Summary
Steve Merritt is a results-driven real estate team leader and mentor with 11 years of experience building high-performing agents and modern, scalable brokerage practices. Based in Chicago, he leads The Merritt Group at eXp Realty, championing a disruptive model that blends aggressive commission splits, shareholder equity opportunities, and cloud-first technology to maximize agent income and retention. Steve pairs hands-on coaching and rapid onboarding with robust tools—CRM, IDX sites, transaction management, and frequent live training—to help agents grow revenue and plan for long-term ownership. His background in health education gives him a pragmatic, people-centered approach to mentorship and team culture, and he brings a programmer’s curiosity to workflow optimization despite a light public technical footprint.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Health Education, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Health Education at Northeastern Illinois University