{"id":35335,"date":"2015-07-23T09:09:41","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T16:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=35335"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:12:04","slug":"redfin-now-has-real-estate-agents-in-el-paso-corpus-christi-and-the-rio-grande-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-now-has-real-estate-agents-in-el-paso-corpus-christi-and-the-rio-grande-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Redfin Now Has Real Estate Agents in El Paso, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Texas<\/a><\/p>\n

Redfin is covering more ground in the Lone Star state! In addition to Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, there are now Redfin\u00a0real estate agents in \u00a0El Paso<\/a>, Corpus Christi<\/a> and the Rio Grande Valley<\/a>! People in these parts of Texas also now have access to Redfin\u2019s online and mobile tools, which they can use to search for every home for sale in these cities.<\/p>\n

Redfin has a unique approach<\/a> that combines technology and top-notch customer service to create a better real estate experience. Redfin technology empowers its agents and customers with information and tools that make the home-buying and selling process more efficient, transparent and fun.<\/p>\n

Most of Redfin\u2019s customers discover the company through its website, allowing Redfin agents to spend all their time working with existing clients and zero time looking for new business. As a result, Redfin operates very efficiently, and can pass along savings to its clients.<\/p>\n

For buyers, Redfin refunds part of the buyer\u2019s agent commission. For example, a homebuyer purchasing a $300,000 home with a Redfin agent would receive a refund of about $1,500. Redfin charges sellers a 1.5 percent listing fee instead of the typical 2 to 3 percent, while providing a beginning-to-end home-selling service, including pricing and staging advice and professional photography through the negotiation and closing processes. Someone selling a $300,000 home with a Redfin agent would save between $3,000 and $4,500. To date, Redfin has saved our customers more than $200 million in real estate fees.<\/p>\n

Like other Redfin real estate agents, our agents in El Paso, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley earn a salary and receive health care and other benefits. Their bonus pay is based on customer satisfaction, not commission.<\/p>\n

Redfin hired Maggie Garcia<\/a> in El Paso, Shawna Besancon<\/a> in Corpus Christi and Jerry Mancha<\/a> in the Rio Grande Valley to launch and grow the brokerage in their home towns.<\/p>\n

Maggie has been a real estate agent in El Paso for over 10 years. She previously worked in retail and sales, and with Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, a local nonprofit. Maggie\u2019s favorite part of being a real estate agent has always been the opportunity to help people find the right home for them and navigate the biggest purchase of their life.<\/p>\n

Shawna is a South Texas native who has been a real estate agent for 14 years. Shawna\u2019s passion for real estate and local architecture in Corpus Christi is eclipsed only by her desire to provide excellent customer service to everyone she works with.<\/p>\n

Jerry was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and has been a local agent in the RGV for the past eight years. Jerry started his career in customer service, for which he developed an unbridled passion. He later put his customer service skills to work as an agent, most recently at Carrington Real Estate before joining Redfin.<\/p>\n

Maggie, Shawna and Jerry are already on the ground touring homes with buyers and guiding them through the offer, negotiation and closing processes, and helping people sell their homes. If you\u2019re thinking about buying or selling, feel free to reach out to them, instantly book a home tour<\/a> \u00a0or start a conversation about your home\u2019s value<\/a>. Redfin.com and the Redfin mobile apps<\/a> also offer several ways to find out about homes for sale and what the local market is like even before you\u2019re ready to dip your toe in the water, including:<\/p>\n