Our area of expertise spreads from East to West along Ohio's North Coast, including the Lake Erie island communities. Since 1 ... 962, when our founder Newman "Russ" Russell started our company, we have followed a steady path of growth, stability, and customer satisfaction. Starting with one small real estate office, and a hand full of real estate agents, we have grown to seven real estate offices, and approximately 500 real estate agents. We are currently the largest locally owned real estate company in the Greater Cleveland area; the second largest overall. According to REAL Trends, we are ranked 157th of all real estate brokers nationwide. Placing Russell Real Estate Services in the Top 1% of all NAR brokers Nationwide (based on transactional units) and we continue to grow, even in today’s ever changing market. read more