Conexus sale results in 3 new Century 21 brokerages
Conexus Credit Union of Regina has sold the real estate branch of its business, formerly known as Century 21 Conexus, to Century 21 sales representatives and managers, resulting in three new companies. One of the new brokerages is reviving a familiar name – Century 21 Dome Realty, with broker/owner Francis Bast.
Bast sold the original Century 21 Dome, which was Saskatchewan’s largest real estate company, to Conexus in 2004. Now, “the Conexus Credit Union, although very successful in the real estate brokerage, decided to stay in their core business lines,” says Bast. Along with agents Jonah Franklin and Brent Ackerman, Bast has purchased the two-office Regina brokerage and renamed it Century 21 Dome.
“My goal as owner is for Century 21 Dome to continue the tradition of operating a dominant franchise in providing services to agents and their customers,” he says. Bast has been in the real estate industry since 1981 and joined Century 21 in 1984.
In Saskatoon, the former Century Conexus office is now Century 21 Fusion. It was purchased by Gary Busch, Sharon Busch, Barry Chilliak and Sandra Chilliak and is currently operating out of two locations. The first major goal for the owners is to unite the two locations and create one cohesive team. About 75 agents are expected to join the brokerage.
“We have a great team and putting them in one location will help bring the energy back up to get rockin’ again,” says Busch. Raising money for Easter Seals will continue to be a big focus for the brokerage. The new company is planning to host its first golf tournament Aug. 18 to raise funds for Easter Seals. Last year’s tournament raised $20,000.
Long-time Century 21 Conexus branch manager Kevin Wouters has taken on the role as owner of the new Century 21 Prestige Real Estate in Prince Albert.
The brokerage serves a large part of the province, spanning the areas of Turtle Lake,
Smeaton, Wakaw and Rosthern, North to LaRonge and beyond.
“There have been positive strides forward in Prince Albert, from the re-opening of the pulp mill to the mining in the area,” says Wouters. “I think the area is on the verge of a big influx and we’ll be seeing a lot of demand in the housing market.”
The company currently has 26 agents and plans are in place to build a team of 30 real estate professionals by the same time next year.
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