In
SUMMER 2021 EDITION
Conversation
DARCIE DUNCAN, BROKER/OWNER DUNCAN REAL ESTATE
BEN GRAHAM, LICENSED REALTOR MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY
IN CONVERSATION WITH REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION LEADERS IN THE REGION ON THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT. BUDGE HUSKEY, PRESIDENT & CEO PREMIER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE
WE’VE ASSEMBLED A PANEL OF EXPERTS TO DISCUSS ONE OF THE PRIMARY ECONOMIC DRIVERS FOR OUR COMMUNITY; REAL ESTATE. BUDGE HUSKEY: I am the President and CEO of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. We operate mainly in two states, but principally in Florida from Marco Island up through
DAVID SESSIONS, PRESIDENT & CEO WILLIS A. SMITH CONSTRUCTION
Tampa and over to Central Florida, and we go up to North Carolina in Charlotte, Asheville, and some of the high country. We are ranked the 19th largest residential brokerage firm in the country. We’re number two worldwide in terms of Sotheby’s network. And last year, we did 7.1 billion in sales, and hopefully this year, we’re going to
ALEXANDRIA TWIGG, BROKER ASSOCIATE & PARTNER, LUCIDO GLOBAL OF KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY
beat that by even a larger margin. ALEXANDRIA TWIGG: I work for Keller Williams, downtown Sarasota, KW On the Water. I have been with them since 2017. I’m now a broker associate, and I run Lucido Global, the largest Keller Williams expansion team in the country. We are based out of Baltimore. DARCIE DUNCAN: I
INTERVIEW BY WES ROBERTS
am the broker-owner of Duncan Real Estate. And this July is our 20 year anniversary. I’ve been in real estate for 31 years here on Anna Maria Island, and I was raised on Anna Maria too. You could say I’m a unicorn - being raised on Anna Maria makes me that rare. I was chairman of the board of the Manatee Chamber of
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