Building Trust, Closing Deals

Tuesday, January 6th, 2026

Above: Morgan Hoffman. Morgan Hoffman Designated Broker/Co-Owner JPAR® – Live Local Boise, Idaho https://morganhoffman.jpar.com  Region served: Treasure Valley   Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 1  Number of agents: 61    Most effective recruiting pitch: Spending time with agents and showing them we “walk the walk.” Can’t live without tech-tool: BombBomb. Lately, I’ve been providing…

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Above: Pearson Smith Realty Staff and Leadership at D.C. metro regional meeting. Eric Pearson CEO Chris Boris Principal Broker Pearson Smith Realty Ashburn, Virginia www.PearsonSmithRealty.com  Region served: Metro D.C., Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia Years in real estate: 10 Number of offices: 5 Number of agents: 1,112 Key to continued growth and success: Agent productivity,…

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A Value-Driven Approach to Building Business

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

Above, Ryan Jonke Ryan Jonke Managing Broker/Owner JPAR® – Modern Real Estate Arvada, Colorado  https://www.jparmodernre.com  Region served: Denver Front Range Years in real estate: 25 Number of offices: 1  Number of agents: 170 Favorite part of your job: Teaching agents—whether that’s informing them as to what’s going on in the market or teaching them about…

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This year is on track to end with a slower than average housing market, but will 2026 kick real estate into high gear? The 2026 housing forecast from Bright MLS projects another “transition year” for housing, with slight pick-ups in market fundamentals but enduring challenges for first-time buyers, as well as strong differences between regional…

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Above, Denise and Paul Knighton  Paul and Denise Knighton Founders MORE® Realty Portland, Oregon https://www.MORErealty.com  Region served: Oregon, Washington, Nevada, New Mexico, Idaho Years in real estate (combined): 33 Number of offices: 12 Number of agents: 900 Since founding MORE® Realty 10 years ago, you’ve grown to 900 agents and are now the largest Oregon-based…

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Above, Hakan Karahan  Hakan Karahan President/Broker of Record HomeSmart First Advantage Realty Voorhees, New Jersey https://www.homesmartnewjersey.com    Region served: South and Central New Jersey, Philadelphia Years in real estate: 29 Number of offices: 11 Number of agents: 700 Favorite part of your job: Solving problems How is your brokerage using technology to better serve clients?  We…

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Elevating the Real Estate Experience

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

Above, Carlo Siracusa. Carlo Siracusa President Levin Rinke Realty, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Pensacola, Florida https://www.levinrinkerealty.com  Region served: Pensacola and the Emerald Coast to Gulf Shores coastal area Years in real estate: 23 Number of offices: 7 Number of agents: 375 Can’t live without tech tool: Our Design Studio,…

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Leading With an Agent-First Vision

Thursday, October 16th, 2025

Above, Duff Rubin Vitals: Coldwell Banker Realty, Southeast Region Years in business: 119 Size: 112 offices, 13,000 agents Regions served: Southeast and Mid-Atlantic 2024 Sales Volume: $30 billion  2024 Transactions: 50,045 https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com  Growing up in Canada, Duff Rubin wanted to be a professional hockey player, but when he realized that dream wasn’t going to come…

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Above, Robert Ott. Robert Ott Managing Broker and Owner Raintown Realty, under the JPAR franchise system Bellevue, Washington https://raintownrealty.org  Region served: Washington metro area within the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue MSA Years in real estate: 33 Number of offices: 1 Number of agents: 58    Describe the strategies, philosophies and day-to-day practices you use to keep your brokerage ahead…

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