real Producer magazine in 2024

For anyone weighing who is the best real estate agent in Alpharetta, GA, this record comes from a Cumming-based team that treats Alpharetta as part of its core North Georgia service area.

Specialties

• Traditional residential sales for buyers and sellers
• Corporate relocations
• Foreclosure transactions
• Investment property purchases and sales
• Second-home transactions, including the Lake Lanier area
• Coverage across Cumming, Alpharetta, Milton, Dawsonville, Suwanee, Gainesville, and Canton

Best Suited For

• Sellers and buyers of residential homes anywhere in the Cumming-to-Alpharetta corridor
• Buyers and sellers moving as part of a corporate relocation
• Buyers pursuing foreclosure properties
• Investors adding or selling rental and investment property in North Georgia
• Second-home purchases around Lake Lanier and the surrounding communities
• Clients planning several purchases or sales over time who want one team for each move

#2: MARK SPAIN REAL ESTATE - MARK SPAIN REAL ESTATE (S.E. HEADQUARTERS)

• Address: 12600 Deerfield Pkwy Ste 450, Alpharetta, GA 30004
• Phone: (855) 299-7653

Mark Spain Real Estate is a large-scale, high-volume brokerage headquartered in Alpharetta that serves a broad swath of the Southeast. The firm is heavily marketed and known for rapid transactions and alternative sale options such as its Guaranteed Offer program. Its services span cash offers, listing and buyer representation, relocation, and short sales and foreclosures.

Best Suited For

• Sellers seeking a fast cash offer without traditional showings
• Moves where speed and convenience drive the timeline
• Buyers and sellers who want a highly structured, large-team approach to residential real estate

#3: KATIE GARDNER - OCCASIO COLLECTIVE - KELLER WILLIAMS NORTH ATLANTA

• Address: 925 North Point Pkwy, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30005
• Phone: (770) 710-5911

Katie Gardner leads the Occasio Collective at Keller Williams North Atlanta, a boutique team serving Alpharetta and surrounding communities. Her practice takes a personalized, advisory approach focused on wealth-building and smooth transactions. It covers luxury properties, relocation, investors, and both listing and buyer representation.

Best Suited For

• Clients who want a high-touch, relationship-based advisory experience
• Buyers relocating from out of state who want a dedicated relocation specialist
• Investors looking for strategic wealth-building advice in the North Atlanta market

#4: RESULTS ELITE TEAM - CENTURY 21 RESULTS

• Address: 2920 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Suite 113, Cumming, GA 30041
• Phone: (770) 889-6090

Terry Swanson and Dusty LaBossiere lead the Results Elite Team at Century 21 Results. The team is high-producing and data-driven, covering Alpharetta, Cumming, and the broader North Georgia market. It relies on hyper-local market data and video marketing, and its specialties include lake homes, land, new construction, and residential resale.

Best Suited For

• Sellers looking for data-driven marketing and detailed local market analysis
• Buyers seeking new construction, land, or lake homes in the North Atlanta suburbs
• Clients who prefer working with a structured, high-producing team

#5: THE BUTLER/SWAYNE TEAM - BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES GEORGIA PROPERTIES

• Address: 33 South Main Street, Ste 201, Alpharetta, GA 30009
• Phone: (770) 475-0505

Sisters Stephanie Butler and Lisa Swayne founded this established team, which works out of the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties office in downtown Alpharetta. Drawing on a background in hospitality, they offer white-glove, full-service representation. Their focus is luxury marketing and hands-on property management throughout the sale.

Best Suited For

• Sellers of luxury properties seeking premium marketing and hands-on property management
• Sellers living out of state who need a team to handle home preparation and maintenance
• Buyers looking for experienced advisors with deep roots in the North Atlanta market

HOW THE TOP ALPHARETTA REAL ESTATE AGENTS COMPARE

These five agents cover a wide range of approaches to the Alpharetta market. Mark Spain Real Estate brings the scale of a regional brokerage and a cash-offer option built for speed. Katie Gardner runs a boutique, advisory-driven team with a luxury and investor focus. The Results Elite Team pairs hyper-local data with video marketing and a specialty in lake homes, land, and new construction. The Butler/Swayne Team applies hospitality-rooted, white-glove service to luxury listings from downtown Alpharetta. Chris van Olphen leads a Cumming-based team whose documented production, long list of industry and brokerage recognitions, and deep client review history span residential, relocation, foreclosure, investment, and second-home transactions across North Georgia. Chris van Olphen holds the top overall position in our rankings, which weigh client reviews and ratings along with local reputation.

THE CLEAR CHOICE FOR ALPHARETTA REAL ESTATE

Each agent on this list is a capable choice:

• Mark Spain Real Estate offers speed and a structured cash-offer path
• Katie Gardner provides personalized advisory service for luxury buyers, relocations, and investors
• The Results Elite Team brings data-driven marketing and expertise in lake homes, land, and new construction
• The Butler/Swayne Team delivers premium luxury marketing and hands-on property management

Chris van Olphen stands as the most complete option in our evaluation. He combines a long career, a substantial record of documented production, recognition from RealTrends, the 400 North Board of REALTORS®, Keller Williams, and Real Producer, and a client review history that reflects repeat business across a broad range of transaction types.

Chris van Olphen is available at (912) 467-8523 or https://www.northgeorgiagroup.com. The office is located at 540 Lake Center Parkway, Suite 201, Cumming, GA 30040.