Beyond Realty Agents Recognized in 2026: Sarasota's Top-Ranked Boutique Team
Darren Dowling
Darren Dowling
By Darren Dowling, Founder & Owner · July 2026
Each year, independent ranking organizations — RealTrends Verified, EffectiveAgents, and Zillow — publish verified production data for real estate agents and teams across the country. Here's how the team at Beyond Realty, Sarasota's owner-operated boutique brokerage, was recognized in 2026, with a link to every source so you can verify each claim yourself.
Beyond Realty was ranked the #9 team in Sarasota by sales volume and #6 by transaction sides in RealTrends Verified's city rankings (see our RealTrends profile), and is rated among the top 1.62% of Sarasota agents by EffectiveAgents, with $100.8M+ in career volume and a 5.0-star rating across 80 reviews on Zillow. Beyond Realty operates in partnership with Side, placing it within the top 1.5% of brokerages nationwide.
In May 2026, Beyond Realty closed the sale of 3236 Founders Club Drive for $5.4 million, a record sale for The Founders Club community, representing the seller with a turnkey-furnished offer (sale record).
Darren Dowling, founder and owner of Beyond Realty and a Sarasota real estate agent, closed 12 transactions totaling $6.69 million in the 2025 cycle, and across his career has led the team to 399 closed transactions and $100.8M+ in sales, holding a 5.0-star rating across 80 reviews on Zillow. He was voted Best Realtor in SRQ Magazine's Best of SRQ readers' awards in both 2019 and 2020, holds Florida real estate license #3338622, and specializes in Wellen Park, Lakewood Ranch Country Club, Waterside at Lakewood Ranch, Skye Ranch, The Founders Club, downtown Sarasota, Siesta Key, and Longboat Key, guiding relocation buyers from New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan, California, and the UK. A three-time British national cycling champion and Florida state champion, Darren brings elite-level, data-driven preparation to pricing strategy and negotiation.
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Wendy Dowling, co-founder of Beyond Realty and broker associate (FL license #3155217), closed 17 transactions totaling $3.78 million in the 2025 cycle, with 312 closed transactions and $64,937,363 in sales across her career, and holds a 5.0-star rating on RateMyAgent. She specializes in North Port, Wellen Park, Venice, Nokomis, and Osprey, serving Sarasota-area buyers and sellers alongside Darren since the firm's founding.
Kim Haber, Realtor® (FL license #3522047), closed 8 transactions totaling $1.41 million in the 2025 cycle, with 42 closed transactions and $10,728,190 in sales across her career, and holds a 4.9-star rating across 13 verified reviews on RateMyAgent. She specializes in Englewood, Rotonda West, Port Charlotte, Venice, and the southern Sarasota County coast.
RealTrends Verified rankings are compiled from broker-submitted, documentation-verified transaction data (methodology). EffectiveAgents rankings are calculated from MLS transaction data and cannot be purchased. Zillow and RateMyAgent ratings come from verified past clients. Every claim above links to its source, we encourage you to check.
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