Jaclyn Bild Smith and Sari Libbin Shapiro launch J&S Group at Douglas Elliman

Real estate agents Jaclyn Bild Smith and Sari Libbin Shapiro have launched the J&S Group at Douglas Elliman. The Miami-based cousins have a combined career sales volume of more than $900 million and will focus on property sales in South Miami, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Miami Beach, Edgewater and North Bay Village. “Jaclyn and Sari’s partnership is rooted in family and fueled by proven success,” said Jay Phillip Parker, CEO of Brokerage, Florida Region and president of Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, Florida. “Their new team reflects both their history of achievement and a clear vision for the future — one that blends local insight with global reach. Both agents have ranked among the top 1.5% of real estate professionals nationwide by RealTrends Verified since 2022 — and have earned Douglas Elliman’s Pinnacle Award for placing in the top 3% of the firm. “The luxury of local means giving our clients a competitive advantage that only true Miami natives can provide,” said Shapiro. Bild — who holds finance and marketing degrees from Washington University in St. Louis — previously worked in finance in New York before returning to Miami in 2015 to pursue real estate full time. In 2024, she earned a No. 13 ranking for gross commission income for Douglas Elliman’s Ellie Awards — and placement as the No. 10 agent nationwide for sales volume by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. Shapiro — who studied marketing and psychology at the University of Miami — has worked in both luxury resales and pre-construction. She has also worked with professional athletes through Douglas Elliman’s Sports & Entertainment Division and was ranked the No. 4 agent in transactions and No. 8 in Florida by Douglas Elliman in 2023.