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The DeMarco Real Estate Group at RE/MAX 5 Star Realty is a full-service real estate advisory firm built around one job: delivering the best possible result for every client. For more than 21 years the team has sold and leased more than $1 billion in real property. It was the #1 RE/MAX Commercial team worldwide in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, the #1 RE/MAX Commercial team in the United States in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025, and the #1 RE/MAX Commercial team in Florida for 13 consecutive years, 2013 through 2025. We specialize in helping property owners and investors get the very best price and service the market can produce.
We work from 1901 Harrison Street in downtown Hollywood, Florida, and represent clients across Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties and throughout the entire state of Florida. Our practice covers industrial, office, retail, multifamily, land, hospitality, medical office, senior housing, assisted living facilities, businesses, and residential real estate. We have represented national credit tenants, institutional investors, private equity sellers, and international investors. Through our international marketing we have brought more than $600 million in overseas capital to U.S. property.
We also operate a full-service property management department. John DeMarco is a licensed Community Association Manager, and our in-house team of experienced property managers oversees every property we manage, with our own maintenance crews rather than outside vendors. The department handles lease administration and renewals, rent collection and tenant follow-up, code violation compliance, permits, construction management, monthly owner statements, budgets, full CAM reconciliations, and 24/7 emergency response. Our property management team uses state-of-the-art software and systems that allow us to be responsive and efficient. We are experts in rent collection and ensure our clients' tenants pay on time while minimizing collection losses.
Our team has been covered by news outlets such as The Real Deal, the South Florida Business Journal, Seniors Housing Business, and RE/MAX News, among others. Off the clock, John DeMarco founded and is the sitting President of the Downtown Hollywood Property Owners Association, one of the largest non-profit civic associations in Hollywood, which gives downtown commercial property owners a unified voice. DHPOA works closely with local government and community leaders on new development projects, zoning changes, and government rules and regulations, while focusing on improving the downtown tenant mix and the overall downtown patron experience. We are also committed to giving back to our community: a portion of every commission the group earns goes to the Children's Miracle Network. We host an annual charity event that gives back to those in need locally, and we donate to several other South Florida charities, including the Archdiocese of Miami, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Broward County, and Calvary Church.
Rated 4.8 stars on Google by our clients.
"I contacted the DeMarco team to list and sell my industrial warehouse property. They sold it in just three weeks at the full asking price. I found the team to be extremely professional, knowledgeable, and highly effective."
"I used The DeMarco Real Estate Group to sell my commercial property and was impressed with their professionalism and responsiveness. They clearly explained the marketing strategy, expected sales price, and timeline, and everything worked out as promised."
"John is an experienced professional. He was instrumental in securing a $6,900,000 closing. A year later that property is selling for $12,000,000. John was the listing broker. He acted ethically thru the whole process. I highly recommend John DeMarco."
Articles on recent transactions, all sold or leased by The DeMarco Real Estate Group, plus coverage of the team.
RE/MAX's profile of John DeMarco on building the top RE/MAX Commercial team in the United States and worldwide.
Read at RE/MAX News
The DeMarco Real Estate Group represented both the buyer and the seller in the sale of The Residence at Pompano Beach, a 205-bed assisted living facility.
Read at Seniors Housing Business
The week's top commercial deal: the $12.7 million sale of 1095 NW Broken Sound Parkway in Boca Raton, with The DeMarco Real Estate Group of RE/MAX 5 Star Realty representing both buyer and seller.
Read at The Real Deal
John DeMarco represented the buyer in the $31.4 million purchase of 1200 Corporate Place, a 137,021-square-foot Class A office building in Boca Raton.
Read at citybizFollow-up coverage concerning future development activity at the Park at Broken Sound property.
Read at South Florida Business Journal
The team loaded a 26-foot U-Haul with food, water, and emergency supplies and drove it to the Sarasota area after Hurricane Milton.
Read at South Florida Agent MagazineEvery engagement starts with the client's goal in mind. Sellers get a price backed by real data and proprietary marketing that reaches qualified buyers locally, nationally, and internationally. We negotiate the contract and the inspection period and bring all parties to the closing table. Landlords get credit tenants and lease terms that protect value. Buyers get the market knowledge to pay the right price. Investors who want the benefits of brick-and-mortar investment without the legwork have our property management team handle it. Three practices, one team, one point of contact.
Seller and landlord representation on industrial, office, retail, multifamily, land, hospitality, medical office, and senior housing across South Florida and statewide. We price to the highest number the market will produce, market to buyers most brokers never reach, and negotiate to keep your net proceeds where they belong: with you.
Commercial real estate servicesOur agents represent buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants on single-family homes, condos, townhomes, and residential income property throughout South Florida, with the same pricing discipline and marketing reach we bring to commercial work.
Residential real estate servicesLicensed, insured, and in-house: lease administration, rent collection, maintenance crews, code violations, construction management, and monthly owner reporting for commercial, multifamily, and association properties. In many commercial leases the management fee is recoverable through CAM.
Property management servicesSell, lease, hold, refinance, or exchange: we advise our clients on the option that fits their financial goals first, then we execute and deliver. That includes pricing, the marketing plan, the negotiation, and the closing. Advice is the start; a closed deal at the right price is the result.
Our proprietary marketing systems deliver your property to the most qualified buyers locally, nationally, and internationally. We are experts in selling property at the highest price possible and in negotiating the contract, the inspection period, and the closing to maximize your net proceeds.
Twenty-one years and more than $1 billion in closed sales and leases teach things no course can: which buyers actually perform, how to avoid a contract cancellation, how to bring in the right lender who can close, and how to reduce your potential liability. All of it is what gets a deal closed.
Thirteen consecutive years, 2013 through 2025
2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, and 2025
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; #2 worldwide in 2025
Most closed residential and commercial sales of any office in Hollywood, 2022 through 2025, per MLS statistics
2013, 2017, and 2021
2026
2020 through 2026
CoStar 2018 through 2026; CREXi 2022 through 2026
South Florida Business Journal, ranked by local sales and leases, 2025; Top 50 Commercial Property Management Firms (#31), 2025
John founded The DeMarco Real Estate Group® in 2006 and is Broker/Owner of RE/MAX 5 Star Realty. A CCIM and licensed Community Association Manager, he has led the team to more than $1 billion in sales and leases and 13 consecutive years as the #1 RE/MAX Commercial team in Florida, 2013 through 2025. His rule for every file is the same: the client's outcome comes first.
The CCIM designation is the commercial real estate industry's highest credential for investment analysis, held by only about 6 percent of commercial practitioners. CCIM designees average 42 percent more transactions a year than a typical brokerage specialist, according to The CCIM Institute. Why that matters when you sell.
Behind him is a team of fifteen: commercial and residential agents, licensed property managers, and the operations and marketing staff who keep every transaction moving.
We represent national companies that need space in South Florida and national owners who need eyes on property here. Site selection, lease negotiation, renewals, dispositions, and ongoing management. Our marketing has brought more than $600 million in international capital to U.S. property through the team.
Talk about a national accountJohn founded and leads the Downtown Hollywood Property Owners Association, representing more than one million square feet of downtown property. A portion of every commission is donated to the Children's Miracle Network, and the team supports the Archdiocese of Miami, the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Broward County, and Calvary Church. Each year the team hands out hundreds of Thanksgiving meals and has delivered hurricane relief supplies across the state.
See recent community workOur office is at 1901 Harrison Street in downtown Hollywood. Broward County is home, and Miami-Dade and Palm Beach are where most of our closings happen. Beyond the tri-county area we represent clients statewide, from the Treasure Coast to Naples, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville, with the same team and the same exposure on every listing.
Selling, leasing, buying, or property management.
