Mark Brace

#1 REAL ESTATE TEAM IN WEST MICHIGAN (RealTrends/Wall Street Journal 2018- Present)

#1 BHHS REAL ESTATE TEAM IN MICHIGAN

#2 BHHS REAL ESTATE MEDIUM TEAMS WORLDWIDE 2023

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, I've been a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council, Entreprenuers Organization (EO) in Michigan, and BHHS National Rethink council

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 team locally and rank in the Top 20 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 3100 West Michigan families move! In our free time, we enjoy skiing, traveling & spending time with our Daughter Landry & our Golden-Doodle, Gracie.

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
Top 1% of all Grand Rapid's Realtors 2011- Present
#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2017-Present)
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman's Circle in 2011-Present
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Top 100 Worldwide 2012, 2013, 2014 (27th), 2015 (19th), 2016 (17th), 2017 (23rd), 2018 (17th), 2019 (13th), 2020 (4th), 2021 (2nd), 2022 (4th)
#1 Berkshire Hathaway Agent in Michigan 2014-Present
#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units & Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2017-2022)
#1 Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids for Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2018-Present) #1Real Estate Team in Grand Rapids For Units (WSJ-RealTrends 2021)
#1 Real Estate Team in ALL of West Michigan For Volume (WSJ-RealTrends 2021-Present)
Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Professional/Congenial Award 2017
Grand Rapids Association of Realtors - Most Unusual Property Sold Award 2017