A Great First Year for Realty San Antonio

In 2021, Realty San Antonio kicked off a great first year in the Alamo City. We embraced our core mantra, “We’re For Here”, and we helped our community address affordable housing. Our staff and agents at Realty San Antonio | Realty Austin volunteered 2,199 hours in 2021 and reinvested $616,000+ back into our communities and affordable housing efforts. While Realty Austin completed our 10th annual Realty Austin Habitat for Humanity home build, Realty San Antonio launched its first Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio home build.

2021 was another incredible year for the #1 independent real estate brokerage in Central Texas, and we’ve got plenty to be proud of. Our 600+ REALTOR® rockstars of Realty San Antonio | Realty Austin did $6.1 billion in sales and…

Realty San Antonio Co-Founders Named to Swanepoel Power 200

Each year, an elite team spends more than 500 hours undergoing a complex process to answer one question: who are the most powerful and influential executives in the residential real estate brokerage industry? The resulting rankings are called the Power 200, a group of people considered by The Real Estate Almanac (produced by T3 Sixty and CEO Stefan Swanepoel) to be change-makers and leaders.

In 2004, Jonathan Boatwright and Yvette Flores founded Realty Austin and grew their business from one 1,800 square foot office to three award-winning innovative and modern workspaces staffed with 570+ full-time rockstar agents in Austin. In March 2021, they founded Realty San Antonio, where Yvette was born and raised, and they opened a vibrant San Antonio office in…

Realty Austin Co-Founders Named to Swanepoel Power 200

Each year, an elite team spends more than 500 hours undergoing a complex process to answer one question: who are the most powerful and influential executives in the residential real estate brokerage industry? The resulting rankings are called the Power 200, a group of people considered by The Real Estate Almanac (produced by T3 Sixty and CEO Stefan Swanepoel) to be change-makers and leaders.

In 2004, Jonathan Boatwright and Yvette Flores founded Realty Austin and grew their business from one 1,800 square foot office to three award-winning innovative and modern workspaces staffed with 570+ full-time rockstar agents in Austin. In March 2021, they founded Realty San Antonio, where Yvette was born and raised, and they opened a vibrant San Antonio office in…

Jennifer Korba: Always Thinking ‘What’s Next?’

Every year, the Austin Board of REALTORS® celebrates the members who made outstanding accomplishments in the local market through the ABoR Industry Awards. Two Realty Austin agents received finalist spots and three took home the award on June 17, 2021.

Realty Austin Agent Success Manager Jennifer Korba won the 2020 Iconic Changemaker Award for her exemplary 27-year work as a leader in the real estate industry on a local, state, and national level.

“Jennifer has this 10,000-foot view,” says Realty Austin agent Jen Berbas. “Whatever you’re going through, she’s seen it before.”

Korba is one of four seasoned and experienced coaches at Realty Austin and Realty San Antonio who mentors agents to build successful real estate careers and help their clients…

Realty San Antonio Announces Industry Leader Julie Floyd as Broker in Charge

“By adding Julie to our leadership, it infuses our company with guidance and expertise to further drive success for our company’s future in Austin and San Antonio,” says Vice President of Operations Courtney Lepore.  “Julie has what it takes to lead our all-star Broker Support Team to new heights by utilizing her proactive, forward-thinking approach through agent education, support, and resources. We have the best agents in Central Texas, and now we have the best broker!”

As a well-known leader in the Texas Real Estate community, Floyd is recognized by agents and brokers as a go-to resource in Texas. Through her many years serving in key leadership positions for National Association of REALTORS®, Texas Association of REALTORS®, Williamson County…

5 Realty Austin Agents Earn ABOR Finalist Spot

Every year, the Austin Board of REALTORS® celebrates the members who made outstanding accomplishments in the local market through the ABoR Industry Awards. Two Realty Austin agents received finalist spots and three took home the award on June 17 through the virtual watch party.

The ABoR Industry Award focused on recognizing members who excelled and found innovative ways to grow their business through the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“2020 was very hard in the beginning,” says Advocate Award winner and Realty Austin Agent Albert Allen. “But we’re an amazing city, so we had people coming from all over the place. Buyers heeded our advice on how to compete in a competitive market, so we were able to get some really good wins this year.”

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Realty Austin is #1 Top Workplace and #1 Best Place to Work in 2021

We have done it again and earned the number one spot on The Austin American-Statesman’s Top Workplaces list among large employers in Greater Austin! Earlier this year, we also won the number one spot on the Austin Business Journal’s Best Places to Work list. This is the second time we have won both awards in the same year.

This year marks the tenth time we have appeared on the list published by the Austin American-Statesman that recognizes employers who stand for the best in leadership, vision, and culture. The large company category ranked employers with 500+ Central Texas employees. The Top Workplace project surveys over 23,000 workers from nearly 150 Austin-area employers. The lists are based on the results of an employee feedback survey administered…

Why Yearly Business Planning is Crucial for Agent Success

Pop quiz time—don’t worry— it’s only a couple of questions to kickstart your brain about proper real estate agent business planning. But answer honestly: do you know why you’ve chosen to become a real estate agent? What exactly do you have to do to find financial success and freedom in this career? Do you know exactly what you are doing and why you are doing it every moment on the job? Can you articulate how to get yourself back on track should you face an obstacle or setback?

If you answered no to any of these questions, you are not alone. It takes years to find comfort and cadence in this business—stoking the fire, tuning and oiling the machine to run at full speed, and at your fullest potential.

Now, imagine receiving a tool that removes your…

6 Realty San Antonio Agents are Honored as Platinum Top 50 Semifinalists

Realty San Antonio agents have made their presence known in the San Antonio real estate market. Filling multiple lists of industry awards, this year, Central Texas’ #1 independent real estate brokerage, congratulated 6 agents who were recognized on the Platinum Top 50 Semifinalist list on Thursday, November 4, 2021.

The Platinum Top 50 is a year-end recognition for top-earning agents based on their professional and personal achievements which make them valuable assets to the industry, the community, and their clients. There were more applications than ever before this year, so it’s a great honor to be recognized on this competitive list.

Realty San Antonio agents live by the motto “work hard, play hard, give back”. They sell 7x more than the average…