MARX-BENSDORF, REALTORS® Welcomes Additional Partners

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October 25, 2024
MARX-BENSDORF, REALTORS® WELCOMES ADDITIONAL PARTNERS
 
(Memphis, TN) – Memphis’ oldest real estate firm has announced additional partners with the goal of sustaining the firm’s legacy of success while also innovating for the future. For 25 and 14 years respectively, co-owners Jimmy Reed, president, and David Tester, partner, have led Marx-Bensdorf, REALTORS®. Both agree that expanding the ownership group will strengthen and grow the firm, ensuring its continued longevity and service to clients across the Mid-South region.
 
“We feel so fortunate to be at this juncture in our firm’s growth,” says Reed. “We want to see our unique and collaborative work environment continue – and our additional four partners are just the right people to join us in that effort.”
 
To that end, Marx-Bensdorf, REALTORS® named the following new partners who will join Jimmy Reed and David Tester in leading the firm:
  • Cathleen Black: Life Member of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) Multi-Million Dollar Club and member of various MMDC committees; Member of the Board of Governors for MAAR’s Multi-Million Dollar Club; native Memphian with 20+ of local real estate expertise; recently licensed in MS; previous work experience includes serving as Vice President of John Malmo Advertising. For more information on Cathleen, visit www.cathleenblackrealtor.com.
  • Melody Bourell: Life Member of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) Multi-Million Dollar Club and past MMDC board member; recipient of the prestigious MAAR Community Service ‘Good Neighbor’ Award, a special award recognizing members who make an exceptional contribution to their community, for her leadership of the annual uniform drive supporting Brewster Elementary; native Memphian with two decades of real estate experience; and a former sales representative for SYSCO, the nation’s largest food distributor. For more information on Melody, visit www.melodybourellrealtor.com.
  • Tracy Lombardo: Life Member of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) Multi-Million Dollar Club with more than 10 years of real estate experience; previous work experience in advertising and corporate cause marketing at ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; past member of MAAR’s Governmental Affairs Committee; past member and chair of MAAR’s REALTOR® Political Action Committee (RPAC) for which she was awarded the MAAR Presidential Award. For more information on Tracy, visit www.tracylombardo.com.
  • Hugh Mallory: Member of the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR) Multi-Million Dollar Club; proud recipient of multiple MAAR designations and certifications including Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS) and Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES); 25 years of sales and management experience; serves on various boards including serving as president of AutoZone Liberty Bowl and Carnival Memphis, and serving on the board of Chickasaw Council, Scouting America and as a former board member of the United States Navy League Memphis Council. For more information on Hugh, visit www.hughmalloryrealtor.com.
 
These four new partners join Jimmy Reed and David Tester for an expanded ownership group made up of six individuals, all with varying backgrounds, unified in their desire to keep trust at the forefront of Marx-Bensdorf’s service.
 
“I am particularly enthusiastic because the six of us are united by our desire and commitment to maintain our unique culture while bringing new talents and assets to the firm’s leadership,” says Tester. “The experience, diversity and integrity of our new partners will help us preserve, protect and perpetuate what we’ve nurtured here at Marx-Bensdorf.”
 
His longtime business partner agrees.
 
“One of our recent statements is that our firm is steady in unsteady times,” says Reed. “We all agree that the main goal for the six of us is to provide balance, ingenuity and longevity so that our firm, our agents, our clients and our community may continue to prosper for generations to come.”
 
The official announcement was made at a gathering of the firm’s valued agents and support staff on Thursday, October 24.
 
“We couldn’t wait to share this exciting news with our Marx-Bensdorf family,” says Tester. “We’re equally ecstatic about sharing this development with our friends, clients and colleagues who have helped us reach this incredible milestone in our firm’s growth.”  
 
Jimmy Reed remains the firm’s principal broker in Tennessee; and David Tester remains the firm’s principal broker in Mississippi.
 
About Marx-Bensdorf, REALTORS®:
Celebrating 156 years of service, Marx-Bensdorf is the oldest real estate firm in Memphis. A longtime member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, the firm has also received multiple local honors including a majority of MAAR Multi-Million Dollar Club Life Members, and REALTORS® who have been recognized for being in the top 1% of real estate professionals in the Memphis area. For more information about Marx-Bensdorf, visit www.marx-bensdorf.com or call 901.682.1868. 
Contact:
Beth Okeon
beth@abomarketing.com, (901) 409-7607