For those of you who may not be familiar with REAL Trends, they are the leading company for news, analysis and information about the residential services. For more than 29 years, they have been the most trusted source in residential real estate consulting and publishing (source).

Each year, they honor the top producing brokers in the country. They call it “The Thousand” and 2016 marks its 11th year.

As a team, we want to congratulate our clients that made this year’s list! We consider ourselves lucky to be able to work with so many amazing real estate professionals… it is because of all of you that we love doing what we do.

… offer real-time home valuations courtesy of our new Automated Valuation Model powered by Onboard Informatics®

Buyers and sellers rely on the local expertise of a Realtor. A big part of that includes knowing and sharing neighborhood insights. This can include anything from which town has the best schools to which neighborhood matches their lifestyle. The problem is, gathering all that information and creating a user-friendly format has never been quick or easy.

Until now.

I am a big fan of Simon Sinek’s TED talk on how great leaders inspire action. If you haven’t heard of Simon, he’s an author best known for his concepts of leadership and how they can inspire cooperation, trust and change.

As a local business, community outreach is a huge part of our company culture. We love getting involved and helping make a difference wherever we can. With time, this has proven to be an effective and meaningful way to build our local network.