“ Our best claim to fame is we have really good customer care. We just take really good care of our people.” ~ Faith Lewis
Dream team at Lewis Realty
If you’ re lucky enough to live in the Black Hills, you’ re lucky enough. However, if you are still dreaming about moving to the area, finding that perfect home, purchasing a piece of land or starting a business, the team at Lewis Realty in Custer is ready to help make your dreams come true.
Owner Faith Lewis obtained her first realty license in 1986 in Minnesota. She later got a license in North Carolina and has continued to buy and sell properties ever since.
In 2010, Faith got a license in South Dakota, serving as a license assistant while she raised her children.
After that, Faith started the Lewis Realty venture in 2016 under the umbrella of Bradeen Real Estate & Auctions before moving under Keller Williams in 2017.
Finally, in December of 2024, Lewis Realty broke out from under the franchise and was established as its own entity.
By then, Faith had been building the Lewis Realty team for seven years.
“ We’ re number one in the greater Black Hills, but we work hard at it,” said Faith.
Today, Faith’ s brother Mike Lewis is the team’ s full-time marketing, photography and drone expert.
“ We have the largest advertising budget in the whole Black Hills. That’ s something else we’ re really known for is our marketing of listings and always doing the next right thing,” said Faith.
Recently, Mike started to utilize artificial intelligence more, especially for virtual staging of his interior photography. That way, if an empty house is for sale, Mike can demonstrate what it would look like fully furnished without any heavy lifting. He also does 360-degree photo walk-through for homes.
“ We offer a lot of different ways to present homes and land,” said Mike.“ We get it. Sold! We get it, and we sell it. That’ s the whole point. List with us, and we’ ll sell it.”
Karen Gindhart is the team’ s transaction coordinator and handles everything from contract to closing.
“ Largely due to our transaction coordinator, a very high percentage of our transactions that go under contract make it to the closing table because no details get dropped,” said Faith.
As for agents, Faith’ s brother Eric Lewis was the company’ s top producer last year. Recently, Eric’ s wife, Shawn Lewis, had her license reactivated as well and has a wealth of experience from her time at American Title. Dixie Whittaker has had her realty license for around 20 years and brings an abundance of knowledge to the team, too. Meanwhile, Cody Norberg is the newest member of the team and is doing well, according to Faith.
Together, the Lewis Realty team provides the perfect combination of experience and enthusiasm for clients. They serve the entire Black Hills, with agents licensed in Wyoming and Nebraska as well.
“ Our best claim to fame is we have really good customer care. We just take really good care of our people,” said Faith.
Because of the robust team, there is usually an agent available at Lewis Realty to help buyers explore properties last minute.
To schedule a showing or sell your property, go to destinationblackhills. com, call the office at 605-673-5885, walk into the office at 14 West Mount Rushmore Road in Custer or contact an agent through any of the common realty websites.
The Lewis Realty website also includes links to chambers, local communities and favorite attractions as well as resources for buyers and sellers.
So take a look at what type of properties the Black Hills have to offer, and remember,“ You’ ve got to have Faith!”
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