We are a family owned business that pledges itself to the service and satisfaction of our customers. We strive for excellence in all we do, and emphasize that great things come in small packages.

We give the customer more than they expect - every time.

In all our business dealings, we place the entire 3000+ membership of the Northeast Florida Association of REALTORS® at work for you. We accomplish what all others can only promise.

Our History:

In February 1972, Latham Real Estate, Inc. purchased an ongoing Real Estate business and have operated in the Orange Park and Jacksonville areas since that time. We are members of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, Northeast Florida Association of REALTORS, the Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service, the Clay County Builders Association, and the Clay County Chamber of Commerce.

The Company is a closely held family business with Isabel D. Latham the Chief Executive Officer. We have agents eager for the opportunity to assist you with your properties. Most importantly the company meets all the RTC, FDIC, FNMA, and FHLMC guidelines and restrictions. Tobias B. Latham, Jr., SRA, CREA is the Executive Vice President.

We are a full service company with a property management division familiar with the listing, sales and management of REO properties, an appraisal division and of course, a sales division. Our twenty five years of experience and sense of cooperation and fair play has resulted in a strong business relationship with the majority of Real Estate Agents in the greater Duval and Clay County areas.

We have represented the RTC, FDIC, FNMA, FHMLC, Centrust Savings Bank, Bank United, Meritor Savings Bank, Southeast Bank, Barnett Bank, the United Postal Savings Association, Mortgage Corporation of the South, Alliance Mortgage Company, Duval Savings Bank, MGIC, Essex Savings Bank, United Guarantee PMI Insurers, Transworld Mortgage, AVCO Financial Services, Inland Mortgage Corporation, Homeside Lending, NationsBank, Wilshire Credit, as well as a host of others in the sale and marketing of REO Properties. In addition we have represented the Veterans Administration and the US Dept of HUD in the sale of their REO properties.

Relocation Companies that we have represented include Edina National REO Service, Equitable Relocation, Travelers Relocation, the CSX Railroad and Genrel Relocation Company. Our agents are trained and competent in the marketing of resales, New Homes, REO properties and relocation homes. Our primary mission is a satisfied seller and satisfied buyer.

Mission Statement:

Our Mission is to be the leading, innovative provider of Real Estate Services on Florida’s First Coast. We will professionally grow our business, satisfy our clients and responsibly meet the needs of our community.

We are committed to being the Real Estate partners of choice in every aspect of the Industry we serve, by enhancing the lives of those we touch achieve their real estate needs.

Vision Statement:

To offer consumers the highest level of competency, integrity and value in our performance. We will maintain the highest standards of ethics and corporate citizenship in every action we take and everything we do.

Values:

We are honest, open and fair. Respect for individuals will not be compromised. We will attract, motivate and retain only the highest performing people in all areas of our business. We will adhere to our strict code of ethics as required by membership in the National Association of REALTORS®. Our personal and corporate integrity are the foundations for all our activities. This integrity is a cherished possession which we never want to lose.

Business Philosophy:

• To promote home ownership
• To provide safe, sanitary and secure rentals
• To support Private Property Rights
• To provide only the highest level of customer service
• To market all Real Estate related services in the furtherance of the interest of the client
• To provide investors with an attractive return on their investment through sustained, high quality growth
• To achieve leadership in the markets we serve
• To be creative, innovative and team players
• To satisfy our customers’ needs now and in the future, by continually improving the quality of everything we do

Standards of Performance:

Achieving our vision depends entirely on the ability of our sales executives to contribute individually and collectively, to develop new skills, to work in an environment that fosters pride and to share in the contributions they make toward the success of the company. This success requires a culture that makes it possible for our people to achieve full potential. Such a culture is based on mutual trust and success.