Top Realtors in Big Sur, California

Dana Bambace and Mark Peterson grew up on the Monterey Peninsula and lead the number one Compass team there, every year from 2018 through 2025 by the team's MLS figures, with more than $860 million in sales since 2018. In Big Sur they sold the Mickey Muennig-designed home at 46902 Pfeiffer Ridge Road for $4.2 million and represented the buyer of 47600 Coast Ridge Road at $3.2 million in 2026. Dana and Mark hold 29 and 22 more five-star reviews on their individual Zillow profiles, and Mark is the 2027 president-elect of the Monterey County Association of Realtors.

Jonathan Spencer is a former investment manager who was named Rookie of the Year in his first year in real estate. His Compass record includes Big Sur sales at 49155 Highway 1 for $18 million and 45216 Clear Ridge Road for $6.85 million. His $28 million Canary Cottage sale is described on his Compass profile as Monterey County's top sale of 2018, and he is a BYU graduate who lives in Carmel with his family.

Mike Gilson is a full-time Big Sur resident whose practice is devoted to Big Sur property. He has served on the board of the Community Association of Big Sur for roughly two decades, sits on the Big Sur Affordable Housing Subcommittee, and was a founder of Big Sur Bakery. His current listings include 46400 Clear Ridge Road at $29.5 million, and sales on his site include 47701 Coast Ridge Road at $6.5 million.

Nicole Truszkowski and Zak Freedman lead Truszkowski Freedman & Associates, which moved from Sotheby's International Realty to Engel & Völkers Carmel in January 2026 as its luxury division. Their Big Sur sales as listing agents include 53810 Highway 1 at $17 million and 53648 Highway 1 at $3.999 million. RealTrends ranks the team #3 by team volume in Carmel-by-the-Sea, and the team reports more than $1 billion in career sales.

Nancy Sanders has lived in Big Sur since 1978, raised her three children on the coast, and her family runs the Big Sur River Inn. Working under the name A Big Sur Home, she specializes in Big Sur coastal properties, ocean-view homes, vacant land and ranches, and holds the Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) designation. Her website lists coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle, Robb Report and Dwell.

Tim Allen was born and raised on the Monterey Peninsula, studied business and economics at UC Santa Barbara, and leads Tim Allen Properties at Coldwell Banker Realty in Carmel. In 2018 he was the #1 Coldwell Banker agent in Northern California and #8 in North America. In Big Sur he brought the Heart of Rancho Rico estate on Highway 1 to market at $100 million in 2024 and was the listing agent for 47600 Coast Ridge Road.

Hillary Lipman is a Big Sur resident and owner of Big Sur Coast Properties, which works from the Loma Vista office on Highway 1 and describes itself as the only real estate office on Highway 1 in Big Sur. The firm focuses on Big Sur land, homes and ranches and has worked the coast for more than 30 years. Her current listings include 47011 Clear Ridge Road at $3.995 million.

Vilia Kakis Gilles works from Sotheby's International Realty's Carmel brokerage. She was the listing agent on 38462 Highway 1 in Big Sur, which closed at $5.15 million in March 2026. RealTrends credits her with $20.08 million in sales volume across 13 transaction sides in its most recent ranking.

Alex Brant is a Carmel and Carmel Valley native who attended Stevenson School and earned an English degree at CU Boulder. He works one-on-one rather than through a large team, speaks English and Spanish, and serves on the board of the Carmel Valley Association and its Land Use Committee. His current Big Sur listing is a 2.61-acre parcel at 39350 Coast Road, and Redfin shows his past sales on Partington Ridge.

Heinrich Brooksher Real Estate Group, formerly The Heinrich Team, is led by Ben Heinrich with Carole Heinrich, Zach Brooksher and Isabel Brooksher. Ben and Carole founded Ben Heinrich Real Estate in the early 1980s, and Ben served as president of the Monterey County Association of Realtors in 1998. The team appears on the Big Sur Chamber of Commerce real estate page and currently lists 40990 Highway 1 in Big Sur.

Julee Thomas is a former U.S. Army Military Intelligence captain with a degree in architecture and a master's in civil engineering. She works from Sotheby's International Realty in Carmel and represented both the buyer and the seller on 8 (E) Coastlands in Big Sur, which sold for $800,000 in September 2025.

Jahre Carver grew up in Big Sur and Carmel and came to real estate from property management. She works with Monterey Coast Realty in Carmel, a sister brand of Carmel Realty Company, and currently lists 59755 Garrapatos Road in Big Sur, a four-bedroom home, at $3.4 million.

Sam Piffero was born and raised in the Salinas Valley and holds a degree in agricultural business from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian, was a top producer every year from 2018 through 2023, and is a private pilot and winemaker. His current Big Sur listing is a 3.27-acre parcel on Sycamore Canyon Road.

Cynthia Herrera holds a computer science degree, was first licensed in Fresno in 2012, moved to Carmel in 2019 and earned her broker license in 2024. A former top producer with the Jette Ferguson Real Estate Group, she now works independently at Sotheby's International Realty in Carmel, lists Big Sur among her core service areas, and works with clients in English and Spanish.

Paul Lester is an agent with The Agency, the luxury brokerage based in Beverly Hills. He was the listing agent on 47730 Coast Ridge Road in Big Sur, which sold for $7.5 million in July 2026.