Mark Brace

#1 REAL ESTATE TEAM IN WEST MICHIGAN (RealTrends/Wall Street Journal 2024) #1 BHHS REAL ESTATE TEAM IN MICHIGAN #2 Berkshire Hathaway Realtor in the Nation (medium Teams) Born & raised in Forest Hills, my passion for Grand Rapids started long before I began my career in Real Estate. I am deeply involved in our local community & love meeting new people on a daily basis! I am extremely tech savvy and consistently change my marketing strategy to stay ahead of the ever-changing real estate market & also the competition. I have 2 business degrees from Western Michigan University (Go Broncos!), one in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate, and the other in Computer Information Systems. As any successful Realtor, I have current market knowledge and excellent negotiating skills. I'm a full service Realtor and my goal is to exceed your expectations & serve all of my clients to a level that they want to refer me to all of their friends and family. Additionally, A former member of the Forbes Real Estate Council (The Forbes Real Estate Council is an invitation-only community for executives in real estate). Kara, my wife, partnered with me in 2010 to really start growing the Brace Homes brand & team. She has lived in Grand Rapids since 2002, attended GVSU (Go Lakers!) and graduated with a B.S. in Economics & Business. We're consistently a Top 1 team locally and rank in the Top 10 nationally for all Berkshire Hathaway Realtors. As a team, we always have someone available to help with your real estate needs and we've helped over 3500 West Michigan families move! In our free time, we enjoy skiing, traveling & spending time with family & our Golden-Doodle, Roxy. CREDENTIALS Accredited Buyer representative - ABR Certified Residential Specialist - CRS Internet Certified by National Association of Realtors - e-pro Senior Real Estate Specialist - SRES At Home With Diversity Certified Specialist - AHWD Short Sale and Foreclosure Resource - SFR Graduate Realtor Institute - GRI BHHS Luxury Collection Specialist BHHS Relocation Specialist Graduate of Western Michigan University BBA in Finance emphasis in Real Estate and a BBA in Computer Information Systems Graduate of Holloways Real Estate Institute Eagle Scout AWARDS Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Top 25 Worldwide - Since 2015 #1 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Agent in Michigan Since 2014 #1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids for Volume (WSJ-RealTrends Since 2018) #1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units (WSJ-RealTrends Since 2020) Top 1% of all Grand Rapid's Realtors Since 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Chairman's Circle Since 2011 Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Professional/Congenial Award 2017 Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Unusual Property Sold Award 2017