Alain Pinel Realtors
Alain Pinel Realtors is Alain Pinel Realtors (APR) is the largest, privately owned and independent residential real estate company in California. The company focuses on luxury real estate in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] APR was founded in 1990 by CEO and President Paul L. Hulme in Saratoga, California.[2]
The firm currently has nearly 1,400 agents in 32 offices throughout San Francisco, Santa Clara, Marin, Sonoma, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.[3] APR was ranked the sixth largest residential real estate firm in the United States based on its closed sales volume in 2010 with over $6.7 billion, and has consistently ranked in the Top 10 by sales volume in the country.[4] [5] Mary Gullixson, an APR agent, is ranked the 4th top agent in the nation based on sales volume by WSJ/REALTrends.[6]
In 2008, Alain Pinel opened Alain Pinel Investment Group in San Francisco to focus on commercial real estate. Alain Pinel also houses a Relocation Services department and Private Mortgage Advisors, an in-house mortgage company and Wells Fargo affiliate.
