About Us
CONNECT REALTY was founded by Jim Canion, brother of Rod Canion who is well known for the founding of Compaq computer corporation. Mr. Canion realized that the traditional “brick & mortar” real estate franchise model was failing to meet both the needs of the agents and their valued clients. He brought together some of the brightest technology-oriented real estate professionals in the nation to form Connect Realty. Together they have launched the real estate model of the future.
Technology is changing many industries and Real Estate is no exception. Realtors will always be in the relationship building business, but the way Realtors operate has changed dramatically in the last few years and it will certainly continue to evolve. The technology package offered through Connect Realty is superior to anything else in the marketplace, and when you add in the compensation plan, the marketing tools, the educational materials, and a National Real Estate School, you can see that CONNECT REALTY has positioned itself to remain at the top of the industry!
Connect Realty, Inc. is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Our Three Goals
First Goal - Create a virtual full service real estate company that believes the real estate agent is their customer, not a franchise owner.
Second Goal – Provide buyers and sellers an outstanding experience by providing our agents with cutting edge, web-based advertising and communications tools to assist them in the marketing and purchasing of homes for their valued clients.
Third Goal – Leverage the cost savings from this new technology model to create the industry’s most aggressive and unique compensation plan to attract and retain the best real estate agents in the industry.
The Results
Connect Realty is now representing clients in Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Nevada, Texas, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Wisconsin and Washington, and will expand to additional states in 2010.
“In the past 12 months our growth has been incredible. I believe that this is due to our generous agent compensation and agent technology tools. We are able to provide our agents with thousands of dollars worth of technology and marketing, which enables them to in turn provide outstanding service to their clients.”
– David Boatner, CEO
“We’ll never stop trying to improve. We’ll never stop trying to help. We’ll never stop listening. We will never wake up one day to realize we’ve become them.”
– Randy Almaguer, Chief Operating Officer.