Help-U-Sell Real Estate of Steele County

October Top Producers, 2024

“In October any wonderful unexpected thing might be possible.” – Elizabeth George Speare

You get used to things a certain way. You conduct business, knowing with certainty what some things are and always will be. We know some things change constantly: the market, mortgage rates, hot trends in design and decor. Other stuff is always the same, until the day the “certain” thing changes.

Help-U-Sell Real Estate is no exception. The original disruptor in real estate for nearly five decades, we have seen quite a bit of change. We have endured resistance from fellow real estate professionals angry over the low set fee instead of the traditional six percent commission. We watched lower fee competitors shuffle in and fail after a few years. We are still here.

October brought about the biggest change we have seen internally in a long time – a change of business ownership. We already know what Robbie Stevens is capable of manifesting from his time as the CEO. We expect 2025 to be a time of motivation and innovation, all of which will be aimed at renewing the Help-U-Sell name as the trusted mainstay in in home seller savings that has been since day one.

That was definitely unexpected! We look forward to more wonderful.

In the number one spot for October, the southern sensation, Jack Bailey and his team at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. They bring a lucky 13 to the report for the spookiest month.

Taking second place is Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc., in Owatonna, Minnesota. Deb and company put nine sides on the board for the tenth month.

We have a newcomer in third place! Tracy Hood of Help-U-Sell Quad Cities Realty in Florence, Alabama. This new crew of ladies brough seven sides to the table. Welcome to where the the eagles fly, ladies! We’re happy you’re here.

Fourth place goes to Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan. Five sides come from Jeff’s team this month.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	7	6	13
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	4	5	9
Help-U-Sell Quad Cities Realty	7		7
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	3	1	4
Help-U-Sell Edmond/OKC	3		3
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	2	1	3
Help-U-Sell Legacy	2	1	3
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	3		3
Help-U-Sell Alpha Paladins Realty		2	2
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	2		2
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	1	1	2
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	2		2
Help-U-Sell Sunrise	2		2

On our Gross Sales Volume report, there is a neat shake up as well.

Taking the eagle “double crown” here, is Jack Bailey at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. His folks close October with $4.1 million.

In second place is Ronny Thompson at Help-U-Sell 951 Realty in Murrieta, California, closing the tenth month with $3.2 million in gross sales volume.

Third place goes to Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties in Chino Hills, California. Patrick’s team are behind by a tiny bit with $3.1 million for the month. A squeaker!

We’re go to fourth place here to welcome, once again, Tracy Hood of Help-U-Sell Quad Cities Realty in Florence, Alabama. The teamwork created a $2.9 million month and that’s spectacular.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$4,196,500
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	$3,273,599
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$3,136,877
Help-U-Sell Quad Cities Realty	$2,925,400
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$2,757,000
Help-U-Sell Alpha Paladins Realty	$1,910,000
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$1,630,000
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$1,581,000
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$1,516,500
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	$1,285,000
Help-U-Sell Sunrise	$1,232,500
Help-U-Sell Edmond/OKC	$1,197,000

Top Producers 2023 Year In Review

Celebrate endings for they precede new beginnings. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie

After much media hand-wringing, mortgage rates that brought tears to our eyes (not in a good way), and a dramatic shift from sellers once eager to uproot to sellers waiting it out from fear of not being able to find a home elsewhere, thus resulting in even tighter inventory, we made it here to one report to rule them all.

Despite these obstacles, life, like real estate, eked a path forward; Because at the end of all good reasons to not sell a home or buy a home, people still need to do what they must. Whether moving for a job or helping Great Aunt Linda transition from a house to a condo, predictions or rates do not stop life in its tracks.

Our Top Producers soldiered on, tweaking plans or marketing spends as necessary, and renewed efforts to reach out to buyers and sellers, both old and new. Folks still want to save money where they can, of course! The experts next door at Help-U-Sell Real Estate were there to provide the same great service at a set fee, as we have been for nearly five decades.

If there is anyone who demonstrates the resolve to find opportunities in each day, that person has to be Jack Bailey and the lively lineup at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. The seller sides tip slightly higher at 67, but adding up to 125 total sides for the year.

The men from Michigan take the second and third spots.

In second place is Mario Ferrante from Help-U-Sell Metropolitan in Woodhaven, Michigan. The number 85 and the work of a trusted team was what brought him here.

Just two sides behind in third place, is Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan. 83 sides makes 2024 a productive year to be proud of.

Fourth place takes us to Minnesota, where we find Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County in Owatonna. Debra’s office helped amass 69 sides for 2023, with sellers outnumbering buyers by nearly double.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	67	58	125
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	48	37	85
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	58	25	83
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	43	26	69
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	55	12	67
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	30	13	43
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	25	11	36
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	27	8	35
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	23	11	34
Help-U-Sell Legacy	17	12	29
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	14	9	23
Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice	14	7	21
Help-U-Sell Golden Homes	10	4	14
Help-U-Sell Sims Realty	8	4	12
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	11	1	12

On the Gross Sales Volume Report, the year-long match comes to a close with our favorite two contestants.

Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills,California wins the crown of 2023. The gross sales volume for his team was a monumental $52.7 million for the year.

Making the island a source of steep home seller savings, is Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii. He takes second place with $44.5 million.

Jack Bailey’s team at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina already had 125 reasons to be happy. The gross sales volume for their team in 2023 is also something to smile about: $35.9 million and third place.

Fourth place brings us back to Michigan. Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron,wraps up the busy year with $15.8 to close out 2023.

Thank you for the ongoing examples of perseverance. Cheers to the 47th year in the books. We regard 2024 with renewed energy as we celebrate 48 years of Help-U-Sell Real Estate.

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$52,745,313
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$44,544,958
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$35,980,667
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$15,867,058
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$15,136,745
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	$14,704,700
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$13,905,877
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$13,735,200
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	$9,529,450
Help-U-Sell Golden Homes	$8,613,500
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	$8,442,765
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	$7,462,050
Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice	$7,074,400
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	$6,650,000
Help-U-Sell Coast and Valley	$5,736,000
Help-U-Sell Sims Realty	$5,378,788
Help-U-Sell Sunrise	$5,357,750
Help-U-Sell Alpha Paladins Realty	$5,179,000
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	$4,893,277
Help-U-Sell South Santa Clara County	$4,746,900
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Specialists	$4,723,450

Top Producers Q4 2023

“Wisdom comes with winters.” – Oscar Wilde

There is so much change in a single season, but none probably more dramatic or busy than winter. In less industrialized times, folks spent the fall harvesting and canning in preparation for the colder months ahead, sustaining the day to day activities until the time of growth returned. If one planned poorly, winter was harder to survive, but ideally that made one wiser for the next round.

Real estate cycles, and the committed industry professionals, share similarities to preparation for a long winter. They worked hard to create and sustain growth when it counted. When the outlook predicts a turn for leaner times, they conserve and plan for the future, so there are resources to rely on.

Jack Bailey and his team at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina have made a great example of planning and preparation as a regular part of the day’s work. They come in first place for the fourth quarter of 2023 with 26 sides.

Second place belongs to Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills, California. His office matched first place in the number of seller sides for Q4, but come in six sides fewer for a total of 20.

We get a triple tie for third place!

Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan, Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County in Owatonna, Minnesota, and Mario Ferrante from Help-U-Sell Metropolitan in Woodhaven, Michigan. All three offices bring in 15 sides to land third place for Q4.

Kimberly Zelena, Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate

In fourth place we found Kimberly Zelena and her crew at Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate in Waynesboro, Virginia. 12 sides for Q4 meant an average of one a week!

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	14	12	26
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	14	6	20
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	13	2	15
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	11	4	15
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	6	9	15
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	7	5	12
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	7	3	10
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	6	4	10
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	4	2	6
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	5	1	6
Help-U-Sell Sims Realty	3	1	4
Help-U-Sell Legacy	3	1	4
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	3	0	3
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	3	0	3
Help-U-Sell Edmond/OKC	1	2	3
Help-U-Sell Santa Maria	2	1	3

In our Gross Sales Volume Report, the dance continues.

Patrick Wood of Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties, in Chino Hills,California is back in first place after coming in second on the sides report. His Q4 total is a very substantial $15 million.

Which means second place is secured by Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii. Richard’s team tallied $12.7 million in sales for the last quarter.

Taking third place is Jack Bailey at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. Jack and company close the fourth quarter with $6.9 million.

Ryan Joyce from Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers in California, joins the fray in a good way: $3.7 million ends the quarter.

Office	Total
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$15,093,900
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$12,702,158
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$6,909,735
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$3,770,000
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$3,369,390
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$3,049,500
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	$2,540,900
Help-U-Sell Direct Savings Real Estate	$2,526,165
Help-U-Sell 951 Realty	$2,480,000
Help-U-Sell Coast and Valley	$2,053,000
Help-U-Sell Sims Realty	$1,985,765
Help-U-Sell The Powell Group	$1,838,200
Help-U-Sell Julian Team	$1,719,000
Help-U-Sell Legacy	$1,567,000
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	$1,513,000
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Specialists	$1,375,000

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.

Richard Cricchio, Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties

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

December Top Producers 2022

According to Terri Guillemets, “The color of springtime is in the flowers; the color of winter is in the imagination.” It doesn’t take a ton of imagination to see that in the busiest time of the year for people personally, our Top Producers were still making great things happen professionally for home buyers and sellers across the country.

Case in point, Jack Bailey. He and his team at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina are number one, racking up twelve sides for the twelfth month. Always looking for new ways to fine tune the plan and make adjustments, Jack is the master of cultivating positive change into positive outcomes.

Patrick Wood and the team at Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties in Chino Hills, California, makes his presence clear in our second spot with nine total sides for December.

In the third spot is Mario Ferrante and his team from Help-U-Sell Metropolitan in Woodhaven, Michigan. With seven sides for the month, that makes even a cold Michigan morning feel a bit warmer.

Fourth place is a four way tie between Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii, Kimber Regan of Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice in Hanford, California, Jeff Hedberg of Help-U-Sell Real Masters in Port Huron, Michigan, and Debra Schmidt of Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc. in Owatonna, Minnesota. All offices closed five sides for the last month of the year.

Office	Seller	Buyer	Total
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	5	7	12
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	7	2	9
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	5	2	7
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice	2	3	5
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	3	2	5
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	4	1	5
Help-U-Sell Keystone Realty	3	1	4
Help-U-Sell Santa Maria	2	1	3

On the Gross Sales Volume Report we face the big three threats!

Patrick Wood and the team at Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties in Chino Hills, California, veer into the top spot by a slim margin this month. With $7.8 million in sales for December.

Jack Bailey takes second place along with the team at Help-U-Sell Greensboro in North Carolina. Jack and company brought in $3.5 million in sales with perhaps the smallest margin yet between second and third place we’ve seen just happened: just $74,114!

In third place is Richard Cricchio of Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties in Hawaii. Richard’s team cleared $3.3 million for the month.

It’s been quite the rollercoaster year in real estate and all of you have made it a great place to share it with. Thank you for all that you do. Cheers to 2023!

Office	Gross Sales Volume
Help-U-Sell Prestige Properties	$7,873,000
Help-U-Sell Greensboro	$3,409,114
Help-U-Sell Honolulu Properties	$3,335,000
Help-U-Sell Santa Maria	$1,799,000
Help-U-Sell The Smart Choice	$1,328,750
Help-U-Sell Metropolitan	$1,328,000
Help-U-Sell Real Estate Masters	$1,324,900
Help-U-Sell Coast and Valley	$1,190,000
Help-U-Sell Heritage Real Estate of Steele County Inc.	$1,108,000
Help-U-Sell Bakersfield Equity Savers	$700,000