CENTURY 21 Bamber Realty Begins New Chapter with Recent Merger

May 2024, Calgary – One of Calgary’s top real estate brokerages is starting a new chapter that opens brand new opportunities for agents ready to dip their toes into property management.  CENTURY 21 Bamber Realty has merged with CENTURY 21 Elevate and will now offer property management services through their new sister company.

Broker George Bamber saw this step forward as a natural evolution of his business. “We used to refer property management business opportunities to Andre [d’Abadie, owner of CENTURY 21 Elevate], and when we decided that merging was the best path forward, we chose to keep Elevate Property Management as our sister company. Those real estate agents will move over to us, and it’s all part of the plan to make C21 Bamber Realty bigger, better, and stronger.”

The goal is to attract new agents who have or are interested in a property management license, giving them a rare chance to explore both avenues in one company. “We’re well known in Calgary, but we can always get stronger,” he explains. “I think this is a great opportunity for agents and property managers who also want to grow and see what’s possible.”

Moving forward with this merger was a big step forward for George, who is constantly looking for ways to innovate in his brokerage, a stalwart of Calgary for nearly 40 years. “We’re one of the biggest companies in the CENTURY 21 Canada network, but even then, you always have to find ways to innovate. And when you’re the owner of a company, the only person who’s going to motivate you is yourself and last year I had the thought that I should make the phone call, see if a merger would be possible, and find the growth opportunity I knew was there.”

Andre will stay on to manage the property management side of the business, and both he and George will lend their expertise to CENTURY 21 Bamber’s new business model. “He’s got some really good people coming over with him; and we’ve got a good location, a good team, and a good reputation, our goal now is to attract all the agents who will see what we’re doing and want to work with good leadership.”

“Expanding into property management is just the kind of innovation that keeps our brokerages from stagnating,” says Todd Shyiak, Executive Vice President of CENTURY 21 Canada. “It’s really exciting to see George and Andre work together to expand CENTURY 21 Bamber Realty, and in a market as active as Calgary we know they’re going to have ample opportunities for growth.”

CENTURY 21 Bamber and Elevate Property Management are now operating in the Calgary area. CENTURY 21 Bamber was the #9 office by Production in 2023 in the Global Century 21 system and ranked #3 by Units and #6 by Production in the Canadian network.