Engel & Völkers Atlanta Recruits Top Producing Brokerage Team

Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO

Monday, May 13th, 2019

Engel & Völkers Atlanta announce the addition of former Atlanta Intown Real Estate partner, Julian Rather and his business partner, Jeremy Smith, to the firm’s luxury brokerage division. The top producing duo specialize in luxury condominium sales in Atlanta’s top intown neighborhoods and will continue this market focus at their new home base.

“As Engel & Völkers Atlanta continues to grow as the city’s top luxury brokerage firm, recruiting heavy-hitting advisors like Julian and Jeremy only continues to solidify our stance in the market,” said Christa Huffstickler, President & CEO at Engel & Völkers Atlanta. “The intown luxury condo market is growing exponentially, and Julian and Jeremy have proven to be adept at identifying prime opportunities for their established client base, and we are thrilled to welcome them into the Engel & Völkers Atlanta fold.”

After almost two decades of experience in the real estate industry and a growing interest in the millennial demographic, Associate Broker Rather partnered with budding agent Smith seven years ago, forming “Intown Advisors.”
 
In 2018, Rather and Smith were named the top producing team at Atlanta Intown, achieving over $12 million in sales. Both received lifetime membership in the Atlanta REALTORS® Association’s “Million Dollar Club,” exclusive to REALTORS® who have produced over $5 million in sales volume, notably Smith became one of the youngest advisors to achieve this honor. The Atlanta REALTORS® Association honored Rather with the prestigious Phoenix Award, and he has served as president of several luxury condominium associations.
 
“Engel & Völkers Atlanta offers a technology-focused, next-gen platform necessary to serve our growing millennial client pool,” said Rather. “Jeremy and I have been very fortunate to cultivate this emerging set of buyers and sellers, and we are excited to have the opportunity to utilize Engel & Völkers Atlanta’s global platform to enhance our client services. We are thrilled to be joining such a highly regarded firm and look forward to what the future holds.”