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…in mid 2003 with the real estate market booming, a team of local agents with a nationally-recognized brand name brokerage had it's monthly team meeting and realized that the continued payout of high fees to a company left the team with less revenue to dedicate to clients and customer service…additionally, the rules and franchise mindset made creativity and customization nearly impossible – there had to be a better way.
Late Summer 2003, the team locates a building in a great location:
right on route 260 in downtown Owings, in the heart of the town center, yet close enough to routes 2 and 4 to service Anne Arundel, Chesapeake and North Beach, PG and Calvert counties. The building was an older duplex, constructed in the 1950’s, very much in need of repair – with a lot of hard work, we were open for business on January 1, 2004 as (then) Home Towne Team Select!
With a shift to an independent brokerage, we were able to forge our own path, offering 5% full service listings, custom flat-fee listing services, technological advances and much more. With our innovative offerings to our clients, lower fees and a more agent-friendly atmosphere, our agents have more funds to devote to each client, and more time to spend in the community and with family. In time, we’ve grown from a team mentality to that of, in 2008, a $100 million company.
In the intervening years we’ve been fortunate enough to attract a great many agents, wonderful partners and an ever-growing list of former, current, and future home owners in the Southern Maryland region! In a short amount of time we’ve grown from a small team to the area’s largest and fastest growing independent real estate brokerage, and we have no intention of slowing down! Soon we will open our sixth office, welcome our 150th salesperson to the Home Towne Family, open our own training university, and launch our commercial and international relocation divisions. (Our Training University and Relocation Divisions are up and running as of 9/08).
When thinking of buying or selling in Southern Maryland, doesn’t it make sense to do business with a brokerage from your Home Towne?
FREE Moving Van
All Home Towne Real Estate clients have access to the company moving van for local moves! Avoid the hassle and expensive costs of rental agencies!
FREE CMA’s
Home Towne Real Estate agents will always provide you with a FREE CMA of you property – just give one a call!
Home Towne Agents
Home Towne Real Estate is proud to boast some of the most experienced agents in Southern Maryland. Our agents are some of the best in the business, and our rapid growth can be attributed to our superior structure for agents and constant training platforms– in the end, best serving you, our valued clients.
Home Towne Brokerage
Home Towne Real Estate is the area’s largest and fastestgrowing independent real estate brokerage. Established in 2004 by agents familiar with your Home Towne, we are proud to always say that our clients come first.
Home Towne Partners
Home Towne Real Estate is proud to have as our partners some of the top firms in their respective industries: Beltway Title for all of your settlement needs, First Mariner Mortgage for lending, and many other in-house partners for Insurance, Construction, Remodeling, Property Management, International Relocation, and more! We believe in a one-stop-shop experience for our clients, and a high level of service!
Showing Service
Home Towne Real Estate is proud to feature Centralized Showing Service. CSS allows agents to make appointments to show your home via extended hours, on weekends and holidays – never worry about missing a showing appointment! Additionally, you can view feedback via the web 24 hours a day 7 days a week!
National/International Relocation
Home Towne Real Estate belongs to an exclusive and extensive network of Independent real estate brokerages (1,500 and counting) throughout the country to assist our clients with all matters of relocation.
Internet Presence
Our website, HomeTowneRealEstate.net, features map-based searches to allow you to see what houses are for sale, instant chat contact with an agent, many community tools and fast access to our partners and their services! Additionally, at no charge see your listing on Google, Yahoo, Realtor.com, Homegain.com, and more!
| This is Melvin, one of my 2 Schnauzers. Sherman is in my photo. I just had to give recognition to my other sweetie here. |
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