Estate agency CRM platform Alto says it has delivered its strongest quarter on record after reporting significant growth in both sales volumes and deal sizes during the opening months of 2026.
The company says Q1 represented its best-performing quarter to date, with January, February and March each individually setting new sales records.
March proved to be Alto’s strongest month on record, with the firm breaking its sales record twice during the quarter.
Overall, Q1 sales were up 25% year-on-year compared to the same period in 2025.
AI-DRIVEN TECH
Alto also reported an 83% annual increase in deal value, driven largely by larger multi-branch agencies consolidating operations onto a single CRM platform.
The company said growing demand for AI-driven technology, compliance functionality and reporting tools is helping to drive adoption among bigger firms looking to improve operational efficiency.
According to Alto, agencies are increasingly seeking systems that go beyond traditional CRM functionality and can support prospecting, workflow automation and business performance monitoring.
Estate agency Galloways says it achieved 15% growth across sales and lettings after switching to Alto.
Steve Carpenter, Director at Galloways, says: “Alto has helped us streamline how we work day to day and given us much better visibility across the business. That’s had a direct impact on our ability to win more instructions and grow.”
Kathryn Sinclair, owner of Sinclair Hammelton, adds: “We’re here to sell houses, and Alto just makes that easier.”
UNDER PRESSURE
Riccardo Iannucci-Dawson (main picture), CEO of Alto, says: “Agencies are under pressure to do more with less, and the ones growing fastest are the ones rethinking where their team’s time actually goes.
“We’ve spent 18 months making Alto meaningfully better – faster, smarter, with advanced compliance and reporting that support how modern agencies operate. With AI innovation also helping agents work much more effectively, firms can really see the difference, and that’s what’s playing out in these results.”
Nick Shaw, Chief Revenue Officer at Alto, adds: “What stands out this quarter is the quality of the deals.
“We’re seeing larger, more ambitious agencies investing in how they run their business, not just the software they use. That’s driving bigger deal sizes and more consistent performance across the board.”
Speaking on the launch of Alto Intelligence, industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield says: “This is the start of CRMs understanding how to leverage AI.
“From what I saw yesterday, Alto might have stolen an early advantage as what they have built and have in the pipeline appears practical and genuinely useful.”
The company said it is now targeting another record quarter following the launch of its Alto Intelligence AI product suite.
