RISMedia just announced the top 1,000 Power Broker firms in the U.S., and seven Realty Executives brokerages ranked among the best of the best. RISMedia’s Top 500 Power Broker Report based on 2016 sales volume was released earlier this spring in Real Estate magazine. The Top 1,000 Power Broker report ranks firms by both 2016 transactions and sales volume. In addition to the rankings, the report paints a clear picture of how the leading brokerages across the country are both setting and adjusting to trends, while gearing up for a low-inventory environment. Continue reading →
Realty Executives agents named in REAL Trends “The Thousand” and “America’s Best Real Estate Agents” rankings
Realty Executives is proud to announce that 55 teams and close to 90 individual agents have been featured in REAL Trends annual report, America’s Best Real Estate Agents, with the highest ranking agents and teams also included in REAL Trends renowned list, The Thousand. The prestigious national awards rankings represent less than 1 percent of America’s real estate practitioners.
Realty Executives International has signed its newest brokerage in Edmonton, Alberta welcoming 15 new real estate agents as its Executives. Led by Darlene Reid and Steven Reid, Rock Point Realty will be known as Realty Executives Vision. Darlene and Steven built their brokerage of 15 agents into a distinct powerhouse by offering buyers and sellers cash back and flat rate listings, coupled with unparalleled personal service and Edmonton real estate expertise.
Rick Pena, a 25-year real estate veteran, has left his position of Associate Broker at Keller Williams Realty to join the Realty Executives network. Pena is launching Realty Executives California Coast, a new brokerage with almost 10 agents.
“When I was looking to find a real estate company that could provide the support that I needed, Realty Executives was the obvious choice. I remembered Realty Executives from back when I was in the title business – I liked the brand and the agents who worked there were very productive. Realty Executives’ CEO David Tedesco and I are also very much on the same page in terms of where the real estate industry is going, so Realty Executives was a natural fit for us,” says Pena.
Realty Executives Metro is the top-producing office in Brooklyn, NY, closing $135 million in sales volume from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017, according to The Real Deal magazine. The outlet, which covers real estate news in the New York City market, analyzed MLS sales data for Brooklyn and then ranked the top 10 firms in the borough. Continue reading →
This year Canada is celebrating its sesquicentennial, 150 years of being a nation, and Realty Executives is proud to be a part of the fabric of this wonderful country.
“It’s an exciting time to be in real estate, especially in terms of the future growth of the industry. We have an incoming generation of young REALTORS® and the opportunity to provide them with education and a foundation that they will undoubtedly use to shape the real estate landscape,” says Wayne Zuk, Saskatchewan Regional Developer and Broker/Owner of Realty Executives Saskatoon.
Realty Executives International is excited to announce the promotions of company leaders David Celaya to Vice President, and Alysia Heun to Vice President of Franchise Services.
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