Ruth Ann Streiff, ALC, ABR, GRI, RENE, SRS, SRES 2024 SCBOR Realtor of the Year HOME | LAND | FARM | RANCH 2025 marks Ruth Ann's 23rd year in the real estate profession. She is a seventh-generation Texan and fourth-generation Houstonian and began her real estate career at John Daugherty, Realtors and Greenwood King Properties in Houston. She has strong family ties to the Round Top area and grew up spending time with relatives in Fayette County. Ruth Ann and her husband, Stephen, decided Round Top would be the perfect place to raise their three daughters. With many years of experience in the high-paced Houston real estate market, she brought to Round Top Real Estate strategic negotiating skills, first-rate marketing ideas for property listings, and a drive to assist her clients in finding the perfect property. Ruth Ann's husband Steve also works in the real estate industry as underwriting counsel for Old Republic Title Insurance Company, Ruth Ann is a graduate of Duchesne Academy in Houston. She received her B.A. in English from The University of the South (Sewanee) in Tennessee, graduating with Distinction. She is currently a member of the Round Top Chamber of Commerce, The Round Top DYD Club, The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. She is actively involved as a church and school volunteer. She is a member of the Houston Association of Realtors, the Texas Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, the South Central Board of Realtors, and the Realtor Land Institute (RLI). Ruth Ann is a consistent company Top-Producer and holds the ABR (Accredited Buyer representative), the CELA (Certified Expert Listing Agent), the RENE (Real Estate Negotiation Expert) certification, the SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist), the SRS (Seller Representative Specialist) designation, and is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (GRI). Most notably she is an Accredited Land Consultant (ALC) which is the gold standard for land real estate professionals, awarded by the Realtors Land Institute to experts in land transactions. She served on the Board of Directors for the South Central Board of Realtors as a Director from 2021-2024 ) Bylaws Committee, Advocacy Committee, and Finance Committee). Ruth Ann enjoys gardening, antiquing, and entertaining her out-of-town friends and family in scenic Round Top. When she's not working and wants to get away, Ruth Ann and her husband and daughters enjoy spending time in Galveston.