{"id":63248,"date":"2026-06-13T03:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T01:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housesmarketplace.com\/2026-realtrends-verified-journey-from-intern-to-owner-fuels-david-banks-teams-record-year\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T03:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T01:00:15","slug":"2026-realtrends-verified-journey-from-intern-to-owner-fuels-david-banks-teams-record-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housesmarketplace.com\/ru\/2026-realtrends-verified-journey-from-intern-to-owner-fuels-david-banks-teams-record-year\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 RealTrends Verified: Journey from intern to owner fuels David Banks Team\u2019s record year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Teddy Piper returned home after college in 2012, he wasn\u2019t certain what direction his career would take.<\/p>\n

Fourteen years later, he is broker-owner of one of Maine\u2019s top-producing real estate firms \u2014 helping guide the David Banks Team at REMAX by the Bay<\/strong> through a record-setting year.<\/p>\n

The Portland-based operation ranked No. 40 for transaction sides among medium-sized teams nationwide on the 2026 RealTrends \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043e<\/strong> \u0440\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0438, closing 240<\/a> last year. It also placed No. 26 nationally by \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0436\u0438<\/a> volume, generating $282.15 million in closed business.<\/p>\n

For Piper, the achievement reflects a journey that began with a summer internship and led to earning his real estate license in 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201c[In 2012] we were just coming out a recession, and I didn\u2019t have a clear path of what I wanted to do with my career, so I got an internship for the summer at REMAX by the Bay,\u201d he told \u0416\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0435\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a\u0430<\/strong>. \u201cFrom there, I never left. I\u2019ve had various different roles, obviously I\u2019ve been an intern. I\u2019ve been in operations and then I joined the team. I worked as David Banks\u2019 assistant, that was my first licensed job with the team, and did that for two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

A native of Falmouth, just north of \u041f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0434<\/a>, Piper believes his local roots helped make real estate a natural fit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just knew after getting started with the company that this was a place I could see myself,\u201d he said. \u201cThis was an industry I could see myself in. I knew a lot of people and I knew the properties, so it was kind of a natural fit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Team evolution<\/h2>\n

The David Banks Team itself has evolved significantly over the past three decades.<\/p>\n

David Banks launched REMAX by the Bay<\/strong> in 1994 and grew it into a prominent regional brokerage that attracted leading agents throughout Maine and \u041d\u044c\u044e-\u0413\u0435\u043c\u043f\u0448\u0438\u0440<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At its peak, the organization operated three offices and housed nearly 80 agents.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Banks streamlined the business by selling the brokerage operations and focusing exclusively on a smaller team model \u2014 creating the structure that exists today. Piper became a co-owner in April 2024 alongside Michael Banks, David Banks\u2019 son.<\/p>\n

David Banks remains involved as lead broker while gradually stepping back from daily operations and concentrating on consulting and specialty properties.<\/p>\n

Today, REMAX by the Bay operates exclusively as the David Banks Team rather than a traditional brokerage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re kind of a unique organization,\u201d said Piper. \u201cEveryone in our agency is on our team. A former team member and colleague of David\u2019s took a group and opened up REMAX Shoreline nearby, which is kind of our sister office.\u201d<\/p>\n

Record performance in 2025<\/h2>\n

The team\u2019s 2025 performance represented its strongest year yet. According to Piper, the previous high-water mark came in 2022, when the team generated approximately $250 million in sales volume.<\/p>\n

The team benefited from strong activity across all business lines \u2014 including several high-end transactions that reflected growing national interest in Maine\u2019s luxury market.<\/p>\n

\u201cVolume tends to be the number that is most important to us,\u201d Piper said. \u201cLast year was about 15% higher than our previous record. We definitely had a little bit of a slowdown in \u201823 and \u201924. Prices didn\u2019t pull back as much, and everything was just a little bit harder to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

While luxury sales contributed to the results, Piper emphasized that the team serves the full market spectrum, from new condominium developments to multimillion-dollar waterfront estates.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommunicate, communicate, communicate and stay in touch as much as you can,\u201d he said regarding agent outreach that works with any client demographic. \u201cFigure out what makes them tick \u2014 whether it\u2019s email, a phone call, whether they want to text, whether they want a social media direct message, anything. Every buyer is different in how they like to communicate, so personalize it to them. Some say they want to hear from you every week. Some say, \u2018I want to hear from you every time a property comes up.\u2019 Then, some say, \u2018I will call you when I want to see a property.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI think just getting a good feel for how your client likes to communicate and interact is important. Also, set the expectation of how you want to communicate, and what your service is going to be, and just make sure up front that everyone\u2019s very clear about what the process is going to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Culture as a growth strategy<\/h2>\n

The team currently includes nine agents, three administrators and an in-house staging professional.<\/p>\n

Piper views the staging operation as a competitive advantage, but he believes culture has been the primary driver of growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re fully collaborative,\u201d he said. \u201cEveryone gets everyone gets paid \u2014 regardless of who sells the property. So, we work together to get these deals done. A lot of teams, they set up distinct hierarchies and distinct roles for each agent, and we certainly have roles and structure for our agents. What we don\u2019t have is, \u2018You get this lead and you get this lead.\u2019 We all work together to make sure the deal closes.\u201d<\/p>\n

For a leader who started as an intern without a clear career path, the team\u2019s national recognition marks both personal and organizational growth.<\/p>\n

As broker-owner, Piper now helps steer the same company where he first got his start \u2014 continuing a succession story that has positioned the David Banks Team among the nation\u2019s highest-performing real estate organizations.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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