Real Estate One opens new office in downtown Ypsilanti

Real Estate One opens new office in downtown Ypsilanti

By Sarah Rigg

Special to The Ypsilanti Courier

Michigan-based real estate company Real Estate One opened a new branch June 4 at 1661 S. Huron St. in downtown Ypsilanti. Dennis O’Hare, Real Estate One associate broker for Saline and Ypsilanti, also serves as the Ypsilanti branch manager.

“I’m in my 13th year of real estate,” O’Hare said. “Prior to that, I spent 10 years in property management in various roles. You name it.”

O’Hare said the Huron Street location was chosen because it was so convenient to local residents.

“It’s right off I-94, and the Huron Road exit corridor is so busy with people. It’s easy on and easy off the highway,” he said. “We’ve already had quite a bit of drive-by traffic, with people noticing we’re here.”

O’Hare had contractors renovating the office for several months before the June opening. “The office was easy to build out, but we put our special touches on it,” he said.

The Ypsilanti office is full service, offering both buying and selling agents, a title insurance company and a mortgage lending unit.

“We consider ourselves a full-service broker and think it’s convenient for customers to have that all in one location in Ypsilanti that’s easy to find,” O’Hare said. “We have an in-house title company and can do everything here, including having the closing here. If your seller is in Ypsilanti, and your buyer is in Ypsilanti, and the agents are here, why not do the closing here?”

The office has steadily been adding agents and is up to 14 now, along with support staff, O’Hare said.

“The majority of the agents who joined this office live in Ypsilanti. They live here, work here, have their kids in the Ypsilanti schools. They believe in Ypsilanti and wanted a Ypsi office,” O’Hare said. “We’re still looking to add experienced agents, as well.”

Morris Hagerman is a local real estate agent with Real Estate One in Royal Oak, Michigan.  He serves Berkley and the other Woodward 5 communities, including Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak and Huntington Woods.  Hagerman is also a member of the Berkley/Huntington Woods Area Chamber of Commerce.  You can contact him by phone at 248-854-8440, email at morrishagermanproperties@gmail.com or visit his web page.