Real Estate One Family of Companies

Built On Generations We’re entering into our fourth generation as a family-owned company. Staunton Elsea began it all on Fort Street, Detroit in 1929. Staunton’s son, Richard “Dick” Elsea entered into the business. Dick had a gift for networking and played an integral role in why Real Estate One is here today. In 1969, Dick negotiated a major deal, merging three well-established firms with Elsea Realty to create the Real Estate One brand.Strong with Tradition Following in their grandfather and father’s footsteps, Dick’s sons, Stuart and Dan Elsea joined the family business. Like Dick, Stuart and Dan knew the best way to scale the company was to acquire other brokerages and make them family instead of competition. Today, you can find Stuart’s sons, Evan Elsea managing our West Bloomfield Real Estate One/Max Broock office plus overseeing HouseHop, our iBuyer program, and Erik Elsea operating as Assistant Manager at Real Estate One – Troy. Dan’s daughters, Camille Peterek, is currently Assistant Manager at Max Broock – Birmingham and her sister, Caroline, presently resides in Chicago.The family now consists of five brokerage brands across the state: Real Estate One, Max Broock, Reinhart Realtors, MBA Realty and Remerica.Innovation Along with growing its network of brokerages, Real Estate One has also been cultivating a one-stop-shop real estate experience for over the past 45 years. Known as HomeSuite, our one-stop shop includes every real estate service under one roof. Our first three affiliated companies were acquired in the 70s; Insurance One jumped on board in 1971 with our mortgage company, John Adams Mortgage, quickly following in 1972. Three years later Capital Title Insurance Agency joined in 1975. Our family network continued to grow in 1985 with the addition of Relocation American International. And finally, Rental Management One was founded in 2013 to serve the rental property market. We continued our growth in 2022 adding Total Home Lending and Michigan Title to our family.Our definition of success is all about service and impact. Real Estate One is still a family-owned company. With almost 90 company-owned and franchised branch offices located across the state, it remains unparalleled as the largest real estate company in Michigan. And, with more than $7 Billion in sales for 2022, the Real Estate One Family ranks #1 in Southeast Michigan as well as throughout the state. Not only are we local leaders, we are the 11th independent brokerage in the nation.For us, it’s about family, community and customers. It’s a priority for us to influence our network to make a big impact in the communities that we serve. The Real Estate One Charitable Foundation was launched in 2004 and has since raised over $9 million for local and national charities.The family of companies will continue to thrive and build success from the core values of Excellence, Caring, Integrity, Teamwork and Empowerment.