Coldwell Banker Realty has welcomed top-producer Mike Taylor as an affiliate agent to its Rancho Santa Fe office. He comes to the office with more than 30 years of real estate and banking experience. He has directly supervised a portfolio of over $2 billion in real estate loans, including hands-on in the supervision of all litigation matters, REO sales and problem loan workouts.
"We are absolutely delighted to have Mike join our team at the Rancho Santa Fe office," said Jed Etters, Branch Manager at Coldwell Banker Realty. "His extensive knowledge of the local market, astute negotiation skills, and relentless dedication toward putting his clients first are qualities that make him a valuable addition to our team."
Most recently, he worked for Agentinc, a boutique luxury brand he helped build in 2019. Before that, he was a successful sales agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, ranking nationally eight times as one of the top 10 Company Teams (out of 64,000 agents) and earning the honor of being the company's No. 1 Rancho Santa Fe Team for 16 years. He was the co-listing agent for one of only two homes that have sold above $20,000,000 in Rancho Santa Fe. From Mesa, Arizona, he attended the University of Arizona on a basketball scholarship and completed his education while working full-time in the banking industry, earning his Bachelor of Law and his Juris Doctorate degrees from Western State University College of Law (Thomas Jefferson) in San Diego.
“I am thrilled to be associated with Coldwell Banker Realty, the oldest and most stable real estate company in the world,” said Taylor. “Jed Etters is the most professional and knowledgeable manager an agent could ever hope for. What most people don’t realize is that the Coldwell Banker agents throughout the world represent more luxury buyers and sellers than any other real estate company or brand. Being with the oldest, most supportive and financially secure real estate company on the planet helps me, as well as all Coldwell Banker agents, provide the very best service to our clients”
For the first 18 years of his career, he was a senior executive of both Los Angeles-based Topa Savings Bank, formally known as Bel Air Savings and Loan, and Topa Thrift and Loan, which were owned by his mentor, John E. Anderson, for whom the University of California, Los Angeles’ Anderson School of Management is named. He was instrumental in successfully navigating the institutions through the Savings and Loan crisis of the early 90s and was a key contributor in the successful negotiations to sell the Institutions to a Midwest bank holding company in late 1996. After the sale of the company, he was president and CEO of Royal Bank, a small bank in Los Angeles, and guided the owners and Board of Directors in achieving approval of a consolidation plan from the Federal banking regulators. After the sale of the company, he was president and CEO of Royal Bank, a small bank in Los Angeles, and guided the owners and board of directors in achieving approval of a consolidation plan from the federal banking regulators.
Coldwell Banker Realty in Southern California, the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage in Southern California, operates 61 offices with approximately 4,864 affiliated agents. Real estate agents affiliated with the company are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the company. Coldwell Banker Realty is owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE:HOUS), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States. For more information, visit ColdwellBankerHomes.com. CalDRE #01908304.
