After twelve years as a real estate agent in Redlands, California, Lois Lauer opened her own office in 1976, as Lois Lauer Realty. The company quickly grew and after only two years had to move to larger quarters, as it had become the largest office locally.

In 1981, Lois convinced her son-in-law, Vaughn Bryan, that the activity was too strong for her to manage alone and he joined her as manager. With this added strength, the company now began to branch into nearby communities by opening an office in Yucaipa to handle the east end of the Inland Empire. Within a few years offices opened in Loma Linda to service the medical community there, followed by another office in San Bernardino/Highland, the larger and more heavily populated communities of the east valley.

The company had become the largest independent Real Estate firm in the valley and flourished a few years with the four offices. However, it became apparent that since a Mortgage Company and an Escrow Division had been opened, it would be a more efficient operation to combine the personnel into one state of the art facility. The opportunity to purchase a building with freeway visibility presented itself, so in July 1998, 78 agents, management, escrow, mortgage and commercial were happily ensconced at 1998 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, California.

Very shortly thereafter, franchise companies began to solicit Lois Lauer Realty, and though they had all tried before and been turned down, it became evident that franchising would be the way in the new economy. In the Fall of 1998, the board of directors and stockholders, many of whom are the company’s top producers, voted to become CENTURY 21 Lois Lauer Realty.

Within the first eighteen months of joining CENTURY 21®, the company had taken top honors in the franchise and has now established itself among the top 12 CENTURY 21® companies in the world.

In January 1999, the company purchased Shelter West of Riverside to serve the Riverside-Moreno Valley area. In order to better serve the West Valley of the Inland Empire, in February 2000 an office was opened in Fontana. Branch offices continued to be added with Palm Desert opening in 2001, Moreno Valley in 2002 and our 7th location opened in Palm Springs in 2004. Growth in our Relocation & Business Development and Commercial divisions necessitated a new location for their operations now located at 1901 Orange Tree Lane.

Adding to the firm’s ‘One Stop Shopping’ philosophy, a title company has been added to the basket of company owned services that include escrow, mortgage and transaction coordination.

An industry leader, CENTURY 21 Lois Lauer Realty now has upwards of 310 full-time real estate agents and serves the real estate needs of the Inland Empire and Coachella Valley.