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Top Producers June 2024

“June is the pearl of summer, shining with warmth and joy.” – L.M. Montgomery

We’re going to call “warmth and joy” our twins of summer because our top three spots on the June Top Producers list are ALL ties.

Shining with warmth and joy are two of our topmost Top Producers: Jack Bailey from Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina and Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County in Owatonna, Minnesota. Both place nine sides on the board with Deb’s team raking in an impressive eight sellers.

John Powell, Help-U-Sell SE Rita Ranch Realty

Splitting second place is John Powell at Help-U-Sell The Powell Group in Tucson, Arizona, and Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan. Both offices have six sides.

Patrick Wood, Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties

Kimberly Zelena, Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate — Patrick Wood, Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties

Perfectly paired in third place is Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills, California, and Kimberly Zelena of Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate in Waynesboro, Virginia. Each office brought five sides for June.

After a single office in fourth place, we continue to fifth and sixth place with two more ties. Read on to see who made it! That was fun.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	5	4	9
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	8	1	9
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	3	3	6
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	2	4	6
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	5	0	5
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	0	4	4
Help-U-Sell Legacy	2	1	3
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	3	0	3
Help-U-Sell Alpha Paladins Realty	1	1	2
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	1	1	2

On the Gross Sales Volume Report, we flip the script from May.

In first place is Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills, California. Patrick’s team brought in $4.7 million for the month.

Richard Cricchio and the team at Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii clear second place with $3.8 million in June.

Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties

Third place goes to Jack Bailey of Help-U-Sell Greensboro. The North Carolina team ended June with just over $3 million.

Fourth place goes to John Powell at Help-U-Sell The Powell Group in Tucson, Arizona. His office ended June with $2.5 million in sales.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$4,721,910
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$3,880,000
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$3,082,000
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	$2,555,000
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$1,745,300
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$1,638,700
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$1,527,900
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	$1,157,300
Help-U-Sell Alpha Paladins Realty	$1,045,000
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	$823,000
Help-U-Sell Alpha Realty	$678,000
Help-U-Sell Santa Maria	$500,000
Help-U-Sell Front Range	$435,000
Help-U-Sell Reed and Associates	$272,500
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$195,500

April Top Producers 2024

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. April is a promise that May is bound to keep, and we know it.” – Hal Borland

Outside of “April showers bring May flowers”, it also tends to be the last gasp of winter. So when winter elements are still in play, when things spring back to life exactly is a mystery.

The real estate industry has no doubt been beset by some interesting hiccups and anomalies, with interest rates and concerns about inflation leaving many would-be buyers still on the sidelines. As such, housing market activity for April declined by 1.9% from March 2024. Similarly, existing home sales also declined by 1.9% compared to April 2023. Yet the median sale price went up 5.7% from a year ago. Across the country, unsold listings increased by 9.0% from last month, and it’s taking four more days to sell. Yet demand still currently outpaces inventory. Strange times!

In short, April was a bit tough. But the outlook gets a little brighter every day. Builders continue to create more homes. Innovators are revamping commercial properties into affordable living spaces, and of course, tiny homes remain popular.

Sides are blossoming in North Carolina, rain or shine. Jack Bailey and company at Help-U-Sell Greensboro are still number one. With 15 sides for the month, they make their own rain.

Sprouting into second place, Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills, California. Patrick’s team had seven seller sides for April!

Third place thrives with Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan, and Kimberly Zelena of Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate in Waynesboro, Virginia. Each office brought five sides.

Fourth place is flourishing with Danny Kettle of Help-U-Sell Legacy in Layton, Utah, and Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County in Owatonna, Minnesota. Both end the fourth month with four sides.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	8	7	15
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	7	0	7
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	3	2	5
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell Legacy	3	1	4
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	2	2	4
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	1	1	2
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	2	0	2
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	1	1	2
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	1	1	2
Help-U-Sell Edmond/OKC	1	1	2
Help-U-Sell San Antonio Hill Country	2	0	2
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	1	1	2

On the Gross Sales Volume Report, we flip the script for first and second place.

Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties (Chino Hills,California), springs into first place with $9.9 million for April.

Which means we find Jack Bailey of Help-U-Sell Greensboro in second place, tending tenaciously to create a $4 million month.

Danny Kettle of Help-U-Sell Legacy, cultivated $2.2 million for the month. Utah continues to growing.

Thank you to April for the rain. We always look forward to the flowers.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$9,912,888
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$4,000,500
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$2,200,300
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$1,767,400
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	$1,650,000
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$1,625,000
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$1,230,000
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$1,168,500
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	$1,166,500
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	$1,139,900

February Top Producers 2024

“If January is the month of change, February is the month of lasting change. January is for dreamers… February is for doers.” – Marc Parent

Some days inspiration and motivation are harder to come by. Especially during a gray, overcast day where you may need that thicker sweater and an extra hot coffee to head outside to go and do.

The second half of our inspirational quote seems especially fitting: February is for doers. Anyone can utter promises on the eve of a new year. Taking goals seriously, with the plans and initiative to carry through takes real determination, because not every day turns out how you want or planned. Achievement means giving it your best as often as you can, trusting you will find your way there, or get a tad closer.

Here are the doers from February:

Debra Schmidt, Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc

A triple tie in first place makes for a great game of Rock-Paper-Scissors. Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County in Owatonna, Jack Bailey of Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina, and Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan, all share the top spot with six sides a piece.

Richard Cricchio, Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties

Second place brings another tie between two offices and gentlemen:Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii, and Danny Kettle of Help-U-Sell Legacy in Layton, Utah. With five sides each, they are making every week count with a closing.

Taking third place is Kimberly Zelena of Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate in Waynesboro, Virginia. Her team closes February with four sides.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	3	3	6
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	5	1	6
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	5	1	6
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell Legacy	3	2	5
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	2	2	4
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	1	2	3
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	2	1	3
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	2	0	2
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	2	0	2

On our Gross Sales Volume Report, competition makes for interesting changes.

Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii, returns to first place with another month in excess of two million. This time, it’s $2.2 million! Island time is always a good time to sell in Hawaii.

Another second place feather for the cap of Danny Kettle of Help-U-Sell Legacy in Layton, Utah. The second month of the year paved the way for $1.8 million in Gross Sales Volume.

Third place is where we find Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills,California. Patrick’s team put $1.5 million on the board for February.

Thank you for doing what you do.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$2,232,000
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$1,805,899
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$1,575,800
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$1,560,900
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$1,540,000
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	$1,274,300
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$947,900
Help-U-Sell Capital City	$800,000
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$737,500
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	$655,000

October Top Producers 2023

“You don’t waste October sunshine,” Katherine Arden said. That sentiment has a lot of well-worn similarly themed quotes it was likely predicated on, like “Make hay while the sun shines,” but you get the idea. When it gets darker earlier, we panic a little, trying to stuff as much into each day while we can because it feels later. Sometimes that nudge is what we needed to make one more effort so as to feel like we haven’t lost an opportunity to make a win.

One person who seizes every opportunity, and has continued to do so all year long, is Jack Bailey at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. This time, the team managed ten sides in the tenth month with an even split between the two.

Taking second place with seven total sides is none other than Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County in Owatonna, Minnesota. As the majority of her sides are from sellers, she succeeded in saving sellers a bunch of cash.

Third place brings us a four-way tie with five sides of piece. (See what I did there?) It might be odd, but closing an average of 1.25 home sales a week means you are doing something right. Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii, Ryan Joyce from Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers in California, Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan, and Kimberly Zelena of Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate in Waynesboro, Virginia, all share the spotlight.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	5	5	10
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	5	2	7
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	3	2	5
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	5	0	5
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	3	2	5
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	2	2	4
Help-U-Sell Legacy	2	1	3
Help-U-Sell Edmond/OKC	1	2	3
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	2	0	2
Help-U-Sell Sunrise	2	0	2
Help-U-Sell San Antonio Hill Country	2	0	2
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	1	1	2

Now on to the tenth edition of Top Producers for the Gross Sales Volume report.

Taking back first place is Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii. In this month’s edition of our favorite cat and mouse game, Richard is ahead by a cool $5 million, taking the top space with $8.3 million total.

This can only mean that Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties in Chino Hills, California returns to second place with $3.3 million in sales for October.

Must be California dreamin’ this month because here is Ryan Joyce from Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers in California, claiming a “show” spot on the board here (as well as the sides report) with $2.4 million for the month.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$8,336,800
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$3,356,000
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$2,402,500
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$2,397,100
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$1,771,700
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$1,626,200
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	$1,326,165
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	$1,179,000
Help-U-Sell Alpha Paladins Realty	$899,000
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$879,000
Help-U-Sell Sunrise	$875,250

May Top Producers 2022

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” Although written many years ago, author William James could have been talking about the multiple hats worn in a day’s work for our Top Producers. Anyone who has joined our twice-monthly Power Hours over time knows that there is no magic bullet that brings all the home seller leads and attention. It’s more like an arsenal! While certain efforts realize more results in some markets, those smaller efforts also make a difference, too.

Making an enormous difference is none other than Jack Bailey at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. Jack’s team brought in 12 total sides for the very merry month of May, with an even divide between buyers and sellers. Very merry, indeed!

Jeff Hedberg and his team at Help-U-Sell Real Masters of Port Huron, Michigan, were just two spots behind with ten total sides for the fifth month of the year. Again, with an even split between buyers and sellers. Nature has such balance!

Third place is a tie with seven sides per office! Our first shared applause goes to the recently transferred office, Help-U-Sell SE Rita Ranch Realty in Tucson, Arizona, which is now under the care of our very own John Powell. Sharing the accolades is Walt Hippauf of Help-U-Sell Peoples Real Estate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Fourth place has three offices with six sides a piece. Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties in Chino Hills, California, Kimber Regan of Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice in Hanford, California, and Kimberly Zelena of Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate in Waynesboro, Virginia.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	6	6	12
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	5	5	10
Help-U-Sell SE Rita Ranch Realty	5	2	7
Help-U-Sell Peoples Real Estate	4	3	7
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	5	1	6
Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice	4	2	6
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	5	1	6
Help-U-Sell Mike Bowling	5	0	5
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	3	1	4
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	1	3	4

As predicted in last month’s Gross Sales Volume report, Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties in Chino Hills, California, once again takes the lead away from his primary competitor in Hawaii. Patrick locks in first place with $5.3 million in sales for May.

Speaking of Hawaii, here is Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties. May brought $5.2 million in sales for his team. The difference between first and second place this month was only $115, 750. The saga continues.

Third place is our long time coach, John Powell of Help-U-Sell SE Rita Ranch Realty in Tucson, Arizona. He makes a splash into third place with $3.7 million in gross sales. What a comeback!

Jack Bailey at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina is just behind with $3.5 million in sales. The difference between third and fourth place was only $240,348!

Reports of the real estate slow down are everywhere in conjunction with the effects of inflation and higher mortgage rates. There is still high demand in many markets. Coupled with tenacity, smart marketing, and of course, home seller savings, we still have the makings for a summer sizzler.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$5,368,000
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$5,252,250
Help-U-Sell SE Rita Ranch Realty	$3,750,000
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$3,509,652
Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice	$2,208,800
Help-U-Sell Wright	$2,160,000
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$1,843,900
Help-U-Sell Capital City	$1,656,000
Help-U-Sell Peoples Real Estate	$1,652,000
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	$1,530,000