Keller Williams, the largest real estate franchise by associate in North America recently announced that as of the end of April, their worldwide associate count broke the 100,000 mark with 100,575 associates.
Keller Williams, the largest real estate franchise by associate in North America recently announced that as of the end of April, their worldwide associate count broke the 100,000 mark with 100,575 associates.
Keller Williams Realty Los Alamitos helped with almost 100 new agents joining the office last year and the recent opening of the new business center in Cypress.
“Like Keller Williams International, KW Los Alamitos continues to grow in leaps and bounds,” said Elaine Armogida, CEO and Team Leader. “We have added so many agents that we outgrew our Los Alamitos Market Center and had to expand with the new business center.”
The office recently held a grand opening and 10th anniversary reception.
“It seems like yesterday when we first opened the doors in Los Alamitos,” said Operating Principal and Owner Tammy Newland-Shishido. “Now after expanding that office several times, we needed to grow again.’
“One hundred thousand is such an important milestone for us because it signals that we are on the verge of becoming the largest real estate company in the world!” said Vice President of Growth John Davis. “Of all the numbers we track, associate count is by far the most important to our model, and we can clearly see that our growth trajectory far surpasses the industry and what any other company in our industry is doing. It’s this growth that has driven our offices to record-breaking profitability and massive productivity gains for our agents.”
“This is exciting for everyone,” said Richard Daskam, an agent with KW Los Alamitos since the office opened. “It has been great to see the office go from a handful of agents when we first opened to having to open up a business center in Cypress.”
During the first quarter of 2014, Keller Williams has already grown by 2.8 percent while membership in the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has shrunk by 2.4 percent. The company’s growth has now outpaced the growth of NAR for 21 consecutive months (every month since July 2012), according to membership numbers on NAR’s website.
In 2013, NAR as a whole grew by 5 percent. According to public filings by the other major franchises in the industry, RE/MAX grew by 4.7 percent, Century 21 by 3.5 percent and Coldwell Banker by 3.3 percent. During the same time period, Keller Williams experienced 18 percent associate growth.
“Our leadership team and our entire associate base are fired up right now,” said Keller Williams CEO Mark Willis. “Our continued growth over the last few years proves that our models, systems and people are unmatched in the industry. Our leaders are proving that if you believe in a goal and work relentlessly toward it – you can make it happen!”
Last year, Keller Williams announced that it had become the largest real estate franchise by associate count in North America, as well as its intention to grow to No. 1 in the world by associate count, followed by closed units, and then by closed sales volume.
If you are interested in learning more about joining the team of agents at KW Los Alamitos, please call Elaine Armogida at 562-626-8602.