Nick Melzer with the Denver Foothills Property Group at Compass in Evergreen, CO has been recognized as the APEX 2024 Region 6 (Mountain West) Broker of the Year in Residential Land Sales by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report. Nick was recognized by RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE, as well as The Land Report’s Co-founders Eddie Lee Rider Jr. and Eric O’Keefe at a special awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 18, during RLI’s 2025 National Land Conference (NLC25) in Tucson, AZ.

“It is such an honor to receive this award. RLI is the best group of land brokers in the country, and Colorado in particular, and to be recognized amongst the best of them is just really special“ said Nick Melzer upon receiving the award. Nick Melzer, the Founding Broker of Denver Foothills Property Group at Compass, is a REALTOR®, licensed attorney, Accredited Land Consultant (“ALC”), and Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist (“CLHMS”) and one of the top producing brokers in the Denver Foothills. He and his team specialize in land and residential sales in the Denver Foothills and West Denver Metro.

“We are incredibly proud of Nick for his accomplishments in 2024. We are proud to honor land professionals like Nick across RLI’s ten regions who are dedicated to both the industry and his clients. He is truly among the most accomplished professionals in land real estate,” said Aubrie about the winners.

The APEX Awards Program celebrated its eighth year by welcoming 255 applicants totaling a combined $8.9+ billion in qualifying transaction volume, 9,255 transaction sides, and over 1.2 million acres sold. All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Awards Program are active members of RLI.

For more information on the award winners, make sure to get a copy of The Land Report, one of the industry’s leading magazines for landowners and land professionals, which will be publicizing the top winners in their upcoming Spring 2025 issue. All land real estate professionals are invited to join RLI and apply to the prestigious APEX Awards Program next year. Applications will open in December 2025. Winners of the 2025 APEX Awards will be announced at RLI’s 2026 National Land Conference next March in San Antonio, TX. Learn more at rliland.com.