They Said It Couldn't Be Done

River City Real Estate: The Little Engine That Could

When River City Real Estate was started over 4 years ago, many brokers in charge of the large area companies quietly laughed and whispered amongst themselves..."It can't be done"  "No way you can charge that little and stay in business," "You can't pay agents that much and make a profit."

Well as our fourth fiscal year winds down to an end, I 

can happily report they have and continue to be wrong. 

The key strengths to our enterprise?

• Hard Work
• Determination
• Technology Better Than Any Other Company In St. Louis
• Innovation
• Pay based upon performance from agents and brokers

Unlike some of the large area companies, our employees aren't paid regardless of performance.  That means if you list your home with us, every single agent and employee all the way up to the top has a vested interest in seeing your home sold.

In a year when other major real estate companies boast about having 20% more listings than last year.. (Read: They have 20% more listings because they can't move inventory.)....when they are laying off salaried staff...when their total unit sales volume is down over 30%...when they have agents leaving the business left and right...They have cut marketing expenditures in half or more (Notice the real estate section of the newspaper a little thinner these days?)

Here we are at River City Real Estate, this year we:

• Added agents, purchased other real estate companies
• Increased total value of all homes sold by 38%
• Increased number of homes sold by almost 50%

So yes this post toots our own horn a bit.   But we want you to understand the landscape we work in and make sure people know we aren't going anywhere anytime soon!  We hope that whether you are looking to buy or sell in 2009 that you'll consider using the "Up and Commer" in real estate.