With maritime-inspired cottages and beachfront condos to choose from, you can rest and relax.
About the founder
Luxury coastal real estate, 30A and the Emerald Coast
Kendall Hood is the founder and principal of The Kendall Hood Collection, a five-agent luxury real estate team at Compass serving 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, Seagrove Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, Grayton Beach, WaterColor, Rosemary Beach, Inlet Beach, Miramar Beach, Sandestin and Destin. An Alabama native who grew up vacationing on this coastline, she began her career in hospitality at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, spent six years selling new construction at Emerald Grande in Destin, and has spent more than 20 years learning every pocket of the 30A to Destin corridor. A founding agent of Compass 30A, she lives on 30A with her husband, Jim, and their two children. The team has served the Emerald Coast since 2020.
Among the 52 RealTrends Verified teams on 30A, The Kendall Hood Collection ranks number one in four ways: top team in Seagrove Beach, top boutique Compass team of ten agents or fewer, most homes sold among teams averaging $1M to $2M a sale, and most Google reviews on 30A. RealTrends counted $85.16 million and 74 closed sales for the team in 2025.
In the team's own rolling 12 months ending June 30, 2026, it closed 82 transactions and $117 million in volume across five agents, an average of $23.4 million per agent, with a 97.6 percent list-to-sale price ratio. Repeat clients and referrals accounted for 59.2 percent of business. The team holds 103 five-star Google reviews, has represented more than 600 families and has closed more than $540 million in lifetime sales.
Meet the team | 2048 W County Hwy 30A, Suite 107, Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459 | (850) 974-4556
Rankings: The Closed List, 30A edition, from RealTrends Verified 2025 data.
