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2023 Lake Homes Realty Summit

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Lake Homes Realty Celebrates 11th Annual National Agent Summit

October 10-12 marked the 11th annual National Agent Summit for Lake Homes Realty. Lake specialists from around the country traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for a week of learning and networking. Consistent marketing, advantages of building a team, industry news, and more were among the topics discussed in this year’s gathering. But the Summit, wasn’t all business, as many of the agents can attest to.

“Agents all across the country come together and not only collaborate with great ideas, but build a huge referral network … We have pretty fabulous fellowship at night, and we’re a group that likes to have a lot of fun and not take ourselves too seriously while we’re learning from each other,” agent Tiffany Hazelwood says about the National Agent Summit.

2023 also served as the first Summit with new sister brokerage, Beach Homes Realty. Lake Homes Realty welcomed the new agency, along with 6 of its 10 agents, to join in on the annual event. Together, Lake Homes Realty and Beach Homes Realty host the largest Summit to date, with over 200 agents in attendance. Additionally, over 80 awards were given out to agents during the event, including the agent of the year award.

Kristie Anderson From South Carolina Wins “Agent of the Year” at National Real Estate Summit

To determine the 2023 Splash Award winner, Lake Homes Realty agents were each ranked for performance in six key areas over a 12-month period, starting September 1, 2023, and ending August 31, 2023. Performance areas included the number of transaction sides closed, total transaction volume, net by side commission percentage of closed transactions, list side commission percentage of closed transactions, and percentage increase of year-over-year transaction volume.

“There was a minimum $3.5 million in transaction volume in order to be eligible for consideration for the Splash Award and Kristie far exceeded that amount,” Phillips explained, adding that the total volume represented the final sale price of a property, independent of agent splits or applicable commissions. “Our agents are the ‘special forces’ of the lake real estate niche. Their expertise and talents continue to impress us year after year, and this year’s Summit was the best yet because of all that they do.”

Kristie Anderson of South Carolina has been a finalist for Agent of the Year from Lake Homes Realty for multiple year and came home with the top prize – Splash Award. The Splash Award is given to the company’s overall top-performing agent/agent of the year. Anderson is a lake real estate specialist who was born and raised on Lake Marion, South Carolina, where she specializes in lake real estate. She also sells properties on Lake Moultrie, as well.

“We have wonderful lake real estate agents across the country and I am still in awe of the honor,” said Anderson. “I’m honored, surprised, and thankful for winning this year’s Splash Award because it recognizes my relationships I have with my clients,” she says. “My philosophy is to help guide clients through the process of selling or buy a lake property and offer them local lake expertise,” she says. “Life is a little sweeter waking up at the lake and I want to help clients find or sell wonderful lake homes. Living in the right lake home helps clients live a more relaxed and laidback lifestyle while enhancing their overall quality of life,” she added.

Other 2023 Nation Agent Summit Award Winners

To close out the 2023 National Agent Summit, a number of high-performing agents received awards for their success during 2022. Three categories of awards were given out, including the Aqua Award, Big Wave Award, and Splash Award.

Aqua Award Winners

Agents qualifying for the company’s Aqua Award have $3.5 million in revenue but not exceeding $10 million for the year include:

Aleace & Calvin Cappelle
Angella Lee
Barbara Park
Brian Kincaid, II
Brooke Edwards
Bruce Hull
Bruce Jones
Cereice Morris
Chris Johnson
Chris Morris
Chuck Goff
Cindy Anderson
Dakota Clavier
Daniel Burnside
Deb Groom
Debbie Eichhorst
Erica Vaughan
Gail Barnett
Greg Adams
Holly Blanchette
Jacki McCulloch
Jeff Titsworth
Jennifer Hill
Jerry Moomaw
Jill Baugus
Jill Botos
Jim Williams
John Dinos
Josh Grindle
Kye Fadeley
Lauren Streeter
Les Burleson
Lisa Parker
Mike Hardesty
Mike Stevens
Missy & Tim Fredrickson
Rachel Manhim
Rachelle McClard
Rebecca Brewer
Rick Murphy
Robin Cole
Sally Adams
Sonia Mendez
Terri Gates Mcilravy
Tiffany Hazelwood
Tim Beeson
Tommy Clark
Tonya Barker
Tracy Boyd
Trish Greer
Tyrone Miller
Wendy Schurgot

Big Wave Award Winners

Next, agents with $10 million in sales and up to, not including, $25 million for the year received the Big Wave Award. These agents are:

Angela VanHouten
Cat Thornton
Cindy Lanham
Deb Short Taylor
Doug Giesler
Glenn Fisher
Jo Lynn Miller
John Franklin
Johnny Wayne Hightower
Kristie Anderson
Linda Hanf
Melinda Edwards
Michael Murphy
Mike Goins
Nicole Anderson
Pam Bowman
Pam DeBlasio
Peggy Overstreet
Sandie & Freddie Hurley
Sheila Howell
Terry Norton
Tony Luna
Wally Cawthon

Alpha Award Winners

Then, agents with $25 million or more in sales were awarded the Alpha Award. These agents include:

Cindy Myrex
John Robert Elliott
Justin Dyar
Karen Packett
Ken Williams
Lisa Steele
Margaret Decker
Terri & Kyle Griner

Agent of the Year Finalists

Finally, select agents were nominated for agent of the year based on various criteria. These agents were:

Glenn Fisher
Jo Lynn Miller
Kristie Anderson
Lisa Steele
Peggy Overstreet
Sandie & Freddie Hurley
Sheila Howell
Terry & Sherrie Norton
Tony Luna
Wally Cawthon

2020 Lake Homes Realty Summit Awards

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2020 Lake Homes Realty Summit

Lake Homes Realty held the 2020 National Virtual Summit, October 14-15. The teleconference covered 2020 performance statistics, training, and a look at operational planning for 2021.

CEO Glenn Phillips spoke at length on the record-breaking numbers the organization has posted despite the myriad of COVID-19 challenges. COO Doris Phillips provided a compliance overview and spoke on operational targets for 2021. Marketing Director Mark Griggs gave an overview of the company’s present marketing structure and services, including the new marketing automation platform’s launch and a look at new services for the coming year.

Guest speaker Zane Tarance, managing director and partner of Founders Advisors, provided insight into thriving in today’s marketplace. Anoop Mishra, regional executive and vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, spoke about the present financial marketplace and gave a forward look at what we might expect in 2021.

Overall sales performance was recognized for the agents of Lake Homes Realty during the event. Tremendous growth has been realized across the company’s present thirty state footprint in 2020.

Agents qualifying for the company’s Aqua Award have $3.5 million in revenue but not exceeding $10 million for the year. They are:

Aleace & Calvin Cappelle – Lake Limestone, TX

Brian Kincaid, II – Tellico Lake, TN

Bruce Erskine – Lake Blue Ridge, GA

Bruce Jones – Lake LBJ, TX

Carol Vandyke – Lake Marion, SC

Carole Bryson – High Rock Lake, NC

Cat Thornton – Lake Murray, SC

Cindy Anderson – Lake Michigan, Traverse City Area

Cindy Lanham – Lake Brownwood, TX

Cindy Myrex – Lewis Smith Lake, AL

Connie Nealy – Lake Hartwell, GA

Deb Groom – Lake Travis, TX

Deb Short & Heather Leslie – Dale Hollow Lake, TN

Emily Carter Morris – Lake Whitney, TX

Glenn Fisher – Lake Hickory, NC

Greg Adams – Jordan Lake, AL

Holly Blanchette – Chain O’ Lakes, IL

J.W. Hightower – Lewis Smith Lake, AL

Jason Hightower – Lake Texoma, OK

Jerry Moomaw – Lake Palestine, TX

Jill Baugus – Lake Lanier, GA

Jill Botos – Richard B. Russell Lake, GA

Jim Williams – Fort Loudoun, TN

Jo Lynn Miller – Possum Kingdom Lake, TX

John Dinos – Lake Burton, GA

John Franklin – Lake Martin, AL

John Robert Elliot – Lewis Smith Lake, AL

Karen Packett – Tellico Lake, TN

Kim Clark – Lake Greenwood, SC

Kristie Anderson – Lake Marion, SC

Kurt Hauseman – Lake Michigan, New Buffalo Area

Linda & David Hanf – Lake Wallenpaupack, PA

Marie Skillern – Wheeler Lake, AL

Melinda Edwards – Lewis Smith Lake, AL

Michael Murphy – Lake Murray, SC

Pam Bowman – Lewis Smith Lake, AL

Pam DeBlasio – Lake Livingston, TX

Patricia Mathis – Tims Ford Lake, TN

Peggy Overstreet – Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Rachelle McClard – Lake Hamilton, AR

Rebecca Brewer – Skiatook Lake, OK

Rhonda Lettow – Lake of the Ozarks, MO

Sheila Howell – Deep Creek Lake, MD

Stephanie Millard – Lay Lake, AL

Stephanie Mueller – Cedar Creek Lake, TX

Tara Biesboer – Canyon Lake, TX

Terri Gates McIlravy – Norris Lake, TN

Tommy Clark – Cedar Creek Lake, TX

Tracy Boyd – Neely Henry Lake, AL

Tracy Watson – Possum Kingdom Lake, TX

Vickie Melder – Lake Oconee, GA

Wendy Schurgot – Lake Wallenpaupack, PA

Agents qualifying for the prestigious Big Wave Award that recognizes $10 million and up in sales for the year are:

Angela VanHouten – Lake Martin, AL

Chris Johnson – Lake Oconee, GA

Doug Giesler – Lake Murray, NC

Josh Grindle & Robin Cole – Lake Lanier, GA

Justin Dyar – Lewis Smith Lake, AL

Terri and Kyle Griner – Lake Oconee, GA

Lester & Bonnie Burleson – Lake Gaston, NC

Lisa Steele – Lake Arrowhead, GA

Margaret Decker – Lake Sinclair, GA

Mike Goins – Lake Conroe, TX

Nicole Anderson – Logan Martin Lake, AL

Sandie & Freddie Hurley – Lake Keowee, SC

Terry & Sherrie Norton – Lake Wedowee, AL

The Ken Williams Team – Lake Guntersville, AL

Tony Luna – Center Hill Lake, TN

Ty Miller – Weiss Lake, AL

Wally Cawthon – Jackson Lake, GA

The Splash Award recognizes the top Lake Homes Realty Agent based on a combination of sales and proper business management. Finalists for the award were named at this year’s Summit. The final announcement and presentation of the award will be held until March 2021 in the hopes we may yet have the opportunity to hold an in-person event to celebrate the success of 2020. The finalists are:

Deb Short (Tennessee)

Jim Williams (Tennessee)

Justin Dyar (Alabama)

Kristie Anderson (South Carolina)

Lisa Steel (Georgia)

Rebecca Brewer (Oklahoma)

Terry & Sherrie Norton (Alabama)

Tony Luna (Tennessee)

Ty Miller (Alabama)

Wally Cawthon (Georgia)

The event ended with the customary summary of the event from CEO Glenn Phillips. Phillips said, “Our focus for this event was to celebrate the hard work of our agents and employees in the face of this very difficult pandemic. We have thrived because of the dedication of our people. We also wanted to analyze the state of the industry while looking forward to the factors that we will all face in the coming year. It was a successful event that prepared our people for further success moving forward.”

47 Agents Honored at 2018 Lake Homes Realty National Summit

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Lake Homes Realty awarded nearly 50 top-producing lake experts with Premier Agent designations at the brokerage’s sixth annual Agents Summit, held October 16-19, 2018.

“Each year we look forward to honoring the hours of work our agents have put in over the last 12 months,” said Lake Homes Realty CEO Glenn S. Phillips, “and each year, we are proud to add more names to our list of award winners.”

2018 Big Wave and Aqua Award honorees represent 10 of the 23 states in which the brokerage is currently licensed and more than 30 lake real estate markets across the Eastern United States.

Award Criteria and Eligibility

The Lake Homes Realty Aqua Award was presented to agents who, in the 12-month evaluation period, sold a total transaction volume of at least $3.5 million up to, but not including, $10 million.

Agents who had not reached this total transaction volume between September 1, 2017 and August 31, 2018 were still eligible for to win this award if they had closed at least 20 transaction sides within the time period.

Lake Homes Realty Agents Summit

Those agents who sold or exceeded $10 million in total transaction volume were honored as Big Wave Award winners.

By receiving these awards, Lake Homes Realty agents are able to market themselves as the top-producing lake experts the company has to offer.

In determining 2018’s award honorees, Lake Homes Realty defined total transaction volume as the combined sales price of each transaction, independent of the number of sides an agent represented.

“Put another way, if you were to add up the final price at which each property an agents represented sold for in the last 12 months, whether they represented a single side or both the buyer and seller side, you would reach the agent’s total transaction volume,”explained brokerage CEO Glenn S. Phillips.

Referral transactions were not taken into consideration when calculating total transaction volume.

2018 Lake Homes Realty Premier Agents

Aqua Award Honorees:

Big Wave Award Honorees:

“It’s because of these agents and their dedication, passion for helping their clients invest in the lake lifestyle, and their hard work that Lake Homes Realty continues to be the largest-lake focused real estate company in the country,” Phillips said.