The Akron Cleveland Association of REALTORS recently named Adam Kaufman of Howard Hanna Real Estate Services its REALTOR of the Year for 2025.

Kaufman, a Shaker Heights resident and congregant of Park Synagogue in Pepper Pike, told the Cleveland Jewish News real estate first piqued his interest when he was just 9 years old and his parents took him on their search for a new home, and he stayed curious about the industry through school.

Kaufman said when he earned his real estate license at age 18, he could not have envisioned how successful he would be 37 years later, having sold more 3,000 homes and made $2 billion in lifetime sales.

“I knew I loved it,” he said. “I think the awards and monetary success are a byproducts of finding something I really love and having fun every day.”

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