REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY, REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT

Robust Real Estate Teams up with Side to Enhance Real Estate Services

Side | January 30, 2023 | Read time : 04:00 min

Robust Real Estate Teams up with Side to Enhance Real Estate Services

Robust Real Estate, a client-centric residential sales and leasing firm, recently announced its partnership with Side, a real estate technology company. The collaboration will ensure that the relationship-driven firm of Robust Real Estate is powered by the industry's most advanced platform.

Corey Nelson founded Robust Real Estate to assist Southern California homebuyers and sellers achieve their real estate objectives. With a total transaction volume of approximately $300 million, Nelson and his team earned a spot on the Los Angeles magazine Real Estate All-Stars list for 2023 and the RealTrends list of America's top real estate professionals in 2022. In addition, the team has 100 five-star Zillow ratings and many satisfied clients who support its referral-based business.

Partnering with Side will ensure that Robust Real Estate remains at the forefront of the evolving real estate market and continues to provide its clients with premium services. Side supports Robust Real Estate with a one-of-a-kind brokerage platform consisting of proprietary technology, branding and marketing services, transaction management, public relations, lead generation, vendor management, legal support, and infrastructure solutions. In addition, Robust Real Estate will join an exclusive group of Side partners, gaining access to an expansive network.

Corey Nelson, Founder of Robust Real Estate, shared, "I've dreamed of opening my own brokerage since obtaining my broker license in 2015, but I was hesitant to move forward because of the overhead, complexity, and liability." He adds, "Side solves many of my concerns by providing my team and me with access to state-of-the-art marketing, technology, administrative, and legal services, so we can spend more time delivering best-in-class service to our clients."

(Source – PRWeb)

About Side

Headquartered in San Francisco (California) and founded in 2017, Side is a real estate brokerage platform empowering agents, teams, and independent brokers to establish and expand their boutique brands. The company works in the background to provide its partners with time-saving technology and superior support so brokers can work without worrying about the time, cost, or risk of operating a brokerage. Its proprietary technology platform and support solutions enable agent partners to increase productivity and expand their businesses. As a result, Side has helped launch more than 500 real estate companies across the country.

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