Intero Welcomes Top Producing Teams Back to the Family from Compass and Real Estate Experts

Industry-leading Joe Velasco Group and Lex Orosco Group Rejoin Intero Real Estate Services

Intero, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., is pleased to announce the return of Joe Velasco Group and Lex Orosco Group to Intero’s Cupertino location.

Joe Velasco is a top-performing real estate agent and team leader at the Joe Velasco Group, with over 20 years of experience and more than $1.8 billion in sales. Prior to joining Compass, he spent many years at Intero Real Estate Services, where he consistently ranked as one of the top sales agents and was a member of the brokerage's prestigious Chairman's Circle from 2011 to 2017. After briefly departing Intero for Compass in 2017, Velasco officially returned to the brokerage on January 2, 2024.

"Coming back to Intero feels like coming home!” said Velasco. “They say working with people you like and love makes you live longer, and I truly believe it. Surrounded by the hardest working individuals in Silicon Valley, I am feeling stronger than ever and inspired to make a difference. 2024 is the year for game-changing opportunities!"

In addition to Velasco, the team includes Viridiana Velasco, Jennifer Guarnera, Danielle Florea, Seadorra Aslani, Itzel Hernandez, and Erin Feist. The full-service team specializes in the areas of residential real estate sales, lending, investment, and home development.

After briefly departing Intero in 2018, Lex Orosco officially returned to the brokerage from Real Estate Experts on December 31, 2023. With over 10 years of experience and more than $600 million in sales, he has consistently ranked in the top 1% of real estate professionals nationwide for the past four years. Orosco is in the top 0.0070% of agents in the United States for residential sales volume, with a rank of 111 on the 2023 RealTrends + Tom Ferry The Thousand. Featured on the 2023 America's Best list for exemplary sales production in 2022 in the state of CA, Orosco ranked number 25 for sides and number 40 for residential sales volume, as well as number 1 for transaction sides and residential sales volume as an individual agent in San Jose, CA. Orosco brings Matt Dequiroz with him.

“Returning to Intero is about aligning ourselves with a company that helps us do what we do best – securing the best inventory, price and terms across the region for our clients,” said Orosco. “We are committed 100% to providing 5-star service, and the only way to do that it is to be a part of a brokerage with deep local roots and best-in-class resources and support.”

Jess Wible, Vice President and Managing Officer of Intero Cupertino, said, “I am thrilled to welcome Joe Velasco and Lex Orosco and their respective teams back to Team Intero. Every one of them has earned accolades for their experience, knowledge, and exceptional negotiation skills, and we are proud to work with them to further build their businesses.”

“There really is no place like ‘home’; once you have experienced the culture at Intero, you realize there’s nothing else quite like it,” said Brian Crane, CEO of Intero. “Team Intero is diverse, inclusive and supportive, all at once, and with our flexible, shareable workspaces, you can spend time in any of the 19 office locations in the Bay Area and be mentored by any of our outstanding managers in each of those offices.”

“Our agents are some of the best in the region—nationally recognized experts in their chosen markets, working with clients of all levels,” added Crane. “It is an honor to have these talented members back with the Intero family, and a testament to the core values and commitment that the company was founded on 21 years ago.”

Intero, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America Inc., serves Northern California and Nevada with 19 offices throughout the greater Silicon Valley, San Francisco, Western Nevada, and the Greater Lake Tahoe Region. The Intero Franchise network comprises 29 affiliates located in California, Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas. The company is headquartered in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley.

Find more information about Intero at www.intero.com. Find more information about HomeServices of America at www.homeservices.com.

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