4 Charleston Firms Create Luxury Real Estate Niche
April 16, 2008 by chsplaces
Four of Charleston’s premier luxury real estate companies have formed a new company, The Key Partners. Collectively, The Key Partners will be the largest MLS-based company in Charleston which specializes in luxury real estate. The four companies are Akers, Ellis & Truluck Real Estate, Prestige Real Estate Group, Isle of Palms Real Estate, and Places Real Estate.
With just 48 real estate agents, The Key Partners have 250 area-wide listings with close to 100 selling for more than one million dollars. Armed with an intimate knowledge of the luxury home market as well as the high net worth buyers, The Key Partners is providing concierge-type real estate services across the niche markets where high end homes are concentrated including Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, Kiawah Island, Seabrook Island, Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island and Historic Downtown Charleston.
Jeff Akers, Managing Partner of Akers Ellis & Truluck Real Estate, who helped put the group together said, “Being able to partner with other unique and successful companies increases our ability to attract buyers and sellers.”
“The Key Partners brings highly experienced agents together in an environment where peers share market knowledge and work as teams in providing the best possible experience to our clients. In order to best serve our clients, we find it imperative to reach out to our Key Partners who have specific market knowledge about their core areas in the Charleston market” said Chris Anderson of Places Real Estate.
