Leighton Team partners with PLACE for “growth roadmap”
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CAPE COD, Mass., March 2023 — PLACE, the industry’s only all-in-one business services and technology platform for top teams at any brokerage, announced today that Michael Leighton, Bernhard Keller, and the Leighton Team are now powered by PLACE. PLACE improves profitability and production to make running a real estate business easier.
Michael Leighton and Bernhard Keller are co-founders of the Leighton Team. The team has closed more than $413 million in volume since 1998, assisting over 1,190 buyers and sellers with their real estate needs. In 2022, the team closed $58.5 million in sales volume through 105 transactions and have been the #1 real estate team for closed MLS transactions since 2020.
Leighton is a Rhode Island native who spent the summers of his youth on Cape Cod and moved there full time in 1998 after working in corporate marketing and finance.
“PLACE provides direction and a growth roadmap in an increasingly demanding market.”
Leighton and Keller were early adopters of online lead generation and using mailing campaigns to grow their sphere. They started Leighton Rentals in 2005 and set up their own brokerage, Leighton Realty, in 2012. Today, Leighton focuses on marketing and sales, while Keller concentrates on rentals and operations.
The duo feels efficient systems are the foundation of an exemplary, lasting business, so they pursued a PLACE partnership for more effective support and resources. “In this ever changing real estate market, we need the very best resources and talent at our disposal to give our clients and teammates the best chance for mutual success.” Leighton said.
Leighton and Keller believe PLACE methodology will be the competitive edge in a changing market. “PLACE has proven systems of success for our clients and team, so we don’t have to reinvent the wheel,” said Keller. “PLACE provides direction and a growth roadmap in an increasingly demanding market.”
“Michael and Bernhard have grown an exceptional business by having a people-first mindset,” said Ben Kinney, co-founder of PLACE. “Combining their mindset with the systems and tools of PLACE will empower their expansion.”
“Michael and Bernhard are focused on growing business with a solid foundation, and PLACE will be that for them as they surpass their business goals,” said Chris Suarez, co-founder of PLACE. “They’re building a team that positively impacts the community while they individually achieve personal goals. Their team values and ambitions align with those of PLACE, and I am excited to watch their progress.”
