Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services expands into Venice market with acquisition

Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services, one of the top producing brokerages in Hillsborough County, has acquired Gulf Shores Realty, based in Venice.

The partnership will result in a combined 89 agents responsible for $376 million in sales and 783 transactions annually, according to a statement.

Tomlin St Cyr, founded in 2016, produced $107 million in sales volume in 2020. Together, the firms will be positioned in the top 1 percent of brokerages in West Central Florida, the statement said.

“We are excited that Gulf Shores Realty is joining Tomlin St Cyr Real Estate Services, ERA Powered,” said Ali St Cyr, in the statement. “We were fortunate to find another brokerage that shares our agent-centric culture, values and stellar reputation. We look forward to supporting the continued growth of Gulf Shores Realty and its agents as they serve the Sarasota County community.”

Leadership at Tomlin St Cyr will remain with John Tomlin as chief executive officer, Holly Tomlin as principal and Ali St Cyr as owner and broker. Gulf Shores Realty will continue to operate under its current brand name, with Wayne Welsh leading his team as managing broker. The combined organization will maintain its headquarters at the Tomlin St. Cyr offices on Henderson Boulevard, in Tampa.

Read more about the story behind Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services here.

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