The 10 Most Trusted Real Estate Agents in Utah: Experience That Delivers

Few decisions carry as much weight as the ones people make about where to live. In a market like Utah's, where prices, inventory, and interest rates keep shifting, the person guiding you through it matters more than most people realize. This list brings together agents and brokers who have earned trust the slow way, one client at a time.

Their experience runs deep. Several have worked in real estate for two decades or more, some for over thirty years. They have weathered downturns, rate hikes, and thin inventory, and a few have rebuilt careers from difficult starting points. One spent years on the foreclosure side of the business before deciding to help people keep their homes instead. Another started over with nothing and climbed back within months.

What connects them is not sales volume, though many rank among the top performers in their markets. It is how they treat people. They listen before they talk. They plan before they act. They see the person, the family, and the story behind every transaction. Some keep their operations deliberately small so they can stand behind every promise. Others build most of their business on referrals from past clients, which says more than any award.

They describe their work in plain terms: bringing clarity, removing confusion, helping people make decisions with confidence. Their clients come back, send friends and family, and stay for years. That kind of trust is not given. It is earned.

Thirty-Four Years and a Second Start: The Roger William Berg Story

Roger William Berg has spent more than three decades in real estate, but his career is defined as much by resilience as experience. Licensed in 1992, he built his business through changing markets, shifting interest rates, and thousands of transactions, developing the judgment that only comes from decades in the profession. Today he holds active broker licenses in Utah, Montana, and Florida and operates his brokerage, Real Estate with Roger, from Salt Lake City.

What sets him apart is that he has had to build his career more than once. In November 2019, Roger survived a four-day kidnapping in Mexico that left him with little more than the determination to start over. He returned to Utah in 2020 with no client base, no pipeline, and rebuilt his business from the ground up. Within just ten months, he earned a place in the Salt Lake Board of Realtors® Realtor 500, ranking among the area's top-producing agents—a recognition he has received multiple times since.

His philosophy is simple: Not all Realtors are created equal. "You hire a Realtor for one reason: negotiation. That's where deals are won or lost," he said. Roger holds the RENE (Real Estate Negotiation Expert) designation and treats pricing, timing, and leverage as strategic advantages rather than chance. For clients, the greatest challenge is often uncertainty. "My job is to bring clarity, so they can make the right decisions with confidence," he said.

Today, he is building a family brokerage, with his son Cody already working beside him and his daughter Brooklyn preparing to join the business.

Two Builders, One Partnership: Collin Brinkerhoff and Wesley Zufelt

Collin Brinkerhoff and Wesley Zufelt grew up around real estate. Both spent their childhoods on construction sites with fathers in the industry, and that early exposure still shapes how they work. Collin co-founded Evolve Real Estate & Management and Evolve Community Management, with Wes there from the start. Later, the two joined Joe Wilkins, their General Contractor partner, to form Evolve Building & Development. Together, these Utah companies now span residential sales, property management, HOA services, custom home construction, and large development projects.

Their backgrounds explain the depth they bring. Collin was raised in the business by his father, earned a psychology degree in 2015, and obtained his broker's license by 2020. Wesley spent more than eight years in construction accounting, handling budgeting and cost analysis, then managed HR across seven companies before turning to land acquisition, plus getting his Real Estate license in both Utah and Colorado, before committing 100% to Utah's growth and potential. That mix of field experience and financial detail is rare in one partnership.

Since 2022, they have ranked among Utah County's Top 250 Realtors and overseen more than $114 million in transaction volume. Most of their clients are investors and developers who bring harder problems, so the two focus on spotting issues early and leaning on a network of legal, financial, and municipal experts when needed.

The work shows in the results. The team nearly sold out two large Elk Ridge communities during a stretch of historic interest rate increases, keeping demand steady and protecting profitability throughout.

For Collin and Wesley, the goal stays simple: decisions that hold up well past the closing table. 

Mark Shepherd Spent a Decade Taking Homes. Now He Helps People Keep Them

Mark Shepherd spent nearly ten years foreclosing on homes before he decided he could not do it any longer. After watching family after family lose the places they lived in, with each case wearing on him a little more, he chose to step over to the other side of the work. Instead of taking people out of their homes, he started putting them into homes.

Today, he runs the Shepherd Real Estate Group in Layton, Utah, a company he opened in 2018. Before that, he sold his RE/MAX franchise and served as Managing Broker for Windermere Real Estate. In more than twenty years, he has never had a client lose a home to foreclosure or a short sale. That record is not a slogan for him. It comes directly from what he saw in those early years.

Much of his work happens before a home is ever shown. He uses his background in finance and credit to help clients improve their scores, which raises their purchasing power, and only then goes looking for the right house. For first-time buyers facing a thin supply of starter homes, he sees his job as closing that gap, sometimes knocking on doors in the neighborhoods clients want to live in.

That same concern shapes his public service. As Mayor of Clearfield for over twelve years, he treated housing as infrastructure and added more than 4,000 residential units in five years.

Gina Brown and Andrew Ford: A Utah Team That Puts People First

In Utah County, buying or selling a home is one of the biggest decisions most families will ever make, and who guides them through it matters. Gina Brown and Andrew Ford, both part of the Utah Homes Team, have been named among the UCAR Top 250 Realtors for 2023, 2024, and 2025. Ask either of them, and the awards are not the point. Both credit their clients, thanking them for trusting the team with their home journey.

The team describes itself as focused on service, not sales, backed by a sharp mortgage and escrow team, and concierge services offered as standard practice.

Gina grew up in Utah and returned to Utah County ten years ago after living in Washington, Idaho, and California. She has guided three of her seven children through the Alpine School District and served with the Boy Scouts and the Highland City Tree Committee. Her consultative approach starts with listening. "I believe everyone should love where they live," she says, and her promise to clients is discretion, disclosure, integrity, service, and diligence.

Andrew brings deep local knowledge to every deal, handling everything from showings and negotiations to inspections and closings. "It's worth talking to an expert," he says, and he helps sellers see their homes the way buyers will.

Three straight years of recognition do not happen by accident. It happens through consistency, care, and trust earned one client at a time. 

Planning First: How the Alair Homes Salt Lake Team Approaches Custom Homes

Karen Tiberius and the team at Alair Homes Salt Lake work in a part of the homebuilding process that most people never see clearly. People spend years picturing the home they want, but they rarely understand what sits between that picture and a finished house — the hidden costs, the decisions that stack up, the slow moment when excitement starts to turn into worry.

As VP of Business Development at Alair Homes Salt Lake and a sales agent with Windermere Real Estate, Karen brings a rare dual perspective: the real estate side and the building side working together. That continuity is something the whole team is built around — clients move through each phase with consistent support, not handed from one stranger to the next.

Their process starts before any design is drawn. Karen calls it Upfront Strategic Planning — an approach that asks clients to settle budget, scope, and real needs first, before momentum takes over. "I guide clients through a different path," she explained, "one that aligns lifestyle, land, and investment from the beginning."

The team organizes its work around four ideas: Clarity, Collaboration, Control, and Craft. When the numbers begin to feel heavy, the conversation doesn't turn to what to cut — it turns to what matters most. "We look at how they want to live in the home and align their investment around those priorities," Karen said.

Whether the project is a large custom build or a renovation, the process stays the same.

Michelle Williams and the Case for Staying Small

Trust is earned over time, and after more than 20 years serving buyers and sellers throughout Northern Utah, Michelle L. Williams has built a reputation founded on integrity, transparency, and putting her clients' best interests first. That commitment has earned her recognition as one of Utah's Top 10 Most Trusted Realtors.

As the Broker and Owner of The Hive Realty Group, Michelle created a boutique brokerage with a simple philosophy: exceptional service doesn't come from being the biggest—it comes from being personally invested in every client. Michelle has intentionally built a business centered on relationships, communication, and results.

"I've never wanted to be the biggest brokerage," Michelle says. "I've always wanted to be the one people trust enough to call again, recommend to their family, and feel confident referring to the people they love."

Michelle's greatest measure of success isn't the number of homes she sells. It's the confidence her clients place in her. Approximately 95% of her business comes from past clients and referrals, a testament to the lasting relationships she has built throughout her career. For Michelle, trust isn't something that happens at the closing table—it's earned through honesty, responsiveness, expert guidance, and doing the right thing, even when no one is watching.

To Michelle, every transaction represents far more than a property. Behind every home is a person, a family, and an important life transition. Whether someone is buying their first home, relocating, downsizing, or navigating a difficult chapter, she believes they deserve an advocate who will protect their interests, communicate honestly, and guide them with confidence from beginning to end.

For clients looking for more than just a Realtor—for someone they can genuinely trust—Michelle L. Williams has built a career proving that trust is the foundation of exceptional real estate service.

A Lifetime in Utah, Over Two Decades in Real Estate: Amanda Davis-Chin and the Long View

Amanda Davis-Chin is a REALTOR® with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Utah, working across Park City, Salt Lake City, Sundance, and the surrounding communities. She was born in Utah, has been licensed since 2005, and has spent over two decades learning how the state's most sought-after neighborhoods and resort markets behave. In that time, she has watched the region move through different cycles and built a client base that often returns to her for second and third transactions.

Utah is not a market she picked up along the way. It is home, and the knowledge she lives in shapes how she works. She is part of the Chin, Flemming, Harris Team, ranked the number one team nationally six years running within the Berkshire Hathaway network. Over her career, she has closed more than $100 million in residential and development sales.

She does not treat the job as a string of listings and offers. "I don't approach Real Estate as a transactional business. I approach it as a strategic and advisory role," she explained. Her background in development sales gives her a wider lens, and she stays hands-on through staging, pricing, and negotiation rather than handing those details off.

Most of her clients are in the middle of weighty decisions, and she sees her role as bringing clarity to them. "The ideal outcome is that they feel fully informed, well represented, and confident in their decisions," she said.

Sixteen Years in Park City: Why Doug Almstedt Leads With Listening

Doug Almstedt has sold real estate in Park City, Utah, for sixteen years. That is long enough to have weathered market shifts, watched trends come and go, and seen the area grow into one of the most sought-after destinations in the Mountain West. Through all of it, he has stayed focused on the same thing: taking care of the people in front of him. He works under Summit Sotheby's International Realty, the market leader in the area, and has reached top-tier performance there for four years running.

Before real estate, Doug came from hospitality management, and that experience changed how he works. Most agents walk into a conversation ready to talk about properties. Doug walks in ready to listen. "I seek to understand what my clients are looking to accomplish first," he said, "and then, knowing the inventory and the market trends, I can help them achieve their desired outcome."

One story captures how clients see him. A buyer whose spouse had already hired another agent still called Doug for an honest opinion on a property valuation, knowing he would not inflate the number to win the business. Doug did not get the listing, but that kind of trust does not show up in sales statistics.

His method comes down to preparation. "I can foresee obstacles or issues and overcome them often before the client is even aware of any problem," he explained. By the time something surfaces, his clients are rarely caught off guard.

Cheri Salazar and the Shift From Closings to Confidence

Cheri Salazar has built her career around one of the most consequential decisions people make: buying or selling a home. But after years in the industry, she noticed a pattern. Most people were not struggling with the transaction itself. They were struggling long before it began.

As principal broker and owner of RE/MAX LIGHTHOUSE, Cheri works with buyers, sellers, and investors. Many arrive with intent but without the clarity to move forward with confidence, and that realization reshaped how she works. "Much of the real estate industry is built around transactions," she said. "I've built my work around what those decisions mean for people's lives."

That gap also led her to co-found NestSTEPS, where she serves as CEO. The company turns homeownership into an employee benefit, helping people build savings and prepare to buy over time while giving employers a tool to improve retention. "This is a win-win situation that helps individuals move from feeling priced out to having a clear, structured plan to buy," she explained.

The same thinking shapes how she runs her brokerage. Rather than chasing agent count, she develops agents who think strategically and advocate for clients. The results have followed, including RE/MAX Brokerage of the Year in 2024 and a place in the RE/MAX Presidents Circle three years running.

For Cheri, the measure of success is plain. "The ideal outcome isn't just a successful closing, it's confidence in the right decision," she said.

How Rachel Green Built One of Salt Lake City's Most Trusted Real Estate Teams

Rachel Green has spent nearly two decades helping people buy and sell homes in the Salt Lake City area, and her reputation has grown steadily along the way. She leads the Salt Lake Homes team, which ranks in the top 1.5 percent of realtors nationwide, and works across residential resales, new construction projects, and Airbnb management, a side of the business she runs alongside her husband.

Rachel entered the industry in 2008, a difficult year to start in real estate by any measure. She built her career through consistency rather than shortcuts, and she backed it with an MBA from Westminster College. That mix of education and lived experience shapes how she works with clients today. People come to her for straight answers and steady guidance, and they tend to stay.

Her path into real estate was not a typical one. Before selling homes, Rachel worked in the Utah film industry, a background that still informs how she presents properties and tells the story of a home. She also directed Love Lake City, a monthly community volunteer initiative, for years. That commitment to her neighbors did not go unnoticed. She received the SLBR Good Neighbor Award and was named Salt Lake's Best Realtor by City Weekly.

The awards matter less to Rachel than the relationships behind them. Her business has been built on trust, care, and showing up for people, one client and one home at a time. 

Summary

A home is rarely just a transaction. Behind every closing there is a family, a set of hopes, and often a hard decision that took years to reach. The people featured here understand that, and it shows in how they work.

Their paths into the industry vary. One came from hospitality, another from film, another from a decade spent on the foreclosure side before choosing to help people keep their homes instead. Two grew up on construction sites with fathers in the business. What they share is the belief that the client comes before the sale. They listen first. They prepare early, often solving problems before clients ever see them. They stay hands-on through pricing, staging, and negotiation rather than passing the work along.

Trust is the thread running through all of it. In a market shaped by shifting rates and tight inventory, people need someone who will tell them the truth, even when it costs a listing. Some of these professionals keep their brokerages small on purpose. Others draw nearly all their business from past clients and referrals. Several have been recognized among the top performers in their markets for years running, though most will tell you the awards are not the point.

What matters to them is simpler: that clients feel informed, represented, and confident. That kind of care cannot be faked, and their clients know it.