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Alex specializes in representing home sellers, home buyers, corporate transferees, and University of Michigan faculty, staff, and students in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. Alex is a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) – an achievement that only 3% of all REALTORS worldwide have achieved. He is also among the top 1% of all Realtors in the Ann Arbor area and in the state of Michigan. Alex has previously been recognized as one of the Top 30 REALTORS in the Nation Under 30 by REALTOR Magazine, the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors’ Realtor of the Year, and one of Crain’s Detroit 20 In Their 20s. Alex prides himself on a strong commitment to the community and spends hundreds of hours volunteering for organizations such as the City of Ann Arbor Planning Commission, Washtenaw Community College Foundation, Ann Arbor Art Center, Washtenaw Technical Middle College, and many others. He also serves the real estate community by being a Board Member of the National Association of Realtors and a Board Member of the Michigan Association of Realtors. In 2010, Alex served as the President of the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors. He was the President of the Residential Real Estate Council (RRC) in 2021. Alex attributes his success in the real estate industry largely in part to his ability to successfully market homes for sale, along with his use of technology marketing to stay on the leading edge of his industry and his competition in both innovation and education. Alex makes consumer research, market insight, and marketing communications the center of all his strategies. Alex was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended Ann Arbor Public Schools – Logan Elementary, Clague Middle School, and Washtenaw Technical Middle College. Alex found that Ann Arbor was the perfect little town for him and never left – it offers so much culture, beauty, and history. He is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a degree in Business and Marketing. Alex spends much of his free time staying active, and he can be found spinning on his Peloton, doing the CrossFit Workout of Day at Fit2Live Fitness, or running on the streets of Ann Arbor. Alex’s clients have always commented on his deep knowledge of the area and the real estate process, his reliability, and his quick responsiveness. His passion for the Ann Arbor area and his expertise in the real estate market keeps his clients coming back. To get in touch with Alex, call him at (734) 418-2400 or e-mail alex@alexmi.com.

Brian Copeland is a leading real estate professional based in Nashville, Tennessee. After over a decade as a large team-leader, Brian decided to go back to his roots as a small team, working with each buyer and seller individually alongside his son, Zach. Brian's clients only work with him, even on the administrative side. His customer-first mindset continues to place him in the top tier of sales production in Nashville's competitive marketplace, garnering him the highest REALTOR® sales award level, Diamond. Brian not only is a sales leader and industry influencer, he has given tirelessly in the Realtor leadership arena. In 2019, he served as the Vice President for Association of Affairs for the 1.6-million member National Association of Realtors. He was the 2017 President of Tennessee Realtors and President of Greater Nashville in 2021. He was chosen as Nashville’s Realtor of the Year in 2011, and Tennessee’s Realtor of the Year in 2022. He has appeared on numerous HGTV and The Learning Channel television shows and served as one of Facebook’s Global Community Leadership Council members. He has been one of the most sought after real estate speakers and consultants in the country, emceeing and keynoting some of the largest conferences in the industry. He has earned spots on T3’s Social Influencers Power List and Inman’s Most Influential List. He has represented Facebook on stage at their Marketing Week Executives’ Meeting in New York City and at the CMX Summit in Los Angeles. Brian founded and runs one of the largest technology camps in the nation each Spring in Nashville, attracting hundreds of real estate professionals from 30 states and three continents. Brian and his spouse live on a Nashville farm where they raise, cows, goats, and chickens. They have three children. He prides himself on being the agent you need him to be. It’s no secret that all people at all price levels should be treated the same in customer service. Relationships have become the most important thing for me in all he does. Whether you have a $200K condo you are trying to sell or a $2M lake property you’ve decided to move, both are equally important. One thing he's most proud of is finding my buyers their ideal home and taking it to contract on an average of ONLY FIVE DAYS! His secret is nothing profound. He simply listens and find them what they want. His goal as a buyer’s agent is to get the best deal possible. He has extensive experience in "highest and best" offers (aka bidding wars) which have become so common in Nashville (and he usually wins). Now, on the stuff that you may want to know. He was the emcee of CRS's national conference Sellabration for five years, until 2014. He served on the national CRS executive committee and the search committee for the CEO.

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Maura Neill, ABR, CRS, CDPE, e-PRO, MRP, MA, REALTOR® is a second-generation REALTOR® who combines her love for the industry with her passion for education. Before getting into the real estate business in 2001, Maura previously taught at The Florida State University, University of Phoenix, and Gwinnett County Public Schools (in the Metro Atlanta area). She is an active agent with RE/MAX Around Atlanta, leading her team and representing buyers and sellers on a day-to-day basis, and considers education – both clients and other real estate agents – an important part of her role as a REALTOR®. Maura is a social media and technology devotee and an active real estate speaker and instructor on subjects such as real estate technology, building your business via social media, and other technology-related subjects for various conferences and associations, such as RETSO (RETechSouth), Inman Agent Reboot, Inman Connect NYC, Council of Residential Specialists’ Sell-A-Bration, REALTOR® Association of New Mexico, Wisconsin REALTOR® Association, Louisiana REALTORS® Association, PINK Magazine’s “Spring Into Ownership” Conference, Konica Minolta, and REBarCamps in Nashville and Atlanta, and a past contributor for NAR YPN Lounge blog and Inman Next. Maura is active with the Atlanta Board of REALTORS®, the Georgia Association of REALTORS®, and the National Association of REALTORS®. In addition, she’s a REBAC e-PRO® instructor and is the lead instructor and subject matter expert for NAR’s newest certification, the Military Relocation Professional (MRP). Maura is the founder of Trick or Treat for the Troops, which is now in its ninth year and sends dozens of care packages to U.S. Servicemen and -women who are deployed and away from their families during the holiday season. A lover of all things Atlanta, Maura lives in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her husband Ben, their Beagles Charlie, Maddie, and Jarvis, and one cat who wishes to remain anonymous.