Kellstrom-Ray Celebrates 70th Anniversary, Record Year

The Kellstrom-Ray office in Sister Bay. Submitted.

Kellstrom-Ray Agency, Inc. is celebrating its 70th year in the real estate industry and the agency is also celebrating 2017 as the most successful year that the real estate brokerage has ever had. Original founders of Kellstrom-Ray Agency were Kermit and Marion Kellstrom in 1948. Second owners Don and Kathy Ray purchased the agency in 1974. Heather Olsen, the third and present owner, purchased the agency in 2007.

Heather Olson, the third and present owner of Kellstrom-Ray. Submitted.

“2017 was a record year for the Door County Board of Realtors, as shown by the recent release of the 2017 MLS statistics, but 2017 was also a record year for our office both personally and professionally,” said Olson. “Going into our 70th year, we actually came off our best year in the industry since the firm was founded. Most of our veteran agents and brokers had record years for listings and sales, and we also added three new professionals during the course of 2017.”

Olson said the total sales and production neared $60,000,000 between the Sister Bay and Washington Island offices.

The top three sales agents for the firm in 2017 were: MaryKay Shumway, with more than $17,000,000 in sales, Heather Olson with $13,000,000 and Debbie Eckert with $10,000,000. Craig Bastian and Amy Jorgenson produced more than $5,000,000 in sales. Robin Sodd, Amie Olson, Bob and Sandra Sitte, and Kate Lindsley produced up to $5,000,000 in sales.

For more information, visit kellstromray.com or call the Sister Bay office (920.854.2353) or the Washington Island office (920.535.0008).