Chris Speicher serves as co-founder of the Speicher Group. Chris’ focus includes growth strategy, financial management, operational excellence, marketing, transactional management and recruitment. A sought after speaker and respected thought-leadership resource for top publications such as the Wall Street Journal and Zillow Group, Speicher is also a principal of a general partnership that invests in and develops “real estate enabling technology” companies.
The Speicher Group of Long & Foster and Christie’s International Real Estate is an award-winning real estate firm based in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The Speicher Group joined the Bethesda office of Long & Foster Real Estate, the nation’s No. 1 privately owned residential real estate company and the exclusive local affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate, in August 2016. The Speicher Group is known throughout the greater Washington area for their exceptional service, expert negotiation skills and tremendous real estate knowledge in the luxury and traditional markets.
The Speicher Group joined Long & Foster and Christie’s International Real Estate to become part of the brokerage that leads the luxury real estate market in the D.C. capital region. With the exclusive marketing, technology and networking resources offered by Long & Foster and Christie’s, as well as the prestige of their brands, the Speicher Group is well positioned to dominate the luxury real estate market throughout their area and even better serve their clients.
The Speicher Group came to Long & Foster from a competing local franchise, where they had earned top honors for their sales performance. There, they ranked as the No. 1 team in Montgomery County, one of the top five teams in Maryland and one of the top 50 teams in the country. They also were recognized by industry news outlet REAL Trends as America’s Best Real Estate Agents in Maryland, both for their sales volume and transaction sides in the past year. In addition, Washingtonian has named the Speicher Group among the D.C. area’s best real estate agents multiple times.
- 2010 to Present: Co-Founder of the Speicher Group of Long & Foster and Christie’s International Real Estate
- 2012 to Present: Zillow Agent Advisory Board
- 2015 to Present: Inman News Contributor
- 2015 to Present: Zillow Accelerate Expert
- 2015 to Present: MRIS, Inc. Board Advisory Forum
Prior to forming the Speicher Group with his wife, Peggy Lyn, Chris was a sales and marketing professional working with some of the world’s leading companies like Black & Decker, Comcast, Thomson Reuters and, most recently, Microsoft.