Bio

Joseph Rand is the Managing Partner of Howard Hanna | Rand Realty, one of the largest family-owned real estate brokerages in the country. Last year, Rand Realty participated in over $2.5 billion in real estate transactions, becoming one of the top 100 real estate companies in the country. Joe is also the author of two books about the real estate industry. His first book, ''Disruptors, Discounters, and Doubters,'' is about what the industry needs to do to adapt to outsider challenges, mainly by improving the client experience in buying or selling homes. His second, “How to Be a Great Real Estate Agent,” presents his “Cloent-Oriented Real Estate” training philosophy, showing agents how to build their business by being great at their jobs. Both books are available on Amazon and other online booksellers. Joe is well-known as one of the leading real estate trainers in the country, speaking at national conventions and conferences on the subject of professionalism, business development, and quality service. He is a periodic contributor to the leading real estate industry media site Inman.com, and has maintained several blog sites of his own, including the ''Client-Oriented Real Estate'' site about his theories on real estate education and his ''Move to SUMA'' blog about his personal experiences moving from the city to the suburbs. Joe has received numerous industry honors, including being named as an Inman Influencer, and RIS Media Newsmaker, and to the Swanepoel/T360 list of the 200 most powerful people in real estate in the real estate almanac. You can find his personal home page at www.joerand.com.