Premier Real Estate

What Premier Real Estate does

Premier Real Estate, Inc. is a privately held, full-service residential real estate brokerage headquartered at 1636 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA, operating across Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Bucks counties with an active expansion into New Jersey. The firm is built on two service lines: traditional residential buyer and seller representation, and a specialized REO (Real Estate Owned) property disposition practice that serves institutional lenders including Fannie Mae, HUD, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Chase, PNC, M&T Bank, SPS, and Skyhill. The REO service spans the full disposition workflow — eviction coordination, Broker Price Opinions, cleanout and repair bid management, utility activation, MLS listing, and monthly marketing reports — while the residential arm covers market analysis, qualified-buyer screening, mortgage/title coordination, and first-time buyer program support. Founder Mitchell Cohen, with 20+ years of real estate experience including prior REO portfolio management at Fannie Mae, leads a team of seven named agents and is supported by office staff handling escrow logistics.

Underlying technology is conventional and deliberately minimal: MLS listing exposure, electronic document signatures, email-based new-listing alerts, and a WordPress-powered company website serve as the operational backbone. The firm has no proprietary platform, no mobile application, no API surface, and no disclosed AI capabilities; differentiation rests on lender relationships, institutional domain knowledge, and the founder's prior track record — recently validated by the 'Premier Performer' recognition at the Fannie Mae Vendor Conference.

The business model is pure transaction economics. Residential revenue is generated through standard brokerage commissions on buyer and seller representation, with a competitive (but undisclosed) commission structure offered to investors on resale transactions. Institutional REO revenue is generated through transaction-based fees on each disposition and ancillary service charges for BPOs, eviction coordination, and property preparation work. Pricing is quote-based per transaction and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and dual-tracked: a traditional retail agent brokerage motion serving individual buyers and sellers, and an enterprise field sales motion targeting institutional REO clients. Customer composition is bifurcated between a long tail of residential buyers/sellers (no concentration disclosed) and a concentrated set of nine named institutional lender relationships that materially shape the REO revenue base.

Name

Premier Real Estate

Legal name

Premier Real Estate Inc.

Website

https://premierreo.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Premier Real Estate is a privately held Philadelphia-area real estate brokerage providing residential buyer/seller representation and full REO property disposition services to institutional lenders including Fannie Mae, HUD, and major banks, operating through seven agents across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Brokerage Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Real Estate Brokerage (Buy/Sell) (FSAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Residential real estate
• Buyer representation
• Seller representation
• REO property management
• Real estate brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Commission - Resales: Traditional real estate brokerage commissions on property sales. The company offers competitive commission structure for resales and maintains large inventory for REO properties for investors.
2. REO Property Management: Broker Price Opinion services and property management for institutional lenders including Fannie Mae, HUD, and major banks. Includes eviction process management, utility activation, and monthly marketing reports.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Premier Real Estate is a traditional residential real estate brokerage headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, serving Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Bucks County, and New Jersey. The firm provides buyer representation services for first-time buyers and investors, seller representation services for homeowners, and REO (Real Estate Owned) property management services for institutional lenders including Fannie Mae, HUD, and banks. The company was founded by Mitchell Cohen and operates with a team of licensed real estate agents.

Product overview

Premier Real Estate, Inc. is a traditional real estate brokerage firm offering residential buying, selling, and investment services across Philadelphia, Montgomery, Bucks County, and New Jersey. The company provides two primary service categories: Buyer Services (including first-time buyer assistance with financing programs, property showings, mortgage/title coordination, and investor services with competitive commission structures) and Seller Services (including market analysis, feedback coordination, marketing, and qualified buyer screening). The firm also specializes in REO (Real Estate Owned) property sales, handling the complete disposition process for lenders including eviction, broker price opinions, property cleanout/repairs, utility activation, MLS listing, and escrow management. Mitchell Cohen, the principal broker with over 20 years of experience (including extensive work with Fannie Mae), leads a team of seven agents. The company serves as an intermediary between property buyers/sellers and lenders, with ongoing client relationships with major institutions including Fannie Mae, FNMA, HUD, Bank of America, SPS, City, Chase, PNC, Skyhill, Wells Fargo, and M&T.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Buyer Representation Services
• Seller Representation Services
• REO Property Management Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Mitchell Cohen awarded 'Premier Performer' at Fannie Mae Vendor Conference

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fannie MaecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMitchell Cohen previously managed REO properties for Fannie Mae and continues to work with them. The company maintains an ongoing relationship for REO property listing, management, and sales services. Mitchell was awarded 'Premier Performer' recognition at the Fannie Mae Vendor Conference.
• HUDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing client for REO property management and sales services in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
• Bank of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.
• Wells FargocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.
• ChasecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.
• PNCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.
• M&T BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.
• Specialized Loan Servicing (SPS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.
• SkyhillcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuing institutional client for REO property disposition services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Century 21: Major residential brokerage franchise with Mid-Atlantic agent networks. Comparable in residential buy/sell services, but Century 21 is a broad incumbent across many property categories whereas Premier specializes in lender-driven REO work.
• Redfin: Tech-enabled residential brokerage operating across the Philadelphia metro. Comparable to Premier in buyer/seller representation, but competes on digital tooling, lead generation, and pricing analytics rather than institutional REO mandates.
• Re/Max: Global residential real estate franchise with established Pennsylvania and New Jersey presence. Comparable in core residential brokerage services and investor-focused resale work, though Premier's distinctive edge is institutional REO disposition rather than franchise reach.
• Keller Williams Realty: Large agent-centric residential brokerage with significant Philadelphia-area market share. Comparable to Premier in residential resale and investor services, but operates at vastly greater scale and lacks Premier's institutional REO mandate focus.
• Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices: Large national residential brokerage franchise with extensive Pennsylvania and New Jersey agent networks. Comparable to Premier as a full-service buyer/seller brokerage, though with far broader geographic coverage and brand recognition rather than an REO-disposition specialization.
• Coldwell Banker: Established national residential brokerage franchise operating across the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable to Premier in core buyer/seller representation services, but operates as a broad incumbent rather than a regional REO-focused firm.

Emerging players

• eXp Realty: Cloud-based residential brokerage with a growing agent base in the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in residential buy/sell services but differs through a virtual, commission-split-driven model rather than Premier's in-person institutional service delivery.

Direct peers

• Real Estate Brokers of America (REBA): Regional Mid-Atlantic residential and REO brokerage serving institutional lender clients. Highly comparable to Premier in operating model — small-team regional broker providing disposition and BPO services to lenders in similar geographies.
• Carrington Real Estate Services: Residential brokerage and real estate services company with a strong REO and asset management practice serving institutional lenders. Closest direct peer to Premier in terms of institutional REO disposition workflows and lender client base.
• HomeVestors of America: Franchise focused on buying and reselling distressed and investment properties. Comparable to Premier in investor and REO-adjacent transaction services, with a national franchise model rather than Premier's regional institutional mandate approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Premier-Real-Estate-Inc-100063638376023

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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