REAL Trends Ranks Carolina One Highest in SC

April 14, 2015

CHARLESTON, SC – REAL Trends, a real estate consulting and communications company based in Castle Rock, CO, is considered to be a leading source of real estate news, trends and analysis on the residential brokerage industry.  The REAL Trends 500, now in its 28th year, remains the undisputed leader in ranking the performance of residential real estate services firms in the US.  REAL Trends ranks firms first on the basis of closed transaction sides, then by sales volume.

In South Carolina in 2014, only one firm, Carolina One Real Estate Services was recognized among The REAL Trends 500.  Carolina One was ranked the 53rd largest company In the US based on the number of transaction sides (8.395).  In terms of volume, Carolina One was ranked 60th with a sales volume of $2,228,144,296.00.

“We’re pleased to present the 2015 REAL Trends 500. The results turned in by the firms on this year’s REAL Trends 500 showed that the nation’s leading realty firms outperformed the market compared to the results reported by the National Association of Realtors® and the National Association of Home Builders. These leading firms saw unit sales up 0.1 percent while sales volume increased 6.0 percent. This is a testament to the strength of the largest firms in the country who grew even when the market didn’t, “said Steve Murray, Publisher.

“As a company, we have focused on doing things better than the industry and better than our competition.  We hold ourselves to a higher standard and believe that extraordinary results would come as a result,” said Michael Scarafile, Carolina One President.

Carolina One Real Estate Services is the Metro Charleston area’s real estate market leader.  In addition to a full service Mortgage Division, the 11 office 50 year old company features departments specializing in Insurance, New Homes, Relocation, Commercial Real Estate, Property Management, Vacation Rentals and Title Services.  Visit our website at www.carolinaone.com.