Sports Afield Trophy Properties

What Sports Afield Trophy Properties does

Sports Afield Trophy Properties (SATP) is a private real estate brokerage network and listing platform that connects buyers and sellers of rural, recreational, and trophy properties across 13 U.S. states and 28 countries. Founded as a division leveraging the heritage of Sports Afield magazine — established in 1887 by Claude King and recognized as the oldest outdoor magazine in North America — SATP operates as a broad-based network of independent professional real-estate brokers who specialize in countryside, agricultural, hunting, equestrian, and waterfront property sales. The platform hosts listings ranging from approximately $735,000 to over $8 million, covering ranches, hunting land, mountain cabins, waterfront retreats, and legacy estates.

The core product is the SATP listing platform featuring searchable property listings by country and U.S. state, complemented by the Trophy Properties® premium sub-brand designation for exceptional listings and the SATP Broker Network that recruits rural real estate specialists through a multi-level marketing approach. The company generates revenue through real estate commissions on transactions conducted by its network of independent brokers; specific commission splits are not publicly disclosed. The technology stack is a website-based listing portal with agent login functionality — no proprietary technology, APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed.

Marketing channels include a company blog covering rural land topics, organic social media across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok, email newsletters, and cross-promotion with the parent Sports Afield magazine brand. Additional distribution leverage comes from channel partnerships with Home Depot, Costco, Dunham's, Tractor Supply, and Menard's via Sports Afield-branded gun safes that include SATP fliers. Headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, the company operates with 11-50 employees, holds an LLC designation in California, and has no disclosed venture capital, private equity backing, or parent company ownership.

Name

Sports Afield Trophy Properties

Legal name

Sports Afield Trophy Properties LLC

Website

https://sportsafieldtrophyproperties.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1887

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sports Afield Trophy Properties is a private real estate brokerage network and listing platform connecting buyers and sellers of rural, recreational, and trophy properties across 13 U.S. states and 28 countries via independent broker affiliates. Revenue is commission-based.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntington Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Commission: The company generates revenue through real estate commissions on property sales conducted by its network of independent brokers. All sales are conducted by professional, independent real-estate brokers who provide unparalleled professionalism and dedication to clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sports Afield Trophy Properties (SATP) is a real estate listing and brokerage network that connects buyers and sellers of countryside, recreational, and trophy properties through a network of professional independent real estate brokers. The platform aggregates rural property listings—including farms, hunting land, ranches, mountain cabins, waterfront retreats, equestrian estates, and legacy estates—across 13 U.S. states and 28 countries, leveraging the Sports Afield magazine brand heritage.

Product overview

Sports Afield Trophy Properties (SATP) operates as a unified countryside property listings platform that connects buyers and sellers of rural, recreational, and trophy real estate through a network of professional independent brokers. The core product is the SATP platform featuring searchable property listings across multiple countries and US states. Trophy Properties® serves as the premium sub-brand for exceptional/exclusive listings. The SATP Broker Network provides the underlying multi-level marketing infrastructure that enables rural real estate specialists to market their businesses and sell properties through the platform. Together, these components form an end-to-end marketplace for ranch, agriculture, woodland, forest, equestrian, waterfront, hunting, fishing, and recreational outdoor properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sports Afield Trophy Properties Network

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Home DepotminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSports Afield gun safes are sold through Home Depot, which joins Costco, Dunham's, Tractor Supply, and Menard's as retail partners. Every Sports Afield Safe purchase includes a flier for Sports Afield Trophy Properties, providing cross-brand marketing synergy.
• Costco, Dunham's, Tractor Supply, Menard'sminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRetail partners selling Sports Afield branded gun safes, with fliers for Sports Afield Trophy Properties included in every purchase to drive brand awareness and customer acquisition.
• Dallas Safari ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports Afield maintains a branded cabin at the Dallas Safari Club trade show for brand visibility and networking with outdoor enthusiasts.
• Trophy Class Real Estate (Michigan)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorParticipating broker in the SATP network specializing in Michigan land sales, demonstrating creative marketing efforts with SATP-branded ATV for trade shows.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hall and Hall: Specialized brokerage focused on farms, ranches, timber, and recreational properties across the western U.S. Comparable to SATP in trophy property positioning, premium service model, and rural land specialization, though operating as a more traditional brokerage.
• LandWatch: One of the largest online marketplaces for rural land, farms, ranches, hunting property, and recreational real estate in the U.S. Directly comparable to SATP in serving buyers and sellers of countryside and trophy properties through a listing-based platform.
• Land And Farm: Aggregator and marketplace for rural land, ranches, farms, and hunting properties across the U.S. Closely comparable business model to SATP: listing-driven, vertical focus on countryside and recreational real estate.
• Whitetail Properties Real Estate: Specialized brokerage exclusively focused on hunting, farming, timber, and recreational land sales. Highly comparable niche focus and agent-driven rural property model; uses outdoor lifestyle branding and content marketing similar to SATP's Sports Afield brand approach.
• United Country Real Estate: Franchise-style network specializing in country, rural, lifestyle, and recreational properties across the U.S. Directly comparable to SATP in targeting the same buyer/seller niche with a distributed agent model, though structured as a franchise rather than independent broker network.
• Fay Ranches: Boutique ranch real estate brokerage specializing in working ranches, recreational ranches, and lifestyle properties across the western U.S. and internationally. Comparable to SATP's Trophy Properties® positioning in the premium ranch segment.

Broad incumbents

• Realtor.com: Major U.S. residential real estate listings portal operated by Move, Inc. Overlaps with SATP in property listings but operates broadly across all residential categories rather than specializing in countryside/trophy real estate.
• Engel & Völkers: Global premium real estate franchise specializing in luxury and lifestyle properties across 30+ countries. Closely comparable to SATP in international footprint and premium positioning, though broader in residential luxury scope.
• Zillow Group: Dominant U.S. residential real estate platform with extensive listings and brand recognition. Overlaps with SATP in serving property buyers, but operates as a broad residential incumbent without rural/trophy specialization.
• eXp Realty: Cloud-based, agent-centric brokerage operating internationally with a distributed independent contractor model. Comparable to SATP's independent broker network structure, but serves the broad residential market without rural/niche specialization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sportsafieldtp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SportsAfield
• Facebookfacebook.com/SportsAfieldTrophyProperties
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sports-afield-trophy-properties-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/sportsafield_trophyproperties

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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