Southfield-based Real Estate One Family of Companies took third place among large companies in the 2023 Michigan Top Workplaces competition. But during the October conference call, Stuart Elsie, who was joined by his brother Dan, wanted to draw attention to other numbers as well.
“Our family has been in business for over 90 years and we are in our fourth generation of family ownership,” said Stuart Elsie, president of financial services for Real Estate One. Its roots date back to a former office in downtown Detroit. “We believe in treating all of our staff and agents like family. We get to know them, they get to know us, and we work together to navigate a market that has changed rapidly in this year. We are working together to achieve this.”
Getting to know Real Estate One means getting to know a company whose core values are “Excellence, Caring, Integrity, Teamwork, and Empowerment.” And despite the “cyclical” nature of the company’s industry, management says its commitment to its core values will endure regardless of what’s happening in the outside world. There is.
“COVID-19 has been a small training exercise for today’s market,” explained Dan Elsie, president of brokerage services at Real Estate One. “We’ve been through something like this before, and it allows us to look beyond where we are today and instead focus on where we’re going, and we always communicate that to our team. We are constantly reaching out across the company to provide a level of education, information and conversation to help our staff and agents succeed.”
Stuart and Dan Elsey also believe Real Estate One’s family-friendly approach is made possible through the company’s community service involvement with charities such as Special Olympics Michigan, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the Michigan Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. He pointed out that
“We’re not just open from 9 to 5. We’re a family business open 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” declared Stuart Elsie. “The philanthropic work we do across the metropolitan area is one of the pillars of our organization. It unites us and supports our core value of caring. . ”
Real Estate One Corporate Family
industry: Real estate and related services
top leadership: Dan Elsie, President of Brokerage Services.Stuart Elsie, President, Financial Services
House: southfield
employee: 2,386
Website: www.realestateone.com