One of the things that sets Benchmark Realty apart is our caliber of agents. Not everyone who wants to be a Benchmark agent makes the cut. So, what are we looking for? For starters, all of our agents are members of the National Association of Realtors. What makes a real estate agent aRealtor? According to the [...]

Have you heard the buzz about the Benchmark Mastermind meetings? Held at the WCAR building on the first Tuesday of each month, these meeting have become greatly anticipated and well attended by agents for their networking opportunities, educational value and overall fun factor. [...]

Not knowing what we didnt know sure didnt stop Benchmark agent Jennifer Spergl from taking on one of the most challenging projects of a lifetime the annual St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway resulting in Nashvilles first fully-funded home project.

Held annually in the Middle Tennessee area, a new home is built and given away via a raffle ticket system live on [...]

One of the many endearing qualities of a Benchmark Real Estate Agent is their enthusiasm for the company. Every agent we speak to has a story about how they came to Benchmark and most are willing to share that story with us on camera. This week we sat down with [...]

We are beginning to see a pattern develop around our offices. We are helping more and more seasoned, accomplished, successful real estate agents across Middle Tennessee make the move over to Benchmark Realty. Benchmark has definitely stirred up quite a buzz of conversation among Nashville Real Estate Agents. We are grateful that our agents [...]

Benchmark Realty was started in March 2006 by Phillip Cantrelland his wife Amanda during one of the toughest economic times in our nation's recent history.

The real estate market had tanked and many agents were abandoning real estate in search of more stable incomes. What others may have seen as a good time to "jump ship" Phillip and [...]

If you dont stage, we dont list is a proven game plan Benchmark Realty LLC agent Sharon Brugman uses weaving in the latest in technology and determination while relying on Benchmarks solid name as a real estate company to yield big results for her [...]

With the average Tennessee real estate agent selling 1.25 houses a year, Benchmark Realty agents are outperforming this statistic with 7.61 houses a year. One of the big reasons for the 600% more homes sold is savvy agents incorporating technology and social medial into the sales process like [...]

Well-known for using cutting-edge technology, Benchmark Realtyhas been an early adopter of the paperless office and for operating in the Cloud. The integration of technology into the day-to-day life of its agents makes "hanging their license" with Benchmark an attractive choice for innovative agents. And, using technology and social media to [...]

Google loves video and so does Benchmark agent Jim ODowd. Always in search of new and unique marketing avenues when selling homes in the Nashville area for clients, ODowd was inspired to consider video home tours at a Benchmark monthly agents [...]

Like many real estate professionals, Benchmark Realtys Shelia Lunsford sets herself apart from the crowd with a specialty.

When she started out almost 10 years ago as a buyers agent in Murfreesboro, she was with another agency that happened to be handling several short sales. As a result Lunsford became immersed in these types of [...]

Like many real estate agents today, Clay Tate doesnt really need an elaborate office or a lot of copying machines.

His growing business is highly mobile and increasingly paperless thanks to smart phones and computer tablets.

Which means that Tate not only doesnt need as much office overhead he also doesnt want to sacrifice as much of his hard-earned commission to pay for [...]