Under Dan’s leadership, Prudential Georgia Realty has become one of the strongest real estate companies in metro Atlanta. For the past 18 months, Prudential Georgia Realty has consistently outperformed the market in unit sales, sales volume and listing marketshare growth. Prudential has received numerous local and national honors including their 5th consecutive Consumer’s Choice Award for Executive Home Sales, the highest ranking for Home Sellers by J.D. Power and Associates and most recently was the first large broker in the nation to receive the Realtor.com Online Marketing Award of Excellence.
Dan is a true entrepreneur and a real live American success story. Starting as a shrimp boat captain on the coast of Georgia, Dan worked his way through college. He received his accounting degree from the University of Georgia. His career began as an auditor which explains his attention to the details of owning a successful business. Since then, he has grown the company to 24 offices with more than 1,300 agents, making Prudential Georgia Realty one of the largest and most successful real estate firms in the nation.
Forsman is widely recognized by his peers in the real estate and business community for his leadership and innovation. He says that the secret to his success is listening carefully to the needs of his agents and developing solutions that help them deliver superior consumer value and achieve the highest net profit.
Although he is quick to give the credit to his agents and employees, Dan is well-known in the industry. He participates on the National Advisory Council of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, the Trulia National Advisory Council, the Realtor.com National Advisory Council, The Realty Alliance Board and is a Director for First Multiple Listing Service. He is also a past President of the Atlanta Borad of Realtors.
Dan has received many personal honors including:
* “Broker of the Year” which is the highest honor available from Prudential Real Estate Affiliates.
* Dan was recognized as Realtor of the Year plus received the Captain of Industry Award, the Five-Star Circle of Service Award and The President’s Award from the Atlanta Board of Realtors.
Dan has been a popular headline speaker at many events including the Employee Relocation Council, the Metro Atlanta Relocation Council, the RIS Media’s CEO Conference, the Inman Real Estate Connect, Georgia Association of Mortgage Brokers, Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia and many other events. He has also been featured recently on 11Alive, Fox5 News and numerous local radio stations. Dan has also become well-known for his series of video market reports which can be found at AtlantaRealEstate2009.com.
Dan Forsman lives what he believes… “Climb the ladder of success, take your family with you and enjoy the ride!” He is married with four children, and enjoys his active home life in the northern suburbs of Atlanta.
