Mark Spain Real Estate, whose founder, Mark Spain, is a University of Georgia graduate, secured a spot on the 2022 Bulldog 100 List of Fastest-Growing Firms. Hundreds of entries are received every year for this coveted recognition of business growth. The University of Georgia Alumni Association’s 2022 Bulldog 100 list will feature the fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni and is measured by compounded annual growth over the three-year period of 2018-2020.
This will be the fourth time Mark Spain Real Estate has been honored on the annual Bulldog 100. The Atlanta-based firm has an ever-widening service area which includes all of metro Atlanta, Athens, Charlotte, Raleigh, Nashville, Tampa and Orlando.
The Alpharetta-based firm has earned the No. 1 real estate team in the United States honor for closed transactions by The Wall Street Journal and Real Trends the last four years running. Mark Spain Real Estate is also a six-time recipient of the prestigious Inc. 5000 honor, spotlighting the fastest-growing private companies in America.
“I am extremely proud to be a University of Georgia graduate. Therefore, earning the Bulldog 100 award has significant meaning for me,” said Chairman and CEO Mark Spain. “We strive to lead with a servant’s heart, be client-focused, and have numerous programs in place to help team members continuously grow and improve throughout the year.”
In 2020, Mark Spain Real Estate sold just over $1.4 billion in residential real estate including 5,647 homes closed. The residential real estate firm is striving to break the $2 billion sales mark for its 2021 gross sales.
Applicants were measured by their business’ compounded annual growth rate during a three-year period. The Atlanta office of Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors, a Bulldog 100 partner since the program began in 2009, verified the information submitted by each company.
The complete Bulldog 100 ranking of where each firm stands on the list will be announced February 5, 2022, at the official Bulldog 100 Celebration. For more information, visit https://alumni.uga.edu/b100/.
About Mark Spain Real Estate:
Mark Spain Real Estate is the most trusted name in real estate, earning more 5-star reviews than any other firm in the United States. It has earned the No. 1 real estate team in the U.S. honor the last four consecutive years by the Wall Street Journal and Real Trends for annual sales production and is a six-time Inc. 5000 recipient, an annual list honoring the fastest-growing private companies in America. Mark Spain Real Estate’s mobile site design was named the No. 1 Mobile Website in real estate by REAL Trends in 2019 and 2020. MarkSpain.com also earned recognition as a Top 10 Overall Website in 2019 and 2020. The company was honored in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 as one of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Top Workplaces. It has earned the Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter Award the last five years, as one of metro Atlanta’s 100 top, fastest-growing, privately held companies. Mark Spain Real Estate made its fourth appearance on Atlanta’s Top 25 Real Estate Companies annual list in 2021 and made its second appearance on similar lists in both Charlotte and Raleigh.
As a company leader with cutting edge ideas like its Guaranteed Offer program and innovative and award-winning website, Mark Spain was honored in February as a 2021 Real Estate Newsmaker. Compiled by RISMedia, a leading residential real estate industry information provider, the Newsmakers list includes nearly 300 industry professionals and Spain was named one of the Trailblazers/Agents of Change. He was also recognized as one of the PropTech 100 Most Influential People in Real Estate. The firm had a record sales year again in 2020, with more than $1.4 billion in gross sales volume, a 46.5% increase year-over-year. In line with its core value of leading with a servant’s heart, Mark Spain Real Estate’s 2020 partnerships with charitable causes in Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte and Raleigh resulted in nearly a half million dollars raised for charity.