CHRISMURRAY

With a burning desire to succeed, ChrisMurray of Hemet, California, has seenmonumental growth in his business overthe past decade. An associate broker withRE/MAX Estate Properties, Chris remainsdedicated to being a market expert andproviding superior service to his clients.With that commitment, Chris has con-

sistently been ranked amongst the top producing agents inCalifornia, including being named as the #1 Ranked Agent inRiverside County and the #2 Agent for his entire Metro Areaby The Wall Street Journal Real Trends in 2013.

Escalating to the top has been a natural progression for Chris,who first got started in real estate in 2002. “My father hasbeen licensed for 25 years and had been asking me for a whileto get into the real estate industry.” Originally from LongIsland, New York, Chris moved to Southern California andearned his degree in Real Estate from Irvine Valley College.“Sadly people with real estate degrees are way to uncommonin this industry.” Following college, Chris got his first realworld experience by working for The Mike FerryOrganization, which is the number one real estate trainer inthe world. “They train real estate agents how to be successful.After working there it was a pretty smooth transition to getinto the real estate industry.”

A major key to Chris’s success is his passion fornegotiating. “Personally that is the most fun aspect.Growing up I wanted to be an attorney, so negotiatingoffers probably is the closest I can get to being in acourtroom. I enjoy the back and forth and getting thatvictory for our clients.” Another key for Chris has beensuperior marketing. “Marketing is really important. Youneed the marketing to get the exposure, to get the offers, toget the clients. You really need to be able to both marketand negotiate. I think that is what really sets us apart.”

Working within a team has allowed Chris the freedom tobecome a market expert. “We don’t work in the samecapacity as a traditional team would work. We separate ourteam geographically so we become geographic experts inthe areas that we service.” With this philosophy, TheMurray Team can cover the entire Southern Californiamarket with expertise. “Regardless of what area a client islooking for we have a team member who specializes in thatarea and handles it. Some of us are over 100 miles apartwhich allows us to cover a lot of ground. That ultimatelyassists us in having the levels of production we are able tohave as a team.” Since 2008 The Murray Team has sold

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over 1600 homes and has not had a single listing expireoutside of a homeowner having a change of plans. Farexceeding the national average of 60% of homes actuallyselling without first expiring and then being listed byanother agent.

With a tremendous amount of combined experience andeducational backgrounds in psychology, Chris and TheMurray Team have developed a tremendous ability intoreading other agents. “Basically getting a psychologicalread on them. That allows us to push the limits such as whatprice we can get the buyers to go to and is great for oursellers as it helps us come through on the promises we havemade to them.” It’s been delivering on those promiseswhich has made Chris one of the top performing agents inUnited States. “It’s not uncommon for us to negotiate ahigher sales price than it’s listing. Sometimes we have goneas much as six figures over our asking price whennegotiating multiple offers. If you look at it on a nationalaverage, the average sales price is 5% lower than the initiallist price. Ours is actually 1.5% higher.” That accounts fora whopping 6.5% gap between Chris and the average agent.

Outside of real estate Chris is a sports fanatic and enjoystravelling. “You have to find a way to reset and recharge.”Prior to selling real estate, Chris was also a world-classmartial artist. While teaching martial arts for over 6 years, hisschool won three national championships.

Ultimately it has been his extreme desire to succeed thathas allowed Chris to shine. For his efforts, Chris becameone of the youngest inductees to ever be named toRE/MAX Lifetime Achievement. With so much successalready accomplished in just a decade, the future couldn’tbe brighter for Chris and his team.

CHRIS MURRAY

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