In 1979, founder Bill Lee established the first Lee & Associates office, driven by the unique idea to turn the real estate brokers into company owners or “shareholders.” Bill Lee’s guiding philosophy was the clients’ interests would be best saved by a collective team effort from experienced sales agents who had an ownership stake in the privately-held organization, earned through exceptional performance and ethical practice.

Not merely employees, profit-sharing Lee owner/agents would strive to create a sense of shared responsibility and cooperation throughout the organization, and would encourage an orientation toward long-term client relationships and business solutions.

Since then, Bill Lee’s profit sharing concept has proven enormously successful, and has fueled the explosive growth of eighteen additional group offices throughout the West and Midwest.

With twenty-three offices in California, Arizona, Nevada, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin, the Lee & Associates group of independently owned and operated companies is the largest agent-owned and managed full-service commercial real estate services provider in the United States.

The Company’s market leadership is founded on the ability of Lee & Associates’ people to understand, select and deliver these services for the maximum benefit of clients. We are committed to providing capabilities and services that are clearly and consistently the best, as judged by our clients.