Raised in her family’s realty office, Dondi spent three decades selling homes before she turned to coaching the agents who sell them.
Dondi Hopkins grew up in her family’s realty office, beside her mother, Dianna Hopkins. She started out playing under her mother’s desk and went on to work every position in that office before she carried a listing of her own.
She began selling in South Florida in 1996 and made her name as a listing specialist. Luxury marketing, development planning and new construction became her specialties, on projects that ran from four-unit buildings to communities of 220 homes.
In 2006 she co-founded The Hopkins Team, which grew to 32 people serving Plantation, Davie, Weston and the rest of Broward County. The motto came straight from the family office: “When one can’t be there, another can.”
Ruth Papuchis, her managing broker for eight years at Coldwell Banker, put it this way: “What truly set Dondi apart was her generosity and willingness to share her strategies…” Dondi taught her own team in weekly meetings and one-on-one sessions, and agents from other companies heard her as a panelist at real estate workshops.
That habit of sharing became her second career. Today she is Director of Agent Development for Linhart Realty Group (LRG) and its RE/MAX brands, RE/MAX Town & Country among them. She coaches agents one-on-one, leads group sessions and trains whole offices, and she still works with RE/MAX Prestige agents in South Florida.
Away from the office she raised four children, coached youth soccer and cheerleading, and served as Team Mom more seasons than she can count. Her advice to agents is the same advice she gave those teams: “Show up and commit.”
From the family office to the training room, with the books along the way.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Early years | Grows up in the family realty office and works every job in it. |
| 1996 | Starts her own career in South Florida as a listing specialist. |
| 2006 | Co-founds The Hopkins Team, which grows to 32 people across Broward County. |
| 2020 | Cover story in Broward Real Producers, with The Hopkins Team at Compass. |
| July 2024 | Publishes Ready to Scale, a short guide for agents building their foundation. |
| August 2026 | Fifty, Free & Finally Me is published on August 14. |
| September 2026 | RE/MAX Town & Country partners with Linhart Realty Group, a network of about 42 offices and 775 professionals in six states. |
| Today | Director of Agent Development for Linhart Realty Group and its RE/MAX brands. |
| Coming soon | Beyond the Sign, her book for agents at every stage. |
Where Dondi develops agents, from Linhart Realty Group’s RE/MAX brands to South Florida, and the organizations that have recognized her work.
Dondi directs agent development for Linhart Realty Group, whose RE/MAX brands span Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee. RE/MAX Town & Country partnered with the group in 2026. Visit Linhart Realty Group
Director of Agent Development
Four offices in Palm Beach County and Broward
Member
Ranked No. 19
Her office is at 322 W Main St in downtown Blue Ridge, up in the North Georgia mountains. From here she works with RE/MAX Town & Country agents and the wider family of RE/MAX offices under Linhart Realty Group.
She built her business in Broward County and still coaches across South Florida. At RE/MAX Prestige she works with agents from the company’s four offices in Palm Beach County and Broward.
“Learning to overcome personal struggles and self-doubt through coaching transformed me. It gave me the clarity and confidence to rise to the top.”
Dondi trained as a life coach after working through hard seasons of her own, in life and in business. She knows a personal setback can stall a business faster than any market can.
Her life coaching sessions help you:
Sales meetings, kickoffs and workshops built around your agents, with topics drawn from her books and training series.
Invite Dondi