Good News: Family Achievements + Updates
Awards & Recognition
Leadership is in everything we do.
This has been an impressive year for our Family of Companies, it's leaders and team members! Here are some notable accolades and awards received so far in 2019:
Real Estate One Family of Companies' Presidents, Dan and Stuart Elsea, make Swanepoel's SP200: The List of The Most Powerful Peoplein The Residential Real Estate Brokerage Industry in 2019
Congrats to co-presidents, Dan and Stuart Elsea, on their spot in the Swanepoel Power 200 (SP200), the definitive ranking of residential real estate’s top leaders produced and published annually by the Swanepoel T3 Group.Leaders are evaluated based on the office they hold, the decision-making power associated with the office, the financial resources at their disposal, their organization’s industry significance and geographical reach, public announcements about imminent changes, their tenure and their personal influence in the industry.View the SP200 in its entirety here.
Bonnie Richter earns a spot on Crain's 2019 Notable Women in Real Estate list
Congratulations to our own Bonnie Richter, Vice President of Brokerage Services, for claiming her well-deserved spot among the most Notable Women in Real Estate, awarded by Crain's Detroit.The women featured in this Notable Women in Real Estate report were selected by a team of Crain’s Detroit Business editors based on their career accomplishments, their track record of success in real estate, their contributions to their community and mentorship of others in the field, as outlined in a detailed nomination form.
Learn more about Bonnie's contributions to our Family of Companies and our industry here.View the full list of Crain's 2019 Notable Women in Real Estate here.
Stuart Elsea honored with Special Olympics of Michigan 2019 Board Chair Award
Stuart Elsea was honored with the Board Chair Award at the Special Olympics of Michigan 2019 Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, July 20. Congrats, Stuart, and thank you for your amazing leadership and dedication!
Dan Elsea awarded RISMedia's 2019 News Makers: Trailblazers
Congratulations to Dan Elsea, who was inducted into RISMedia’s Class of 2019 Real Estate Newsmakers—those making headlines for their newsworthy contributions to the housing industry and the communities and consumers they serve.
Newly inducted 2019-2020 Michigan Land Title Associate (MLTA) President, Tom Lico
Tom Lico, President of Capital Title, was recently installed as the new President of the Michigan Land Title Association (MLTA) for 2019-2020. This event took place on July 16 at the MLTA Annual Convention in Traverse City. Tom has been an MLTA Board Director since 2014 and on the Executive Board since 2017.
The MLTA is Michigan's trade association for the Land Title industry, whose primary focus is creating education seminars for industry personnel and pursuing legislative goals that are in the best interest of the title and housing industries.
Traverse Area Association of Realtors names Bill Holmes April 2019 Associate of the Month
Congratulations to Bill Holmes on being chosen as the April 2019 Affiliate of the Month by the Traverse Area Association of Realtors (TAAR). Bill is very involved with TAAR and its many events, from speaking, training and sponsoring. Kudos to you, Bill, and thank you for being a great representative of Front Street Mortgage and our Family of Companies!
events
Michigan is Marvel-US! 2019 Awards Ceremony & Convention
Congratulations to all of our 2019 award winners and huge thank you to all who made our annual convention such a great success this year! We had a terrific turnout with over 1,000 family attendees, a record exhibitor section and some truly outstanding presentations, highlighted by Ben Nemtin. As usual, the party and band were a big hit
An epic fall from grace: Realogy's total stock collapseThe company's stock has cratered by over 90% in the past 5 years, a victim of Wall Street responding to an industry in transformationBy Brad Inman | May 23, 2019Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider cannot catch a break with Wall Street. The market cap of his company, the largest by sales volume in the U.S. real estate industry, has fallen below $800 million, a tenth the size of Zillow, the latter of which is currently valued at nearly $8.5 billion following a recent stock uptick.Realogy has lost more than half of its already depressed value in just three months — and nearly 90 percent in the last five years. Today, the company tumbled almost 10 percent, with the stock falling to $6.80 per share, a new record low.Once the powerhouse of the residential real estate industry... READ MORE
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Michigan in the media
Realtor.com names Grand Rapids one of the hottest markets in 2019
With markets slowing down across the country, some hot spots are thriving. To determine the best real estate markets of 2019, Realtor.com looked at the number of sales of existing homes and their prices, along with the amount of new home construction in the 100 largest markets. They also analyzed the local economies of each area, along with population trends, unemployment rates, median household incomes, and other factors.
Forecasted median home price: $187,319
Predicted sales growth: 4% | Predicted price growth: 8.2%
When you think of a bustling job market, Grand Rapids may not be the first place that pops into mind. This old factory town relied on the furniture manufacturing industry as its main employer for years, but since then, the city's low cost of living and affordable housing have attracted lots of companies looking to relocate or expand. The city's Medical Mile has become a hot spot for world-class research and education.And the city's economy shows signs that it'll keep on growing, attracting even more new residents. In May, Amazon announced... READ MORE
Welcome New Agents
The Real Estate One Family of Companies added a total of 143 new and 106 experienced sales associates. Please welcome the following agents.
Detroit - Michael Coffindaffer, Tyana Young, Abby Mackool, Michael Mackool, Kyle Swink, Funnalayo Knuth, Arielle Martin, Craig Miller, Dimitri Roumanis, Desert Klein-Kassab, Mary Maher, William Chundrlik III, Angela Lamb, Ashley Kennon and Johnathan Patrick
Dearborn- Ahmed Abdulrahim, Miranda Jones, Angelica Martin, ZienabAmin,Jennifer Buchman, Chafic Nasser, Steven Alexander, Amber Graham, Sonny Harris, Angela Scarber, Jesse Durham, MaxineOsborne and AlexisLuczak
Livonia - Kerbi Niang, Richard Marentette, Stephanie Curtis-Boyce, Stephanie Hamlett and Tracey Heard
Commerce - Larry Huston,Robert Freels, Jacob Kovoor, Richard Rozman, Jade Huee
Milford - Michael Tierney, Lawrence Masnovi, Linda Lazar, John Lazar and Deidre Boudreau
Southfield - Melissa Little, Ricardo Colon, Hassonjia Hodge, Lauren Murphy, Allia Groove, Alexa Robinson, Milton Jones III, Valada Bennett, Danielle Player, Leticia Irvin, Andre Harris, Terrence White, Cassandra Nelson, Vance Jones, Jr., Regina Lahab and Tracy Hewitt
Southgate - Jeremiah Cross, Angelique Brown,Sakiross Ponder, Erik Gray, Jennifer Caldwell, Grant Warrington, Jill Moninger and Patricia Fritz-Saenz
Plymouth - Ciara Williams
Brighton - Kathryn Lieder, Julie Lefler,Tracy Czartoryski and Ursula Pougnet
Clinton Twp. - Laura Daniels, Hannah Connelly, Christine Frank-Walblay, Michael Ayoub, Paula Jerome-Hoover, Susan Bratto, John D'Andrea, Bridgette Brennan, Pamela Smith, Melissa Taylor, Janet Regan and Ladd Biro Jr.
Royal Oak- Mary Monaco, Hugh Victor, Shelby Wachlarz, Thomas Pierce and Tyler Steinhauer
REO Ann Arbor - Amber Calo, Amanda Brennan and Sayed Vakilian
Fraser - Latreece Jackson and Katie Thomas
Troy - Don Jonic, Lauren White, Janusz Kuzdowicz, Nadia Hak, Patricia Berry, Gerardo Araujo, Bhairavi Parekh, William O'Keefe, Elisabeth Dobek, Reyna DiSalvo, Erin Redmond, Dino LaSala,Timothy Walter, Kenyetta Brewer, Rohit Raina, Christine Leininger, Byron Cheng, Sarah Bauer and Jeffrey Strong
Clarkston - Jessika Hadash, George Henney, Cheryl Gault, Gino Cabadas, Michelle Laing, Prashant Modi, Samantha Williams,DebraScheck, Ronald Newman, Greg Waryszak and Alissa Goff
Rochester - Kyle Hallman, Ronald Sliwinski, Richard Fernandez, and Suzette LouiseGrosse Pointe - Nathan Taib, Catrina Brent, Domonique Franklin,Natalie Slagkris-Seymour, Katherine Rewitzer, Jason Stover and Amy Surdu
Dexter - Ann Ruhlig
West Bloomfield - Kellam Lee, Paul Habba, Lucy Perez, Mojahed Abubars, Kathleen McGowan, Stacie Smith, Geoffrey Brockman, JustinFenwick, Marcus Hood II, Stephanie Montour, Sarah Kareev, JessicaGault, James Poindexter, Amber Locke, Ahnamarie Carey. Melissa Yousif and Tom Mandapathil
Ortonville - McKenzie Cox, Debera Guenther and Alyssa Gelen
Novi- Laura Even, Julie O'Brien-Mantay and Abir Fawaz
Birmingham - Agnieszka Miklasewicz, Amy Hall, Robert Meldrum, Monique Pieron-Strong, Ashley Crain, Audrey Moosekian, Anthony Yousif, Mary Pilibsian, Rachel Mitchell, Renee Pfeil, Katherine Schuerman,Ashley Safiedine, Donald Daniels and Avery Piantedosi
Bloomfield Hills - Veronica Adamson, Rachael Richardson, Deborah Dakhlian, Lydia White, Sandra Gizzi, James Alexander, Jonathan Holloway and Melissa Johnson-McRae
St. Clair Shores - Shay Miller, Justin Alex and Greta Rubello
Shelby Twp. - Robert Drescher and Terrence GallagherFront Street - Shane Nelson, Kaitlyn Grangood, Virginia Fey, Joseph Farrar, Lisa Russell, Michael DeVoe,Chad DeVille and Lori O'Mara
Randolph Street - Gabriel Patterson-Hatton, Gina VanDeinse,ScottDiment and Brittany Follen
Elk Rapids - Edwin Campbell V and Janis Plantrich
Bellaire - Theodore Kolsky
Beulah - Kent FowlerREO Saline- Christina Myers
Cadillac- Thomas Willard, Travis Lorenz and Caitlin Watkins
Ann Arbor East- John Nichols, Michael Hurley, Stephanie Penrose-Roberts, Jonathan Warner, Kristina Keil, Robin Ellison, Katherine Wagner and Shannon Picknell
Ann Arbor North - Thomas Smith, Latrice Green,Robert Brown and Ranvir Uppal
Ann Arbor West - Stacey Fernandez, Kati Kuhns, Mary Fox, Amoreena
rawford, Rachael Waring and Lisa Kanclerz
Ann Arbor South - Jacob DoyalCRC
Saline - Reeti Katoch-Rouse, Evan Rotary,Nafisa Gero, Kathy French and Shani Inge
Ypsilanti - Rene Pena and Mark Wilson
Chesterfield Twp. - Christopher Kirma, Elaine Berg, Sandra Kerr and Diane Carter
Oxford - Jacqueline Church,Patricia Charette and Elizabeth Kempkens
Michigan In the Media
4 Michigan cities ranked among the best places to live in 2019U.S. News & World Report released their annual list of the best places to live, ranking the top 125 places to live in the United States for the year. Here's how our Michigan cities ranked:No. 13: Grand RapidsNo. 41: LansingNo. 92: DetroitNo. 115: Flint
Check out the full Click on Detroit article.
Our Success
DOMO, Business Analytics - Southgate office manager Tom Long proudly displays the prestigious Blue Ribbon for “Best Presentation / Best Story” at the May 16 DOMO Users Group Meeting. The award has special meaning as the voting was done by the 14 office managers in attendance. Second and Third place ribbons went to Gary DeGrandchamp (Dearborn) and Suzanne O’Brien (Grosse Pointe). DOMO is a relatively new business analytics platform that uses dashboards and graphs to visualize data. It’s transforming how data is used in the company with easy access to Key Performance Metrics and real-time comparisons to prior periods.
Years of Service
The following Real Estate One Family members celebrated anniversaries of 25 years or more from December through June. Congratulations to all of you!
25 Years - Gary West, Clarkston; Kathleen Sanchez, Oxford; Sue Allen and Adriana Leaf, Birmingham; Bill Miller, Reinhart 26 Years - Pat Higgins, Dearborn; Linda Rea, Rochester; Karen Marcinak and Karen Wilson, Troy; Tom Figlan, Chesterfield Twp.; Mike Fayz, Dearborn Heights; Denise Falzon, West Bloomfield; Furhad Waquad and Bernadette Flaisch, Bloomfield Hills; Alice Roderick, Reinhart; Pat Phillips, Southfield; Marcia Dyer, Clarkston; Greg Johnson and Carolyn Roopas, Ann Arbor and Karen Gillette, Royal Oak 27 Years - Debbie DeHart, Commerce; Kathy Brook Ballard and ChuckSower, Birmingham; Matt Dejanovich, Ann Arbor; Karl Skyner and Larry Advent, West Bloomfield; Kellie Martin Marshall, Grosse Pointe; Carol Shapiro, Bloomfield Hills; Lori Yost, Novi and Dave Hauser, Randolph St.28 Years - Dan Malaski, Dexter; Cyndi Robinson, Milford; Mark Riegal, Plymouth; Aaron Dake, Southgate; Joanne Freeman, Rochester and Suzanne Fodor, Oxford 29 Years - Scott Szoke, Southgate; Dennis Scheinfield, West Bloomfield; Kay Pearson, Clarkston; Linda Adkins, Plymouth; Donna O'Keefe, Grosse Pointe; Sharon Edson and Deb Franks, Randolph St. and Debbie Talluto, Capital Title Corporate 30 Years - Nancy Robinson, Birmingham, Freelin McClanahan, Southgate; Conne Terova, Milford; Eileen McGreevy, Birmingham; Susan Noethen, Grosse Pointe; Cicy Bennett, Rochester; Linda Depyper, Capital Title Clarkston; MaryTaylor, Randolph St.31 Years - Sherry Grammatico and Rick Jarzembowski, Ann Arbor East; Nancy Harrison, Ann Arbor; Virginia Martin, Novi; Ruth Karmel, West Bloomfield; Melanie Bishop, Bloomfield Hills; Bobbie Rasmussen and Rich Kolb, Chesterfield Twp.32 Years - Najwa Atty, West Bloomfield; Eric Rader, Livonia; Bela Sipos, Reinhart Commercial; Susan Kellam, Reinhart; Sheri Sutherby-Fricke, Southgate; Cheryl Bremberry, Capital Title West Bloomfield 33 Years - Jan Hays, Birmingham; Barb Megerian, West Bloomfield; Pam Wing, Capital Title Corporate; Dennis Odine, Reinhart; Olena Drobot and Shelia Morganroth, West Bloomfield and John Olson, Randolph St.34 Years - Janet Sohn, Bloomfield Hills; Mary Keoleian, West Bloomfield and Jeff Keoleian, Corporate35 Years - Tom Richard, Bloomfield Hills; John O'Brien, Novi; Bill Ptak and Jon Dayton, Front St. and Jim Supina, Jr. and Jim Noller, Randolph St.36 Years - Audrie Friedman, Bloomfield Hills and Karen Kraft, Insurance One38 Years- Ann Kotre, Ann Arbor West; Nicki Noel, Ann Arbor East; Stella Scigliano, West Bloomfield 41 Years - Ann Chapelle-Negri, Grosse Pointe42 Years - Ken Wroblewski, Plymouth43 Years - Cheryl Kott, Corporate44 Years - Fran Jones, Ann Arbor East; Gloria Kotas, Grosse Pointe; Fil Superfisky, Novi45 Years - Paula Bowman, Reinhart 50 Years - Gail Hodge, Plymouth
Retirements
For 45 years Paula Bowman was the standard-bearer for work ethic and first-rate customer service at Reinhart. She was the first one in the office, never took sick days, and, by example, raised the bar every day for the rest of the employees at Reinhart. Originally she was the Reinhart “closing department”, long before title companies began to offer that service. But even today the depth and breadth of her knowledge continued to help agents keep their deals on track and close, no matter how messy they became (she loved those the best), and nearly always on time. She was a Reinhart hidden treasure. In addition to her Reinhart career, she has devoted over 25 years to the Wayne County League of Women Voters, many in demanding leadership roles. Congratulations Paula as you enter the next phase of your life!
On June 4, Capital Title bid a fond farewell to Nancy Thornburgh (VP of Branch Operations) as she officially transitioned into the wonderful world of retirement. Nancy spent the past 30+ years in the mortgage and title industries and the past 11 with Capital Title. We wish Nancy the best as she looks to spend more time on her hobbies - gardening around the house and traveling around the world.
Promotions
Karl Golicz has been promoted as the new Vice President of Branch Operations. Karl was most recently a Regional Manager covering the Troy and Clinton Township branches for Capital Title. Karl has been with CT for over 10 years and has over 20 years of title industry experience. We also wish Karl the best as he takes on this new responsibility.
Welcome New Employees
Please welcome the following new hires to our Family of Companies!John Adams Mortgage hired Michael Omlor as a new Loan Officer for the Novi office, Christina Bashakes as a Processing Associate, Bryce Brock as a Secondary Marketing Coordinator and Kimberly Johnson as a Closer all for the Corporate office. Gabrielle Wild is a Mortgage Loan Consultant in the Troy office.Capital Title welcomed Kim Kress as Vice President of Title Operations, ShawnBzdziuch as a Staff Attorney and Amy Howell as a Title Abstractor/Examiner to our Corporate office. Karen Dixon joined the Traverse City Capital Title office as a Closer/Transaction Coordinator.Rental Management One hired William Lawson as a Maintenance Tech.Real Estate One welcomed Matthew Bazner as Assistant Manager to work in our Max Broock Birmingham and Ferndale offices. Jennifer McCreary and Michele Tobeler-Cantalupo both in Clinton Twp. and Savannah Beckham in Ann Arbor are all new Receptionists. Ethan Roberts, West Bloomfield and Natish Smith-Baker, Plymouth and Isabella Tan, Rochester are new E-Marketing Coordinators. Patricia Casey, Brighton and Orjana Treska, Commerce are Admin Assistants and Shelia Cohoon, Shelby Twp. is an Agent Services Coordinator. REO IT department hired Jazia Katanani as a Reporting Analyst and Reinhart hired Jocelynn Inge as a Courier. REO hired the following interns for the summer: Eric Jackson and William Reasoner Birmingham and Kaylee Stevenson and PeytonSarah at Central.
Events
The Real Estate One Charitable Foundation raises an impressive $46,774 at the 15th Annual Screen Door Open "fore" Special Olympics Michigan
2019 Screen Door Open photo album
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Our Real Estate One Family of Companies has been very busy with charitable activities. Mike Sher and the Max Broock Charitable Foundation hosted their 5th Annual Sushi Fundraiser raising $12,000 to benefit Multiple Sclerosis. The Brighton Office spearheaded by the Tina Peterson Team supported Stiggy's Dogs, a rescue organization by raising $17,012 with their "Stiggyfest" fundraiser. The Southgate office raised $9,000 in cash and assisted in gathering two truckloads of soup and cereal with their Souper Bowl Saturday for Fish & Loaves Food Pantry. The REO Southfield office raised money for Covenant House of Michigan's TMZ Program by hosting a Painting with a Twist event. Troy hosted a chili cook-off and bake sale and Clinton Twp. had a soup lunch and a chili cook-off to raise money for the REOCF, Central sponsored a Yankee Candle Sale that benefited Forgotten Harvest and Compassion Cafe supporting Anastasia and Katie's Coffee Shop which provides job opportunities for people with disabilities. The Eastside offices led by Jeremy Larkins held a bowling and pizza fundraiser for the America Cancer Society. The REO Northern Michigan offices sponsored the Third Level Golf Outing and a Holiday Bake Sale for Big Brothers Big Sisters. CRC Saline led by Elke Van Dyke raised $11,000 before the company match at their golf outing benefiting Saline Area Social Services.The Giving Tuesday fundraisers held throughout our Family of Companies collectively raised a combined total of $100,244 with the 100% REO match!Our Polar Plunge teams participated in four locations and together raised over $72,000 for Special Olympics of Michigan!Together, the Real Estate One, Reinhart, Max Broock Charitable Foundations, along with your very generous support of all of the many activities, big and small, raised $804,000 with the REO match in 2018. We are indeed a Family of Giving — Sales Associates and Employees led by the exemplary example of the Elsea Family!