{"id":98725,"date":"2025-12-17T20:46:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/98725\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:46:07","slug":"equity-union-real-estate-expands-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/98725\/","title":{"rendered":"Equity Union Real Estate expands in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Team Sweasey will continue to operate from San Luis Obispo, which will serve as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/realtrends-gamechangers-2025-fastest-growing-brokerages\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Equity Union\u2019s<\/a> 13th branch location statewide.<\/p>\n<p>Sweasey has more than three decades of experience in the local real estate market \u2014 with his team completing more than 3,100 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/weekly-housing-demand-reaches-multiyear-high\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">home sales<\/a> during that time.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, RealTrends Verified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/team-profile\/sweaseyteam-california-kellerwilliamsrealtycentralcoast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ranked<\/a> Team Sweasey first in San Luis Obispo County by both transaction sides and sales volume, reporting more than $141 million in closed sales.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to grow with a company as forward-thinking and supportive as Equity Union,\u201d said Sweasey. \u201cThis partnership gives our team even more tools, technology, and resources to continue serving our clients at the highest level. I\u2019ve never been this excited to align with such an amazing group of people as I\u2019ve found with Equity Union.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"562427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/equity-union-real-estate-expands-in-california\/blurred-empty-open-space-office-abstract-light-bokeh-at-office\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Team-Sweasey-2025.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2912,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Prompt2image - stock.adobe.com&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Blurred empty open space office. 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Abstract light bokeh at office\" class=\"wp-image-562427\" style=\"width:758px;height:auto\"  \/>Team Sweasey<\/p>\n<p>Team Sweasey\u2019s staff includes Sharon Benedik, listing manager; Dakota Bailey, escrow manager; Christina Peay, customer service director; James Bueno, marketing director; Graeme Baldwin, broker associate; Stacie Kenny, Jordan Knauer and Jeff Thompson, Realtor associates; and John Turner, sales and leadership consultant.<\/p>\n<p>Equity Union said the Central Coast expansion follows several years of growth for the brokerage. <\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the company reported $3.11 billion in sales volume across 3,639 closed transactions, with more than 950 licensed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/real-estate-leadership-optimism\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">agents<\/a> operating from 13 offices.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Coast \u2014 including San Luis Obispo County \u2014 is considered one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/california-housing-affordability\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California\u2019s<\/a> more stable housing markets and includes a mix of residential, coastal and inland properties, leaders said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeam Sweasey sets the standard for excellence. Their integrity, leadership, knowledge and expertise perfectly align with Equity Union\u2019s vision,\u201d said Harma Hartouni, CEO of Equity Union. \u201cTogether, we are creating extraordinary opportunities for our agents and unmatched service for clients across the Central Coast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Equity Union said the San Luis Obispo office will serve as a base for future expansion along the Central Coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Team Sweasey will continue to operate from San Luis Obispo, which will serve as Equity Union\u2019s 13th branch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98726,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[53897,7,9,8,27257,27858],"class_list":{"0":"post-98725","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-brokerage","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-california-headlines","11":"tag-california-news","12":"tag-hwmember","13":"tag-mergers-and-acquisitions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98725\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}