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Traverse City MI Waterfront Homes For Sale

fred.schmidt@cbgreatlakes.com — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 04:00:00 GMT

Grand Traverse County Waterfront homes for sale. For 2018 the number of waterfront sales are down from last year by 15% primarily due to a lack of inventory. Logically prices have gone up by 4.2%. Unless inventory increases for 2019, which the first quarter does not show signs of such, we can anticipate another marginal healthy increase in prices in both Traverse City waterfront homes for sale and residential Traverse City MI homes for sale.

Market Comparison 2018 VS 2017

Year	Number of Sales	Days on Market	Average Price
2017	322	135	$440,920
2018	272	110	$459,302

Waterfront comparison in a nutshell: Although the number of Waterfront sales is down by 15%, two good things happened: the average sold price increased by 4.2% and the days on the market decrease by 18%.

Schmidt Family of Companies Announces Two Exciting Changes With The Firms Organization

carrie.skomp@cbgreatlakes.com — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Fred Schmidt Jr. is transitioning from Director of Technology for the Schmidt Family of Companies to Managing Broker of our firm's downtown Elk Rapids, Michigan office. Fred has served as the Director of Technology since 2003 and has been responsible for the technological growth of the company while staying abreast of major changes in real estate technologies. Fred will continue to assist the company as the technology department evolves, but his primary focus will be to lead our Elk Rapids office and help our agents grow their businesses.

Fred is a graduate of Northwood University with degrees in Business Management and Finance. He became a Realtor in 1990 and is a Designated GRI (Graduate of the Real Estate Institute). We couldn't be more excited to have him take his extensive experience and successful real estate career to our Elk Rapids office.

Carrie Skomp is now the Director of Operations for the Schmidt Family of Companies. In this role, she will oversee the day to day operations side of the company while working closely with the leadership teams in Michigan, Ohio, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands for the company's continued quest for operational excellence. She will be actively supporting all departments of the company - Technology, Marketing, Relocation, Human Resources and Accounting to ensure consistency with our systems and processes. In this role, she will continue to support Ken and Mike Schmidt, but will have a broader role as she will be directly supporting our other departments.

Carrie has 20 years of experience in real estate administration crossing multiple departments. During her career, she has worked at four other real estate firms, including another Coldwell Banker franchise. The last 5 years, Carrie has more than proven herself with the Schmidt Family of Companies and we couldn't be more excited to have her in this role.

Senior Director of Coldwell Banker Joins The Schmidt Family of Companies

carrie.skomp@cbgreatlakes.com — Wed, 06 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Steve Carr, Senior District Director for Coldwell Banker, has joined Schmidt Family of Companies as Regional Vice President of Southwest Florida operations.

As Senior District Director of the South, Steve worked with a third of the country and Affiliates for the Coldwell Banker brand while managing 7 Brand Ambassadors and overseeing approximately 225 Coldwell Banker companies for the Field Servicing Team, which are responsible to foster growth and brand engagement with both existing and potential franchisees while developing and deploying proven strategies to achieve Coldwell Banker Key Strategic Initiatives.

Steve Carr has a long history of success with both Coldwell Banker and in residential real estate. Steve has helped hundreds of real estate firms in the areas of recruiting strategies, M&A support, performance training and overall general business consulting needs. A 28+ year veteran, Steve began his real estate career in Florida in 1990 and has been recognized as a leader in his field in being named Business Consultant of the Year and National Teammate of the Year in his previous franchise affiliations. He is knowledgeable in Franchise Sales, has served as Director of Training and Development and has created and implemented Transition & Installation programs for various national franchise networks. A graduate of the University of South Florida and a Native Floridian, Steve is married to his wife of 31 years Cindy and has 2 children, Andrew (29) & Shelby (24).

“We couldn’t be more excited to have Steve join our team,” said Mike Schmidt, President of Schmidt Family of Companies. “We searched extensively for the right leader and believe that Steve’s enthusiasm and unparalleled knowledge and experience within the real estate community will allow us to achieve the tremendous growth that we strive for in Florida.”

“To be a part of the Schmidt Family of Companies and help grow Florida to new heights is an incredible opportunity that I look forward to with great anticipation,” said Steve. “Our current Florida operations are making great strides in solidifying and growing their position in the market and continue to represent Coldwell Banker Sunstar Realty and Century 21 Schmidt Real Estate with the utmost professionalism and dedication. I look forward to re-connecting with former colleagues and helping our entire servicing staff achieve great success for months and years to come.”

scarr@schmidtfamilyofcompanies.com (813) 230-3888

Patti Kiczenski Named May 2018 Administrative Assistant of the Month

carrie.skomp@cbgreatlakes.com — Wed, 09 May 2018 04:00:00 GMT

Patti has been named as Administrative Assistant of the Month for May. Patti will be celebrating her 2 year anniversary with our family this month too! She helms the front desk at our Cedarville Office.

Patti is very thoughtful and goes out of her way to help her agents. She is a wonderful employee to all our agents and a great advocate for her office for prospective agents they are trying to recruit. Agent recognition is important to Patti and she finds unique and thoughtful tokens of appreciation for them every month.

We appreciate Patti embodying our Core Values of Loyalty, Initiative, Positive Outlook and Servant Leadership.