BETTER AGENTS
Bring the Business BY MELANIE ROBITAILLE, SR. STAFF WRITER & GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Across the shores from Michigan, in northern Ontario you’ll find the town of Sault Ste. Marie where one of EXIT’s longest-standing offices is breaking productivity records that are no small feat in a time where demand is high and inventory is low. “Our 2021 per-agent average productivity, from January to December, was 30 ends per agent. We currently have 196 licensed agents within our Sault Ste. Marie real estate board, and our office closed just shy of 1,500 transactions in 2021 with 48 agents,” said EXIT Realty Lake Superior Co-Owner, Jamie Coccimiglio. What started out as Co-Owner, Kristen Trembinski’s father’s single-office operation in the year 2000, has remained in the Trembinski family for 22 years now, expanding across the Soo into three branches. With the change to new ownership, came a fresh perspective that attracted associates ranging from the new all the way up to those looking to merge and make their exit. “The goal of reaching this level within our business brings forward many feelings: pride, in what we’ve built and the hard work and dedication that our agents put in every single day; gratitude, to have such an amazing team we can call friends and family and the absolute best company; excitement, for what’s next, and joy to do what we love each day. You can’t put a value on that,” Kristen explained. She also feels a sense of confidence and passion from her EXIT Realty Northern Ontario regional leadership perspective saying, “We’ve reached the level within
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