Eric Schultz Recognized as Part of RLI's APEX Producers Club

Eric Schlutz, with Ruhl Farm & Land from Muscatine, Iowa, has been recognized as a part of the APEX 2024 Producers Club by the REALTORS® Land Institute as a part of the RLI APEX Production Awards Program, sponsored by The Land Report. Eric was recognized by RLI CEO Aubrie Kobernus 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 was an honor to be recognized by this great organization. RLI is the premier organization for land professionals, with the education and networking being responsible for much of my success,” said Eric Schlutz, ALC, upon receiving the award. Schlutz has been active in land sales for the last 21 years in eastern Iowa and western Illinois.

“We are proud of Eric and all of our members who were recognized as part of our award programs for their accomplishments in 2024. They truly are the most accomplished professionals with the highest levels of expertise in land real estate,” said RLI’s CEO, Aubrie Kobernus, MBA, RCE. Top award winners will receive national recognition in The Land Report’s Spring Magazine, RLI’s Spring issue of Terra Firma magazine, as well as additional promotions throughout the year.

“Eric’s recognition by the REALTORS® Land Institute is well-earned and a reflection of both his exceptional results and the respect he’s built within the land industry,” said Chris Beason, President of Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors. “As a past president of the Iowa Chapter of RLI and the leader of our Farm & Land division, Eric exemplifies integrity, professionalism, and deep agricultural expertise. With over 20 years of experience and a background rooted in farming, he brings unmatched value to his clients and our team. We’re proud to see his work recognized on a national level.”

All land professionals recognized as part of the RLI APEX Producers Club are active members of RLI and have at least $5M dollars of qualifying dollar volume in closed land sales in 2024. 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.

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 open in December 2025. APEX Award winners will be recognized next March at the 2026 National Land Conference in San Antonio, TX. Learn more at rliland.com.

About Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors
A family-owned company since 1862, Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors has grown to 277 sales Associates, 59 employees, and 10 offices, selling more than 4,200 homes in eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois, and southwest Wisconsin. The company has residential sales offices in Bettendorf, Burlington, Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Davenport, DeWitt, Dubuque, Iowa City, and Muscatine, Iowa; and in Moline, Illinois. For more information on Ruhl&Ruhl Realtors, visit their website at www.RuhlHomes.com.