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JBGoodwin REALTORS® Named The #1 Top Workplace In The Nation!

Austin, Texas February 1, 2023 - JBGoodwin REALTORS® is proud to announce that it has been named a Top Workplaces USA award winner for the second consecutive year, and for 2023 was ranked first in the nation in the 500-999 employees category.

This award follows the organization’s recent first-place finishes for regional Top Workplaces awards in both the Austin and San Antonio markets (the company’s 12th and 11th consecutive awards respectively). The organization was also honored in 2022 to receive 12 Top Workplaces Culture Badges and 7 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards. 

Conducted and administered by Energage, the Top Workplaces program has a 16-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top organizations…

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JBGoodwin Brings Home 12th Consecutive Austin Top Workplaces Award!

"Courtesy of Austin American-Statesman" - (Carlson, At JBGoodwin Realtors, employees say training and mentorship are unmatched 2022)

At JBGoodwin Realtors, employees say training and mentorship are unmatched

Kara Carlson, Austin American-Statesman

Andrew Medina had never worked in real estate until he became a real estate agent about 18 months ago.

He previously worked in retail, but he said he'd always had a desire to be an entrepreneur, and real estate caught his eye.

But with a fast-paced industry like real estate in a booming city like Austin, that meant he had a lot to learn. Medina said with a lot of real estate brokerages, agents might get minimal training and then be “thrown to the wolves."

But when he joined JBGoodwin…

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JBGoodwin Named Top Workplace in San Antonio For 2022!

"Courtesy of The San Antonio Express-News" - (Iszler, Top Midsize Workplace: ‘Help people’ motto drives JBGoodwin Realtors to top spot for fourth time 2022)

Top Midsize Workplace: ‘Help people’ motto drives JBGoodwin Realtors to top spot for fourth time

SAN ANTONIO — Erin Cestero, president of JBGoodwin Realtors’ San Antonio office, describes the firm’s culture as family-oriented, supportive and helpful.

In the real estate industry, where agents are independent contractors competing for business, she said that’s unique.

“Our culture really comes from a place of believing in abundance, so we feel confident that with the right tools, all of our agents can be successful,” Cestero said.

Jen and Grant Bowman, sales managers for the Hill…

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J.B. Goodwin Awarded Newsmakers in Real Estate Hall of Fame Award

"Courtesy of RISMedia" - (Brown, RISMedia's Newsmakers: Honoring Our Exemplary Hall of Fame Inductees. 2022)

Inspiration. Leadership. Success. These are the qualities of RISMedia’s Real Estate Newsmakers Hall of Famers. Selected by our readers and editorial team, these amazing individuals deserve this great industry honor.

For the sixth year in a row, we are searching for Newsmakers from across the U.S. who are making headlines for their commitment and contributions to the residential and/or commercial real estate sectors, as well as going the extra mile to positively impact their peers, colleagues, clients and the communities they serve.

Each year, we induct and celebrate a select group of “industry icons” for their long-standing…

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Winning With Culture JBGoodwin REALTORS®’ Quantifiable Culture Fuels 50-Year Success

"Courtesy of RISMedia Real Estate Magazine" - (Patterson, "Winning With Culture JBGoodwin REALTORS®’ Quantifiable Culture Fuels 50-Year Success" 2022)

JBGoodwin REALTORS® may be celebrating its 50th anniversary in business this year, but the company’s culture is more relevant than ever. With a simple but mighty mission statement to "help people," the Austin and San Antonio, Texas-based firm has fostered an environment that supports and motivates agents. JBGoodwin REALTORS® was honored with its first Top Workplaces USA national award in 2022. 



JBGoodwin REALTORS® has been named a Top Workplaces award winner in Austin for 11 consecutive years, and in San Antonio for 10 consecutive years. In 2021, both markets took first place in regional…

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JBGoodwin REALTORS® Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With A Texas Treasure Business Award

June 1, 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of real estate brokerage, JBGoodwin REALTORS®, and to honor that milestone, the Texas Historical Commission has presented the organization with a Texas Treasure Business Award. 

Founder and CEO, J.B. Goodwin

Founded in Austin in 1972 by J.B. Goodwin, JBGoodwin REALTORS® has grown with the region to be one of the state’s largest independent real estate brokerages. Today, the company serves residents of Central-South Texas from seven offices in Round Rock, Austin, Lakeway, New Braunfels, Schertz, Boerne and San Antonio. The company works with more than 850 agent partners who expertly assist clients with a wide variety of buying, selling and leasing needs. 

"I’m honored and humbled that our…

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JBGoodwin REALTORS® Named A 2022 Top Workplaces USA Award Winner!

Austin, Texas February 1, 2022 - Today JBGoodwin REALTORS® has announced it has earned a 2022 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top organizations across 60 markets for regional Top Workplaces awards.

This award follows JBGoodwin’s recent first-place finishes for Top Workplaces regional awards in both Austin and San Antonio (Their 11th and 10th consecutive awards respectively). The organization was also honored in 2021 with 12 Top Workplaces Culture Badges, the only brokerage in the nation to have been awarded all 12! 

“We are…

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J.B. Goodwin Receives Real Estate Leader Award

"Courtesy of RISMedia" - (Dominguez, RISMedia celebrates innovation, perseverance and achievements at Power Broker & Newsmakers event 2021)

RISMedia Celebrates Innovation, Perseverance and Achievements at Power Broker & Newsmakers Event

 

Nearly 400 of the industry’s most influential real estate brokers and agents gathered last week, on Fri., Nov. 12, for a night of networking, celebration and education at RISMedia’s 25th annual, invitation-only Power Broker & Newsmakers Reception & Dinner, which honors the Top 500 brokers in RISMedia’s Annual Power Broker Report & Survey as well as the firm’s 2020 and 2021 Newsmakers.

While the annual recognition of real estate’s “who’s who” carries a longstanding tradition of being a gathering place for the…

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JBGoodwin Austin Awarded 11th Consecutive Top Workplace!

"Courtesy of The Austin American-Statesman" - (Dinges, At Jbgoodwin Realtors, 'you're always getting help' 2021)

At JBGoodwin Realtors, 'you’re always getting help'

The coronavirus pandemic made the process of buying and selling a home more complicated.

But the nearly 500 agents and support staff at JBGoodwin Realtors say never-ending support from senior management helped them continue to do their jobs even in uncertain times. That support largely came in the form of incredible flexibility to get work done. “Whatever it takes” was the motto.

JBGoodwin Realtors ranks No. 1 among midsize employers in the American-Statesman’s 2021 Top Workplaces of Greater Austin project. Employers in the midsize category have between 150 and 499 employees. Workers…

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JBGoodwin Named the Top Workplace in San Antonio!

"Courtesy of The San Antonio Express-News" - (Danner, S.A.'s JBGOODWIN back in top spot for third time in 5 Years 2021)

San Antonio real estate firm JBGoodwin in top spot for midsize employers for third time in 5 years

Winning the Top Workplace for midsize employers is starting to become old hat for real estate brokerage JBGoodwin Realtors’ San Antonio office.

JBGoodwin snared this year’s honor, the third time in five years that it has landed atop the rankings.

It’s also the 10th consecutive year the firm has appeared as a Top Workplace. Since debuting at No. 6 in the ranking for small employers in 2012, JBGoodwin has finished no lower than third in each subsequent Top Workplace. It graduated from a small to midsize employer in 2016.

“We’re super…

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