Joe Maez

"The Joe You Should Know"

What do Clients Say?

Joe and his team were extremely professional and were the experts in the market. They handled every detail in a timely manner, were accessible and had all of the resources at their disposal to get things handled quickly. This is the team you want to hire to get the best price for your home and the make the closing process smooth and easy. They are exceptionally!

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Highly likely to recommend | 5.0 Report a problem 06/23/2021 - kacrawford236 Sold a Townhouse home in 2021 in Albuquerque, NM. Primary point of contact: Lisa Local knowledge Process expertise Responsiveness Negotiation skills The Maez group went above and beyond all my expectations. Lisa was great to work with and kept me updated at all times even during my freak out texts ?? Truly the best I’ve ever worked with. Thanks again! Kim Crawford Highly likely to recommend | 5.0 Report a problem 06/01/2021 - jaurrea7 Sold a Single Family home in 2021 in Albuquerque, NM. Primary point of contact: Lisa Local knowledge Process expertise Responsiveness Negotiation skills The Maez Group was great! Their knowledge and expertise of the market proved very helpful and I felt like the team was with me the entire way. Most definitely couldn't have navigatedthe process alone. Would definitely use them again! Highly likely to recommend | 5.0 Report a problem 05/21/2021 - audreyrtuggle Sold a Single Family home in 2021 in Albuquerque, NM. Local knowledge Process expertise Responsiveness Negotiation skills Joe and his team were extremely professional and were the experts in the market. They handled every detail in a timely manner, were accessible and had all of the resources at their disposal to get things handled quickly. This is the team you want to hire to get the best price for your home and the make the closing process smooth and easy. They are exceptionally! Show less Highly likely to recommend | 5.0 Report a problem 05/19/2021 - Denise hearn Showed home in 2020 in Alameda, Albuquerque, NM 87114. Local knowledge Process expertise Responsiveness Negotiation skills Joe represented the buyer for the sale of my home. As a comparison to the agent that represented the sale of home, I see a clear difference in knowledge, expertise, negotiation skills, and professionalism. Joe has raised the bar in a saturated field of realtors. He is attentive and accommodating. I wish I would have met him prior to listing my home with another agent. I will contact Joe for future real estate transactions for myself and recommend him to friends.

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The Joe Maez team was incredible. When Joe initially met with us, his team had already looked at comps in the area and had a price in mind which was over $50k more than a well-known broker in the area had originally suggested. Joe's licensed listing manager, Lisa Spina, was outstanding! She was professional, available at a moment's notice, knowledgeable, and able to talk issues through with us. Lisa walked us through the entire process and helped us to avoid unnecessary problems. The other members of Joe's team were also helpful. We would highly recommend Joe Maez and his team to purchase or sell your home. Carol & David Waters

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Joe knew what it took to sell the home and sell it did. 5 offers the first day on market and under contract within 48 hours. Great job!!! Honest and transparent for both the seller and the buyer to provide both parties with confidence the right decision of sale and purchase was made..

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Joe is THE go to realtor in NM. Joe brought us two offers in just a few days; and we set a new sales record with an above asking price offer. If you want to sell your home quickly for top dollar, Joe will get it done!

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About Joe

Joe Maez, of The Maez Group, is a conqueror at heart—whatever he’s doing, he isn’t
satisfied until he’s reached the peak. He’d just finished a 13-month tour in Iraq when he was
introduced to real estate by his wife, Rosie. After house hunting and spending time with
brokers, she thought it could be a good fit for her returning veteran. “You like helping people,”
she said, explaining what a REALTOR® does to guide and negotiate on behalf of their clients.
She signed them up for a Coldwell Banker career night and both Joe and Rosie got licensed.
But growing up, Joe had “a lot of limiting beliefs,” thinking success was getting your
bachelor’s and a steady paycheck of $55k a year with a 401k in your name. Joe wanted
something more stable for his family than strictly commission-based pay, so he finished school
and joined Pulte Homes, where the starting salary was $55k. While the vision for success in his
hometown was small, his mom, a teacher, always encouraged him to think big. Knowing his life
would be what he made it, Joe adhered to the words of Henry Ford, “Whether you think you
can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
Making the most of his position as a sales and marketing intern, Joe learned a lot,
finding a mentor in Brian Fink who offered daily sales training to everyone at 5 am. Only Joe
showed up, gleaning all he could from a “master of sales training.” Joe soon gained recognition
from corporate as the #1 user of a new sales platform in the company, an achievement he
quickly followed up as the #1 salesperson in the country for all of Pulte Homes.
In 2007, his first child, Timoteo was born—a “peak of the market” baby. Though layoffs
begin in the mid-2000’s, Joe’s sales success made him bulletproof. While his job remained

secure, he saw that in Corporate America everyone is a number, even if your number is one.
Having reached the top at Pulte, Joe was ready for a new challenge. Joe hadn’t ever quit
anything in his life but he recognized it was time to begin considering his exit strategy.
Working with many brokers over the years, Joe was constantly being told he was lucky,
the sales came to him, where the REALTORS® had to work for every listing. But with nearly
uncapped potential, Joe thought they were the lucky ones. Where he was limited by the
number of homes his builders could build, there were 7500 homes on the market (at the time),
7500 opportunities to sell. It felt like a challenge and Joe Maez seldom says ‘no’ to a challenge.
When the time was right, Joe left Pulte on good terms, joining Coldwell Banker with his
wife who was pregnant with their “bottom of the market baby,” a girl they’d name Mireya,
born in 2010. He was ready to show everyone he could still be the best, even on unfamiliar
terrain. Having watched Rosie deal with the harsh, sometimes hostile reality of real estate, he
didn’t think it would be easy, but Joe was built to be pretty tough and after eight years in the
Army, he could take a lot of criticism and punishment.
He was also prepared to be a leader. After reaching #4 out of 500 brokers in the
company within his first year, he started looking for a team model. Beginning at Keller Williams,
his team’s trajectory was always straight up. They reached the top in a few short years and he
became the first broker to sell over $100 million in a year—a position he’s consistently held the
last four years. When his vision stopped aligning with his brokerage’s, he took on another steep
climb, going out on his own with The Maez Group.
They’re still closing over $100 million a year and stay in the top spots, training up “some
of the best producing agents on the board” thanks to Joe’s dedication to his team and

commitment to his people. Joe had a lot of great examples of teachers growing up and feels
assigned to the post. Even his name, Maez, is an abbreviated version of the Spanish word
maestro or ‘teacher’.
Joe views his group as a sort of military unit, where his systems and business model
drive their success, excuses aren’t accepted, and the rank and file applies with people who have
earned their stripes and those who are still working for it. As the leader of his unit, Joe aspires
to perform as well as the leaders he knew and learned from. His father and grandfather, both
combat veterans and family men, set the gold-standard for manhood when Joe was growing up,
having served their country in war.
Joe knew when he joined the Army, combat was a possibility, but he was eager to walk
in the footsteps of the men he loved and be forged in the same fire as them. He was ready,
even excited to take on such an incredible challenge. General David Petraeus, whom he met on
deployment, was another leader he admired. When the general led their brigade run, Joe saw
he was someone worth following; someone with experience, willing do it alongside his people.
Keeping to this philosophy, Joe never asks his team to do something he won’t do
himself, including weekend open houses. Joe sees open houses as one of a REALTORS® “posts”
and the first General Order of the Army says, “I will guard everything within the limits of my
post and quit my post only when properly relieved.” He wants The Maez Group to be the gold-
standard for real estate in the area and holds his team to the same unwavering standards as he
holds himself. He expects his people to show up and put in the work, reliably and with integrity;
the same standards necessary for a successful military unit.

Being in the military is similar to being a broker: It’s 24/7. There’s no time-out. There’s
no ‘do not disturb’ or ‘I’ll call you back’. It’s now. Like being in a combat zone. With experience
in actual combat zones, Joe understands the importance of being ready, taking care of your
people, and making sure they’re well trained and prepared for whatever arises.
Joe’s military experience has been invaluable in cultivating a group who can handle
anything, regardless of how high emotions run or how hot situations get—skills and discipline
he learned and practiced in service. Being able to keep your cool and bring a calm temperament
to each transaction is key to providing the best experience and ensure you complete the
mission. And, like the military, you’re rewarded for a job well done; in the case of real estate,
closing the transaction.
Thanks to his entire team, The Maez Group celebrated a record-breaking month in
August where five producing brokers closed over $20 million in a single month—proof his
systems are working, his people are prepared, and he’s providing the best service in the area.
To provide the best, all Joe’s support staff are licensed; regardless of whether they’re
speaking to the front desk or an active broker, “…people know when they’re working with The
Maez Group, they’re getting the best of the best.” And according to Joe Maez, who’s only
satisfied with being at the very top, that’s exactly as it should be.