With their strikes to eXp, the 2 groups have determined to merge underneath the Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff banner and also will strategically collaborate with the Kendall Bonner Staff throughout the better Tampa market.
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Two Tampa-based agent groups have moved to eXp Realty simply days after the Kendall Bonner Staff transitioned to the brokerage from RE/MAX, firm representatives knowledgeable Inman.
The Tampa Bay Staff, led by Elizabeth Colón, beforehand at LPT Realty; and the Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff, led by Joseph and Christina Kipping, beforehand at Keller Williams; have each signed onto eXp with the sponsorship of Veronica Figueroa, of the Figueroa Staff.
“With these strikes, eXp Realty is making a formidable power within the Tampa Bay hall,” Michael Valdes, chief progress officer at eXp Realty, stated in a press release emailed to Inman. “Our sturdy worth proposition, management and agent-centric mannequin continues to resonate with distinguished, top-producing brokers and groups within the trade.
“We’re so proud to welcome The Kendall Bonner Staff, The Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff and The Tampa Bay Staff to the eXp household — they’re all leaders within the trade and the Tampa Bay space. On the heart of this sturdy motion is Veronica Figueroa, who’s a significant affect in eXp Realty’s progress.”
The roughly 60-person Tampa Bay Staff closed $110 million in gross sales quantity throughout 111 items in 2022 and earned a high 5 % manufacturing award at LPT. Colón herself has additionally been nominated for a Tampa Bay Prime Producer — Rising Star Award. Colón’s workforce additionally contains her enterprise companions, Yae Colón, Michael Gutierrez and Justin Johnson.
Tampa Bay Staff enterprise companions Justin Johnson, Elizabeth Colón, Yae Colón and Michael Gutierrez
The Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff, which encompasses roughly 22 teammates, closed $86 million in gross sales quantity throughout 228 items in 2022. The workforce earned the KW Double Platinum Award in each 2022 and 2021.
With their strikes to eXp, the 2 groups will merge underneath the Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff banner and also will strategically collaborate with Kendall Bonner and her workforce throughout the better Tampa market.
Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff leaders Christina and Joseph Kipping
The workforce leaders pointed to eXp’s service, instruments and connection to different leaders within the trade as incentives for transferring over to the brokerage.
“We had been with Keller Williams for 9 years, and there are simply extra issues that our brokers will be capable of do, extra alternatives and that was a giant factor for us,” Joseph Kipping instructed Inman in a telephone dialog. “Additionally, entering into enterprise with lots of superb enterprise leaders who’ve left their brokerages and gone to eXp — that was a giant deciding issue for us.”
When it comes to the sweep of groups in Tampa transferring to eXp, the Kippings stated they have been excited concerning the prospect of making a group of groups in Tampa.
“It was a purpose of ours to create a group of like-minded brokers within the Tampa Bay space that we expect was lacking,” Joseph Kipping stated.
“EXp is such a digital firm and lots of brokers are fearful of that as a result of they don’t have the brick and mortar,” Christina Kipping added. “However when you have got [teams] like ours come over, we now have a spot the place brokers can are available and work independently — they don’t have to hitch the workforce. And but, they’re nonetheless being surrounded by brokers they usually’re rising they usually’re studying.”
Previous to becoming a member of LPT in August of 2022, Colón’s workforce had been affiliated with eXp Realty since December 2020 when Colón launched her actual property profession full-time. After just some months of being with LPT, the workforce realized it wasn’t a superb match and that that they had made a mistake.
“We felt like we have been lacking the suitable group of leaders that might information us and [teach] us the right way to implement sure issues and mentor us to be higher workforce leaders,” Colón instructed Inman. “And we knew in our hearts that we must always have by no means left eXp and we would have liked to associate again with the suitable folks.”
By fostering a relationship with Figueroa and Bonner and teaming up with the Tampa Bay Dwelling Staff, Colón stated she felt like her workforce might get the management and nurturing it was missing at LPT.
“The group of leaders that we’ve got entry to has actually introduced a lot happiness to us as a result of that’s actually what we needed,” she continued. “We simply needed to have that help in order that we will develop a strong workforce and be mentored by the suitable folks.”
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