From Rookie to #4: Braden Koop's Award Journey at RE/MAX Kelowna

In 2025, I ranked #4 among all individual agents at RE/MAX Kelowna.

RE/MAX Kelowna is one of the most competitive real estate offices in the Okanagan. There are agents here with decades of experience, deep client networks, and reputations built over careers that started before I was old enough to buy a house. Ranking #4 among individuals in that office — in my third full year — means something to me.

But the number alone doesn't tell the story. Here's the full picture.

The Award Timeline (Because Context Matters)

Real estate rankings aren't a single snapshot. They're a compound result — every year building on the last. Here's how mine have stacked up:

2023 — Rookie of the Year, RE/MAX Kelowna. First year in the business. Started from scratch with no database, no prior real estate sphere, and no safety net. Won Rookie of the Year.

2023–2024 — Top 100, Western Canada (RE/MAX). Consistent placement in the top 100 agents across BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Thousands of agents.

2024 — Rapid Climb in Western Canada Rankings. Moved from #55 in Western Canada to #6 by year end.

2025 — #17, RE/MAX Canada Top 30 Under 30 (National). One of only 30 selected nationally from 25,000+ Canadian RE/MAX agents.

2025 — #4 Individual Agent, RE/MAX Kelowna. The most locally meaningful recognition yet.

What This Trajectory Tells You

The numbers aren't there to impress you. They're there to give you a data point.

When you're selecting a REALTOR® in Kelowna, you're making a decision that could affect the outcome of a transaction worth hundreds of thousands — sometimes millions — of dollars. You should know what you're getting.

This isn't a flash in the pan. The growth has been consistent, measurable, and verified by RE/MAX Canada — an organization that ranks based on production, not personality.

What Drives the Numbers

I came into real estate from trades. Six years as a Journeyman HVAC technician — one of my biggest advantages in this business. I understand homes at a mechanical level. I know what I'm looking at when I walk through a property and can tell you whether something is a real concern or a non-issue.

On the selling side, I run marketing at a level most Kelowna agents don't — professional photography and video as a baseline, targeted digital advertising, and data-driven pricing built around what the market is actually doing.

Add a partnership with Gerry Fraser — 32 years in Kelowna real estate — and you get institutional market knowledge paired with a modern, aggressive approach to results.

Rooted in Kelowna

I work across Kelowna and West Kelowna, with deep expertise in Gallaghers Canyon, Wilden, and surrounding neighbourhoods. Born and raised here. My clients aren't customers — they're neighbours.

Let's Talk

If you're thinking about buying or selling in the Okanagan, I'd like to earn your business. Not because of the rankings — those are just the receipts. But because of what produced them.

Braden Koop | REALTOR® | RE/MAX Kelowna

250-801-8725 | bradenkoop.ca