Group O’Dell Real Estate Team, The Andy Blake
Group, Applebaum KC Homes and Long Real Estate Team bring more than
9,000 home sales valued at $2.5 billion
In a move that turbocharges Real’s presence throughout the
Kansas City metropolitan area, four of the market’s top producing
teams – Group O’Dell Real Estate Team, The Andy Blake Group,
Applebaum KC Homes and Long Real Estate – recently joined forces to
make the move to The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX). Real, the
fastest-growing, publicly traded real estate brokerage, announced
the moves today.
Collectively, these teams have sold more than 9,000 homes for a
combined value of $2.5 billion. Each brand is well-known throughout
the region for their emphasis on relationship building which they
leverage to drive repeat and referral business.
“Dan, Maria, Mike, Andy, Jeremy and Tony are all top producers
who have each built successful businesses in their own right. By
coordinating their collective move, they have transformed Real into
a market leader in Kansas City overnight and are making a clear
statement that Real offers the best platform for them and other
agents to succeed,” said Sharran Srivatsaa, President of Real. “We
couldn’t be more pleased to welcome each of them and their teams to
the Real family and have them represent the Real brand.”
Group O’Dell Real Estate
Team
Led by the husband and wife team of Dan and Maria O’Dell and
their son, Mike, Group O’Dell has been a fixture in Kansas City
real estate for nearly three decades. Their approach to serve,
teach and create long-term relationships has resulted in the sale
of more than 5,000 homes valued at $1.5 billion since 1995. In
2022, the seven-agent team ranked No. 5 on the Kansas City Business
Journal’s annual ranking of real estate agents based on more than
260 home sales valued at $117 million. Dan and Maria are certified
mentors by Buffini & Company, the world’s largest real estate
coaching company.
“Few times in life are you able to be at the forefront of
something life-changing,” Dan O’Dell said about his team’s decision
to join Real. “We’ve spent our careers serving our clients by
selling one house at a time and giving back by coaching others to
make the industry better. Real will allow us to continue to do all
that on a bigger platform, while exposing our team to the best
training so they stay ahead of the curve.”
The Andy Blake Group
Ranked No, 14 by the Kansas City Business Journal based on 250
home sales totaling $85 million in 2022, Andy Blake bought his
first home as an investment at age 22. He earned his real estate
license in 2007, and has grown his business exclusively through
word of mouth. Since forming The Andy Blake Group in 2013, the
nine-agent team has sold more than 1,600 homes valued at more than
$500 million.
“Real’s cloud-based model is where the real estate industry is
going and the company’s model is attractive to top producers,”
Blake said. “In addition to joining forces with three Kansas City
teams who have built a reputation for doing business the right way,
being a part of Real provides an opportunity to be around thousands
of like-minded people who take pride in their business.”
Applebaum KC Homes
Run by the husband and wife team of Jeremy and Liron Applebaum,
Applebaum KC Homes bring four agents to Real. Jeremy began his real
estate career in 1996 working for American Dream Homes, one of
Kansas City’s largest home builders, which was founded by his
father, Victor Applebaum. It’s this homebuilding experience and
ability to determine what needs to be addressed at a property that
has differentiated him with buyers and sellers and enabled him to
build a business based solely on referrals. Applebaum KC Homes sold
more than 125 homes valued at approximately $50 million in 2022,
placing the team at No. 34 on the Kansas City Business Journal’s
annual ranking of top real estate professionals. Since 2012, KC
Applebaum Homes has sold more than 1,300 homes.
“Real’s been on our radar for more than a year as a company that
is doing things differently. We were especially attracted to the
company’s culture of cooperation and collaboration from coast to
coast. The business and market are changing and Real offers the
platform to learn from the best as well as share what works and
what doesn’t with others,” Jeremy Applebaum said. “For us, it was
important to partner with other top producers to grow our business
and those of agents around us. What we are doing with the Group
O’Dell, Andy Blake Group and Long Real Estate allows us to show
Kansas City how top producers are coming together to form one big
family to move the industry forward into its next chapter.”
Long Real Estate
An 18-year industry veteran, Tony Long joined Group O’Dell as an
agent following his graduation from college. He formed Long Real
Estate five years later in 2013. The four-agent team, which also
includes top producers David Barraza, Chad Green and Adrienne
Towner, prides itself on building a successful relationship-based
business. Since 2006, Long Real Estate has sold more than 1,100
homes, including 130 valued at $48 million in 2022, ranking the
team in the top 1% in the region.
“The future of real estate is cloud-based, and Real offers a
culture where agents are encouraged to cooperate with and learn
from each other,” Long said. “Real also provides the tools that
allow agents to not just sell a bunch of homes today, but also plan
for their financial future through stock options and
revenue-sharing.”
About Real
Real (NASDAQ: REAX) is a real estate experience company working
to make life’s most complex transaction simple. The fast-growing
company combines essential real estate, mortgage and closing
services with powerful technology to deliver a single seamless
end-to-end consumer experience, guided by trusted agents. With a
presence in all 50 states throughout the U.S. and Canada, Real
supports more than 13,000 agents who use its digital brokerage
platform and tight-knit professional community to power their own
forward-thinking businesses.
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