Arthur Zhao (FRI · ABR · SRS · PSA · MCNE · E-PRO · CLHMS & GUILD Elite · REAIS), founder of AZ Real Estate Partners and VP & Branch Manager at Bay Street Group Inc., completed his eleventh full-time year in real estate in 2025: 41 transactions assisted, 50 properties under management (24/24 leased), recipient of Rank My Agent Best of Aurora 2025 and the Markham Unionville Achievement Award, and certified as a Real Estate AI Specialist (REAIS).
SOURCES. Transaction data — Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB, 2025) MLS® records; client recognition — RankMyAgent.com (2025) verified client reviews; AI credential — Real Estate Continuing Education (2025).
Eleven Years, One Standard.
From the first signed deal to today's reputation, eleven full-time years on the same standard — every transaction the realization of one family's plan.
The 2025 Ledger
According to Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB, 2025) MLS® records
Leasing & Management: Steady Compounding
Property management is the long game of wealth planning. In 2025, AZ Real Estate Partners expanded its book — and kept every unit producing.
Markham Unionville Achievement Award
Presented by the Member of Parliament for Markham–Unionville in recognition of community service.
Rank My Agent · Best of Aurora 2025
The 2025 city award of the review platform RankMyAgent.com, announced January 2026. Source: RankMyAgent winners list
"Arthur has a deep read of the market and always lands on the right approach. His professionalism and patience put me completely at ease."— Ms. Wang · Client
Training, Market Talks, Live Sessions
Better to teach than to keep. In 2025 Arthur stepped on stage to pass eleven years of fieldwork to peers and clients.
90% of new business
arrives by referral.
No campaign beats one honest recommendation. Most of Arthur's new clients come from people he's already served. That's not a metric — that's the weight of trust.
"Your professionalism and patience made our home-buying journey calm and clear. We'll absolutely recommend you to friends."— A buyer client
About the 2025 Numbers
Q1. How many transactions did Arthur actually touch in 2025?
41 in total: 11 as listing agent, 5 as buyer agent, 25 as co-listing or referral support to Bay Street Group teammates. All traceable inside TRREB MLS®.
Q2. What is Rank My Agent "Best of Aurora 2025" — and who picks the winner?
It is the annual city award of the review platform RankMyAgent.com. RankMyAgent picks the winners from client reviews on its platform, and each agent is considered for the first city listed on their profile. The 2025 winners were announced in January 2026: rankmyagent.com/awards/best-of-2025/Aurora.
Q3. What does the REAIS credential actually give clients?
REAIS is issued by Real Estate Continuing Education. For clients it means pricing, market reads, and CMAs are stress-tested with AI tooling rather than relying on a single broker's gut. For buyers: data-driven neighbourhood shortlisting, rental-yield modelling, renovation ROI estimates.
Q4. What does "50/50 property management" mean — and how is it different from outsourced models?
AZ Real Estate Partners' 50 units under management in 2025 are all serviced in-house — never outsourced. Scope covers tenant screening, leasing, rent collection, maintenance coordination, and annual rent benchmarking. Of 24 new leasing listings, 24 closed inside the target window — a 100% lease-up rate.
Q5. How is the "90% referral" figure measured?
Drawn from 2025 new-client intake records — every new client logs a source (referrer name, social media, ads, walk-in). About nine in ten 2025 new clients traced back to a past closed-deal client or their family/friend network. The remaining ~10% came from social content, industry talks, and community events.
Let's continue, into 2026.
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