Mike Murphy and Sue Schultes offer something unusual: a unique combination of proficiency, personality, and experience, with each of us adding our own particular flavor to the mix. We bring a deep professional background to our real estate experience, and our collective skills makes for a singular partnership committed to integrity, professionalism, and uncompromising personal service. Our partnership thrives by combining the unbeatable synergy of two dedicated professionals.
With a successful background in financial services and consulting and a keen understanding of local markets, Mike Murphy started in real estate as an investor himself. After substandard experiences with other agents, he saw an opportunity to bring his own financial-world skills to a new career. A strong communicator and seasoned negotiator with a keen business sense, Mike affords those who work with him a unique and informed market perspective; he is a calming force with the ability to understand his clients’ goals and help achieve them. Most of all, he is passionate about raising the industry’s level of integrity, improving its professionalism, and making its marketing strategies more sophisticated.
A first-generation Irish American and a New York native, Mike received his BS in Finance and Economics from the University of Albany. He loves the Bay Area’s quality of life and perfect climate, and he and his wife are (like many of his clients) raising a family here. Mike is an avid runner, bicyclist, and rock climber.
Sue Schultes’ clients know her as passionate, resourceful, and calmly determined, yet what she finds most fulfilling about her job as a real estate agent is her passion for connecting – buyers with sellers, of course, but also connecting with clients on a personal level as well as with the members of her team. To the group, Sue brings an aptitude for negotiation and communication honed at an early age. Sue is the head of Paragon’s Luxury Homes Division and a Seniors Real Estate Specialist.
Originally from New Jersey, Sue has lived in San Francisco for more than a decade, calling the city her “real home.” She received her BS in Economics from Villanova University and MBA from Fordham University. With a background in sales, teaching, and communication skills training, her career has included stretches at HBO, Turner Broadcasting, QBInternational, and San Francisco State University – all of them preparing her for a successful career in real estate.
In her spare time, Sue is an avid reader, and serves on the board for Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly. She is also active with St. Agnes Parish, Gateway High School, and a graduate of Leadership San Francisco. She lives near Golden Gate Park with her husband, Patrick, and yellow lab, Lucy.
About Paragon
What should you look for in a real estate company?
In a word – experience. Paragon Real Estate Group (link to Paragon’s page) was formed by five of the most experience, successful realtors in San Francisco. Their goal was to build a locally owned and managed company that would attract and feature some of the finest agents in San Francisco. The result is a savvy real estate team of industry leaders that is quick to respond and committed to superior customer service.
Paragon Knows Success
Paragon is a cohesive group of individuals with shared values, goals, and objectives. As a progressive, dynamic, multi-faceted, full service citywide brokerage company we have broad product scope including: residential sales, luxury home sales, investment brokerage, commercial brokerage, and residential/mixed use development.
Active Community Members
Through volunteer efforts as well as charitable donations, Paragon Real Estate Group and our agents actively support local organizations in their efforts to improve the City and the living conditions of others. We are committed to the betterment of our San Francisco community.
Results-Oriented
Fastest growing San Francisco brokerage. Lowest average days-on-market figure when listing a home of any of the major brokerages. Lowest purchase price in relation to list price when representing buyers. Whether you are a buyer or seller, we work hard to wow you!
Our Affiliations
Top Agent Network
The real estate business uniquely requires fierce competitors to cooperate with each other in order to be successful. By leveraging the collective intelligence of the best agents in each market, Top Agent Networrk allows us to stay in the loop and provide the highest quality of service to our clients. Only the highest-producing and most respected real estate agents are invited to join their local chapter.
The Artisan Group
Is a strategic alliance of locally-owned, high image real estate companies who have joined forces to create a greater level of service for our clients. We offer individualized local service through an expanded network of professional, meticulously managed real estate brokerages. Our dedication to building relationships in the local and extended communities is a time-proven asset to our clients. Through our alliances, we are able to provide top-quality service in an expanded market area.
No matter where you decide to buy or sell, we connect you with an agent from a company that offers you the personalized service you expect. The Artisan Group agents know the neighborhoods, schools, shopping, zoning, and commuting conditions that are relevant to buying a home in any community of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe region.
LuxuryRealEstate.com
LuxuryRealEstate.com provides an exciting way to reach the world’s most desirable audience. The website is a resource for affluent homeowners and leading luxury real estate specialists alike.
LuxuryRealEstate.com, the most viewed luxury real estate website in the world, has more than 35 million hits a month. Members affiliated with us report that LuxuryRealEstate.com drives more traffic to their websites than any other listing syndication website!
Luxury Portfolio
The Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection® is the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® the largest global network of premier locally branded companies dominated by many of the world’s most powerful independent luxury brokerages. Our award-winning website was launched in 2005 and in its first year featured more $1 million-plus residences than other luxury real estate organizations and has grown to over 15,000 of the world’s most remarkable homes and attracts over 1.2 million high-net-worth visitors a year. By presenting a gallery of the finest luxury properties and brokerages worldwide, our brand is recognized throughout the world as the luxury standard of excellence.