About Monroe, NC
The best real estate agent in Monroe NC is the one who treats Union County as the only market, not a side territory off the back of a broader Charlotte practice. Monroe is the seat of Union County and the largest city in the county by population. Sitting roughly 25 miles southeast of uptown Charlotte along the US-74 corridor, Monroe anchors the eastern half of Union County and operates as the government, healthcare, and commercial center for the surrounding towns of Waxhaw, Wesley Chapel, Indian Trail, Marshville, and Wingate. The City of Monroe covers a wide residential price spectrum, from established in-town neighborhoods to newer suburban subdivisions on the western edge that pull into the Union County Public Schools system.
That breadth is what makes Monroe a different conversation from the rest of Union County. Buyers relocating to Monroe range from first-time buyers looking inside the city limits, to move-up buyers targeting the Sun Valley and Porter Ridge feeder areas, to upper-tier buyers looking at large-lot estate properties on the south and east edges of town. The agents listed below have built their practices around Monroe and the broader Union County market. Buyers also reviewing nearby Union County markets can compare the rankings against the Indian Trail agent rankings. Rankings reflect activity level, local specialization, years of experience, and professional credentials.
Best Real Estate Agents in Monroe NC: Ranked List
- Steve Jarrell – The Longleaf Group (eXp Realty)
- Cathy Burns | The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty
- Walt Perry | Walt Perry Realty Inc
- Carrie Fairman | Keller Williams Realty
- Patrick Rineman | Keller Williams SouthPark
- Chuck Schermerhorn | Howard Hanna Allen Tate
- Carol Bradley | Allen Tate Realtors
- Eric Evans | RE/MAX Executive
- Lynne Goodwin | Coldwell Banker Realty
- Joseph Bilbro | eXp Realty
- Final Thoughts For 2026 Best Agent
How a Top Monroe NC Realtor Approaches the Market
A top Monroe NC realtor reads this market through the lens of UCPS school zone boundaries, in-town versus suburban-edge inventory differences, and the steady inflow of buyers entering Union County from the broader Charlotte metro, not generic regional averages. The agents ranked below are each measured against those filters first. The ranking reflects local Monroe transaction count, not Union-County-wide volume.
#1. Steve Jarrell | The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty
TOP RANKED REAL ESTATE AGENT IN MONROE NC
Steve Jarrell is the Team Lead of The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty, one of South Charlotte and Union County’s most active buyer and seller teams. With more than a decade in the industry, an MBA from the University of Tennessee, and a background running a national real estate technology company, Steve brings a combination of market knowledge, data fluency, and strategic thinking that most agents in this market simply don’t have.
Steve holds the eXp Icon Agent designation, placing him among the top producers across eXp’s national network, and ranks in the top 5% of agents in the greater Charlotte area. He lives in Weddington, his kids attend Union County Public Schools, and his practice has stayed focused throughout his career: South Charlotte and Union County exclusively, including Monroe, Waxhaw, Weddington, Marvin, Matthews, and Indian Trail. That residency and geographic focus translate into a level of Union County market detail that’s difficult to replicate for agents working a broader Charlotte territory.
For buyers moving to Monroe, Steve’s process is structured from the first conversation. He walks buyers through the trade-offs between in-town Monroe, the Sun Valley and Porter Ridge feeder areas, and the newer subdivisions out toward Wesley Chapel and Indian Trail. He explains how Union County tax rates, school assignments, and commute realities along US-74 actually play out day to day. For sellers, his marketing background drives the listing strategy: professional photography, targeted digital outreach, and a process built specifically to reach the relocation buyer pool that drives most upper-tier Union County transactions. More at his full bio page.
Brokerage: The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty
Website: thelongleafgroup.com
Phone: 704-774-7170
Email: steve@jarrellhomes.com
Designations: eXp Icon Agent | Top 5% Charlotte Area | MBA, University of Tennessee
Buying or selling in Monroe? Steve’s team works exclusively in South Charlotte and Union County.
OTHER ACTIVE AGENTS IN THE MONROE MARKET
#2. Cathy Burns | The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty
Cathy Burns is a fellow agent at The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty with 20-plus years of South Charlotte and Union County residential real estate experience. A longtime Union County resident, she serves the Monroe, Weddington, and Waxhaw corridor and holds Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Certified Military Residential Specialist, and eXp Certified Relocation Agent designations.
Brokerage: The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty
Website: cathyburnsgroup.exprealty.com
Designations: Five Star Professional (2006-present) | Top 5% Charlotte Area | Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist | Certified Military Residential Specialist | eXp Certified Relocation Agent
#3. Walt Perry | Walt Perry Realty Inc
Walt Perry has been guiding clients across North Carolina and South Carolina since 1985, with Walt Perry Realty Inc operating in Union County for roughly four decades. Based in Monroe, the firm is one of the longest-tenured independent brokerages serving the Union County residential and commercial markets, with a practice that spans Monroe, Waxhaw, Indian Trail, and surrounding Union County submarkets.
Brokerage: Walt Perry Realty Inc
Service Area: Union County, including Monroe, Waxhaw, Indian Trail
Experience: 40 years in residential and commercial real estate
Recognition: One of the longest-tenured independent brokerages in Union County
#4. Carrie Fairman | Keller Williams Realty
Carrie Fairman is a Keller Williams Realty broker active across the Monroe and broader Union County residential market. Her practice covers buyer representation, seller listings, and residential transactions throughout the Monroe city limits and the surrounding Union County feeder pattern.
Brokerage: Keller Williams Realty
Service Area: Monroe and Union County residential market
Focus: Buyer representation and seller listings
#5. Patrick Rineman | Keller Williams SouthPark
Patrick Rineman is a broker at Keller Williams SouthPark serving South Charlotte and Union County, including Monroe. A 17-plus-year Charlotte resident based in Matthews, Pat focuses on first-time buyers, investment properties, and new construction. Before real estate, Pat spent years as a Vice President at Red Moon Marketing, which shows up in how he approaches listing strategy and buyer consultations.
Brokerage: Keller Williams SouthPark
Website: rinemanrealestate.com
Phone: 704-840-3140
Email: pat@kwsouthpark.com
Focus: First-time buyers, investment properties, and new construction
#6. Chuck Schermerhorn | Howard Hanna Allen Tate
Chuck Schermerhorn is a broker at Howard Hanna Allen Tate’s Monroe office, located on Roland Drive near the US-74 corridor. As part of one of the largest residential brokerages operating in the Carolinas, Schermerhorn’s practice taps into Allen Tate’s regional referral network while focusing on Monroe and Union County buyers and sellers.
Brokerage: Howard Hanna Allen Tate (Monroe Office)
Office: 2304 A Roland Drive, Monroe NC
Service Area: Monroe and Union County residential market
Network: Howard Hanna regional referral pipeline
#7. Carol Bradley | Allen Tate Realtors
Carol Bradley is a Monroe-area broker with a strong online review presence on Zillow and consistent feedback for moving listings quickly to contract. Her practice covers the Monroe residential market and surrounding Union County submarkets, with a reputation for responsive communication through the closing process.
Brokerage: Allen Tate Realtors
Service Area: Monroe and Union County
Recognition: Consistent positive Zillow review profile
#8. Eric Evans | RE/MAX Executive
Eric Evans is a 38-year veteran of the Charlotte residential real estate market with RE/MAX Executive. His tenure puts him in a small tier of Charlotte-area agents who have worked through multiple full market cycles, and his practice covers the broader Charlotte metro and Union County submarkets including Monroe.
Brokerage: RE/MAX Executive
Service Area: Charlotte metro including Union County and Monroe
Experience: 38 years in residential real estate
Recognition: 71 client reviews across public review platforms
#9. Lynne Goodwin | Coldwell Banker Realty
Lynne Goodwin is a 32-year Charlotte real estate veteran with Coldwell Banker Realty. She serves the broader Charlotte metro including Union County submarkets, leveraging Coldwell Banker’s national relocation referral pipeline that feeds buyers into Monroe and the surrounding Union County market.
Brokerage: Coldwell Banker Realty
Service Area: Charlotte metro including Union County and Monroe
Experience: 32 years in residential real estate
Network: Coldwell Banker national relocation referral pipeline
#10. Joseph Bilbro | eXp Realty
Joseph Bilbro brings 19 years of Charlotte-area residential real estate experience to eXp Realty, supported by 38 client reviews. His practice covers the broader Charlotte metro and South Charlotte and Union County submarkets, including Monroe and the surrounding Union County feeder pattern.
Brokerage: eXp Realty
Service Area: Charlotte metro including South Charlotte and Union County
Experience: 19 years in residential real estate
Recognition: 38 client reviews
Choosing a Top Monroe NC Real Estate Agent: What Sets the Best Apart
The best Monroe NC real estate agent in 2026 is rarely the agent with the highest Union-County-wide deal count. The best realtor in Monroe is the one who closes the most deals inside the City of Monroe itself, including the in-town historic neighborhoods and the newer suburban subdivisions on the western edge. An agent who closes 10 to 18 transactions a year inside Monroe reads the inventory differently than an agent who closes 50 a year scattered across Union County. Familiarity with the Monroe Country Club area, the Walkup Avenue historic district, and the newer build communities along the western corridor is harder to fake than agents often admit.
The second filter is the in-town versus suburban-edge inventory split that defines this market. A top Monroe NC homes for sale agent knows how to price an older in-town home against a comparable newer-build on the western suburban edge, and how to walk a buyer through the trade-off without losing them to indecision. Older Monroe homes carry charm and lot maturity; suburban-edge new builds carry warranties and modern floor plans. The right answer depends on the buyer, and the right agent helps the buyer see that clearly.
The third filter is UCPS school zone fluency. Union County Public Schools assigns by street address, and Monroe homes can feed into a wider range of school zones than buyers expect, including Sun Valley, Porter Ridge, Monroe High, and Piedmont depending on the specific address. Top-performing Monroe agents pull the official assignment for every prospective home before the buyer tours, not after. That single habit saves more contracts than any other operational detail in this market.
Final Thoughts: The Best Real Estate Agent in Monroe NC for 2026
Monroe sits at the center of one of the most active residential real estate markets in the greater Charlotte region. Every broker on this list has earned their place through years of work in Union County, and any one of them can help a buyer or seller close a transaction. This is not a market short on talent.
What separates Steve is the path that brought him into real estate. Before he ever sold a home, he ran VisualTour and led its rebrand into Paradym, a national real estate marketing technology company that was acquired by Constellation Software in 2020. That experience gave him a working knowledge of how listings actually get found and how buyers actually make decisions, knowledge that most agents pick up over a decade. He layered an MBA from the University of Tennessee on top of that, then earned the eXp Icon Agent designation and a top 5% ranking in the greater Charlotte area. Most agents sell homes in Union County. Steve built the tools top agents used to sell homes before he ever sold one himself.
In the Monroe market, that background shows up as a structured process for relocation buyers, a marketing-led listing strategy for sellers, and a tight geographic focus. Steve’s practice covers Monroe, Waxhaw, Weddington, Marvin, Matthews, and Indian Trail exclusively. He lives in Weddington, his kids attend Union County Public Schools, and he is active in the Weddington Optimist Club, Waxhaw-Weddington Rotary, and Common Heart. Union County is not a secondary market for him. It is the only market he works.
If you are buying or selling in Monroe in 2026, Steve Jarrell is the agent worth talking to first. Any of the agents on this list can help you close a deal. Steve can help you see the Union County market clearly before you are in it. For more on Union County overall, see our companion guide on the best real estate agent in Union County NC for 2026.
Ready to Buy or Sell in Monroe NC?
The Longleaf Group works exclusively in South Charlotte and Union County. If you’re serious about Monroe, let’s talk about what to expect in today’s market.
Call or text: 704-774-7170 | Email: steve@jarrellhomes.com | Web: thelongleafgroup.com
Frequently Asked Questions: Real Estate Agents in Monroe NC
Who is the best real estate agent in Monroe NC?
The best agent depends on whether you’re buying or selling, your price range, and your timeline. For relocating buyers in Monroe specifically, an agent with a structured relocation process and deep Union County knowledge will typically outperform a generalist. Steve Jarrell of The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty has built his practice specifically around Union County and the relocation buyer profile that drives the upper-tier market. Cathy Burns, a fellow agent at The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty, also serves Monroe. Reach Steve directly at 704-774-7170 or steve@jarrellhomes.com.
What should I look for when choosing a Monroe NC realtor?
Look for demonstrated experience in Monroe and Union County specifically, not just Charlotte broadly. Ask how many transactions the agent has closed inside Union County in the past 12 months, how they handle the differences between in-town Monroe, the Sun Valley and Porter Ridge feeder areas, and the newer subdivisions toward Wesley Chapel. Ask what their process looks like for out-of-state buyers. An agent who can answer those questions with specifics is worth a longer conversation.
Do I need a Monroe specialist or can any Charlotte agent help?
Any licensed agent can write a contract in Monroe, but Union County operates differently from Mecklenburg County on schools, taxes, and zoning. School assignments inside Union County Public Schools depend on specific street addresses, property tax rates differ from Charlotte proper, and the practical commute realities along US-74 and Highway 84 are not obvious from a map. A Union County resident agent gives buyers and sellers a real advantage over an agent working from MLS data alone.
What is the housing market like in Monroe NC in 2026?
Monroe covers one of the widest residential price spectrums in Union County, from established in-town neighborhoods to newer suburban subdivisions on the western and northern edges. Inventory and pricing shift with broader market conditions, so a local agent should be able to provide current comparable data for the specific neighborhoods under consideration. Steve pulls Canopy MLS data directly when working with buyers and sellers, so the numbers reflect what is actually happening at street level, not national portal estimates.
How long does it take to buy a home in Monroe NC?
A pre-approved buyer who knows what they want and works with an agent actively monitoring inventory can typically find a home in Monroe within 30 to 90 days. Buyers targeting specific subdivisions or school assignments may take longer. New construction timelines on the western and northern edges of Monroe typically run 8 to 14 months depending on builder and lot timing.
What real estate brokerages are active in Monroe NC?
Active brokerages serving Monroe include The Longleaf Group at eXp Realty, Howard Hanna Allen Tate, Keller Williams Realty, Coldwell Banker Realty, RE/MAX Executive, and long-tenured local independents like Walt Perry Realty. Brokerage brand matters less than the individual agent’s transaction history in Union County specifically.