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Real Estate’s acquisition of VanderMorgan Realty marks a significant consolidation in the Augusta-area housing market.
The deal brings VanderMorgan’s agents into the Meybohm organization, strengthens the latter’s regional footprint, and keeps VanderMorgan founder Justin Bolin in a senior leadership role.
5 things to know about the Meybohm–VanderMorgan merger
- Augusta’s largest real estate company is expanding again.Meybohm Real Estate has acquired VanderMorgan Realty, a deal the company says will push its market share to more than double that of its nearest competitor in the Augusta-area brokerage market.
- The combined business carries major sales volume.Meybohm reports roughly $1.3 billion in annual real estate sales, underscoring the scale of the brokerage created by the merger.
- VanderMorgan agents will join Meybohm.Every VanderMorgan agent is set to become a Meybohm agent, bringing the full team into the larger company rather than splitting off parts of the brokerage.
- Justin Bolin is staying in a leadership role.VanderMorgan founder Justin Bolin will serve as associate broker and vice president at Meybohm, according to the companies’ announcement.
- The VanderMorgan name is not necessarily disappearing.Bolin retains the professional rights to the VanderMorgan brand, although he said no specific future use for the name has been established. The name itself combines references to business figures Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan.
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This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Meybohm expands Augusta footprint with VanderMorgan acquisition
