Keith Loria

The more than $2.2 trillion in collective 2021 sales volume reported by the Top 1,000 respondents to RISMedia’s 34th Annual Power Broker Survey is truly historic. Yet it doesn’t tell the complete tale of last year’s residential real estate market. The missing piece? Compass. While recent industry media coverage has declared Compass “the largest brokerage…

VITALS:  Tru Realty Years in business: 12 Size: 8 offices, 133 agents Regions Served: Arizona and eight states 2021 Sales Volume: $268,698,924 2021 Transactions: 680 www.trurealty.com Sarah Richardson started her career in commercial real estate back in 2006. When the market crashed in 2008, she quickly pivoted into residential fix and flips, and founded Tru…

VITALS:  BHGRE Winans Years in business: 38 Size: 200 agents, 8 offices Regions Served: Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and Texoma area of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma 2021 Sales Volume: $682,222,875 2021 Transactions: 1,818 Mark McDonough was working in marketing and advertising at a large, privately held agency in Dallas when he decided to search for…

VITALS:  eXp Realty, Dallas Years in business: 25 Size: 40-plus agent partners Regions Served: Across the U.S. and 13 countries DeLisa “Dee” Rose Broker eXp Realty, Dallas www.delisarose.com After graduating from UC Berkeley having studied city planning and development, DeLisa “Dee” Rose moved to Texas and began what is now more than two decades of…

VITALS:  EXIT Realty Corp. International Years in business: 25-plus Size: 600-plus offices and 20,000 agents Region Served: U.S. and Canada 2021 Sales Volume: $27 billion-plus 2020 Transactions: 100,000-plus Lori Muller President U.S. Division EXIT Realty Corp. International | https://www.joinexitrealty.com Lori Muller didn’t necessarily have “the calling” to work in real estate, but saw the industry…

This month, Real Estate magazine had the chance to sit down with Amy Somerville, Buffini & Company’s new vice president of professional development and industry engagement, to discuss the importance of team coaching and training. Keith Loria: How did you get started in the real estate industry? Amy Somerville: I started 19 years ago as…

VITALS:  The Funk Collection Years in business: 13 Size: 1 branch office, 102 agents Region Served: Central Florida 2021 Sales Volume (as of Dec. 1): $231 million 2021 Transactions (as of Dec. 1): 490 units Renee Funk knows Central Florida real estate. Having spent the past two decades in the Orlando area, and co-founding The…

It was about 35 years ago when Jeff Pust was a young man, newly married and starting a career in real estate, working on mortgages and appraisals. He transitioned into sales, and 15 years ago, along with his wife, took over Van Dorm Realty from his in-laws. Today, the Olympia, Washington-based firm has over 120…

VITALS: Jeanette Schneider RE/MAX of Southeastern Michigan Years in business: 31 Size: 50-plus offices, 900 agents Region Served: Southeastern Michigan 2020 Sales Volume: $2,758,665,244 2020 Transactions: 13,268 www.remax-detroit.com Jeanette Schneider admits that she took her initial position with RE/MAX because it was the first job offer she received when moving to the metro Detroit area,…

United Real Estate is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the company’s explosive growth has captured the attention of many within the real estate and investment communities. Thanks to year-over-year, double-digit growth, established real estate companies and agents are joining United and reaping the benefits. By providing the latest training, marketing and technology tools…

Shawna Alt grew up in the real estate business, having watched her mother run her own company. Even though she didn’t initially have the desire, she found herself following in her mother’s successful footsteps. After graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in psychology, Alt returned to Madison, Wisconsin, to determine what her…