Husband and Wife Duo Join the Lifestyle Real Estate Brand to Provide the Communities of Southern Wisconsin with Internationally Recognized Services
MADISON, N.J. (Feb. 5, 2025) – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners based in Janesville, WI., is the latest firm to join the trusted lifestyle real estate brand. The full-service boutique brokerage assists clients throughout Dane, Green, Jefferson, Rock, and Walworth counties with everything from luxury residential buying and selling to land sales, investment properties, and interior design.
The company is led by husband and wife duo, Kevin and Renee Clark, who operate as the firm’s primary broker and as the head of marketing and operations, respectively. Kevin comes from a background in sales and education, where he spent five years in a leadership role at Southwestern Advantage, leading a team of young sales professionals, before spending the next 15 years working as a high school mathematics teacher. Although Kevin was passionate about the time he spent with his students, he was eventually drawn back to the business world in 2015 when he decided to put his leadership and education skills to use in real estate.
Renee’s early career started in healthcare after graduating college with a Bachelor of Science and a master’s degree in nursing. She spent her post-graduate years working in direct patient care in Fort Atkinson, WI., as well as teaching in the nursing program at Madison College. Her ability to bring out the best in her students and peers eventually led her to earn a Vice President role in hospital administration. Despite her quick success in healthcare, Renee still had a desire to work alongside her husband, which eventually drove her to join Kevin in real estate in 2017. Renee quickly carved out her own niche in her new field of work, earning a certificate in home staging and redesign, as well as immersing herself in strategy, marketing, and operations.
Together, Kevin and Renee guide their sales professionals on their “DREAM” mantra, which emphasizes dedication to service, respect and integrity, empowerment and growth, adaptability and innovation, and mission-driven impact. The Clarks identified these pillars as a way to guide all of their company’s efforts toward building meaningful relationships, improving the financial health of their clients and employees, and helping others achieve their dreams. Kevin and Renee are fully committed to the idea of “people over profit,” and they do everything in their power to uplift their local communities, as seen in their television show, “The American Dream, Southern Wisconsin.”
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners is based in Janesville, Wisconsin, roughly an hour away from Milwaukee, 30 minutes away from Madison, and two hours away from Chicago. Despite the firm’s close proximity to some of the largest urban centers in the midwest, Southern Wisconsin is largely known for its small-town charm, as it offers a blend of historic homes and charming farmhouses, as well as modern luxury builds and lakefront properties. The region’s four distinct seasons, natural beauty, and proximity to major employment hubs make it an ideal area for aspiring young professionals and families alike to look to buy a home.
Details:
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners can help new and experienced affiliated agents leverage the BHGRE® brand’s vast array of tools, technology and resources, including the MoxiWorks® product suite, to help streamline activities and enhance the client experience.
- Kevin and Renee can tap into the many business-building resources in Be Better University®, the brand’s award-winning professional development and learning platform, to provide their affiliated agents with a competitive advantage in their market and can help increase productivity.
- The Clarks plan to leverage the Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate brand recognition and sophisticated marketing assets to help increase awareness and eventually recruit more full-time agents to fuel growth into Madison and Lake Geneva.
- Kevin and Renee can leverage the Distinctive Collection by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate® in order to more adequately reach luxury buyers, sellers, and investors throughout Southern Wisconsin and help grow the firm’s presence in the luxury market.
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners has a dedicated philanthropic “division” of their company to promote charitable initiatives. In addition to committing a portion of annual sales towards local causes, the firm also volunteers to assist with small home projects, such as ALL4WIDOWS, a local widows support group. The company also hosts an annual Christmas Mingle, which supports a new local non-profit organization every year.
“Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners are truly passionate about the lifestyle aspect of real estate, making them an ideal fit for the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand. Kevin, Renee and their affiliated agents understand that buying or selling a home is more than just a transaction; it’s a significant life event. Their dedication to personalized service ensures that every client feels like their top priority. We’re excited to support their business and help them extend their personal touch to even more people throughout Wisconsin.”
– Ginger Wilcox, President, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC
“We created our brand on the idea of making dreams possible through the power of dedicated, personalized service. In our years of experience, we’ve repeatedly seen that our ability to connect with others is often what leaves the biggest impression on clients and agents going forward. Knowing that, we consistently prioritize the human aspect of the business over all else. When we considered what it would take for us to ever affiliate with a brand, it would have to be one that shared our same vision, priorities, and help take our services and our team to the next level. When we met with the BHGRE® brand, they checked all the boxes.”
– Kevin Clark, Broker/Owner Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners
“Kevin and I have always envisioned working together to make a meaningful impact on the people in our community. We’re deeply committed to every person we get to interact with, from our clients, to our agents, to the people we get to meet in passing. We feel a responsibility to each of these people to do everything in our power to help them achieve their dreams, with real estate being the vehicle that we can use to do so. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is one of the most personable brands in the industry, and we feel extremely comfortable knowing that they will support us in our efforts to provide every member of our community with a uniquely tailored solution.”
– Renee Clark, Owner/Head of Marketing and Operations Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners
About Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC
The Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate network is a dynamic real estate brand that offers a full range of services to brokers, sales associates and home buyers and sellers. Using innovative technology, sophisticated business systems and the broad appeal of a lifestyle brand, the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network embodies the future of the real estate industry while remaining grounded in the tradition of home. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS), a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation, and settlement services.
The growing Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate network includes approximately 11,650 independent sales associates in over 400 offices serving home buyers and sellers across the United States, Canada, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Australia, and Türkiye.
Better Homes and Gardens®, BHGRE® and the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Logo are registered service marks owned by Meredith Operations Corporation and licensed to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated.
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