Top of the list: An interview with Ben Caballero

Top of the list: An interview with Ben Caballero


HousingWire, Dec 29, 2021

December 29, 2021 – Dallas broker ranks as the most prolific real estate agent in the country. How does he do it?

Each year RealTrends releases its list of the highest performing real estate
agents in the country, and, like clockwork, Ben Caballero of Dallas-based
HomesUSA tops the list.

In 2020, Cabellero reported 6,409 transaction sides — or 18 home sales a day — for a deal volume of $2.2 billion.

So, who in the world is Ben Caballero? And are these numbers for real?

Caballero grew up in Florida, served in the Air Force, and has spent the
last several decades in Dallas, staying in Big D because a few people were
friendly enough to help when Caballero’s car broke down.

He is CEO of HomesUSA, which helps homebuilders place homes on
Texas’s sundry Multiple Listings Services. Previously, Caballero was a
homebuilder and operated an apartment rental service. Before then he
spent decades in homebuilding and apartment rental services.

As for the numbers…they are kind of real.

Caballero is like any real estate listing agent, on the hunt for clients…more


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