Thank you to the 405 who helped make 2015 an amazing year!

As Homewaters moves forward and celebrates our 10 year anniversary in business in 2016, we couldn't be more optimistic coming off a truly spectacular 2015.  Real estate certainly tends to be an industry of numbers.  The most important number to us in 2015 is 405.  That's how many buyer and seller clients entrusted their real estate transaction to one of our talented agents or brokers in 2015.  When it came time to sell their home or purchase their cottage, they chose Homewaters and we were able to guide them to a successful closing so they could move on to the next adventure in their lives.  We closed 405 sides of business allowing us to break our goal of $50,000,000 in sales for the year!  A sincere thank you to each and every one of you who allowed us to help acheive your real estate goals last year!  

Over the past decade, we've built a team of true all-star agents and brokers servicing an area from Muskegon to Mackinaw to Midland.  For 2016 we've added a couple of new service areas and strengthened existing ones.  Sales Associate, Preston Bovee, joined Homewaters and now provides a presence for the firm in Midland County.  An avid outdoorsman and talented videographer, Preston will join Sales Associate, Jason Manderbach, and Associate Broker, Steve Shaw, in growing our Sporting Properties division.  In 2015 we sold more than 3,000 acres of hunting or agricultural land and look forward to helping even more buyers and sellers in that market in 2016.  We also added a strong presence in The Cadillac / Lake City Area with the addition of Sales Associate, Joni Holly.  Joni is a long time resident of Cadillac and has been a very involved community leader.  A background in lending lead to a successful career in real estate and we're very excited to have yet another energetic, professional representing our company.  Joni's daughter, Jessica, will be coming into the business for 2016 as well and together they'll work under the branding of J & j Holly, REALTORS.  Jessica also comes from a strong lending background and brings with her a very high level of ambition and strong technology skills. Those two ladies, armed with Homewaters unmatched marketing and technology tools, are going to be a real force to be reckoned with in Wexford and Missaukee Counties!  In Houghton Lake for 2016, we've added Sales Associate, Kimberly Kaminski, who will be stepping into one of our most successful markets, where we topped $20,000,000 in sales in 2015.  Kimberly leveraged a lifetime of sales and decades of property investment experience and found fast success in the competetive Houghton / HIggins Lake market.  Her passion for her clients, tireless energy and dedication to the growth of her business will allow us to continue our strength in the area while improving service by staying true to our business model focused on a QUALITY experience for each and every client.  

We also lost a few great staff members in 2015 who were inspired to start their own brokerages.  Associate Broker, John McNeil, founded Coastal North Realty with fiance and Sales Associate, Britt Brubaker.  Together they'll share their passion for the outdoors lifestyle they enjoy with buyers and sellers in The Grand Traverse Region.  It's going to be an exciting year for John and Britt as they tie the knot, grow their existing businesses and work to grow their new brokerage!  Associate Broker, Midge Rutter, also took the leap and founded Midge and Co to continue servicing clients in the Houghton Lake Area.  It's exciting for us to see the entrepreneurial spirit in our former agents and brokers and we wish them all the best as they work to grow their fledgling businesses and find their space in the highly competetive industry. 

Homewaters, at it's core, is really a collection of smaller individual real estate businesses who chose to affiliate with each other and reap the benefits of the collective knowledge, resources and friendship that comes through collaboration.  Each of our agents and brokers are experts in their respective service areas with strong local connections, deep personal knowledge of the lakes and woodlands they service and a strong desire to succeed and surpass every client's expectations.  Thank you so much to each and every one of our amazing team members who chooose to call Homewaters their brokerage.  Together, we're poised for yet another fantastic year in 2016 as we look forward to helping another 400+ people navigate what may be the largest financial decision of their lifetime.  

Enjoy a safe and Happy New year!