{"id":1498,"date":"2018-09-12T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T21:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/12\/alain-pinel-realtors-acquires-hill-company\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:24:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:24:11","slug":"alain-pinel-realtors-acquires-hill-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/12\/alain-pinel-realtors-acquires-hill-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Alain Pinel Realtors Acquires Hill &#038; Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Northern California real estate leader expands presence in San Francisco; REAL Trends represented Hill &amp; Company in the transaction.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49836 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-12-at-3_33_27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"87\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alain Pinel Realtors <\/a>(APR), the family-owned real estate brokerage with nearly 1,300 agents and 30 offices in Northern California, has acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hill-co.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hill &amp; Company<\/a>, a San Francisco real estate firm with deep roots in some of The City\u2019s most desired neighborhoods and a reputation for extraordinary professionalism.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe were ably represented by REAL Trends in the work that led to this combination with Alain Pinel Realtors,\u201d said Costello.&nbsp;\u201cTheir assistance was valuable to us both personally and professionally.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>-Jay Costello, President of Hill &amp; Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hill &amp; Company\u2019s agents and three offices in Pacific Heights, Noe Valley, and the Marina will transition to APR in the coming weeks. The company closed over $545 million in sales in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAPR is driven by an unshakable dedication to quality in everything it does, and this acquisition very much reflects that commitment,\u201d said Mike Hulme, President of APR. \u201cHill &amp; Company was built upon an ethic of professionalism that aligns perfectly with our values.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThis combination creates a compelling opportunity for our agents, who can now realize the benefits of APR\u2019s forward-looking technology vision, Bay Area-wide footprint, and global marketing reach, And, given that we are both family-owned companies with longstanding ties to the Bay Area, our values, cultures, and approach to decision-making are very much aligned.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>-Jay Costello, President of Hill &amp; Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-49837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2018-09-12-at-3_35_09-PM.png\" alt=\"Alain Pinel Realtors Acquires \" width=\"296\" height=\"107\"><\/p>\n<p>Costello, along with Hill &amp; 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