Real Estate One Family of Companies

About Real Estate One Family of Companies

Real Estate One Family of Companies is a brokerage based in Southfield, MI. They are a LeadingRE affiliate and have 1902 active licensed agents across 50 total residential sales office(s). They serve clients in Michigan. The Real Estate One Family of Companies is a family-owned company based in Michigan. Every day is spent striving towards the mission of creating the best real estate experience for each of our customers. Michigan is more than our market, it’s our home. It all began on Fort Street, Detroit in 1929. Rumor has it that Staunton Elsea already had his master plan at work a year before then, but our official records read 1929. A man with a mission, Staunton Elsea steadily grew Elsea Realty and opened up a second office location. Staunton also set the tone for the company’s innovative ways by making Elsea Realty one of the first brokerages to hire women in the 1930s.

Staunton’s son, Richard “Dick” Elsea entered into the business after serving in the Korean War and attending Michigan State University. Dick had a gift for networking and played an integral role in why Real Estate One is here today. In 1969, Dick negotiated a major deal, merging three well-established firms (Mathers, Stevens and Martin Inc. Realtors, Deremo and Sons Realtors and Gordon Williamson Co.) with Elsea Realty to create the Real Estate One brand.

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