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10 real estate brokerage owners
These ten real estate brokerage owners have founded, owned or led residential brokerages and franchise offices as broker-owners. A reader can learn how real estate brokerage owners run their brokerages from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Bev West
LinkedInExperience: Broker/Owner · West Realty
Broker/Owner of West Realty in Greeley, Colorado since 2002. She describes herself as a Colorado native, realtor and broker/owner with more than 24 years of experience helping buyers and sellers across Greeley and Northern Colorado, and writes that she built the business on listening to clients and giving honest advice.
Duane Hopper
LinkedInExperience: Owner since 1984 · CENTURY 21 Real Estate Center
Owner of CENTURY 21 Real Estate Center in Lynnwood, Washington since 1984, where the profile describes him as designated broker and owner of a Seattle-area real estate office. He was also Broker Council President for CENTURY 21 (2008–2012) and earlier a Sales Associate at Pugetview Properties (1980–1984).
James Baiseri
LinkedInExperience: Broker Owner · KALEO Real Estate Company
Broker Owner of KALEO Real Estate Company in the Los Angeles area since 2013. The profile says he opened the brokerage in 2013 and grew it from one agent and one staff member to over 50 agents and six staff by November 2017. He was previously Broker Associate at Remax Masters (2006–2013) and President of the Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS in 2016.
Joe Moshe
LinkedInExperience: Broker Owner Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. · Charles Rutenberg Realty Long Island, Inc.
Broker Owner of Charles Rutenberg Realty Long Island, Inc. since 2005, based in Plainview, New York; the profile headline mentions the brokerage offering 100% commission. He writes about ten years developing, introducing and growing a new business model in the real estate industry.
Kathy McCauley-Dames
LinkedInExperience: Broker Owner at RE MAX Ultimate Professionals, President at Ryan Realty · RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals
Broker Owner at RE/MAX Ultimate Professionals and President at Ryan Realty in the Chicago area, a role listed from 1983. The profile says she entered real estate in 1983, that the brokerage has offices in Plainfield and Shorewood, and that she created an office ranked first in Illinois in 2012.
Kenneth Raymond
LinkedInExperience: Broker, Owner · Coldwell Banker Prime Properties
Broker and Owner of Coldwell Banker Prime Properties in the Albany, New York area since 1986, and Owner of Prime Companies since 1981. The profile describes Coldwell Banker Prime Properties as a residential and commercial real estate brokerage and the largest franchise operation in New York State.
Laura Fore
LinkedInExperience: Owner & Broker · Fore Premier Properties
Owner and Broker of Fore Premier Properties in Kerrville, Texas since 2008. The profile describes her as founder of the top-ranked brokerage in both the Kerrville Board of REALTORS MLS and the Central Hill Country Board of REALTORS MLS in 2025, and as the top-ranked agent in the Kerrville board for four consecutive years (2022–2025).
Margherita Verani
LinkedInExperience: Chief Executive Officer · Verani Realty
Chief Executive Officer of Verani Realty since 2014 and its Owner/Broker since 1979, after serving as President (1997–2014). She writes that she is CEO and owner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Verani Realty, with 18 offices and more than 600 agents across New Hampshire, Northern Massachusetts and Southern Maine.
Mavera Mir
LinkedInExperience: Broker Owner · Realty ONE Group United
Broker Owner of Realty ONE Group United in the South Bay area of Los Angeles since 2015; the profile headline reads CEO and broker owner. She has also owned United One Escrow since 2022 and United One Mortgage since 2025, and was previously Marketing Director at Coldwell Banker Dynasty (2013–2014). She writes that she entered real estate in 2005.
Rose Faroni
LinkedInExperience: Founding Broker | Owner · REMAX Prestige - South Florida Real Estate
Founding Broker and Owner of RE/MAX Prestige in South Florida since 2001; she writes that the brokerage has four offices in West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and Lake Worth. She has also been Owner and Licensed Mortgage Broker of Motto Mortgage Prestige Advisors since 2021.
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Match the person's brokerage to your question, since a small independent office, a franchise office and a brokerage with hundreds of agents recruit and support agents differently. Consider whether the person still sells actively, since producing broker-owners and full-time leaders see the business from different angles.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you recruit and keep productive agents in your brokerage?
- 02What changed in how you run the brokerage as the agent count grew?
- 03How do you decide between running an independent brokerage and joining a franchise?
Reaching real estate brokerage owners
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