Lake Homes Realty Honored by Inc. 5000 and Auburn University for Growth

Inc. magazine announced the annual Inc. 5000 list earlier this week, and Lake Homes Realty has been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the country for the seventh consecutive year. Lake Homes Realty ranked No. 4,625 on its annual list. Additionally, Auburn University recently named Lake Homes Realty as one of the Top Tigers recipients for the sixth consecutive year.

Inc. 5000 Recognition

Lake Homes Realty is one of 13 Birmingham- Hoover area companies on the list and 42 in Alabama. For 2023, 153 real estate companies made the list nationally. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses.

Inc. 5000 Rankings for Lake Homes Realty

  • 2023 – 4,625
  • 2022 – 3,481
  • 2021 – 2,711
  • 2020 – 3,156
  • 2019 – 2,491
  • 2018 – 1,582
  • 2017 – 927

“Lake Homes Realty offers a unique focus on niche real estate in 34 states,” said Glenn Phillips, CEO and Chief Economic Analyst at Lake Homes Realty. “We help people find, buy, and sell lake homes and land across the country in a way not offered by any other companies,” Phillips said. “Making the Inc. 5000 list once is quite an honor. Making the list seven consecutive years is a testament to our innovative approach to real estate, an exceptional team, and thinking outside the box while selling the lake lifestyle,” he said. A complete list of winners is online at www.inc.com/inc5000.

Auburn’s Top Tigers

Auburn University named Lake Homes Realty a Top Tiger in May for the sixth consecutive year. This year Lake Homes Realty moved up to the large-revenue group of honorees. Recipients must be led by an Auburn alum, have been in business for at least four full years, have more than $500,000 in revenue, and operate in a manner consistent with The Auburn Creed. Top Tigers are evaluated on year-over-year growth. The companies are ranked in order of their growth rate. Lake Homes Realty was ranked 10th in the Large Company category for companies with revenue over $30,001. Here is the complete list of large companies.

Top Tiger honorees for 2022-2023 by category are:

Large companies (Revenue of $30,000,001 and above) listed in the order of their growth rate are  Veryable Inc., Global K9 Companies, Columbia Care, Newline Interactive, Cobbs Allen (CAC Specialty), Park & Eleazer Construction LLC, Stone Martin Builders LLC, Pearce Services LLC, Lewis M. Carter, Lake Homes Realty, Wilson Lumber, RPF Emergency Services LLC, River Bank & Trust, Star Market and Discount Pharmacy, Simulations Plus Inc., Progress Bank, Oakworth Capital Bank, Fulcrum Construction, SEA Wire and Cable Inc., Rogers & Willard, and Scott Contracting LLC.

“Auburn University taught me a great deal about business and life in general,” said Phillips. “To be honored as a Top Tiger six years in a row is the result of hard work and an innovative approach to lake real estate,” he said. For a complete list, visit https://harbert.auburn.edu/news/2022-23-top-tiger-companies-recognized.html