Royal City Realty Limited Information

Whether Buying or Selling in Wellington County; Royal City Realty has been the leading real estate brokerage in Guelph for over 35 years. We're proudly Royal LePage - a company that has been recognized as a proven leader providing real estate services since 1913. Incorporated in 1970, Royal City Realty saw a great deal of change in its early years. Initially the name ROYAL CITY REALTY was owned by Bob Mutrie, But when Murray Taylor, Geoff Glass, Simon Wildeboer and Graydon Reed wanted to open a new Real Estate company in 1977; the name was purchased. They then hand-picked 25 sales reps to join their new team. In 1984, Taylor and Glass bought out the business and turned their attention to building it into a fast-growing, multi-branch brokerage with 13 offices and some 350 salespeople. During the early nineties, a challenging period for real estate, the pair sold off the branch offices to managers, who became franchisees of Royal City Realty. Eventually all drifted off to Royal LePage as the owners realized their hearts weren't into building a franchise network. Current owner Robb Atkinson purchased Royal City Realty in November of 2004. He had ventured into the world of real estate business ownership in 1984 when he opened Realty World Youngblood Atkinson. In 1995, Atkinson renamed the business Realty World Vantage and relocated with 22 sales reps to the company's Speedvale Avenue location. Two years later, he purchased Guelph's Royal LePage corporately owned operation; rolling it into the Speedvale business. With the purchase of Royal City in 2004, Atkinson created Royal LePage Royal City Realty as it stands today. The company now serves Guelph and surrounding area with two Guelph offices, a Stone Road Mall kiosk and a Rockwood location. The group boasts over 100 sales reps, many of them award winners, including National Chairman's Club award-winner Linda Vadala.