Stand out
Build a recognizable professional identity and a polished client experience with refined branding and coordinated client-facing materials.
Explore Craft & Bauer with Dominic
Build a business that stands out—and a future that goes beyond your next closing.
The brand to stand out. The people and systems to move forward. More ways to build your future. Craft & Bauer at REAL supports the business you run today while opening more possibilities for what you can build over time.
We are looking for agents who are kind, driven and coachable.
$512M+Volume Closed
865+Homes Sold
70+Agents & Growing
BUILD ON WHAT IS WORKING
Keep the ambition. Strengthen what surrounds it.
Your next move should strengthen the business you have already built—not ask you to trade your identity for a different logo.
We start with what you want to make possible: stronger positioning, more consistent production, retained income, leadership, independence or future options. Then we show you what Craft & Bauer contributes, what REAL contributes and how the complete arrangement fits together.
THE COMBINED VALUE
Five outcomes worth building toward.
Win business
Strengthen how you communicate your value, develop relationships and follow through with marketing and practical support you can use.
Run it well
Work with accessible leadership, capable people and systems that support database work, follow-up, transactions and client service.
Strengthen the economics
Compare total costs, retained income and the support received so the complete business model—not one headline number—drives the decision.
Build future options
Pursue stronger production, leadership, a team, eligible stock participation or additional income opportunities as the business develops.
WHAT CRAFT & BAUER BRINGS
Identity, marketing and people who know the work.
- A distinctive professional identity
- Creative, usable marketing support
- Accessible leadership and practical training
- Transaction guidance, systems and a collaborative community
WHAT REAL BRINGS
Infrastructure, technology and broader possibilities.
- Brokerage infrastructure and transaction technology
- A broader professional network and education
- A capped brokerage model to evaluate within the complete arrangement
- Eligible opportunities for stock ownership, revenue share and organizational growth
Before you move brokerages for a better split, ask what you will have to build yourself.
YOUR CRAFT & BAUER CONNECTION
Dominic Labriola
Founding Partner · Chief Executive Officer · Broker Associate · California + Arizona
Dominic is a founding partner and Chief Executive Officer of Craft & Bauer | Real Broker, licensed across California and Arizona. His background spans construction and development, high-volume brokerage systems, and building boutique brokerage infrastructure.
He brings a builder's and brokerage operator's perspective to every growth conversation: what support actually needs to do for an agent, where infrastructure creates leverage, and how a stronger business structure can create more long-term options.
- Brokerage leadership across California and Arizona
- Construction and development background
- Built and operated boutique brokerage infrastructure
- Guided Craft & Bauer's 2025 partnership with Real
THE FIRST CONVERSATION
Start with the business you are building.
Where are you now?
Production, pipeline, market, working rhythm and the places the business still depends entirely on you.
What support would you use?
Brand, marketing, leadership, development, accountability, systems, community or help building the next stage.
How do the economics compare?
We look at total costs, retained income, support and future options using the terms that apply to your arrangement.
FROM INSIDE THE TEAM
What agents say changes.
“Dom is the link — having a dedicated leader I can reach quickly is invaluable. I get answers right away instead of waiting on a big system.”Gina Bethanis
Estate Agent
“Craft & Bauer adds a layer of personalized coaching I wouldn't get by just going straight to a big brokerage.”Gina Bethanis
Estate Agent
“Craft & Bauer's partnership with Real is the best of both worlds — our boutique brand and community, plus the scale and resources of a national brokerage.”Danny Simard
Broker Associate
Explore the fit with Dominic.
Let's look at what you want to build, the support you would actually use and how the full economics compare.
Full name, phone and email are required. Everything else is optional.