Women-Led Boutique Brokerage Joins the National Brand in Pursuit of Enhanced Services and Agent Learning and Development Opportunities
MADISON, N.J. (June 9, 2025) – Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group, based in Tehachapi, CA., is the latest addition to the trusted lifestyle real estate brand. The boutique women-led brokerage assists clients throughout Kern County with residential and commercial real estate, including ranch properties, vacation homes and land deals.
The firm is led by broker/owner Christy Rabe, a native Californian who moved to Bear Valley Springs in 2001 and has since accumulated twenty years of real estate experience in the area, including being a multi-million dollar producer in 2006, 2007 and 2009. As Rabe continued to earn more accolades, she also climbed from saleswoman to associate broker, before fully venturing off on her own and founding her current brokerage in 2018. In the seven years since then, she has led her firm by example, maintaining her strong work ethic in sales while also developing a reputation as a compassionate, competent leader.
Although she has been successful leading her firm for almost a decade, Rabe felt the next logical step in her real estate journey was to affiliate with a nationally recognized brand that could provide her and her affiliated agents with the tools to help elevate their current services. The Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate brand stood out as Rabe’s ideal option, as the brand offers high-touch learning and development solutions, a point of emphasis in Rabe’s company, and a support in her path to growth opportunities. She hopes to leverage the enhanced services offered by the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand to strategically attract top agents, while still maintaining her company’s highly personalized, boutique feel.
Located 4,000 feet up the Tehachapi Mountains, Tehachapi proper is away from the hustle and bustle of southern California’s major cities, while still being close enough to large metropolitan centers like Bakersfield for residents to have a manageable commute to work. Also known as “the Land of 4 Seasons,” Tehachapi’s simple mountain lifestyle is attractive for outdoor enthusiasts, young families, and retirees alike. Many of the city’s residents also have military ties thanks to a nearby air force base.
Details:
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group 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.
- The firm can tap into the many business-building resources in Be Better University®, the brand’s award-winning professional development and learning platform, to provide its affiliated agents with a competitive advantage in their market and help increase productivity.
- Rabe plans to leverage the Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate brand’s recognition and sophisticated marketing assets to help increase awareness within her immediate community and attract some of the area’s top agents.
- Philanthropy is an area of emphasis for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group. The firm is a strong supporter of the Salvation Army, where they volunteer monthly to assemble and hand out food commodity boxes.
“At Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, we know that the strength of our brand lies in the dedication and local expertise of our affiliated brokerages. Christy and her exceptional affiliated agents embody the values we hold dear: commitment to community, personalized service, and an unwavering drive to help clients achieve their dreams. Their ability to build meaningful relationships and deliver standout results in a growing market is a testament to their passion and professionalism. We’re proud to welcome this outstanding company to the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network and look forward to supporting their continued success.”
– Ginger Wilcox, President, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC
“We firmly believe that collaboration and the right support make the dream work, and we know that the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand will provide us with that excellent support. We’re fortunate enough to serve a very close-knit community where local values dictate all, and the brand perfectly understands that. We’re confident that this affiliation will not only enhance our service capabilities, but also our professionalism, our reputation, and our ability to provide better learning and development opportunities to our affiliated agents.”
– Christy Rabe, Broker/Owner, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group
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 11,000 independent sales associates in over 400 offices serving home buyers and sellers across the United States, 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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