System and method for providing real estate referrals

A method for providing a referral of a ranked real estate agent through a real estate agent referral system comprising the steps of:

• receiving search criteria from a user with respect to the purchase or sale of a real estate property;
• receiving performance data for two or more real estate agents;
• ranking by a computer two or more real estate agents based on the search criteria received from the user and the performance data of the two or more real estate agents to create a set of agent search results including the highest ranking real estate agent or a listing of the highest ranking real estate agents based on the search criteria, wherein the search results include performance data for the highest ranking real estate agent or each of the real estate agents listed in the listing of the highest ranking real estate agents;
• generating a web based user portal displayed on a personal computer or a mobile device, the web based user portal allowing the user to view the agent search results, select a real estate agent from the agent search results, and transact business with the selected agent.