Steve Bruere named National Broker of the Year in the Auction Land Sales category; Adam Crist named Regional Broker of the Year in two categories; Both named Top 20 National Producers
Peoples Company, a national leader in land brokerage, agricultural appraisal, land and energy management, crop insurance, and capital markets, received top land auction honors at the REALTORS® Land Institute’s APEX Award ceremony in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The APEX Awards, held in conjunction with The Land Report, is a top annual awards program designed to recognize excellence and performance of land sale professionals.
Peoples Company President, Steve Bruere, was recognized as the APEX 2025 National Broker of the Year in the Auction Land Sales category. This marks the sixth time that Bruere has been awarded National Broker of the Year.
Peoples Company Senior Land Agent, Adam Crist, ALC, was recognized as the APEX 2025 Regional Broker of the Year in both the Ag Land Sales Crops and Agribusiness Sales categories. Adam covers Region 3 which consists of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. The Regional Broker of the Year award recognizes the top professionals across several land categories in RLI's 10 U.S. regions.
Bruere and Crist were also recognized as APEX 2025 Top Twenty National Producers. This award recognizes the top 20 highest-producing agents in the country based on qualifying production volume.
“Peoples Company is honored to receive distinguished recognition from the REALTORS® Land Institute’s APEX Awards, held in conjunction with The Land Report. Yet again, Peoples Company’s team rose to the challenge, led the industry, and delivered exceptional results for our clients,” said Peoples Company President Steve Bruere. “Our entire team deserves credit for the recognition as they put in countless hours developing marketing materials, engaging with potential bidders and buyers, and preparing for sales.”
27 Peoples Company professionals were recognized as members of the APEX Producers Club, which recognizes those with at least $5 million in qualifying dollar volume closed land sales. The honorees in this category include: Matt Adams, Doug Bear, Daran Becker, Bryan Bergdale, Brandon Bergquist, Lindsey Brown, Ray Brownfield, Steve Bruere, Adam Crist, Adam Curran, Chase Duesenberg, Tim Gangl, Jaxon Goedken, Matt Hoenig, Kolt Kiburz, Alan McNeil, Jesse Meyer, Dillon Muth, John Reburn, Eric Sarff, Jake Sickels, Riley Sieren, Travis Smock, Elizabeth Strom, Brandon Tessau, Doug Yegge, and Andrew Zellmer.
