Amy Stockberger is out to change the business model of the real estate industry. Later this month, she and her husband, Adam, will launch Amy Stockberger Real Estate, an independent brokerage that she says creates a model unlike any she has seen. “We want to blaze a trail and see where it takes us,” said Stockberger, who began in the…

If you’re in the market for a realtor to help you buy or sell a home (or both), you may find yourself sifting through a lot of potential candidates.  You’ve seen their signs in front of homes and their pictures on benches around town.  There may be dozens of qualified professionals to choose from.  How can you find the best…

It says something about the state of the housing market that Amy Stockberger took to the sky to encourage potential sellers. Stockberger, who is part of Hegg Realtors, hired a pilot to fly a banner last weekend over neighborhoods in particularly short supply of homes for sale. The response was “absolutely amazing,” she said. She plans to repeat the aerial…

From staff reports The Amy Stockberger Team of Hegg Realtors has been ranked in the top one-half of 1 percent of the nation’s Realtors by REAL Trends, an awards program developed by The Wall Street Journal. The rankings, called The Thousand, list Realtors by their number of transaction sides. Stockberger’s team represented 289 transaction sides in 2016, ranking it No. 245…

The escape-room business Escape 605 is growing with a new location at The Empire Mall and an expansion at its original location. Escape 605 will take the former Vanity space next to Pink by Victoria’s Secret in the JCPenney wing. The 4,000-square-foot space will be converted into five escape rooms. The goal is to be open by mid-June, co-owner Amy…