PLEASANTON, CA - Real estate broker, speaker and author, Michael Soon Lee, CRS, GRI, has joined Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate. He will be the branch manager for the downtown Walnut Creek office and regional manager for the downtown and Tice Valley Walnut Creek branches as well as the Orinda and Antioch offices.
For over two decades, Lee has been an award-winning salesperson and broker, managing both large franchised companies and small boutique firms. He is a nationally-recognized speaker who has presented at numerous National Association of Realtor® and California Association of Realtor® conventions and for real estate franchises around the world.
Lee is also the author of eight books including, “Selling to Multicultural Real Estate Clients,” “Black Belt Negotiating” and “111 Ways to Justify Your Commission.” He earned a master’s degree in business from Golden Gate University and this summer will be awarded a doctorate degree in business also from Golden Gate.
“Michael is literally and figuratively a ‘movie star’ within our industry. His depth of knowledge of the business and his incredible understanding as to what the real estate environment needs to look like will do nothing but add a great future to this company,” said Ed Krafchow, Chairman and CEO for Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie.
Michael Lee can be reached at the Walnut Creek office at 1555 Riviera Avenue, Walnut Creek by calling 925-938-9200 or by emailing michael.lee@bhghome.com.
About Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate
Our heritage began with the founding of Mason-McDuffie Real Estate in 1887. The company was named the 35th largest real estate services firm in the nation (REALTrends 500) in 2012, and Number Two in the San Francisco East Bay (SF Business Times). The company provides comprehensive solutions to home buyers and sellers, and handled more than 5,900 transactions in 2013, generating over $3 billion in sales volume. Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate includes joint ventures with Highland Partners in Piedmont and Montclair, Leading Edge Properties in Petaluma, Tri-Valley Realty in Pleasanton and Livermore, Ventura Barnett in San Jose, and Bahay Co. in Concord. Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie is a member of the luxury real estate network, Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate. Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate is locally owned and has more than 1,200 real estate professionals with 30 offices in eight counties in the Bay Area, wine country and the Tahoe/Truckee region. For more information, go to www.bhghome.com.