Charleston Luxury Real Estate Agencies Form "The Key Partners"

CHARLESTON, SC

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. The four companies are equal partners in the new venture and will continue to operate their respective businesses as independent real estate companies.

Jeff Akers, Managing Partner of Akers Ellis & Truluck Real Estate, who helped put the group together said, "We are very excited to make a step that we believe will allow us to take our success in selling premier luxury homes to the next level. Being able to partner with other unique and successful companies increases our ability to attract buyers and sellers."

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.

The four companies were selected due to their intimate knowledge of their respective luxury home marketplace. Prestige Real Estate Group primarily serves the Daniel Island area market; Isle of Palms Real Estate serves the Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island market; Akers Ellis & Truluck serves Kiawah and Seabrook; and Places Real Estate has been one of the leading luxury real estate companies serving the Mount Pleasant and downtown Charleston markets.

"Discriminating buyers and sellers appreciate and expect service above the norm. By affiliating the best boutique agencies in Charleston we plan to offer these discerning clients market knowledge and real estate expertise exceeding their expectations," said Chris Anderson, of Places Real Estate. "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."

The Key Partners plans to focus on unmatched client service and understands that luxury buyers coming to Charleston are often uncertain if their first home should be on a barrier island, downtown, or other Charleston area premier locations and neighborhoods. The Key Partners provide a natural conduit for these buyers to connect with the area’s leading luxury real estate experts.

The partner companies are cross linking their web sites and have launched a flagship web site. National and international luxury home buyers will be at home in this network of web sites specifically designed to serve the needs of high-ends buyers and sellers. The combined budget of the partner companies will be used for extensive buys across all media. "We are very excited to be able to take our wide range of marketing services to a new level. Selling our client’s homes faster and attracting large numbers of discriminating buyers is our primary objective. We are delighted with the professionals we have attracted to date and we will grow quickly. Their knowledge of our market is unmatched and ties perfectly to The Key Partners’ focus on high-end niche markets," stated Scott Campbell, Partner with the Prestige Real Estate Group.

The Key Partners

• Places Real Estate 
• Isle of Palms Real Estate LLC
• Prestige Real Estate Group LLC 
• Akers, Ellis & Truluck Real Estate LLC

 
Becca Hodges
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