August/September Business View Magazine

68 69 lets agents track their social media efforts and set up touch programs for clients. It will be an extremely robust system to enhance what our agents already do, because everything will be in one place. The majority will be written by Keller Williams programmers for KW agents, it’s all about building agents’ businesses.” Leadership doesn’t compete with agents. In- stead, they collaborate. At KW Coastal Area Part- ners, Brickhouse no longer works with clients. Her mission is to support, coach, and consult with her agents. As for housing stock, Brickhouse reports, “We only have about 2 ½ months of inventory.We actually track three or four local zip codes closely, and inventory is really low. Properties sell quickly – lots of multiple offers – if it’s in good condition and priced right, it’s selling as soon as it comes on the market.” Where does she see the real estate market moving in the near future? “Right now, there’s a frenzy around interest rates potentially rising. The economy is good, so people have money. They’re snatching up everything as quickly as they can. Then you have sellers who don’t want to list their property because, when it sells, where will they go? They’ll have to pay more because housing prices are edging up. It’s a bit of a vicious cycle. Building inventory will soon explode due to the shortage; they’re building as fast as they can to keep up. For us, listings are leverage and getting them is the main priority. If you control the listing inventory, you control the market.” PREFERRED VENDORS n BankSouth Mortgage www.banksouthmortgage.com/ mcaputo n Old Republic Home Protection www.myorhp.com/debbizepp your local Savannah Lender Experience Mortgage Excellence • Calculate & pre-qualify for a mortgage right from your phone • Contact your Mortgage Banker & Realtor all in one place • Your one stop-shop for documents & status updates • Local processing, underwriting & closing Equal Housing Lender. BankSouth Mortgage Company, LLC. NMLS # 690971 CLOSE FASTER WITH ReadyLoan™ SM Debbi Zepp Senior Account Executive 800.282.7131 Ext. 1393 DebbiZ@orhp.com www.myorhp.com/debbizepp Protecting your American dream We Care – we handle service requests on a case-by-case basis: fast, friendly, efficiently. We’re Helpful and Sincere – we take pride in the service we offer. We Listen – we understand there is a human side to home warranties. KELLERWILLIAMS REALTY COASTAL AREA PARTNERS Keller Williams Coastal Area Partners is the largest real estate company in Savannah. Last year, they did almost $890 million in sales volume, and their agents completed almost 3,979 trans- actions. They hold the lion’s share of the market - between 21 and 30 percent - depending on the county. Basically, one out of every four properties sold in Savannah is touched by one of their agents in some way. So, in true Keller Williams style, Brickhouse celebrates her agents, first and foremost. “We are a large, robust company in Savannah. Our agents do big business, but they also have big hearts –giving back to the community, while working on their business. The Keller Williams mission statement is: ‘To Build Careers worth Having, Businesses worth Owning, Lives worth Liv- ing, Experiences worth Giving, and Legacies worth Leaving.’ That’s what we strive to provide our agents with; the support, resources, systems, models, and technology they need to do just that.We’re always looking to bring in new talent, to train and coach them on how to build a productive business and create a Life By Design.”