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Robby Brady grew up amid the glorious mountain greenery of northwest South Carolina—a region the locals call, “upstate,” rife with scenic hiking trails, waterfalls and views of the Appalachians—so it is perhaps not surprising that he graduated from Clemson University with a degree in forestry and began a career among the tall timber. But Brady, […]

In today’s low-inventory housing market, where buyers are vying for homes like never before, the guidance of an experienced real estate professional is a must. But what does it take to be the agent buyers can rely on to help them navigate even the most challenging home-buying experience? According to this year’s REBAC Hall of […]

Marcia and Albert van Zyl—whose husband-and-wife team, Team van Zyl, works under the banner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) Florida Realty—serve buyers and investors along the Fort Lauderdale coastline. It took them a few twists of fate for the magic to happen. Marcia Saunders was a young woman from Illinois with a background in advertising […]

Hispanic Heritage Month, first proclaimed by President George H.W. Bush on Sept. 14, 1989, is celebrated annually from mid-September to mid-October. Here, RISMedia interviews several notable professionals advocating for closing the diversity homeownership gap and introducing solutions to some of the challenges the Hispanic community faces within the housing market. “It’s an ideal time for real […]

Amy Tep has been a fan of home design since she was a child growing up in Maryland,  so it’s no surprise the Vietnam-born team founder of the La’Tep Team at Better Homes and Gardens Metro Brokers gravitated to selling real estate as an adult. Today, the four-person La’Tep Team, headed by Kim La and […]

Steve Perry took the long route to real estate, moving from Connecticut to Northern California at the age of 28 and working in construction and other housing-related fields before acting on his passion to help buyers and sellers realize their American dream. Twenty-eight years later, married and teamed with his wife, Christine, since 1997, he […]

Mariesa Arthur was a single mom with a toddler 23 years ago when she began her career in real estate. She had absolutely no idea what she was getting into, she says. But she figured it out, and today she leads a structured team of 40 agents, serving Maricopa County and greater Mesa and Phoenix, […]

Highlands Sotheby’s International Realty Maximizes the New Migration  Soaring real estate sales in 2020 will be viewed for generations as one of the most unexpected outcomes of the pandemic that swept the nation. The widespread mandate to “stay home” forever redefined the meaning of home and created new opportunities for real estate success. No longer […]

Above: The Lopez-Newton Team For Tyler Lopez, graduating from the University of Arizona 10 years ago was a stepping stone to an uncertain future. But relatives in real estate—and friend of the family Rosey Koberlein, head of Tucson’s deep-rooted Long Realty, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate—convinced him in 2011 to give the industry a try. “I […]

Above: Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston’s Jim Allen Team Why Teaming Up Is Key to a Successful Real Estate Career Knowing when to team up and who to partner with are risky decisions that could result in a loss of millions in sales, and personal branding, if not done well. For those real estate […]