Getting to Know Gino
As three or four new affiliates transition to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices each week, HSF Affiliates itself has made transitions. Earl Lee, HSF Affiliates CEO, announced retirement plans and will serve the remainder of the year in his current position, and on January 1 will become a senior advisor to Ron Peltier, chairman and CEO of HomeServices of America, Inc., parent company to HSF Affiliates. Gino Blefari, founder and former CEO of Intero Real Estate Services, recently joined HSF Affiliates and on January 1 will become the company’s CEO.
Blefari entered the real estate business more than 25 years ago and quickly became a top-performing agent and manager. He held executive leadership positions at Contempo Realty, Century 21 and NRT prior to founding Intero Real Estate Services in 2002. Under Blefari’s leadership, Intero recorded rapid, year-over-year growth and is one of Silicon Valley’s largest and fastest-growing residential brokerage firms. HomeServices of America acquired Intero in May.
In July, Blefari was inducted into the Mike Ferry Organization’s Hall of Fame. Out of 5,000 mentors across the country, Blefari was presented with the Mentor of the Year Award in 2012 by The Buffini Company. Additionally, Blefari has been honored with RISMedia’s National Homeownership Award for “outstanding achievements among residential real estate’s most influential and charismatic leaders.”
“Gino is renowned for his vision, leadership skills and real estate experience,” says Peltier. “ will be a tremendous addition to the superb senior leadership team already in place at HSF Affiliates.”
Blefari, who exhibits boundless energy and enthusiasm, says he’s eager to lead the next growth phase at HSF Affiliates and its brokerage networks. “I am blessed with a tremendous opportunity,” he explains. “My goal is to help people and brokerage companies reach their goals faster than they would in my absence. Working together, our focus will be on network growth and even better performance for all.”
Lee says Blefari has everything it takes to lead HSF Affiliates well into the future. “Gino’s background as a real estate agent, broker, manager and franchisor, in addition to his deep understanding of the business, bring even more talent to the cadre of people we have to continue the growth of our organization.”
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