Kirkley reaches rare career home selling level
In the world of real estate, being able to make 1,000 home sale closings is a considerable accomplishment and quite rare for someone in the industry.
According to the National Association of Realtors, the average real estate agent will sell 10-12 homes each year with top-performing agents reaching 25-50 or more sales, with experience and market being denominators.
Tracy Kirkley has been a top-performing real estate agent and broker for Crye-Leike in DeSoto County for several years and she recently reported reaching that lofty level. Kirkley has been in the real estate business for more than 20 years.
Kirkley said the landmark closing took place on June 20, 2025, representing a family who was referred to her by another past client.
After living in Olive Branch for decades, they decided to sell their home and relocate to Illinois to build their dream home on family-owned land. The home went under contract just five days later.
“Reaching this milestone is humbling,” said Kirkley. “ I am deeply grateful for the continued support from my family, friends, support staff, trusted service providers, and the incredible team at Crye-Leike.”
The significance of the accomplishment comes in these statistics. An agent closing 20 homes a year would need 50 years to reach 1,000 closings. An agent closing 100 homes a year will need 10 years to do it and be consistent. Only a small percentage of agents sustain high volume for that long.
Another item to consider is that many agents leave the industry within the first five years, long before hitting 1,000 closings.
Kirkley has been in real estate for 23 years. With Crye-Leike, she is a two-time number one top-producing agent for the Memphis region and a three-time top seller for existing homeowners in North Mississippi. She credits her success to innovative marketing, high-level strategy, and a deep care for her clients’ outcomes.
A portion of the commission Kirkley receives from each sale goes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and to the Destiny Center in Olive Branch.
